Latest:
The January transfer window is open and the deadline is 11PM on February 1st.
Rumours so far:
(Not a comprehensive list so contributions backed up with links please)
INCOMING
Keepers:
In - None
Previous window rumours:
Alex McCarthy (Stayed at QPR) | Hennessey (Stayed at Palace) | Brad Jones (Free to Bradford City) | David Marshall (Stayed at Cardiff)
Defenders:
IN-None
· Brice Da Djedje (Marseille) – (Jan 15, GetFrench) – A concrete offer made
· James Tarkowski (Brentford) – (Jan 12, ReadWestBrom) – Albion have spoken to agent, they say
· Henri Bedimo (Lyon) – (Jan 11, Talksport) – 31yr old Left back strongly rumoured to be joining
· Kane Smith (Hitchin Town) – (Dec 30, Mail Online) – Non League sensation?
· Romain Thomas (Angers’) – (Dec 30, Sport Witness) – Palace and Stoke also showing interest.
· Federico Fazio (Spurs) – (Dec 16, GFS) – Rekindled interest from last summer?
· Tendayi Darikwa (Burnley) – (Nov 26, Clubcall) – WBA to fight it out with Leicester for him – Defender and Midfielder
Gone: Mathieu Debuchy (TP says no loan happening)
Previous window rumours still possible:
Erik Sviatchenko (FC Midtjylland) | Federico Fazio (Spurs) | Jose Enrique (Liverpool) | Richard Keogh (Derby) | George Friend (Middlesbrough) | David Addy (Waasland-Beveren) | Henri Bedimo (Lyon) | Neil Taylor (Extended contract at Swansea) | Lewis Dunk (Signed new contract: Brighton)
Midfielders:
IN – Sandro (QPR) - Loan to end of season with view to buy
IN – Alex Pritchard (Spurs) – Loan for rest of season
· Matt Phillips (QPR) - (Dec 15, Birmingham Mail) – Previous interest revived
· Yasin Ben El-Mhanni (Lewes) – (Jan 7,Guardian) – Non League sensation having trials at West Brom
· Mateo Cardona (Envigado) – (Jan 4, Express & Star) – 19 yrd old midfield ‘sensation’
· Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull) – (Jan 4, HITC) – Everton also apparently interested
· Cheikh N’Doye (Angers’) – (Jan 03, GetFrenchFootball) – Palace, Stoke and Albion interest
· Kerim Frei (Besiktas) – (Dec 15, Birmingham Mail) – Back up should Matt Phillips bid fail.
· Matt Ritchie (Bournemouth) – (Nov 23, HITC) – Many other clubs rumoured to be interested
Gone: Demarai Gray (Birmingham to Leicester) | Andros Townsend (Spurs to Newcastle) | Henri Saivet (Bordeaux to Newcastle) | Ben Godfrey (York to Norwich)
Previous window rumours still possible:
Matt Phillips (QPR) | Abdoulaye Doucoure (Stade Rennais) | Geoffrey Mujangi Bia (Standard Liege) | Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) | Dennis Praet (Anderlecht) | Morgain Amalfitano (West Ham) | Craig Noone (Cardiff) | Elmohamady (Hull City) | Ben Reeves (MK Dons) | Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) | Andros Townsend (Spurs) | Aaron Lennon (Spurs) | Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading) | Seko Fofana (Man City) | Nathan Byrne (Swindon) | Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace) | Maciej Rybus (Terek Grozny) | Ryan Christie (Inverness CT) | Darnell Furlong (QPR)
Strikers
IN – None
· Mario Balotelli (Liverpool) – (26 Jan, Express & Star) – No interest confirms club.
· Peter Crouch (Stoke) – (Jan 21, ReadEverything) – Odds slashed on him coming to WBA
· Jerome Sinclair (Liverpool) – (Jan 14, HITC) – Could he return to us in January?
