The Winter 2018/19 - Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread

[alexscottislegend 2,378]

On 28/12/2018 at 19:49, MacK1950 said:

Believe he is a season ticket holder.

Sign him and he can get in for free. Tierney only got in today because he couldn't get one of the 750 tickets!

[craig 5,199]

Apparently Gary McAllister was out just before Christmas with Ian McCall (they are friends) and McAllister asked what the story is with Shankland.  McCall told him Swansea have bud £250k and that the lad would be ours if we bid £500k for him.

[ian1964 10,761]

Rangers loan star Ryan Kent eyes permanent move to Ibrox

Ryan Kent is ready to commit his long-term future to Rangers if a permanent transfer is sanctioned by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. The on-loan winger returned from injury to play a leading role in Rangers’ 1-0 Old Firm victory at Ibrox on Saturday which drew them level on points with Celtic at the top of the Premiership going into the winter break.

Kent signed a new contract at Liverpool last year which runs until the summer of 2022. But the 22-year-old has relished the experience of playing under Steven Gerrard this season and would welcome the opportunity to move to Ibrox on a permanent basis. “It’s something I’m considering,” admitted Kent. “It’s a chat Rangers are going to have to have with Liverpool because I still have three years left on my contract there. So it’s a bit out of my hands. “The honest answer is I don’t know what my future holds. That’s something Jurgen Klopp will have to answer.”Kent was one of many 
Rangers players who contended for man-of-the-match plaudits in the club’s first league victory over Celtic since 2012, his eye-catching display including the assist for Ryan Jack’s winning goal.

 

According to Kent, much of the credit for the performance level delivered by Rangers should go to manager 
Gerrard.“The manager was massively inspirational in the build-up,” added Kent. “He just told us to go and enjoy our football because that’s when we have been at our best. “He told us to take the game to Celtic, put on a big show for the fans and that’s what we did. He wanted every player to be on board with him this week, he wanted to make sure every player was behind him.“You could see what the victory meant to the fans and to everyone associated with Rangers Football Club.“To us, it’s just three points but we have got ourselves back into a good position in the league. So we are going to come back firing after the break and hopefully pick up where we have left off.“We now have a lot to look forward to in the second half of the season and the players can put everything on the line, especially for the manager. It’s up to us to carry on producing performances like that. “Everyone was buzzing in the dressing room after the game but no-one is getting too carried away. We know it’s only the first half of the season.”

Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/premiership/rangers-loan-star-ryan-kent-eyes-permanent-move-to-ibrox-1-4850005

[BEARGER 1,830]

Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke has had a medical at Crystal Palace as the 21-year-old nears a loan move to Selhurst Park. (Mail)

[buster. 5,264]

Would Ryan Kent be within our budget ?

 

Good young player with 3 years left at Liverpool sounds out of our financial reach unless you want to spend most of the transfer kitty on one player. 

 

Get him on another loan  

[DMAA 3,658]

30 minutes ago, buster. said:

Would Ryan Kent be within our budget ?

 

Good young player with 3 years left at Liverpool sounds out of our financial reach unless you want to spend most of the transfer kitty on one player. 

 

Get him on another loan  

The contract was purely to ensure they got a proper fee for him. But he’s a £2m player max in my opinion. A lot of money for us but add ons could be a route to take the up-front fee down somewhat. Saturday was his best performance yet and although he’s an excellent dribbler he needs to produce end product consistently to convince me he’s league winning quality. 

[buster. 5,264]

3 minutes ago, DMAA said:

The contract was purely to ensure they got a proper fee for him. But he’s a £2m player max in my opinion. A lot of money for us but add ons could be a route to take the up-front fee down somewhat. Saturday was his best performance yet and although he’s an excellent dribbler he needs to produce end product consistently to convince me he’s league winning quality. 

If he's available and willing for 2M, great but in todays marketplace, I think Liverpool will be able to get a significantly higher fee.

 

Young, effective and tactically discipined wingers don't grow on trees.

For all Ejaria didn't work out, Kent has been a stand-out success and badly missed when injured.

[DMAA 3,658]

2 hours ago, buster. said:

Young, effective and tactically discipined wingers don't grow on trees.

Well, up until now he hasn’t been that effective. He’s been all about directness, pace and dribbling. His passing, crossing and shooting (i.e end product) has left a lot to be desired, evidenced by the fact that despite playing the equivalent of 3 games more than Middleton (an apparently “very raw” youngster) he has the same number of goals and assists in the league. Even on Saturday despite playing really well you saw that side of his game when he missed a one on one which should have been a goal. 

[Rousseau 10,824]

11 minutes ago, DMAA said:

Well, up until now he hasn’t been that effective. He’s been all about directness, pace and dribbling. His passing, crossing and shooting (i.e end product) has left a lot to be desired, evidenced by the fact that despite playing the equivalent of 3 games more than Middleton (an apparently “very raw” youngster) he has the same number of goals and assists in the league. Even on Saturday despite playing really well you saw that side of his game when he missed a one on one which should have been a goal. 

He shouldn't even be shooting: cut it across for the tap-in!

 

It's a real bugbear of mine. 

[DMAA 3,658]

3 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

He shouldn't even be shooting: cut it across for the tap-in!

 

It's a real bugbear of mine. 

Agreed. It’s an open goal for Arfield if squared.