Will We Do Business in the Winter Window?

[Kompany is King]

Leader at the back

 

[JimmyNJ]

if we don't improve at the back in the winter window i don't think we finish top 4

 

[p.taker]

Aaron moy anyone?

Season-long loan. Can't be recalled....

 

[Chevelle]

Aaron moy anyone?

He is a great player.. could we bring him back from the loan though?

 

[Pepup]

Santa Claus is a free agent after the 25th.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

He is a great player.. could we bring him back from the loan though?

I don't think so. We had the very same situation with Birmingham and Joe Hart a few years ago.

 

[CityFan94]

I'd be surprised if we don't bring in any defenders.

Surely there must be a fairly cheap, short term option at full back, at least.

For centre back, I think Southampton would absolutely sell Van Dijk for the right price. It's how their business model works, they have replacements scouted for their best players up to two years in advance as they know they'll leave. There wasn't even a struggle to keep Mane or Wanyama in the summer.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Lescott is a free agent having been released from some Greek club?

On a serious note I don't see how we could drop anyone from either list. Vinny and Delph are the candidates and it would be very harsh on either. I think I'm right in saying all of our 17 foreign players have played. So other than the space for G Jesus I just don't see any foreign players coming in!

 

[Sir peace frog]

aaron mooy is a very good championship player,but is he really good enough to play for us ? imo no.

 

[york away to this!]

I know, I know. January's always crap and we're getting Jesus for Christmas, though has to be somewhere for unfounded gossip, news of folk outside hospitals and tracking private jets from China...

 

[FantasyIreland]

I know, I know. January's always crap and we're getting Jesus for Christmas, though has to be somewhere for unfounded gossip, news of folk outside hospitals and tracking private jets from China...

In this existing thread.

 

[york away to this!]

Life's just not the same without an "it's quiet" thread - miserable feckers...

OP - for the sanity of us all, please rename this thread!

 

[Ric]

I didn't think we would do any business in January, but Guardiola's quotes today mean that it's a definite possibility.

 

[kaz7]

Pep: "I am confident in the players that we have. I'm happy. But, I am not denying that maybe we will look for something [in January]."

 

[domalino]

I didn't think we would do any business in January, but Guardiola's quotes today mean that it's a definite possibility.

We need to sell to free up squad places so it may very well be contingent on who is wanted elsewhere and/or who is amenable to leaving.

 

[Sir peace frog]

I hope we can get rid of a couple in the winter window,to china

Oscar for £60,000,000 WTF

 

[Andouble]

I hope we can get rid of a couple in the winter window,to china

Oscar for £60,000,000 WTF

Mangala, Bony, Delph, and Nasri for the bulk discount rate of 300m should do the trick.

 

[Ric]

We need to sell to free up squad places so it may very well be contingent on who is wanted elsewhere and/or who is amenable to leaving.

True, although the injuries to Gundogan and Kompany could give a bit of a leeway. I'm sure Gundogan's place will be taken by Toure, but Kompany's place could be up for grabs if the club aren't confident of his ability to remain injury free.

 

[BufordUSABlue]

I didn't think we would do any business in January, but Guardiola's quotes today mean that it's a definite possibility.

100% in agreement Ric
Something seems to have changed .... Gundo's long-term injury maybe tipped the scales?

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Think we'll definitely sign a centerback and also a central midfielder on a short term deal. Would like to see Xabi Alonso however he's still a regular starter for Bayern but someone in that mould. Maybe Julian Weigl is a possibility