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Although he has played further forwards, he has primarily been a deep lying midfielder in his loan spells. He is more likely a replacement/cover for Tronstad than Cantwell https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cj698lk17wnt#Line-ups

Blackburn boss Valerien Ismael does not expect new signing Moussa Baradji to return to fitness until after the next international break in October.

one who looks like he cant be arsed

So he is like a worse version of John Buckley? 😉

He could technically be signed now, he jut cannot be registered until the window opens on 1st Jan. This is possible as "future signings" can be made, all paperwork completed etc, the top teams do so all of the time. This would mean that if he is signed as soon as the window opens, then 1 full window will have passed by the time the January window closes, so he could then be converted in the summer of 2027 when the registration window reopens. Obviously this relies on Rovers being organised and efficient, so is pie in the sky stuff

Would 1 full domestic registration period essentially mean 1 transfer window & mean that he could be converted during the summer? Either way, it seems a waste of an ESC slot unless he is the reincarnation of Maldini

I think so, although given his age (going back to the Mafoumbi discussion during the summer), one appearance would then mean he could be converted to a standard work permit "Or they can give Exauce Mafoumbi his Championship debut. As the player hasn’t yet made his senior debut for any club, making his first appearance in a bad second-tier league would earn him five points. He’d then get an additional 10 points for playing in the Championship, hitting the 15 needed to qualify for a GBE work permit."

Would hope (although not necessarily expect) that a 20 year old college kid who has never played a senior game would be a signing for the u21s, not the first team

probably a few £100K

Looks like Ismael got "his wish", and exchanged some/all of the transfer budget for "essential works on the pitch" https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/december/10/venue-change-for-fa-youth-cup-contest/

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/december/10/venue-change-for-fa-youth-cup-contest/

To reiterate, he would not be my pick, but I can see a signing of that ilk (cheap & hard working striker to come on and save Ohashi's legs in the second half of games)

You can only sell/loan players if you can find buyers. If Carter could be sold/loaned then fine, but given his struggles to stay fit, I do not feel we would find any takers. In that instance we are left with him here, as part of the squad, When fit, he is first choice in that right centre back role for me, but it would be madness not to insure against another likely injury

In numbers, it is enough, but when we factor in the injury records of Carter & Wharton, we need another. Assuming they both (Carter & Wharton) come back from injury in the New Year without their returns being delayed, it would be almost unbelievable to think that neither would be injured for at least a month or 2 later in the season, purely based on past history