[Albion] 2025 January Transfer Window OPEN - incoming/outgoing

[Hugo Rune]

& if we sign a striker from another league we spend the rest of the season getting them upto speed instead of Ferguson. Not many strikers come straight in and start banging in goals.

It’s no so much the banging in goals for me, it’s enabling the other 3 attacking players and helping them score. Welbeck is brilliant at that, he really is. Just look at his affect on Georginio. I don’t think Ferguson is able to occupy defenders, create space for teammates and link up (with quick 1-2s) anything like Welbeck at the moment, but he seemed to be able to manage this when he was on form before his fitness issues last season.

Again, that might take time for a player from a foreign league to adjust to. Whatever, Pedro should be a No.10 for us with someone else performing the No.9 role. When that happens, I think we’ll start scoring a lot more goals.

 

[brighton_tom]

It’s no so much the banging in goals for me, it’s enabling the other 3 attacking players and helping them score. Welbeck is brilliant at that, he really is. Just look at his affect on Georginio. I don’t think Ferguson is able to occupy defenders, create space for teammates and link up (with quick 1-2s) anything like Welbeck at the moment, but he seemed to be able to manage this when he was on form before his fitness issues last season.

Again, that might take time for a player to adjust too but Pedro should be a No.10 for us with someone else performing the No.9 role. When that happens, I think we’ll start scoring a lot more goals.

True. I just dont want a loan for Ferguson to be the gateway to us selling him, & then another team does get him upto speed and back to his best. Welbeck will only last another season or two and this level (maybe) so we'd be silly to make Ferguson feel unwated, when really he should be the succession plan.

 

[Springal]

 

[Han Solo]

No chance of Franjo Ivanovic this window imo.

1. USG are struggling somewhat and Tony Bloom is not going to steal his best striker from himself to have him sit on the Brighton bench. Not just because chopping the legs of their season is quite shit in itself, but also because Tony Bloom won't want to piss off all the fans of the club he owns. Selling a player he bought six months ago to his other team would NOT be going to go down well.

2. Judging from numbers (I've only seen one USG game this season) he's not the required level yet.

3. We have a lot of options up front... which is why 95% of the talk about our striker position is getting people out rather than bringing people in.

 

[The Pilsbury Echo]

Douglas Luiz being made available by Juve for loan with obligation to buy. He wants prem return and two clubs have already registered interest.

 

[schmunk]

Douglas Luiz being made available by Juve for loan with obligation to buy. He wants prem return and two clubs have already registered interest.

Ooh, I'd love a DOUGLAS.

 

[Mellotron]

Are we legally not allowed to have TWO strikers in our squad?

This undervaluing/underappreciating of strikers is a really bizarre Albion trope that has been going on for years, across many managers. I guess it's a moneyball thing. (Well, Bloomball).

The last time we had a surplus of strikers - Barnes, Wood, Murray, Sandaza, Adgestein - it worked out pretty bloody well. Dripping with goals we were, that season.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Douglas Luiz being made available by Juve for loan with obligation to buy. He wants prem return and two clubs have already registered interest.

That won’t be us - a number of much bigger clubs will be after him.

Villa for a start will be all over that, they’ve really missed him this season.

Would also be ideal for City at the moment and they’ve been interested in him before like Arsenal.

 

[Brian Munich]

& if we sign a striker from another league we spend the rest of the season getting them upto speed instead of Ferguson. Not many strikers come straight in and start banging in goals.

Ulloa did ok

 

[Zeberdi]

Exclusive claims Brighton are trying to snatch a signing from under Chelsea's noses

An exclusive report is claiming that Brighton are attempting to snatch a new signing from under the noses of Chelsea this transfer window.

chelsea.news

 

[Zeberdi]

Complicaciones de última hora para la salida de Barco - Vamos Mi Sevilla

Valentín Barco, ha sido otro de los fichajes fallidos de la dirección deportiva de Víctor ... Leer mas

www.vamosmisevillafc.com

 

[chickens]

I thought Ferguson looked a lot better in his last cameo before injury. He seemed to be putting himself about like of old.

