The 2012 January Transfer Thread

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Moving on, or back as it were

BUT ALWAYS TWIRLING, TWIRLING TOWARDS FREEDOM

[stokeriño]

Senegal Zambia is on Eurosport on Saturday night, I already checked!

Edit: Bonus, the fee is €10m, so there's a tiny bit left of the £10m a year we get for calling our ground something stupid...

That'll be swallowed up by agent fees before I've even had time to finish typing this sentence.

[Gazz]

That went months ago on 5 years supply of syrup for Demba.

[Colly]

That went months ago on 5 years supply of syrup for Demba.

But which one? With two Dembas, three Dans, two Taylors, two Ameobis and rumours of a second Yohan(!) on his way its too easy to get confused these days...

[Summers]

At least there's the Lone Ranger.

[Colly]

Fingers crossed not for much longer.

[Adam]

David Weir is leaving Rangers to continue his playing career in England.

I'm sorry? Is this some kind of dare!? He can continue being associated with a Scottish powerhouse, in a league that he can even get games in and look decent...or come back to England to play for, who, exactly? Chester? Tranmere Reserves!?

[Summers]

Everton. Player/coach.

[Adam]

I sincerely hope that the 'Player/' bit of that is not serious. The man is 40 years old! He allegedly wants to play regular first team football again, he'd be lucky to get a game at League One level.

[METALMAN]

In fairness to David Weir, he's played against proper high quality opposition in international and Champions League matches and didn't look at all out of place. You must bear in mind that this is a player that didn't actually become good until he was about 36.

[Lineker]

Cisse deal is done. Good signing for Newcastle there.

Chelsea have signed three Luton Town youth players, all of them brothers, for a five-figure sum each.

Twins Rio and Cole Dasilva, 12, as well as their 13-year-old sibling Jay, have joined the Blues academy after five years in the Hatters ranks.

Luton say the total value of the deal could top £1m should the trio play in the Chelsea first team.

"This is a historic deal to see three brothers transferred together," said Luton head of youth Gregg Broughton.

"Following our loss in the play-offs last season we were told that the boys wished to look at other options, as was their prerogative to do so.

"And now after six months of uncertainty, we are delighted that they have found a club where they are settled and one that recognises the development work that Luton Town have put in over the last five years."

[METALMAN]

I bet only one of them is any good and the other two have been brought along to keep him company.

[stokeriño]

It's one of Chelsea's charity schemes where they help underprivileged children escape the suffering of Luton.

[Gazz]

"Following our loss in the play-offs last season we were told that the boys wished to look at other options, as was their prerogative to do so.

Obviously they don't want to be stuck in League Two when they're 15.

[Summers]

Not getting any younger, they want to play in Europe and challenge for honours.

[Starvinho]

Ritchie De Laet has returned to United after his loan at Norwich was terminated. Not sure yet if it's because of injury or we just need him for cover.

[Lineker]

Norwich have had a bid accepted for Leeds' Jonny Howson.

[Mad Jack]

Ritchie De Laet has returned to United after his loan at Norwich was terminated. Not sure yet if it's because of injury or we just need him for cover.

Probably the latter. He's a decent centre back and allows us to use Phil Jones in midfield more as and when needed. Still a bit miffed we sold Darren Gibson when we've got an injury crisis in centre midfield :/

[Starvinho]

De Laet can play anywhere across the back four so he is definitely good cover for us. I understand the Gibson transfer especially since Scholes is back, it's not like we're lacking in quantity in centre mid it's much more like quality. We have Carrick, Giggs, Scholes, Park, Jones and Pogba fit and Ando and Cleverley should be back to full fitness in a week or two.

[MJB]

Ritchie De Laet has returned to United after his loan at Norwich was terminated. Not sure yet if it's because of injury or we just need him for cover.

He ripped his calf when they played Spurs at home on Sky the other month.