January 2023 Transfer Window

[GhostoftheBok]

Not sure how solid our rumoured interest was, but looks like we can put this one to bed…

We definitely wanted him and definitely baulked at the price. Same with Rudoni.

At that price, you can understand why we went nowhere with it. Twice what we were willing to pay for him.

[GhostoftheBok]

Deleted my last post as I realised that Maghoma is on loan from Brentford, rather than a Wombles player, so we're probably looking at him with a view to future potential Prem loans.

[Mar]

Seemed like it would be one out and one in at the start of the week. Doesn't look like the case now, unless we're counting Adam Senior going out on loan to the be the one thats out.

[GhostoftheBok]

Seemed like it would be one out and one in at the start of the week. Doesn't look like the case now, unless we're counting Adam Senior going out on loan to the be the one thats out.

I mean, as DSB said the other day, it's good we're hearing nothing as that's what you want when you're working - zero leaks.

As a fan, though, you just want it done.

I've been sat at home with a sick kid (nothing serious), so I've been a bit more focused on it this week than usual, but regardless I'd like an idea that we're doing (what I think) are the right things to give Evatt a good shot at going up this season.

We've started to see some of those injury issues I worried about at the start of the season come into the squad, so we could use the depth pretty sharpish.

[Mar]

Seemed like it would be one out and one in at the start of the week. Doesn't look like the case now, unless we're counting Adam Senior going out on loan to the be the one thats out.

I mean, as DSB said the other day, it's good we're hearing nothing as that's what you want when you're working - zero leaks.

As a fan, though, you just want it done.

I've been sat at home with a sick kid (nothing serious), so I've been a bit more focused on it this week than usual, but regardless I'd like an idea that we're doing (what I think) are the right things to give Evatt a good shot at going up this season.

We've started to see some of those injury issues I worried about at the start of the season come into the squad, so we could use the depth pretty sharpish.

Weve been very leaky in the past few seasons and the leaks have pretty much been coinciding with completed transfers as opposed to speculation. So I'm not concerned over the leaks usually, although the delay in this one has me a tad concerned.

The club has been fantastic at recruiting lately so I would genuinely like to think that we'll see more of the same.

I suspect however that there are other factors at play here. If we are in for the guy from Wimbledon and there is a fee attached, the speed at which that deal could be done would largely be dependent on the speed at which the Dapo outbound deal would be done. So I suspect the delay isn't necessarily on our end.

Weve cleared up Bakas wages and I doubt our loan acquisition is on the same level, so that may have opened up some deal to be done.

I suspect we may see some players sitting out their contracts like John and Dixon. Dixon understandably as he's playing second fiddle and if he were to get a transfer it wouldn't be first choice, John on the other hand could quite easily have a case for a first team slot elsewhere but I suspect we'd tried to offload him in the summer and failed to get a club to match terms so he's sitting on his deal. Not that I blame him of course, just business being what it is.

[GhostoftheBok]

Weve been very leaky in the past few seasons and the leaks have pretty much been coinciding with completed transfers as opposed to speculation. So I'm not concerned over the leaks usually, although the delay in this one has me a tad concerned.

The club has been fantastic at recruiting lately so I would genuinely like to think that we'll see more of the same.

I suspect however that there are other factors at play here. If we are in for the guy from Wimbledon and there is a fee attached, the speed at which that deal could be done would largely be dependent on the speed at which the Dapo outbound deal would be done. So I suspect the delay isn't necessarily on our end.

If Assal is really going for a million quid and similar in wages then he is very much gone.

We have leaked and Evatt has mentioned that, but less so than most other clubs and usually towards the end of things. I'm sure he and Markham are very frustrated by it, that's normal, however it doesn't seem to be like the old days where certain staff members had a side-line selling stories. Seems to mainly be agents who leak our stuff, looking for better deals - as is pretty common on our budgets.

Hopefully those leaks they are having don't cost us any players and I'm pretty sure that if any of us actually heard something concrete we'd shut up. As things stand, all we have is conjecture and gossip that is very much "out there" for anyone who cares to know it. Hopefully we're all talking crap and a couple of signings take us completely by surprise.

[KeyserSoze]

The ultra rare early morning deal done. Dapo to St Pauli official

https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2023/januar ... -you-dapo/

[TonyDomingos]

Dapo to St Pauli announced.
https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2023/januar ... -you-dapo/

[officer_dibble]

Shame. Enjoyed watching him - hope we negotiated as hard as AFC Wimbledon…

[Worthy4England]

Wonder if that'll tip a domino for an incoming, today/tomorrow? Good luck to Dapo, been generally a pleasure.

[Mar]

Sad to see we're losing a player of the season to a 2.Bundesliga relegation threatened side.

Still, given contract situations and all I suspect its all part of a master plan. 500k seems a bargain for a player of his calibre.

[Worthy4England]

^^ Where's 500k come from?

[The_Gun]

^^ Where's 500k come from?

I'm convinced someone in Germany has pulled his valuation off the website Transfermarkt and that's just been re-circulated. I asked Iles on Twitter, but dunno if I'll get a response.

[GhostoftheBok]

Shame. Enjoyed watching him - hope we negotiated as hard as AFC Wimbledon…

They had already sold Rudoni for £1m plus sell=on clauses, so they could afford to sit tight on Assal. I think a few (possibly including us) had hoped relegation would change things, but they are a tightly run club and it apparently didn't pose any meaningful changes on their budgets.

[Worthy4England]

^^ Where's 500k come from?

I'm convinced someone in Germany has pulled his valuation off the website Transfermarkt and that's just been re-circulated. I asked Iles on Twitter, but dunno if I'll get a response.

We'll almost certainly not find out, and if you get a number we have little idea whether that's cash or cash plus add-ons, unless someone has some ITK...

[officer_dibble]

I reckon it’s a million, I’m not having he’s gone for £500k less than some league two geezer when he has 18 months on the contract.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Dunno about the figure but it’s possible his valuation has been reduced by his relative positional inflexibility. He’s best described as inconsistent or limited at 10 or 9.

Which is not to say I haven’t loved having him at the club. I’ll miss him. But it’s the same as with any exit: the club goes on.

[Worthy4England]

I reckon it’s a million, I’m not having he’s gone for £500k less than some league two geezer when he has 18 months on the contract.

Mind the BEN article is saying £500k in the headline - missed that bit

[GhostoftheBok]

Doesn't really matter now. At worst he's paid for a new pitch, at best a new pitch and a bit more in the war chest for next season. There's a sell-on clause and my understanding is over half a million (euros) was the base fee, but there are add-ons too. Don't know if the base is all up front or just guaranteed payments. Just going off a chat with someone who works in recruitment in that league. Pinch of salt recommended, as ever; but that's the calculation one of their rivals is making when they try to figure out what else they might do.

If that is correct, we need to hope St.Pauli stay up, I suppose. If they get promoted whilst he is there, or sell him for a profit, we should get a bit of a windfall.

[knobpolisher]

Yes loved watching him play , at times, but i suspect he thought he was better than he actually was.