· Gabby Agbonlahor (Villa) – (Jan 8, HITC) – Various reports suggesting we might pay £1.m for this arch enemy
· Laurent Deporitre (Gent) – (Dec 16, Clubcall) – Interest shown alongside Leicester and Villa
· Diego Rolan (Bordeaux) – (Dec 2, Swawka.com) – Scouting him
Gone: Charlie Austin (QPR to Southampton)
Previous window rumours still possible:
Charlie Austin (Stayed at QPR) | Adam Zrelak (Bratislava) | Seydou Doumbia (Roma) | Alassane Plea (Nice) | Breel Embolo (FC Basel) | Chris Martin (Derby) | Dieumerci Mbokani (Dynamo Keiv) | Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) | Adrian Ramos (Stayed at Boruussia Dortmund)
Outgoing/Gone
Sold: Adil Nabi – Peterbrough United – for undisclosed fee
Loan: Anders Lindegaard – Preston NE – for rest of season
Rumour: Victor Anichebe – Refused loan out to Derby
Rumour: Sebastien Pocognoli – Hellas Verona and Wolves Interest
Rumour: Saido Berahino – Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea, Man Utd, Norwich
Rumour: Callum McManaman – Bournemouth & Birmingham planning bids
International Duty Watch
Argentina: Yacob
Belgium: Pocognoli
Benin: Sessengnon
Brasil: Sandro
Costa Rica: Gamboa
Denmark: Lindegaard
England: Dawson (U21), Foster
N. Ireland: Brunt, Evans, McAuley
Nigeria: Anichebe
Republic of Ireland: McClean
Scotland: Morrison
Sweden: Olsson
Venezuela: Rondon
Wales: Chester, Myhill
Current 2015/16 West Bromwich Albion Squad
(Shirt numbers go up to 44. We have 16 shirt numbers to allocate. Squad includes Premiership 25 and Under 21's. HG denotes Home Grown)
Youth Players not in the squad are detailed in WBA-1996's Official Development XI Thread
Unallocated shirt numbers based on vacancies and those known to be leaving are: 02, 09, 12, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
Premiership Squad of 25 - Not announced until after season starts
Goalkeepers:
01 Ben Foster (HG) - Contract ends June 2018 (plus 1yr option)
21 Anders Lidegaard – Contract ends June 2017
13 Boaz Myhill (HG) - Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
Defenders:
03 Jonas Olsson - Contract ends June 2016
04 James Chester – Contract expires June 2018 (plus 1yr option)
06 Jonny Evans – Contract expires June 20nn (plus 1yr option)
15 Sebastien Pocognoli - Contract expires 2017 (plus 1yr option)
16 Cristian Gamboa - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
23 Gareth McAuley - Contract ends June 2016
24 Darren Fletcher – Contract expires June 2017
25 Craig Dawson (HG) - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)
Midfielders:
05 Claudio Yacob – Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
07 James Morrison (HG) – Contract ends June 2016
08 Craig Gardner (HG) – Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
11 Chris Brunt (HG) – Took 1yr option on contract to June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
14 James McClean – Contract expires 2018 (Plus 1yr option)
19 Callum McMannaman – Contract expires 2018 (Plus 1yr option)
29 Stephane Sessegnon – Contract ends June 2016
30 Sandro – Loaned from QPR until end of season
34 Kemar Roofe – Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)
Forwards:
10 Victor Anichebe – Contract ends June 2016
17 Ricky Lambert – Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
18 Saido Berahino – Contract ends June 2017
33 Salomon Rondon – Contract expires 2020
36 Adil Nabi - Contract ends June 2016
Under 21s: (Allocated shirt numbers)
38 Jack Rose
40 Alex Palmer
43 Callam Jones
44 Tyler Roberts – Signed professional contract expires June 2019
Transfer Window Definition:
There are two transfer windows in each Barclays Premier League season.
· The first starts at midnight on last day of the closing season and ends 31 August if a working day - or, if not, on the first working day thereafter, at a time determined by the Board.
· The second starts at midnight on the 31 December and ends 31 January if a working day, and again, if not, on the first working day thereafter, at a time determined by the Board.
Loans (Temporary Transfers):
· Only 2 season long loans are possible from other domestic leagues (and only 1 from any given club).
· But they can have limitless International loans
· In the Premier League, players on loan are not permitted to play against the team which holds their registration (section 7.2 of rule M.6).
· Loanees are, however, allowed to play against their 'owning' clubs in cup competitions, unless they have played for their owning club in that cup during that season.
· Temporary transfers can be made permanent outside of the transfer windows
Home Grown Player: A player who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or The Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of 3 seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21) and for the purposes of this definition of “Home Grown Player” a season will be deemed to commence on the date on which the first transfer window closes and expire on the date of the final league match of the season
Disclaimer: Guys, this is just a collection of what I have seen and read. It is not necessarily the truth or indeed all of the data out there.
