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[Albion] 2025 January Transfer Window OPEN - incoming/outgoing
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As far as I know there isn't one, but I guess it's because it's something happening (if it does) in the January transfer window. But don't ask me - I didn't post the link.
Sounds like Ferguson will be off on loan if Welbeck returns....
"Ferguson has been touted for a loan move away from Brighton this month and it is believed the club would ideally like him to stay in the Premier League.
"It is understood West Ham have already made an enquiry about Ferguson but that Brighton want to be sure of Danny Welbeck’s fitness before making a decision on his future."
www.telegraph.co.uk
"Ferguson has been touted for a loan move away from Brighton this month and it is believed the club would ideally like him to stay in the Premier League.
"It is understood West Ham have already made an enquiry about Ferguson but that Brighton want to be sure of Danny Welbeck’s fitness before making a decision on his future."
West Ham weigh up striker swoop with Evan Ferguson and Hwang Hee-chan on shortlist
Premier League strugglers desperate to add forward reinforcements following injuries to Antonio and Bowen
www.telegraph.co.uk
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brighton_tom
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But what happens when we loan Ferguson, because Welbeck is back fit, but then he gets injured again on Feb 1st? Personally I think we'd be stupid to loan him out. Pedro's best position is not number 9, so that role should be rotated between Welbeck and Ferguson (sub and starter). There's not a side in the Prem that thinks having one number 9 in their squad is okay. You've got to have cover for suspensions, injuries, fatigue, or simply subbing within a game. We've not scored many goals recently, so clearly because we're short of strikers. Madness to be thinking about then loaning one as soon as they're back fit!Sounds like Ferguson will be off on loan if Welbeck returns....
"Ferguson has been touted for a loan move away from Brighton this month and it is believed the club would ideally like him to stay in the Premier League.
"It is understood West Ham have already made an enquiry about Ferguson but that Brighton want to be sure of Danny Welbeck’s fitness before making a decision on his future."
West Ham weigh up striker swoop with Evan Ferguson and Hwang Hee-chan on shortlist
Premier League strugglers desperate to add forward reinforcements following injuries to Antonio and Bowen
I think we replace Ferguson with the lad from USG.
I believe that Ferguson really does need a lot of minutes to get back on his game. I just don’t think he’ll get enough here, manly because we can’t afford to put up with his poor performances whilst he finds form again. We need a No.9 banging in the goals, not trying to find their touch again.
But they way things work out for us, if we don’t loan Ferguson out, Welbeck will be fit for the rest of the season meaning Evan will get few opportunities; if we do loan him out, Welbz is going to get a big injury and might not play before the summer.
brighton_tom
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& 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.
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brighton_tom
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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.
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.
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
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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
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Ooh, I'd love a DOUGLAS.
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.
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.
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
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Ulloa did ok
