January 2026 Transfer Window

[Ajja]

On 18/12/2025 at 18:47, tlg1903 said:

Polvara had been turning in some solid performances prior to Killie 2bf.  Imo his best position would likely be a no 10 which doesn't seem to be an option at the moment.  Time will tell but we defo need to shed a few to bring in players more suited to our current strategy.  I would certainly be interested to see how Watson did alongside Aouchiche in those two CM places.  

Honestly can’t see Watson moving within Scotland. Would be good to see what Marshall can do though. He might be more of a prodigy for Armstrong but we should be building him into a central character in there. 

[tlg1903]

1 hour ago, Ajja said:

Honestly can’t see Watson moving within Scotland. Would be good to see what Marshall can do though. He might be more of a prodigy for Armstrong but we should be building him into a central character in there. 

I did hear rumour he was casting admiring glances from Italian clubs so you're probably spot on. 

[Jute]

Scott Burns reporting Nilsen potentially away this window. 

 

 

[tlg1903]

Nilsen, Clarkson and Palaversa will all be away in Jan I suspect/hope.  

[Elgindon]

Would be a fair chunk off the wage bill if they sign elsewhere,though all 3 still 1.5/2 years left under contract

[TheDonbytheDee]

1 hour ago, Elgindon said:

Would be a fair chunk off the wage bill if they sign elsewhere,though all 3 still 1.5/2 years left under contract

Have a feeling we might have to pay off Nilsen. 

[tlg1903]

2 hours ago, Elgindon said:

Would be a fair chunk off the wage bill if they sign elsewhere,though all 3 still 1.5/2 years left under contract

Yeah that's probably between 12-15k a week

[OrlandoDon]

Anyone read the article about thelin not guaranteeing karlsson will be with us all season? I’d assume the karlsson camp aren’t overly happy with how things have gone to date??

[Radiored]

I was very excited by Karlsson's early performances ... no doubt a talented footballer, but his obvious skills don't produce enough in team play. Kjartansen produced more in terms of creative effectiveness with one pass v Celtic than Karlsson has produced with all his time on the ball in the last 2,3, 4 .... games.

Seriously ... don't laugh ... but I think losing Karlsson and giving Keskinen more game time on the left would be an improvement ... although, we surely have 'other' options.

[OrlandoDon]

22 minutes ago, Radiored said:

I was very excited by Karlsson's early performances ... no doubt a talented footballer, but his obvious skills don't produce enough in team play. Kjartansen produced more in terms of creative effectiveness with one pass v Celtic than Karlsson has produced with all his time on the ball in the last 2,3, 4 .... games.

Seriously ... don't laugh ... but I think losing Karlsson and giving Keskinen more game time on the left would be an improvement ... although, we surely have 'other' options.

I’m not fussed if we were to lose karlsson, but topi has been a major disappointment this season. Many talked about him kicking on, that certainly hasn’t happened. Prefer we even gave milanovic a run on the left, saw a number of highlights before he joined us where he’s on the left. obviously bilalovic getting more minutes is certainly intriguing.

Edited 18 hours ago by OrlandoDon

[RicoS321]

Ditch Karlsson, he's pish. Best for both parties that he leaves. Hasn't managed to take on a single player since joining. He has got an ace touch, a great shot and his dead balls can be sublime, but he's basically a dick.

[Elgindon]

Was curious to see how Shady mo was getting on at Luton,so had a look at Wiki first of all.No appearances this season it seems? Know he had an injury around October and was expected out for 4 weeks,but not sure if injured again? out of favour? Cheeky £40k bid in January if the latter?

[Jute]

17 minutes ago, Elgindon said:

Was curious to see how Shady mo was getting on at Luton,so had a look at Wiki first of all.No appearances this season it seems? Know he had an injury around October and was expected out for 4 weeks,but not sure if injured again? out of favour? Cheeky £40k bid in January if the latter?

Mainly been a sub for them and scored in their 4-0 win at Wycombe on Boxing Day. 
 

Not sure we should be looking at a guy who cannot get a start in English third tier. Surely can find better than that. 

[OrlandoDon]

Certainly hope/expect the penguin to have an influence on this window. As much as he’d arguably be our best winger, putting in a bid for Shady is a step backwards. 

maybe not a penguin angle, but who are the up and coming Scots who have gone south in recent years and would be worth exploring? David Turnbull healthy and playing well these days? Would think a Scot coming north and playing for us would get World Cup exposure.

[Elgindon]

2 hours ago, Jute said:

Mainly been a sub for them and scored in their 4-0 win at Wycombe on Boxing Day. 
 

Not sure we should be looking at a guy who cannot get a start in English third tier. Surely can find better than that. 

The £40k January bid was tongue in cheek,but it'd be interesting to know currently if Dons fans would prefer our top tier Italian loanee,or the 3rd tier English player

Edited 1 hour ago by Elgindon

[OrlandoDon]

1 hour ago, Elgindon said:

The £40k January bid was tongue in cheek,but it'd be interesting to know currently if Dons fans would prefer our top tier Italian loanee,or the 3rd tier English player

That’s an interesting one. Karlsson has 6 goals so far, no clue of assists. How many goals/assists did shady have for the first half of last season?