The January transfer window is open and the deadline is 11PM on February 1st.
Rumours so far:
(Not a comprehensive list so contributions backed up with links please)
INCOMING
Keepers:
In - None
Previous window rumours:
Alex McCarthy (Stayed at QPR) | Hennessey (Stayed at Palace) | Brad Jones (Free to Bradford City) | David Marshall (Stayed at Cardiff)
Defenders:
IN-None
· Brice Da Djedje (Marseille) – (Jan 15, GetFrench) – A concrete offer made
· James Tarkowski (Brentford) – (Jan 12, ReadWestBrom) – Albion have spoken to agent, they say
· Henri Bedimo (Lyon) – (Jan 11, Talksport) – 31yr old Left back strongly rumoured to be joining
· Kane Smith (Hitchin Town) – (Dec 30, Mail Online) – Non League sensation?
· Romain Thomas (Angers’) – (Dec 30, Sport Witness) – Palace and Stoke also showing interest.
· Federico Fazio (Spurs) – (Dec 16, GFS) – Rekindled interest from last summer?
· Tendayi Darikwa (Burnley) – (Nov 26, Clubcall) – WBA to fight it out with Leicester for him – Defender and Midfielder
Gone: Mathieu Debuchy (TP says no loan happening)
Previous window rumours still possible:
Erik Sviatchenko (FC Midtjylland) | Federico Fazio (Spurs) | Jose Enrique (Liverpool) | Richard Keogh (Derby) | George Friend (Middlesbrough) | David Addy (Waasland-Beveren) | Henri Bedimo (Lyon) | Neil Taylor (Extended contract at Swansea) | Lewis Dunk (Signed new contract: Brighton)
Midfielders:
IN – Sandro (QPR) - Loan to end of season with view to buy
IN – Alex Pritchard (Spurs) – Loan for rest of season
· Matt Phillips (QPR) - (Dec 15, Birmingham Mail) – Previous interest revived
· Yasin Ben El-Mhanni (Lewes) – (Jan 7,Guardian) – Non League sensation having trials at West Brom
· Mateo Cardona (Envigado) – (Jan 4, Express & Star) – 19 yrd old midfield ‘sensation’
· Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull) – (Jan 4, HITC) – Everton also apparently interested
· Cheikh N’Doye (Angers’) – (Jan 03, GetFrenchFootball) – Palace, Stoke and Albion interest
· Kerim Frei (Besiktas) – (Dec 15, Birmingham Mail) – Back up should Matt Phillips bid fail.
· Matt Ritchie (Bournemouth) – (Nov 23, HITC) – Many other clubs rumoured to be interested
Gone: Demarai Gray (Birmingham to Leicester) | Andros Townsend (Spurs to Newcastle) | Henri Saivet (Bordeaux to Newcastle) | Ben Godfrey (York to Norwich)
Previous window rumours still possible:
Matt Phillips (QPR) | Abdoulaye Doucoure (Stade Rennais) | Geoffrey Mujangi Bia (Standard Liege) | Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) | Dennis Praet (Anderlecht) | Morgain Amalfitano (West Ham) | Craig Noone (Cardiff) | Elmohamady (Hull City) | Ben Reeves (MK Dons) | Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) | Andros Townsend (Spurs) | Aaron Lennon (Spurs) | Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading) | Seko Fofana (Man City) | Nathan Byrne (Swindon) | Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace) | Maciej Rybus (Terek Grozny) | Ryan Christie (Inverness CT) | Darnell Furlong (QPR)
Strikers
IN – None
· Mario Balotelli (Liverpool) – (26 Jan, Express & Star) – No interest confirms club.
· Peter Crouch (Stoke) – (Jan 21, ReadEverything) – Odds slashed on him coming to WBA
· Jerome Sinclair (Liverpool) – (Jan 14, HITC) – Could he return to us in January?
