Oh yeah, duh, of course he must be able to play for another club. Would be surprising if we bought him only to loan him though (which I think someone was suggesting we do).
Bournemouth are letting Siriki Dembele go out on loan, if we want another wide player, he’d be a good option.
Hope Lo Tutala gets a loan move today. Not sure if leaving Darlow to the 11th hour might hamper any chances of that.
Looks like Scott is going to Exeter Also been linked with de la Fuente. Tan knows his yanks but seems a lot like agent talk
I'd play him now over some of our current crop. I've said on this forum before a midfield of Simons/Seri and a 10 would probably work
Championship transfers completed so far (it might not be accurate, as it's from the HDM and I already had to move Randell Williams from an incoming to an outgoing, you'd think they'd at least get ours right): Birmingham City In Kevin Long (centre back, Burnley) Reda Khadra (winger, Brighton, loan) Out Przemyslaw Placheta (winger, Norwich, loan terminated) Jonathan Leko (strker, MK Dons, undisclosed) Blackburn Rovers In Sorba Thomas (winger, Huddersfield, loan) Out Louie Annesley (defender, Dundalk, free transfer) James Brown (defender, Doncaster, loan) Blackpool In Josh Bowler (winger, Nottingham Forest, loan) Morgan Rogers (winger, Man City, loan) Tom Trybull (midfieler, SV Sandhausen , free) Andy Lyons (defender, Shamrock Rovers, undisclosed) Charlie Good (defender, Brentford, loan) Curtis Nelson (defender, Cardiff, free) Out Callum Wright (midfielder, Plymouth, undisclosed) Grant Ward (midfielder, released) Rhys Williams (defender, Liverpool, loan recall) Jack Moore (defender, Chorley, loan) Tayt-Lemar Trusty (midfielder, Hartlepool, loan) Bristol City In Nikita Haikin (goalkeeper, Bodo/Glimt, free) Out Ryler Towler (defender, Portsmouth, undisclosed) Dan Bentley (goalkeeper, Wolves, undisclosed) Antoine Semenyo (forward, Bournemouth, £10.5m) Han-Noah Massengo (midfielder, Auxerre, loan) Burnley In Bobby Thomas (defender, Bristol Rovers, loan terminated) Ameen Al-Dakhil (defender, Sint-Truidense, undisclosed) Hjalmar Ekdal (defender, Djugardens, £2.4m) Lyle Foster (forward, Westerlo, undisclosed) Michael Obafemi (forward, Swansea, loan) Out Bobby Thomas (defender, Barnsley, loan) Kevin Long (centre back, Birmingham, undisclosed) Matt Lowton (right back, Huddersfield, loan) Ashley Westwood (midfielder, Charlotte, free) Dara Costelloe (forward, Bradford, loan) Mark Helm (midfielder, Burton, undisclosed) Will Norris (goalkeeper, Peterborough, loan) Wout Weghorst (striker, Manchester United, loan) Bobby Thomas (defender, Barnsley, loan) Michael Melton (forward, Morecambe, loan) Luke McNally (defender, Coventry, loan) Owen Dodgson (defender, Rochdale, loan) CJ Egan-Riley (defender, Hibernian, loan) Cardiff City In Eli King (midfielder, Crewe, end of loan) Out Max Watters (striker, Barnsley, loan) Niels Nkounkou (left back, Everton, loan terminated) Sean Morrison (centre back, released) Ollie Tanner (winger, York, loan) Curtis Nelson (defender, Blackpool, released) Coventry City In Brooke Norton-Cuffey (wing back, Arsenal, loan) Josh Wilson-Esbrand (left back, Man City, loan) Luke McNally (defender, Burnley, loan) Sean Maguire (forward, Preston, free) Out Martyn Waghorn (striker, Huddersfield, loan) Todd Kane (full back, Charlton, loan) Blaine Rowe (defender, Falkirk, loan) Huddersfield Town In Florian Kamberi (striker, free agent) Anthony Knockaert (winger, Fulham, loan) Matt Lowton (right back, Burnley, loan) Martyn Waghorn (striker, Coventry, loan) Joseph Hungbo (winger, Watford, loan) Out Sorba Thomas (winger, Blackburn, loan) Connor Shanks (midfielder, Spennymoor, released) Hull City In Aaron Connolly (striker, Brighton, loan) Malcolm Ebiowei (midfielder, Crystal Palace, loan) Out Brandon Fleming (left back, Oxford, loan) Randell Williams (winger, Bolton, undisclosed) Bill Chadwick (striker, Boston United, loan) Dogukan Sinik (winger, Antalyaspor, loan) Harvey Cartwright (goalkeeper, Wycombe, loan) Luton Town In Cody Drameh (defender, Leeds, loan) Jack Walton (goalkeeper, Barnsley, undisclosed) Out Josh Williams (defender, Hemel Hempstead Town, loan) James Bree (defender, Southampton, undisclosed) Cameron Jerome (forward, Bolton, free) Matt Macey (goalkeeper, Portsmouth, loan) Middlesbrough In Cameron Archer (striker, Aston Villa, loan) Dan Barlaser (midfielder, Rotherham, undisclosed) Out Massimo Luongo (midfielder, Ipswich, contract cancelled) Jack Robinson (defender, Carlisle, loan) Daniel Dodds (full back, Hartlepool, undisclosed) Millwall In Aidomo Emakhu (striker, Shamrock, undisclosed) Oliver Burke (striker, Werder Bremen, loan) Out Isaac Olaofe (striker, Stockport, undisclosed) Benik Afobe (striker, contract