The January 2026 Transfer Window

[aletheia]

4 hours ago, Rover down South said:

Harry Leonard the one retained.

Crossed Rudy.

[Tomphil2]

This kid we are linked with is probably just to replace the little ingrate who will be off to Arsenal as soon as terms are agreed.

[K-Hod]

2 hours ago, islander200 said:

Qpr paying £5 million for Ronnie Edwards at Southampton. 

Overpriced for me but  depressing they can be paying those sort of fees whilst we scour the bargain bin and go to clubs with our begging bowl for loans asking the parent club to pay most their wages in exchange for us guaranteeing minutes 

We can, we just won’t.

Where has the money gone?

[KentExile]

29 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

This kid we are linked with is probably just to replace the little ingrate who will be off to Arsenal as soon as terms are agreed.

If we mean Axel Bronner, he doesn't turn 18 until April, so if Rovers are interested, that deal cannot be completed in January. 

International transfers can only be completed after a player turns 18

Clubs can agree these moves in advance for them to complete in the summer, but I would think that is unlikely in Rovers case.  After all, we don't know what division we will be in next season

 

Edited 17 hours ago by KentExile

[rob_of_the_rovers]

Yeah, but just think how much more he'll be worth in a couple of years before he rejects a new contract and leaves on a free

[Ricky]

Biggest mistake seems to have been letting Leonard go on the cheap. 8 goals and 3 assists this season already. I know a lot of us wanted him to stay, he would have ended up getting a decent amount of game time here this season. 

[neophox]

Axel Bronner won't cost 1m. No way. Norrköping was relegated and he was one of the bright spots in that team making his debut in Allsvenskan. Could be a good signing potentially.

[Torgeir]

36 minutes ago, KentExile said:

If we mean Axel Bronner, he doesn't turn 18 until April, so if Rovers are interested, that deal cannot be completed in January. 

International transfers can only be completed after a player turns 18

Clubs can agree these moves in advance for them to complete in the summer, but I would think that is unlikely in Rovers case.  After all, we don't know what division we will be in next season

 

Do you have a source? Don’t think that’s the case, I believe it was a rule put in place more for African youth players and such. 

[neophox]

https://www.nt.se/sport/fotboll/artikel/bronner-hyllas-av-influencern-beskrivs-som-en-supertalang/l68k50wr

[KentExile]

10 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

Do you have a source? Don’t think that’s the case, I believe it was a rule put in place more for African youth players and such. 

It is worth noting that English clubs will be prevented from signing players from foreign clubs under the age of 18, once Brexit has been formalised.

 

It is why

 

Arsenal example - The highly rated 16-year-olds who have grown up in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, will arrive at the club when they turn 18.

Chelsea example - Estêvão would join the club in the summer of 2025, on his eighteenth birthday

 

Edited 16 hours ago by KentExile

[M_B]

2 hours ago, Mercer said:

and if he's as bad as the Brummies say, we will still have to play him or very likely suffer a financial penalty!

Madness!

Don't listen to what other fans say, he'll probably end up slumming it at Espanyol with Dolan. 

[M_B]

27 minutes ago, neophox said:

Axel Bronner won't cost 1m. No way. Norrköping was relegated and he was one of the bright spots in that team making his debut in Allsvenskan. Could be a good signing potentially.

At least we'll have 2 Axels, even if the wheels have fallen off. 

[RevidgeBlue]

28 minutes ago, Ricky said:

Biggest mistake seems to have been letting Leonard go on the cheap. 8 goals and 3 assists this season already. I know a lot of us wanted him to stay, he would have ended up getting a decent amount of game time here this season. 

I've no idea what the state of his back injury was but I always thought he looked like he had ability.

Having been sent to Coventry in finest Gueye fashion it seems as though his major crime was to stick up for that female member of staff who got sacked.

[Rover down South]

37 minutes ago, Ricky said:

Biggest mistake seems to have been letting Leonard go on the cheap. 8 goals and 3 assists this season already. I know a lot of us wanted him to stay, he would have ended up getting a decent amount of game time here this season. 

Hope he continues his good form and has a fantastic career. Can see he had talent. Just another one chased out the door by Rudy.

[roversfan99]

Gueye is in the pictures of training on Rovers' twitter which were taken to "showcase" our new loanee.

Seems any supposed move is not imminent.

[LDRover]

A little titbit I've heard from a good source on Cantwell. As captain he fronted up 3 of the first team squad for going out the Friday before a match despite it being a club rule. Of the 3 in question one has since moved, one is linked with a move and one doesn't move (I'm sure you can work out who they are).

Apparently they were all sanctioned financially (5k from what I have heard) and there is a bit of resentment towards the captain from them because of it. Having said that, he is loved and respected by the rest of the dressing room and is a top bloke.

[wilsdenrover]

30 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

Do you have a source? Don’t think that’s the case, I believe it was a rule put in place more for African youth players and such. 

It’s a FIFA rule (I’ve only left in the first exception as the other four definitely don’t apply to this player):

[RevidgeBlue]

23 minutes ago, LDRover said:

A little titbit I've heard from a good source on Cantwell. As captain he fronted up 3 of the first team squad for going out the Friday before a match despite it being a club rule. Of the 3 in question one has since moved, one is linked with a move and one doesn't move (I'm sure you can work out who they are).

Apparently they were all sanctioned financially (5k from what I have heard) and there is a bit of resentment towards the captain from them because of it. Having said that, he is loved and respected by the rest of the dressing room and is a top bloke.

When did the person who "has moved" move?

Im only really getting Gueye vibes out of those 3. Pickering? Forshaw?

[Leonard Venkhater]

53 minutes ago, M_B said:

At least we'll have 2 Axels, even if the wheels have fallen off. 

You really are wasted on here!

[davulsukur]

40 minutes ago, LDRover said:

A little titbit I've heard from a good source on Cantwell. As captain he fronted up 3 of the first team squad for going out the Friday before a match despite it being a club rule. Of the 3 in question one has since moved, one is linked with a move and one doesn't move (I'm sure you can work out who they are).

Apparently they were all sanctioned financially (5k from what I have heard) and there is a bit of resentment towards the captain from them because of it. Having said that, he is loved and respected by the rest of the dressing room and is a top bloke.

It's a club rule to go out the night before a match?

Explains a lot.

[Tomphil2]

55 minutes ago, LDRover said:

A little titbit I've heard from a good source on Cantwell. As captain he fronted up 3 of the first team squad for going out the Friday before a match despite it being a club rule. Of the 3 in question one has since moved, one is linked with a move and one doesn't move (I'm sure you can work out who they are).

Apparently they were all sanctioned financially (5k from what I have heard) and there is a bit of resentment towards the captain from them because of it. Having said that, he is loved and respected by the rest of the dressing room and is a top bloke.

3 tossers then i don't care who they are and i'm with Cantwell on this one.

[LDRover]

30 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

When did the person who "has moved" move?

Im only really getting Gueye vibes out of those 3. Pickering? Forshaw?

Let's just say the one I said had moved hasn't moved yet - I thought he had. 2nd 2 are incorrect and both were signed in the summer.

[roversfan99]

Alebiosu and Tavares.

[BankEnd Rover]

5 minutes ago, LDRover said:

Let's just say the one I said had moved hasn't moved yet - I thought he had. 2nd 2 are incorrect and both were signed in the summer.

One is definitely Tavares...Strikes me as someone who isn't arsed. 

Edited 15 hours ago by BankEnd Rover

[RoversClitheroe]

Tavares is terrible.

Knew he was unprofessional when he was texting throughout a pre season game he was on commentary for.