After basically being promised by the EFL that Charlton won’t be able to make any signings under the transfer embargo that is currently hovering over SE7, Addicks fans will be surprised to know that Charlton are seriously close to securing two deals for striker Conor Washington and midfielder Alex Gilbey.
Can you name every league position Charlton has finished in within the last 20 years? I bet you can’t but feel free to prove me wrong!
It’s probably not going to go as smoothly as we would want to with The EFL as they still need to approve the transfers and no doubt it will probably take them up until the seasons started to actually approve the players.
Taking the whole approval situation out of play for a moment, would any of the fans be excited about these transfers? One of them I would say yes and another I personally am skeptical about.
Conor Washington has not got the most convincing goal-scoring record outside of League One, but in this league, he certainly has the eye for goal when he was in a Peterborough shirt, scoring 27 goals in 82 third-tier appearances, it is a decent record but the only thing is it does put a huge dark cloud over it when I tell you that’s the best he’s done except for when he played for St Ives Town who are currently in the seventh tier of English football as he scored 74 goals in 94 appearances.
I am however excited about Alex Gilbey, the 25-year old has been MK Dons player of the season for two years running so there must be something he is doing right and with us really needing to beef up the midfield ahead of the new campaign, signings like this could be pivotal in our search for promotion.
With these two new faces looking to be coming through the door probably even today, Addicks fans have reacted on Twitter about these two players and here is what you all had to say!
Yes
— Troika Kizhe (@TKizhe) August 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/emma28012800/status/1291410646706290691
Very good signings …
— KentAddick61 (@Sammy6113) August 6, 2020
2 good signings especially for league 1.
— Ben bissett๐ (@12bissett) August 6, 2020
Yeh think they could both do a job for us and I thought we would be linked to worse players
— kevin Taylor (@taylorkevin9_a) August 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/ScottJonesCC4/status/1291504250703564800
https://twitter.com/BM21177322/status/1291654705853149184
Gilbey could be a fan fave from what I have been reading! Washington will put pressure on Bonne and Chuks. Good Stuff!
— ๐๐ค๐ฏ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ (@WozzaLaney) August 7, 2020
QPR Twitter hasn't given me hope on Washington…Said Hemed is twice the player.
— Oliver Tall (@Baronoli) August 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/Peterobs3/status/1291420583914360833
Welcome any player to #cafc if Bowyer and Gallen want them and they work hard for the club. Every fan should.
— Sam Carter (@SamSamcarter11) August 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/oyesteban/status/1291481010975244289
If Bows and Fallen say they are good enough then I trust them, they are like the apenne and Teller of football. If we get them through door then that two great pieces of business.
— Anthony Green (@AntTheAddick) August 6, 2020
I'd rather have a football club for them to play at currently #cafc
— Ryan Hayes (@rhayes90) August 7, 2020
Gilbey looks quality
— George (@GeorgeBurkitt_) August 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/Valleyboyz9/status/1291422974906642437
https://twitter.com/Valleyboyz9/status/1291445146060546048
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