January 2024 transfer window thread.

[Bill McCai]

Wolves are enduring frustration in their attempts to sign a new striker, with bids for Yuri Alberto and Armando Broja appearing to fall through.
Alberto, the Corinthians forward, was lined up for a loan move to Molineux with the two clubs initiating contact on Tuesday night. Corinthians had broadly agreed the terms of the deal but the transfer is off due to issues with the player’s agent over fees.
Broja has been made available for a straight loan by Chelsea, but there is still a £5 million fee to sign him which is too expensive for Wolves.
Gary O’Neil’s hopes of signing a new forward have been complicated by their Premier League match at home to Manchester United tonight.

Percy

 

[Northampton_wolf]

https://x.com/JPercyTelegraph/status/1752977736203682068?s=20

Wolves are enduring frustration in their attempts to sign a new striker, with bids for Yuri Alberto and Armando Broja appearing to fall through.

Alberto, the Corinthians forward, was lined up for a loan move to Molineux with the two clubs initiating contact on Tuesday night. Corinthians had broadly agreed the terms of the deal but the transfer is off due to issues with the player’s agent over fees.


Broja was target number one, we asked for a loan got rejected, initiated contact with yuri alberto got it all sorted then ****ing agent

 

[Norman Bell]

Are Chelsea suddenly waking up to the fact that even though they are a Sky London based media darling that FFP is coming for them. With the ransom fee, that is what £5m for a loan of Broja is too my way of thinking ! plus the totally OTT £50m to buy him outright. Then there are the rumours that Connor Gallagher is available at the right price has the penny ( or the nickel in Chelsea's American owned case ) that they are in the manure more than they and their media mates are saying.

 

[Northampton_wolf]

ekitike to frankfurt all sorted, english club was brentford

 

[ombyman]

That was Flamengo's owner trying to sell him to his best mate Textor at Lyon, IIRC Gomes and his agent told them it's Wolves or nothing. But most Brazilian agents are scum bags for messing around with deals for more money, they don't really ever take their players best interest in account.

So, surely if you are serious about signing a player you should expect such a request. Yes it doesn't stop it happening next time, but if its the way things are in that country, then you should plan to pay it when you put the bid together.

(Unless this is a total unexpected curveball)

 

[Wolf in Kenilworth]

****s sake, great day so far….

 

[StaffordWolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1752976169626927374

If he was worth 5m loan fee for half a season they'd be keeping him!

 

[Bill McCai]

 

[Sedgley Gold N Black]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1752976169626927374

I'd guess the thinking will be if you sign him we'll knock the £5m off, if you don't it's our insurance, said it the other day something like the Trincao agreement will probably be the compromise.

 

[AndyY]

Looks like it's Broja, personally think the injury has ruined him, not overly keen on it

Certainly not at £30M. Hope it’s an option at worst.

 

[Northampton_wolf]

I'd guess the thinking will be if you sign him we'll knock the £5m off, if you don't it's our insurance, said it the other day something like the Trincao agreement will probably be the compromise.

all looking very unikely at the moment, may go right to the end of window

 

[North West Wanderer]

£5m?!?! off you ****

 

[AndyWolves]

Let's see how the narrative gets spun that Fraser is ready and deserves his chance

 

[wolfgar]

Already looking like the classic Wolves deadline day. One where I spend much of it distracted and constantly checking for updates, only for nothing then to happen. At least for once if this is to be the case, it won’t be a hammer blow. Just a little bit disappointing

 

[JamesWolves]

So, surely if you are serious about signing a player you should expect such a request. Yes it doesn't stop it happening next time, but if its the way things are in that country, then you should plan to pay it when you put the bid together.

(Unless this is a total unexpected curveball)

Tbf in Brazil I believe agents tends to have a hell of alot of control compared to Europe, with all the player rights ownership etc

 

[wolfgar]

£5m?!?! off you ****

Totally. You’d have to be utterly desperate, which we are not. Amazed Forest haven’t swooped

 

[hollo]

Maybe we can sell hodge and Corbeanu and raise some loan fee money for someone else.

 

[North West Wanderer]

Totally. You’d have to be utterly desperate, which we are not. Amazed Forest haven’t swooped

only interested at £10m

 

[sc91]

Let's see how the narrative gets spun that Fraser is ready and deserves his chance

I'm not overly concerned if we are left with him at all.

 

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

Broja will go to Fulham. Alberto appears too complicated to get done and in such a short space of time. I just can’t see anything coming off today?

With all the indications of any deal proposed for him I would say all the odds are in favour of Chelsea. Too risky for us so I hope Fulham do get him.

 

[wolfgar]

only interested at £10m

Throw in a dodgy keeper and we have ourselves a deal

 

[Brockmoorwolf]

ekitike to frankfurt all sorted, english club was brentford

No game time for sasa then, should of sent him to wolfsburg

 

[SuperGran]

I'm not overly concerned if we are left with him at all.

