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Just want United to stick with Ole as long as possible. Long enough that they let us finish in the top 4. Don't want them to appoint an actual competent manager like Poch.

Literally 0% chance that Leicester sell any of their players this month, nevermind arguably their most important defender. This rumor sounds like bullshit.

We're buying David Luiz back, lads.

Why are people giving this flimsy rumor a second thought? We ain't signing Cavani, ffs. 😏 That time was about 6-7 years ago.

While true, I think it's even more risky to not buy anyone this month and wait until summer than it is to buy Zaha for instance now. What if we were to wait and don't finish in the top 4? We then suffer for 6 months in the current season and suffer again in the summer trying to buy from the top drawer. It's a real dilemma. We're in a pretty precarious position right now where if Tammy picks up a lengthy injury we're beyond fucked. Pinning our entire fate this season on a 21 year old is sketchy.

I mean to fair, the club have had months and months to prepare for the moment we'd be able to sign players again and it's abundantly clear which positions we need reinforcement in. I had certainly assumed we'd have acted quickly as soon as the window opened. I'm very surprised that we don't even appear close to signing a single player currently. Not a single rumor from a reputable Chelsea source.

Sorry, but the more I watch of Gabigol in these vids the less I like him. Looks like a West Ham level signing which is why it makes sense they're after him.

I've watched his highlights just now and I just don't know. It's hard to really judge him. The defending in all of his goals looks like he's playing against amateurs. Just laughably terrible. I suppose it can't get much worse than Michy has been.

I wasn't overly keen on Dembele but I'd rather him than Gabigol who is a total gamble. We don't need another "project" player. We need a player who can hit the ground running.

He will show a glimpse of class here and the with his hold up play or a clever lay off to a teammate, but yeah. Not good enough.

Reece James, my word! 😱😱😱 CHO's best performance I can recall. Opposition is shit but this should do his confidence good. And yeah, Michy was dreadful. Can't blame him for looking this poor, though, since he doesn't ever play.

Oh, hey, Ross Barkley is alive! Forgot about that guy! Giroud is surely off soon, right? I actually feel bad for him.

Zaha on one side, Pulisic on the other. Two crazy good, aggressive dribblers with fantastic pace. Or Zaha + Willian. Or Zaha + CHO. He's a player that requires opposing coaches to plan specifically for similar to how Hazard was for us. He's a massive pain in the ass to deal with as a defender, hence why he's amongst the most fouled players in Europe. That's the sort of weapon I want in the side.

Yeah, both positions are needed this month.

The first time people who dislike him see him terrorize Arsenal or Spuds' fullbacks they'll fall in love.

I will be the lone Zaha fan club member when he signs. 👍🏼

Yeah, you would think that if we were keen we'd have already moved. Maybe waiting on his injury? I know it's kind of petty to sign players simply to stop your rivals from doing so, but maybe we should just snatch him up before Arse or City do. He'd be a dramatic improvement at Arse and could be a long term partner for Laporte at City.

Regarding Nathan Ake, it sort of makes sense that we haven't rushed in to activate the buy-back clause. Is he a very solid, modern CB who would improve the squad? Yes. But is he clearly better than what we already have? That I'm not so sure about. Having thought about it more, I'm wondering whose place he would even take? His skill set and ability are pretty much the same as Tomori's. Doesn't it feel like any CB we target should be a dramatic upgrade? Trouble is, there aren't many VVD's or Harry Maguire's out there. We need that sort of player who is physically dominant and can command the defense but is also great with the ball. Zouma has the first part but is an accident waiting to happen anywhere near the ball. Other than Koulibaly I'm not even familiar with who the current hot properties are in the CB market.

Gabi-fucking-gol!? Didn't this dude move to Europe and fail spectacularly?

Whatever we do I wish we'd hurry up and not wait until deadline day. We have a brutal stretch of fixtures in numerous competitions coming up soon. We need an injection of quality. If I recall correctly I think we play Leicester, United and some other big team all in a row soon. Then CL against Bayern.

I feel like there are clubs that are probably satisfied with what they have now in those positions but come summer will become interested. Liverpool comes to mind. There have been rumors recently that they wanted Sancho. I expect United will be after him hard as well.

I feel like the only real chance we have at the likes of Werner and Sancho is if we tried this month. But neither of their clubs will sanction moves in January. By the time the summer comes around many more big clubs will be after them and would likely outbid us.

I think only an injury to one of Salah or Mané can stop them. There are several big CL clubs that'll really get at them like maybe a PSG/Barca/Juve but all of those sides will really struggle to defend Liverpool.

Liverpool are simply absurd. Ridiculously good at every position. I fail to see who stops them from winning the CL again. Yes, they do give teams opportunities defensively, but who is stopping them from scoring repeatedly?

True. As I said, Dembele would surely be a decent player to have in the squad. It's just that we already have strikers that are "decent" in Giroud and Bats. We need signings that will help bridge the gap to City and Liverpool.