ToonAbroad

This - if he's looking for a big contract this summer, then his performances over the next 3-4 months will play a big role in determining how much he could demand.

If you're paying the 10m for a loan fee, you might as well pay the same to make it permanent and just give him a relegation clause for the same fee. Needs must.

Pretty good summary from Ornstein this morning -

This last page has cost me quite a few braincells that I cannot really afford to be losing.

£££££££ I presume.

Dunno, the MEN are fairly reliable for all things Man Utd. Sounds like he's still not entirely sure on it, reckon it could be something for the final couple of days of the window. Full story here - https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-transfer-newcastle-lingard-22796663

Telegraph say that Lille have set a €55m asking price for a January move & that 2 other PL clubs have him on their shortlist for a summer move. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/01/13/strength-aerial-prowess-focal-point-attack-chris-wood-will/ - separate story within here.

How can both clubs be in pole position anyway?

Sky are wrong.

Tbh, I still can't see any players being signed and registered by Friday noon. Hope I'm wrong, mind.

They are wrong. The Premier League literally confirmed that rule only applies to the team who wishes to register the player. "A Premier League spokesperson told The Gazette: “Rule U.23. is specific only to the team itself wishing to register a player, it doesn’t take into account any other team’s fixtures or the match round in which they will next play.”

Quite a few times it seems. It's tomorrow - https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/premier-league-clarify-confusion-over-newcastle-uniteds-deadline-to-register-chris-wood-and-new-signings-in-time-for-watford-3524246

Aha. Good stuff, will simply cross reference this whenever a new name comes up now .

Just to save time sifting through real/fake rumours for the rest of January, has anyone got a list of other players on this agencies books?

Also, just because we've met the release clause, is there anything that stops Burnley refusing to sign off on the paperwork now until January 31st?

Ridiculously overpriced, but people have been saying all week to throw money to ensure deals are done, could be the greatest £25m spent when looking back in May. Decent enough for me as long as more quality players follow. Also worth saying Luke Edwards was bang on the money the other day. I know he's a windup merchant but so far in this window he's been reliable, whether people want to admit it or not.