Fraser is fine back up

 

[Bankswolf The Third]

I am still genuinly not worried providing we don't have to do all this penny pinching next year and can invest money in a real striker
South Americans though eh first Gomes nearly got pulled now this striker because the agents got greedy, someone needs to educate them that the premier league isnt as free flowing with cash as it used to be...unless your a top 6 team anyway

 

[Supadavewolf]

I don’t want my beloved club ripped off by another PL club desperate for cash and to get rid of a player with suspect fitness.

I don’t want my beloved club ripped off by some tinpot agent over an unproven forward.

If it means no signing other than Minimena, then so be it. Nathan Fraser and Tanda Chirewa, this could be your chance - if so, I'm sufficiently confident that Gary and the coaching staff will use these youngsters appropriately and effectively.

 

[Skrilla]

£5m loan fee for five months is actually disgusting, if we're paying that I'd expect a fair option included with it.

 

[North West Wanderer]

I don’t want my beloved club ripped off by another PL club desperate for cash and to get rid of a player with suspect fitness.

I don’t want my beloved club ripped off by some tinpot agent over an unproven forward.

If it means no signing other than Minimena, then so be it. Nathan Fraser and Tanda Chirewa, this could be your chance - if so, I'm sufficiently confident that Gary and the coaching staff will use these youngsters appropriately and effectively.

i don’t want us ripped off by a club we could be above pretty soon.

 

[Minimalist]

I'd guess the thinking will be if you sign him we'll knock the £5m off, if you don't it's our insurance, said it the other day something like the Trincao agreement will probably be the compromise.

Yeah that’s what I was thinking too.
£5m is still too much for 6 months though. If it were for the season then maybe.

£3m loan fee with a £17m option is about as far as I reckon is reasonable.

 

[Northampton_wolf]

dont worry kiefer moore is available

 

[Bill McCai]

Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of Rodrigo Ribeiro from Sporting Lisbon.

The Athletic reported on Thursday that Forest had reached an agreement with Sporting to sign Ribeiro.

The deal is a loan with an option to buy that could become an obligation. The package would be worth more than £10million and if the transfer becomes permanent, he will sign a six-year deal with the Premier League club.

 

[Hoganstolemywife]

Could be an option for them in the Champo...

 

[Bill McCai]

Unal to Bournemouth

https://x.com/alex_crook/status/1752987965649813572?s=20

 

[Brightonwolf]

The issue is that we need him to be 100% straight away, not just us being a vessel to give him half a season to get him up to speed for Chelsea to either play or get more money for.

He has been plying for Chelsea though so should be match fit. I understand from a Chelsea fan he’s trying too hard and when not scoring his head is dropping. A new challenge is exactly what he needs and they know the talent is there hence why they want big bucks.

 

[Streathamwolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1752978660078833916

I expect agent fee was uprfront hence why we couldnt do it for this PSR year

More likely that agent upped the fee at the last minute and Wolves refuse to let anyone take the ****. Good business by us, if very frustrating.

 

[fleck1]

There is no real pressure for us to do a deal that doesn't suit us, which is a strong negotiation position for us with lots of clubs starting to twitch about FFP. Cunha, Hwang, Sarabia, Neto, Bellegarde backed up by Fraser and Chirewa aren't bad options. Id rather the club walked away from greedy agents and clubs than end up back here after a string off bad deals again, I would be surprised if their aren't a couple of irons in the fire with a win tonight we are thrown right in to the European mix. 13 hours is a long time on deadline day with a lot of clubs looking to raise funds and slash wage bills

 

[WolfLing]

£5m loan fee for five months is actually disgusting, if we're paying that I'd expect a fair option included with it.

Wouldn't a straight loan fee of that size cost us the same in this financial reporting period as a £25m player on a 5 year deal?

 

[fleck1]

He has been plying for Chelsea though so should be match fit. I understand from a Chelsea fan he’s trying too hard and when not scoring his head is dropping. A new challenge is exactly what he needs and they know the talent is there hence why they want big bucks.

Id not judge any striker too harshly on their form at Chelsea, they've managed to ruin some of the great strikers from around Europe in the premier league era.

 

[Sussex Wolf]

Wouldn't a straight loan fee of that size cost us the same in this financial reporting period as a £25m player on a 5 year deal?

Exactly. The only benefit of the loan fee, is that if he’s crap, we don’t have to keep paying him for the next 5 years. 5m is ridiculous, but as others suggested, perhaps structured along with an option where that fee becomes part of the purchase, makes it more reasonable if the club is confident in the player - ie thinks it more likely than not, we will trigger an option.

 

[Minimalist]

Exactly. The only benefit of the loan fee, is that if he’s crap, we don’t have to keep paying him for the next 5 years.

And if his injury reoccurs.

 

[Sussex Wolf]

And if his injury reoccurs.

Good point