The January 2026 Transfer Window

[sharpysharps86]

Keillor-Dunn has good pedigree in League's One and Two, but to my knowledge he hasn't ever played in the Championship. At 28 this is a risk...but then I suppose I'd prefer it to some random striker from the Belgian 2nd division.

[Polky]

Villa & the player only want a loan deal…

[pick32]

Shouldn’t loan anyone that will hamper our youth coming through 

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Does it not say to you that the rumours about Ryan Alebiosu being offered to other clubs is true? That's how it feels to me.

Didnt your mate on twitter say that Alebiosu to Everton was already done? Are they the rumours you refer to?

I think he will go in the summer.

[roversfan99]

Just now, pick32 said:

Shouldn’t loan anyone that will hamper our youth coming through 

Depends if any loans are better.

We dont have any youth right wing backs.

Not that I am advocating this specific player.

[pick32]

3 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Depends if any loans are better.

We dont have any youth right wing backs.

Not that I am advocating this specific player.

Alebiosu, Miller and Litherland all can cover Rwb, goals have to be the priority before any other defenders, especially kid loans 

[KentExile]

5 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Depends if any loans are better.

We dont have any youth right wing backs.

Not that I am advocating this specific player.

Closest we have available in reserve is Lucas Houghton, who probably isn't currently at the level we need

Theo Pitt looks to have a lot of potential, but he is still  literal schoolboy and not even due to sign a scholarship deal until the summer

I think we do need a right wing back for the rest of the season as cover/competition for Alebiosu, despite Ismael seemingly thinking otherwise

[RevidgeBlue]

On the face of it Keillor-Dunn looks like he'd be a good signing but will cost money and we have competition so probably won't happen.

The lad from Villa looks a completely pointless signing but if guaranteed some game time wouldnt cost us much, if anything at all, so probably has every chance of happening.

[KentExile]

5 minutes ago, pick32 said:

Alebiosu, Miller and Litherland all can cover Rwb, goals have to be the priority before any other defenders, especially kid loans 

Alebiosu is a wing back, the other 2 are not really even full backs, let atone wing backs, as well as Litherland did for a couple of games, we really missed (and still do) a genuine wing back in the mould of Alebiosu

Edited 5 hours ago by KentExile

[Jimmy612]

Are Villa really going to cancel this players current loan, where he's playing very regularly, to come and play second fiddle to Alebiosu?  I would imagine that if we are genuinely interested in this player, it may be to replace Alebiosu, should he leave this window. 

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

@RoversXtra on X has an "exclusive" that we want Davis Kellor-Dunn.

Pretty sure Barnsley have previously put a £5m price tag on DKD.

That might have come down a bit but it won't be to the level we're willing to pay.

[Polky]

This is the journo that broke the story of Gueye signing for Rovers.

Slightly above €1m (£867k) is certainly different to £1.8m

[Emerald Isle Rover]

Bring all the defenders in sure and just play 

1-10 formation 

who needs forwards anyway 

[Tim Southampton Rover]

"Shanghai Shenhua wants to build its new title-winning project around Gueye and has therefore made major financial efforts."

The scout:

[bluebruce]

12 minutes ago, Polky said:

This is the journo that broke the story of Gueye signing for Rovers.

Slightly above €1m (£867k) is certainly different to £1.8m

All the money that has been thrown around in China, and they want to build a title winning team around Gueye, and only paid about a million Euros? He'd best not be on three times that a year or something daft.

[DE.]

4 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

All the money that has been thrown around in China, and they want to build a title winning team around Gueye, and only paid about a million Euros? He'd best not be on three times that a year or something daft.

From memory I think the Chinese government cracked down massively on football expenditure over the past few years. Must have really slashed budgets if Gueye is now considered the man to build a title winning side around, mind. 

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

All the money that has been thrown around in China, and they want to build a title winning team around Gueye, and only paid about a million Euros? He'd best not be on three times that a year or something daft.

Don't think that's is the case anymore

Chinese summer business looks like it has been done on the cheap, looking at the bellow, even Rovers would be big spenders in comparison

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chinese-super-league/transfers/wettbewerb/CSL

Edited 4 hours ago by KentExile

[bluebruce]

Just now, DE. said:

From memory I think the Chinese government cracked down massively on football expenditure over the past few years. Must have really slashed budgets if Gueye is now considered the man to build a title winning side around, mind. 

 

Just now, KentExile said:

Don't think that's is the case anymore

Chinese summer business looks like it has been done on the cheap

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chinese-super-league/transfers/wettbewerb/CSL

Yeh I heard the government had cut down on it all, but I didn't realise it had changed so much that a 1 million euro Makhtar Gueye was now a title statement.

[Penwortham Blue]

16 minutes ago, Tim Southampton Rover said:

"Shanghai Shenhua wants to build its new title-winning project around Gueye and has therefore made major financial efforts."

The scout:

Do you think he has got the wrong Gueye 😊

[KentExile]

Just now, bluebruce said:

 

Yeh I heard the government had cut down on it all, but I didn't realise it had changed so much that a 1 million euro Makhtar Gueye was now a title statement.

pretty much the biggest money  signing of the season

[DutchRover]

So we've made a loss on Gueye then?

Great player trading by Gestede, really shows what can be achieved with full alignment at the club: slagging off our own players that we are trying to sell, and then flogging them to the lowest bidder, while underbidding anyone we want to sign and offering them a contract from Nat League

 

[DE.]

2 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

 

Yeh I heard the government had cut down on it all, but I didn't realise it had changed so much that a 1 million euro Makhtar Gueye was now a title statement.

Feels like they could have found better for €1m tbh. Not sure Gueye is worth half of that based on what I've seen. Still, maybe he'll boss the Chinese Super League. No idea what the quality there is like these days. 

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, Penwortham Blue said:

Do you think he has got the wrong Gueye 😊

I like the lad and I dont think he's as bad as many make out.

Hope he recovers his enthusiasm in a different setting and Ill be keeping an eye on his progress with interest.

[bluebruce]

4 minutes ago, KentExile said:

pretty much the biggest money  signing of the season

Shenhua seem to have paid double that for another player. But those two signings appear to be more than half the expenditure for their entire league. Unless there is some 'undisclosed' magic at play of course.

[Commondore]

38 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Alebiosu is a wing back, the other 2 are not really even full backs, let atone wing backs, as well as Litherland did for a couple of games, we really missed (and still do) a genuine wing back in the mould of Alebiosu

Isn’t Gardner-Hickman supposed to be able to play there as well?