The January 2026 Transfer Window Thread

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

Santos to Reading has fallen through.

Hopefully its because another club has come in and not because he failed his medical.

Bradford?

 

[malc]

Bradford?

Maybe ,Bradford have let Tom McIntyre go back to Portsmouth ending his loan spell .

 

[JackSomething]

We needed centre halves, if we didn't manage to sign Burgess or Casey then are you suggesting we would have gone from the start of the season to today with just Cabango and Santos? Come on, really!? The suggestion that we signed Santos just incase we didn't sign another centre half is just nonsense.

That's not what I'm saying. Having Santos on the books meant we at least had 2 senior CB's for early friendlies etc if Burgess hadn't signed. Also signing Santos on a free meant we didn't look as desperate to selling clubs who would know they had us over a barrel. Look at what we paid for Clucas, there's no way Hull would have gone so high if they weren't well aware that we'd just sold Gylfi for big money and were desperate to sign a replacement.

As it worked out, we got Burgess on what was probably a reasonable financial package and loaned Casey, so no problem. Santos became 4th choice CB and would presumably have been a League Cup starter had he not been injured. If we hadn't got Burgess and Casey, any clubs we contacted about one of their CB's would have known they held all the cards. Who knows how much we would then have spent, or how far down our list of targets we would have to have gone?

I'm not saying Santos was a brilliant signing, but I'm bewildered by the contingent who are trying to paint it as a disaster. If you rank all our signings over say the past 5 years, he's going to be middle of the pack at worst.

 

[magicdaps10]

That's not what I'm saying. Having Santos on the books meant we at least had 2 senior CB's for early friendlies etc if Burgess hadn't signed. Also signing Santos on a free meant we didn't look as desperate to selling clubs who would know they had us over a barrel. Look at what we paid for Clucas, there's no way Hull would have gone so high if they weren't well aware that we'd just sold Gylfi for big money and were desperate to sign a replacement.

As it worked out, we got Burgess on what was probably a reasonable financial package and loaned Casey, so no problem. Santos became 4th choice CB and would presumably have been a League Cup starter had he not been injured. If we hadn't got Burgess and Casey, any clubs we contacted about one of their CB's would have known they held all the cards. Who knows how much we would then have spent, or how far down our list of targets we would have to have gone?

I'm not saying Santos was a brilliant signing, but I'm bewildered by the contingent who are trying to paint it as a disaster. If you rank all our signings over say the past 5 years, he's going to be middle of the pack at worst.

I don't think anyone is saying it was a disaster(apologies if someone has) but it has come across as a pointless signing and that even if he didn't get injured.
In regards to Burgess and Casey, we don't know how far they were down the list!

He might even end up staying with us now if rumours are true that he failed his medical at Reading, here is hoping that it's not true or that another club has come in for him.
Or maybe even stopped by us if WHU recall Casey.

 

[magicdaps10]

Santos to Reading has fallen through.

Hopefully its because another club has come in and not because he failed his medical.

Casey being recalled maybe?
Club put a stop to the deal?

 

[Swansea93]

Indy reporting Casey is on his way back to West Ham today, shame as he looked a good player.

 

[AusinIsOurHero]

If they've recalled him over game time, then we've only got ourselves to blame.
Burgess went through a phase of stinking the place out and we're currently shoehorning Galbraith in at RB when Casey could have done a job there.
Even if Santos is now blocked from leaving, we're still light at the back.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Indy reporting Casey is on his way back to West Ham today, shame as he looked a good player.

Worst Swans player on the park against the baggies on the weekend.

 

[Cooperman]

Indy reporting Casey is on his way back to West Ham today, shame as he looked a good player.

@onlyswanss reported the same earlier today.