[Football] Unusually quiet start to the transfer window?

[Coxovi]

This is quite clear. The Everton points deduction and to a lesser extent, the expected 20 year FFP breaking investigation into Citeh have put the likes of Newcastle off spending huge amounts and then leaving FFP to their expensive lawyers and accountants to sort out at a later date.

Good news until the next set of loop holes (i.e. sell your advertising for 10 x the market rate to a separate business controlled by your owner) are found.

Or selling old unwanted players at inflated fees to the (loosely) affiliated Saudi pro league club?

 

[Bakero]

The Everton points deduction might have zeroed some minds, on another random question, why do footballers have holes in the back of their socks, fashion? I know I should know but I don't!

To reduce pressure/improve blood flow.

 

[phoenix]

The Everton points deduction might have zeroed some minds, on another random question, why do footballers have holes in the back of their socks, fashion? I know I should know but I don't!

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The reason behind cutting holes in socks is to reduce pressure on calf muscles and improve blood flow and breathability

 

[Swegulls]

A bit strange though since many runners/ultrarunners use calf compression sleeves to improve blood flow.

 

[Justice]

We're a week in to this window and I can't think of a single transfer of note made by any Premier League side, a view backed up by a quick search of pages that claim to list all DONE DEALS.

I'm sure things will pick up in time, but it does feel like an unusually quiet start to the transfer window, doesn't it?

Ben Brereton Díaz signed for Sheffield Utd.

 

[dwayne]

Great news for us if clubs are becoming more sensible. They will have to be more picky in how much they spend and who they target. Maybe we can keep mitoma and pervis for another season.

 

[jackanada]

Great news for us if clubs are becoming more sensible. They will have to be more picky in how much they spend and who they target. Maybe we can keep mitoma and pervis for another season.

Though somehow fans of the traditional big 6 will be spitting tacks when we reject their low ball offers. Possibly adding how we are ruining Pervs career by rejecting £25 million "in this market".

 

[US Seagull]

It does seem awfully quiet. The Guardian's tracker has us as the only team to have spent any money yet (they booked us signing Mazilu for £2.5m already):

Men’s transfer window January 2024 – all deals from Europe’s top five leagues

All the latest Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A deals and a club-by-club guide

www.theguardian.com

Other than Forest selling Scarpa for £4.3m, everything else is loans starting and ending.

We are the Premier League BIG SPENDERS so far this window!

 

[Littlemo]

Good, it means nobody is trying to buy our players yet.

 

[schmunk]

Mazilu, by the way: https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/mens-team/players/144040/adrian-mazilu

As yet unpopulated with details, but he's also showing in the squad listing for upcoming matches, e.g. https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/match/93524#squads

 

[AZ Gull]

Mazilu, by the way: https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/mens-team/players/144040/adrian-mazilu

As yet unpopulated with details, but he's also showing in the squad listing for upcoming matches, e.g. https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/match/93524#squads

Brian Owen (in the Argus on Jan 2) reported "..Adrian Mazilu is expected to join the loan ranks when he comes in from Farul Constanta in Romania."

 

[rigton70]

Starts tomorrow doesn't it?

 

[Crawley Dingo]

I expect some panic buying towards the end of the window.Arsenal look like one and a few down by the drop zone.