OhForAGreavsie

It's a bit of a stretch describing Levi as a former Brighton player. 🙂

Better yet, let's hope that he already is a solid squad option but that he simply hasn't been able to demonstrate it yet.

I'm going to agree with any attempt to sign Rogers and I'm going to talk about the importance of the squad team this season. I've said all of this before so anyone who has read what I have to say about it before won't miss anything if they dip out here. I see 8 as Rogers optimum position and, given any encouragement by Villa, would certainly attempt to add him to the squad. If signed I would then prefer him over Enzo. For me he matches Enzo's physical attributes and betters our vice captain's technical skills. Even given that Enzo outscored Rogers last season I believe Rogers improves us immediately. Starting with the game at Lincoln, Enso will obviously hope to use the squad team for appropriate domestic cup matches. Beyond that it would make a massive contribution if he can use them against 'pot 4' CL opponents and even, crucially, in some Pl games either side of big CL fixtures. It's been a key help to Pep over the years that he could rotate heavily and still pile up PL points. If we can give Enso that luxury it will be an important step.

Why does anyone need to tell us?

Plus he is technically competent, making him well equipped to play as an 8.

Currency mix up between reports?

It's probably a question of whether we can afford to sell him! Whatever transfer fee we accept for Jackson must work within uefa's equation. If it doesn't, and he is determined to get away, it would be better to find a loan move where we retain control of his future transfer rights. Then we pin our hopes on a successful loan enhancing his future transfer value, If such a loan was not successful then, with the length of his contract as it is, we wouldn't really be in any worse a situation than we are now. It might even be that the pressure from next year's equation changes such that we could even afford sell at a loss if we wish.

This is turning out to be a great day for Barcelona. They woke up to learn from the chattersphere that they wanted €60m for their player. Now they see the same sources want to chuck an extra €40m at them. Nothing for it but to pop back to bed and see how many more nice millions the morning brings them.

The £40m fee paid for Garnacho only becomes close to £50m if he is sold on for close to £100m. If he establishes himself as a player clubs are prepared to pay that kind of fee for, the last thing we would want to do is sell him. 🙂

Great spot. Good omen?

Was hoping for Dortmund from pot-1. Getting Barca and Bayern is as bad as it gets and landing Napoli from pot-3 is brutal. Got my heart set on a rematch with PSG in the final. I may have to tone my hopes down. 🙂

Sadly he won't be facing Chelsea in the 2025/2026 Champions League.

I think the real flaw in the strategy during this transfer window may, and I stress may, have been to over estimate the amounts achievable from the sales of Jackson and Nkunku. I say may because, until the window closes, we can't really know whether or not the club has accomplished what it set out to do. It is possible that, had the club realised it might not achieve the necessary value from those sales it may well have reordered at least one incoming transfer. If the club genuinely saw Gittens as a higher priority than Simons or Garnacho then fair enough. If they miscalculated however, then that error is going to put our squad development back at least 6 months and probably more.

There could be logic in selling Jackson for a lower fee than the club's estimate of his true value if that sale then allowed us to complete the purchase of a priority target. If, however, that deal can only be completed at a fee which does not allow us to complete the purchase of a priority target then what would be the point of proceeding? If all we do is lose money, and value, while still being unable to bring in the players we want, we may as well just hang on to Jackson or any other player in a similar situation.

It's 50-50 that the fixture might be at home, which would be the ideal situation for Satpaev. In any case I meant only that a match against his parent club would be nice for the lad and for CFC fans similar to the way the Palmeiras game was. If we can avoid a 7000km trip that's good but, if it gets dumped on us, it gets dumped on us. We play the hand we're dealt. Meanwhile, I know absolutely nothing about the lad so I have no opinion about his chances. Your points about the challenges he faces are obviously correct however.