I’d be disappointed if we were looking to loan out/offload now.

 

[GT49er]

Complicaciones de última hora para la salida de Barco - Vamos Mi Sevilla

Valentín Barco, ha sido otro de los fichajes fallidos de la dirección deportiva de Víctor ... Leer mas

www.vamosmisevillafc.com

Some strange things in that article - wonder if the auto translate is missing anything?

"It seemed that everything was resolved and that the "Colo" was going to leave Nervión, but there is a last-minute problem that he tells Máximo Ramírez about and that is that the new coach of Porto, a club that everything indicated that it was going to be his destination, has not given the go-ahead to the signing for now."

A Google search for Maximo Ramirez identifies him as a Bolivian midfielder who died in 2007, and the 'new coach' at Porto appears to have been in place since the summer! Does look as if the Porto move is hitting snags though.

 

[FCB]

Maximo Ramirez is a journalist from Sevilla, no idea how reliable he is though.

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[FCB]

Tbf I don't know how seriously Porto is really interested in Barco.

They already have three LBs but they are/were all injured so LW Galeno had to play as LB in last games.

Last summer they've signed Francisco Moura who was a starter early in the season but is now out with an ankle injury. He's projected to return by end of January though.

Veteran Wendell who was a starter in previous two seasons is also out and only played one game this season. And his contract is up in summer.

And last there is Zaidu who has now returned and played half an hour in league cup against Sporting tonight after missing almost a year with a torn ACL.

Could be wrong but I think Porto manager is not that crazy about signing another LB and would possibly prefer to reinforce other positions instead. Porto could still see Barco as a good market opportunity if they can negotiate a longer term - 18 month - loan (to have more time to evaluate the player) and affordable buy option. Don't think they are that interested in a normal loan until end of the season though. And I also don't belive they are in a hurry to close the deal.

So could be that he is more interested in joining Porto than they are interested in him. I wonder what his agent is telling him about what plans Porto have for him; surely he will prefer to avoid going to another club where he might not be that wanted by a manager and not guaranteed first team minutes when injured players are back.

And last ofc what plans Brighton has for him? Does he still have a future or are you willing to give up on him (for whatever reasons)? Maybe a loan to a Championship team would be the best for him at this point.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The Athletic reporting overnight that we’ve submitted a 3rd bid of £23.5m for Vitor Reis

This Brazilian club are certainly playing the long grain.

 

[Seagull58]

Several articles have been posted in recent days suggesting Porto haven’t even spoken to Barco - maybe his agent pushing for a move but by all accounts Porto aren’t interested - ( perhaps for the reasons you outline.)

Personally, I wouldn’t mind seeing Barco back here for the rest of the season - I enjoyed his attacking instincts and enthusiasm albeit rather free roaming but FH uses players in a fluid positional role anyway. Perhaps use the remainder of the season to take stock of what’s happened to his progress, give him some minutes in the EPL and then loan him out again in the summer? Seville seemingly want out of the loan agreement.

Sevilla are a grave for loanees. Historically they never give loan signings much game time. No idea why they bother signing any.

 

[GT49er]

So could be that he is more interested in joining Porto than they are interested in him.

Looks a bit like that, doesn't it.

I wonder what his agent is telling him about what plans Porto have for him; surely he will prefer to avoid going to another club where he might not be that wanted by a manager and not guaranteed first team minutes when injured players are back.

And last ofc what plans Brighton has for him? Does he still have a future or are you willing to give up on him (for whatever reasons)? Maybe a loan to a Championship team would be the best for him at this point.

Yes - Championship. See if he can do it on a wet Tuesday at Stoke - except we can't, because we've already got Andrew Moran on loan there. So, wet Tuesday nights at West Brom. then, next best thing?

 

[Hiheidi]

 

[Gabbiano]

Interesting. Atalanta often sell their players for big money and have CL football, so should have some cash to spend. But they're also no mugs.

I assume this is with reference to a summer move rather than a Jan loan?