· Gabby Agbonlahor (Villa) – (Jan 8, HITC) – Various reports suggesting we might pay £1.m for this arch enemy
· Laurent Deporitre (Gent) – (Dec 16, Clubcall) – Interest shown alongside Leicester and Villa
· Diego Rolan (Bordeaux) – (Dec 2, Swawka.com) – Scouting him
Gone: Charlie Austin (QPR to Southampton)
Previous window rumours still possible:
Charlie Austin (Stayed at QPR) | Adam Zrelak (Bratislava) | Seydou Doumbia (Roma) | Alassane Plea (Nice) | Breel Embolo (FC Basel) | Chris Martin (Derby) | Dieumerci Mbokani (Dynamo Keiv) | Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) | Adrian Ramos (Stayed at Boruussia Dortmund)
Outgoing/Gone
Sold: Adil Nabi – Peterbrough United – for undisclosed fee
Loan: Anders Lindegaard – Preston NE – for rest of season
Rumour: Victor Anichebe – Refused loan out to Derby
Rumour: Sebastien Pocognoli – Hellas Verona and Wolves Interest
Rumour: Saido Berahino – Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea, Man Utd, Norwich
Rumour: Callum McManaman – Bournemouth & Birmingham planning bids
International Duty Watch
Argentina: Yacob
Belgium: Pocognoli
Benin: Sessengnon
Brasil: Sandro
Costa Rica: Gamboa
Denmark: Lindegaard
England: Dawson (U21), Foster
N. Ireland: Brunt, Evans, McAuley
Nigeria: Anichebe
Republic of Ireland: McClean
Scotland: Morrison
Sweden: Olsson
Venezuela: Rondon
Wales: Chester, Myhill
Current 2015/16 West Bromwich Albion Squad
(Shirt numbers go up to 44. We have 16 shirt numbers to allocate. Squad includes Premiership 25 and Under 21's. HG denotes Home Grown)
Youth Players not in the squad are detailed in WBA-1996's Official Development XI Thread
Unallocated shirt numbers based on vacancies and those known to be leaving are: 02, 09, 12, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
Premiership Squad of 25 - Not announced until after season starts
Goalkeepers:
01 Ben Foster (HG) - Contract ends June 2018 (plus 1yr option)
21 Anders Lidegaard – Contract ends June 2017
13 Boaz Myhill (HG) - Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
Defenders:
03 Jonas Olsson - Contract ends June 2016
04 James Chester – Contract expires June 2018 (plus 1yr option)
06 Jonny Evans – Contract expires June 20nn (plus 1yr option)
15 Sebastien Pocognoli - Contract expires 2017 (plus 1yr option)
16 Cristian Gamboa - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
23 Gareth McAuley - Contract ends June 2016
24 Darren Fletcher – Contract expires June 2017
25 Craig Dawson (HG) - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)
Midfielders:
05 Claudio Yacob – Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
07 James Morrison (HG) – Contract ends June 2016
08 Craig Gardner (HG) – Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
11 Chris Brunt (HG) – Took 1yr option on contract to June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
14 James McClean – Contract expires 2018 (Plus 1yr option)
19 Callum McMannaman – Contract expires 2018 (Plus 1yr option)
29 Stephane Sessegnon – Contract ends June 2016
30 Sandro – Loaned from QPR until end of season
34 Kemar Roofe – Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)
Forwards:
10 Victor Anichebe – Contract ends June 2016
17 Ricky Lambert – Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
18 Saido Berahino – Contract ends June 2017
33 Salomon Rondon – Contract expires 2020
36 Adil Nabi - Contract ends June 2016
Under 21s: (Allocated shirt numbers)
38 Jack Rose
40 Alex Palmer
43 Callam Jones
44 Tyler Roberts – Signed professional contract expires June 2019
Transfer Window Definition:
There are two transfer windows in each Barclays Premier League season.
· The first starts at midnight on last day of the closing season and ends 31 August if a working day - or, if not, on the first working day thereafter, at a time determined by the Board.
· The second starts at midnight on the 31 December and ends 31 January if a working day, and again, if not, on the first working day thereafter, at a time determined by the Board.
Loans (Temporary Transfers):
· Only 2 season long loans are possible from other domestic leagues (and only 1 from any given club).
· But they can have limitless International loans
· In the Premier League, players on loan are not permitted to play against the team which holds their registration (section 7.2 of rule M.6).
· Loanees are, however, allowed to play against their 'owning' clubs in cup competitions, unless they have played for their owning club in that cup during that season.
· Temporary transfers can be made permanent outside of the transfer windows
Home Grown Player: A player who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or The Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of 3 seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21) and for the purposes of this definition of “Home Grown Player” a season will be deemed to commence on the date on which the first transfer window closes and expire on the date of the final league match of the season
Disclaimer: Guys, this is just a collection of what I have seen and read. It is not necessarily the truth or indeed all of the data out there.