terminated) Hayden Muller (goalkeeper, Dundalk, undisclosed) Norwich City In None Out Aaron Ramsey (midfielder, Aston Villa, loan recall) Saxon Earley (left back, Plymouth, undisclosed) Tony Springett (winger, Derby, loan) Archie Mair (goalkeeper, Notts County, loan) Jonathan Tomkinson (defender, Stevenage, loan) Oscar Thorn (winger, Colchester, undisclosed) Todd Cantwell (midfielder, Rangers, undisclosed) Tyrese Omotoye (forward, Forest Green Rovers, undisclosed) Jordan Hugill (forward, Rotherham, undisclosed) Preston North End In Tom Cannon (striker, Everton, loan) Liam Delap (striker, Man City, loan) Out Mikey O'Neill (midfielder, Grimsby, loan) Sean Maguire (forward, Preston, free) QPR In Jamal Lowe (striker, Bournemouth, loan) Out Macauley Bonne (striker, contract terminated) Sean Adarkwa (striker, Arbroath, free) Olamide Shodipo (winger, Lincoln, loan) Faysal Bettache (midfielder, released) Connor Masterson (defender, Gillingham, loan) Reading In Andy Carroll (striker, new contract) Cesare Casadei (midfielder, Chelsea, loan) Out Jokull Andresson (goalkeeper, Exeter, loan) Rotherham United In Leo Hjelde (defender, Leeds, loan) Sean Morrison (defender, free) Jordan Hugill (forward, Norwich, undisclosed) Tariqe Fosu (winger, Brentford, loan) Conor Coventry (midfielder, West Ham, loan) Out Brooke Norton-Cuffey (wing back, Arsenal, loan recall) Jamie McCart (defender, Leyton Orient, loan) Tolaji Bola (defender, Bradford, loan) Dan Barlaser (midfielder, Middlesbrough, undisclosed) Sheffield United In Out Reda Khadra (winger, Brighton, loan recall) Jake Eastwood (goalkeeper, Rochdale, loan) Jordan Amissah (goalkeeper, Burton Albion, loan) Harry Boyes (defender, Lincoln, loan) Stoke City In Phil Jagielka (defender, new contract) Matija Sarkic (goalkeeper, Wolves, loan) Bersant Celina (forward, Dijon, loan) Ki-Jana Hoever (defender, Wolves, loan) Out Joe Bursik (goalkeeper, Club Brugge, undisclosed) Will Goodwin (striker, Cheltenham, undisclosed) Liam Delap (striker, Man City, loan terminated) Eddy Jones (defender, Altrincham, undisclosed) Tom Sparrow (midfielder, Hamilton Academical, loan) Harry Clarke (defender, Arsenal, loan recall) Tariqe Fosu (winger, Brentford, loan recall) Aden Flint (defender, Sheffield Wednesday, loan) Matt Baker (defender, Newport County, loan) Sunderland In Pierre Ekwah (midfielder, West Ham, undisclosed) Isaac Lihadji (winger, Lille, undisclosed) Joe Gelhardt (forward, Leeds, loan) Out Jay Matete (midfielder, Plymouth, loan) Ellis Simms (striker, Everton, loan recall) Leon Dajaku (forward, St Gallen, loan) Nathan Newall (defender, Darlington, loan) Swansea City In Morgan Whittaker (forward, Plymouth, loan recall0 Out Brandon Cooper (defender, Forest Green, loan) Armstrong Oko-Flex (winger, West Ham, loan terminated) Jordan Garrick (forward, Forest Green, undisclosed) Nathanael Ogbeta (full back, Peterborough, loan) Michael Obafemi (forward, Burnley, loan) Watford In Matheus Martins (midfielder, Udinese, loan) Joao Ferreira (defender, Benfica, undisclosed) Ismael Kone (midfielder, Montreal, undisclosed) Henrique Araujo (forward, Benfica, loan) Ryan Porteous (defender, Hibernian, undisclosed) Out Joseph Hungbo (winger, Huddersfield Town, loan) William Troost-Ekong (defender, Salernitana, loan) JJ McKiernan (midfielder, Eastleigh, loan) Vakuon Bayo (forward, Charleroi, loan) West Bromwich Albion In None Out Zac Ashworth (defender, Burton Albion, loan) Quevin Castro (midfielder, Gateshead, loan) Ronnie Hollinshead (goalkeeper, Hednesford, loan) Martin Kelly (defender, Wigan, loan) Wigan Athletic In Miguel Azeez (midfielder, Arsenal, loan) Steven Caulker (defender, Fatih Karagumruk, free agent) Christ Tiehi (midfielder, Slovan Liberec, loan) Martin Kelly (defender, West Brom, loan) Out Graeme Shinnie (defender, Aberdeen, loan) Josh Stones (defender, Ross County, loan)
According to Baz, this is a goer... City are closing in on the signing of Marseille winger Konrad de la Fuente, and expect that deal to be done before tonight's 11pm deadline.
It probably would work, but he's behind Slater, Doc, Woods and seemingly Tufan at the moment. Maybe he wouldn't necessarily be one to send straight out on loan and introduce him in league games over time, but then maybe also Chelsea will take that decision out of our hands and we'll have another punt in summer?
Quote from Rosenior re Simons. Hard to tell if he wants to loan him out or not! "I really like the kid, I think he's got a great future and we've just got to work with Chelsea and see if the best thing for him is to get his football away from here (until the end of the season) - I think his best place is to stay here with us and I think he's going to get his opportunity in the end, he's just got to be patient.