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Who on earth thought it was smart to tell him he'd be part of the squad to begin with? Shit like this will have players regretting making the switch before even playing the game.

On this one occasion, I actually get where the club is coming from. Milan are just trying to take advantage of the CWC deadline. Let them have an unhappy player and stop doing dealings with them. It's very straightforward. Petrovic being excluded is the odd decision (they view this as a 24/25 tournament regarding loan players yet add Santos to the squad). Idiotic choices like this are what annoy me most.

Playing for a Championship side and a PL side are two completely different things. There's a reason he saw most of his playing time in Europe's third tier club competition.

The manager wanted KDH..................

What are they paying him per week, though? There's more than just a flat fee.

That's why Inter Miami were invited, yeah? Huge history and known worldwide 😃 They might be no names to someone based in Europe with limited knowledge about stuff across the globe. River Plate & Boca are bigger names than almost all the European sides participating. The snobbery around anything non-European is something else. Expanded WC should be a joy in 12 months time.

Why? It should be a fair competition for all. Whether FIFA likes it or not, lesser known clubs (Al Ahly, for example, the most successful club in world football) will reach the KO stages. What's the point of teams getting to that stage only to go out and spend £100m+ to increase their chances?

Such a bizarre set up. It literally benefits the top sides at the tournament.

I'm sure Allegri's appointment is playing a part. He probably had hope that working with him again might change his mind. Felix deal should have been enough of an indicator for current management, tbh. As others have reported, clubs know we have at deadline, and they are trying to take advantage any way possible. If we don't get this done for the CWC, the club should walk away.

We are partially to blame. How many times have we loaned players to Italian clubs for peanuts with no obligations? Stop doing business with them unless it's in our favour.

He's the modern day Ben Afra/Nasri. The talent is there in boatloads, but his application is the issue. Pep might be able to sort that side of his game out & get a De Bruyne replacement in the process.

Starting for Brazil in Ancelotti's first game in charge. KO in under 20 mins.

Talent wise, he's probably the best teenager to play the game (Pele might be in the eyes of those around his time).

They are playing hardball, that's it. It seems like we're partially to blame with an insult offer as well.

They are getting a hefty fee for Reijnders and Hernandez is supposedly off to Saudi. I doubt they need THAT much.

As with any Chelsea signing, my initial feelings are cast aside. He's now a Blue, so I'm hoping he hits the ground running. He will prove to be a steal if he can have half the impact Palmer has had since joining.

I had Maignan in mind when I made the comment. We wouldn't be signing a GK of his calibre to bench him. If the move does actually materialise, we could certainly alternate during the group phase (providing we are in a good position).

Exactly what I was thinking. For that type of money, we should be going after WC talent. Kudus, while playing for a struggling West Ham team, has been far too inconsistent.

I feel like it will have to be Jorgensen. Penders is supposedly meant to be part of our CWC squad, but it would be stupid to have him rot on our bench at a crucial time in his development.

It's three or four years too late, in my opinion. He's not the GK he used to be.

You forgot to mention Everton as well. I feel like he needs to be "that guy", and that wasn't the case, especially during his second spell at Chelsea. Had we signed him during Conte's spell, he might have proven to be a decent signing, nothing more. I agree with your evaluation, though. Some players can't handle the speed or high tempo matches while they are afforded breathers in La Liga or Serie A. The physical aspect isn't as important as it was 20 years ago, but it will be interesting to see if Estevao bulks up from Aug to the start of next year. Rogers would do. I just feel like will continue to buy Conference/EL standard players that might suit the likes of Tottenham rather than us. We need someone that will show a real sign of intent. I do wonder what will happen with Diallo should this signing be confirmed. He's one player I actually rank from their squad. Last time I checked, Ligue 1 was considered one of the top five leagues especially during that period when you had the likes of Ronaldinho plying their trade there. The press will print anything for clicks.

I personally believe he'd be a better signing than any winger we purchase during this window.

£60m layout, £300kpw~, and 27 in two days. Not to mention his only productive seasons have come in Portugal. It shouldn't surprise anyone why people aren't jumping through hoops for him. Tell me the last 27 yr old to not have played in any of Europe's top leagues and delivered.

He's another Haller without the impressive goalscoring record in Germany.

His age and wages will immediately kill any noise about that being a possibility. He would have been the first elite signing signalling a real intention to be back amongst Europe's elite.