25/26 January Transfer Window (15 Viewers)

[mrtrench]

I'm hoping that this coming window will be like a second Christmas. We kept our powder dry in August and have a purse full ready to spend. I'm excited to see who arrives. Unlike others here, I don't know much about any other clubs, let alone outside the UK. The chances are that I won't have heard of them.

 

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[Martw]

Le Batch, El Batchio and Das Batch I think

Post of the year for me

 

[Martw]

Came up with a little wishlist if we’re still in and around the title picture come January:
• Imran Louza - CM (Watford) perm
• Romain Esse - RW (Crystal Palace) loan
• Koki Saito - LW (QPR) perm

Outs
• Kai Andrews - Loan (Upper L1)
• Miguel Angel Brau - Loan (lower Champ, upper L1)

FL madre a special effort to see louse after the match, hopefully tapped him up, their other midfielder with the unspeakable name (for me anyway!!) Chaka something or other is also one hell of a player. Surely we will go back for the Palace lad Rak-Sakyi who ended up on loan in Turkey?

 

[TomRad85]

FL madre a special effort to see louse after the match, hopefully tapped him up, their other midfielder with the unspeakable name (for me anyway!!) Chaka something or other is also one hell of a player. Surely we will go back for the Palace lad Rak-Sakyi who ended up on loan in Turkey?

Lampard did the same to Hackney last season. He's just making sure the better players in the league know he appreciates them in case they end up on our shopping list.

 

[edgy]

Impossible to get a like for like replacement, let alone someone willing to sit on the bench. We do need a more defensive/holding cover though

I don’t think you can, that sort of position you tend to replace fully formed like we did Doyle > Kelly > Sheaf > Grimes.

Who would that even be?? I’ve never really noticed anyone do the job he does

I mean an understudy. Not a like for like or ready made player.
They'll be young lads out their with similar ball retention stats, maybe in Europe's lesser leagues. Thats the scouts job to find them, we wouldnt of heard of them.

 

[Skybluedownunder]

Just on Louza, Wikipedia says…

On 1 June 2021, Watford completed the signing of Louza from Nantes for a reported fee of €10 million.[4] He signed with The Hornets on a five-year deal lasting until 2026

But has since had a contract extension to June 2028.

It also says…

In January 2024, Louza joined Ligue 1 club Lorient on loan until the end of the season, the deal containing a purchase option.

So maybe they’d be open to selling him. He handed in a transfer request in the summer.

Watford Player of the Season asks to leave after fall-out with new manager

WATFORD midfielder Imran Louza wants to leave the club after a fall-out with the new head coach. Uruguayan boss Paulo Pezzolano has only just taken over at Vicarage Road from Tom Cleverley but afte…

www.thesun.co.uk

Depending how Giorgi Chakvetadze he’s another I wouldn’t mind signing


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[Alkhen]

I mean an understudy. Not a like for like or ready made player.
They'll be young lads out their with similar ball retention stats, maybe in Europe's lesser leagues. Thats the scouts job to find them, we wouldnt of heard of them.

Yeah definitely something we should look at doing. Even if we have to alter the way we play if Grimes gets injured we don't really have defensive cover now Sheaf has gone

 

[SkyBlueStallion_89]

Just on Louza, Wikipedia says…

On 1 June 2021, Watford completed the signing of Louza from Nantes for a reported fee of €10 million.[4] He signed with The Hornets on a five-year deal lasting until 2026

But has since had a contract extension to June 2028.

It also says…

In January 2024, Louza joined Ligue 1 club Lorient on loan until the end of the season, the deal containing a purchase option.

So maybe they’d be open to selling him. He handed in a transfer request in the summer.

Watford Player of the Season asks to leave after fall-out with new manager

WATFORD midfielder Imran Louza wants to leave the club after a fall-out with the new head coach. Uruguayan boss Paulo Pezzolano has only just taken over at Vicarage Road from Tom Cleverley but afte…

www.thesun.co.uk

Depending how Giorgi Chakvetadze he’s another I wouldn’t mind signing


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Louza would be a brilliant signing, same as Chakvetadze, if I could chose I'd go for Chakvetadze but again depends on how he returns on the injury, If we got Grimes who was Swanseas captain and was there for a long time then we could get Louza. If we're still in the postion we are come Jan I can see us getting him considering he wanted to leave in the summer

 

[SBAndy]

I mean an understudy. Not a like for like or ready made player.
They'll be young lads out their with similar ball retention stats, maybe in Europe's lesser leagues. Thats the scouts job to find them, we wouldnt of heard of them.

Still wonder whether Sam Rak Sakyi, who I think we were linked with last January, is the player earmarked for Grimes’ succession.