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Couldn't take him rejecting them (nice change tbh). Also, I'm sure La Liga throwing a hissy fit about City/PSG probably has something to do with it as well.

Liverpool are bringing Nunez in to fill in the holes left by Mane's impending departure, Origi going to Milan and Minamino seemingly close to leaving as well. I wouldn't exactly call that "strengthening".

Or Suarez....

I really hope we stay well clear. As you stated, he's just as bad in front of goal.

There really isn't another position in our team where he would thrive, so it shouldn't come as a surprise. Will be interesting to see who will be behind him, though. I'm hoping Broja will get a chance at the very least this season.

It was bound to stop at some point considering the number of players that have emerged & are playing in the UK or across Europe.

We're fortunate that our academy is probably among the best around and players are able to make the step up to offset our poor transfer dealings.

City have supposedly shown interest....

I remember there being quite a few that were vocal. No longer to be seen. There's no chance we're activating his €150m release clause IIRC.

It's a constant theme with Belgian players, so it shouldn't come as any surprise.

Playing in a FA Cup semi-final and starting a CL quarter-final. Those are two that come to mind. I'm not disagreeing with you about your concerns about our midfield btw, as I have similar ones. It's the doom and gloom surrounding some of your posts regarding certain things. Do you want us to spend £100m+ on Rice, as there ain't many notable improvements on the market for that position?

RLC "helped" Fulham get relegated and still had a notable role within the squad last season. These players are either worthy of a chance or ought to be cut loose this summer.

We also have someone by the name of Ampadu that could play DM. We aren't exactly short on option, but whether they're up to the job is a different story.

Pulisic has played 115 games, Salah played 19 games; their playing time at the club isn't comparable in the slightest.

If they're all fully fit, Dembele by a country mile. They are generally good at signing players that fit their system. Pulisic would be another one that would fit that notion, but we shouldn't be doing anything to strengthen our rivals unless we have something to gain in terms of personnel.

One minute a deal to PSG is almost done, and now this. Either way, if he joins us, it will mainly be down to Tuchel's presence.

I wasn't aware of that. It would make sense, considering he didn't offer much.

Everyone keeps saying that, but they manage to sign Torres & Traore for around 80m~ a few months ago. Once Dembele is off the books, they'll be back to signing players.

That's only Dembele then. Let's see if the rumours are true over the coming days.

We supposedly couldn't approach anyone until the takeover was complete, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that no transfers are close to being done.

He's effectively the best of a bad bunch, so those stats don't mean much.

If you look at their attacking players, they are either getting on or want to leave, so this would be the perfect time. I personally prefer us going for Lewy, if there's any interest on his behalf.

I think Bayern would make a lot of sense considering his relationship with Nagelsmann & Lewy being on the move.

It's the only way most of them (Juve being the exception) can accommodate such transfers.

I'm sure it's based on the league's co-efficient.