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Teams were probably wary due to his stint at Milan & Sevilla to a lesser extent. Haller & Jovic had similar numbers at the same club & haven't exactly done much since. Re-signing Isak would be the best option to them. However, I can't see them spending that much even if they receive £200m+ this summer.

He had a decent season the year Wolves were newly promoted & most teams weren't that aware of them. Come last season and see his contribution, not to mention his actual decision making (which is awful IMO). All in all, I see him being nothing more than an addition player to our squad that won't improve it of any note should he join. We've had enough of those players in recent years, haven't we? Hakimi does much more than that and actually has some end product. The drop-off between the two is so drastic it isn't even funny. His actual decision making is the reason I'm against the prospect, which has been evident on countless occasions. Different fees have been mention, but if he doesn't notably improve on what we have, why throw money down the drain?

Spending £30m+ on whim just isn't smart business. I would rather keep the options we have and strengthen in areas we are severely lacking.

I can't see it at all. He doesn't have any end product & I don't see that drastically changing if he joined us.

I'm sure there's more to that. Not having to learn another language could be another reason (if he's fluent in French).

City overpaying for British talent. Some things never change.

They'll only recoup a decent sum of money from a few of those. However, as you mentioned, Mbappe not signing a contract extension would swing things. Also, I can't see Real Madrid not making a major signing this summer looking at the current state of their squad.

I don't think we'll go another season of winning a major trophy & sitting still. I'd expect at least one major signing (hopefully Haaland).

I'd honestly be shocked if RM ended up signing Haaland & Mbappe unless I'm missing something and their financial situation has been blown out of proportion.

Everything that has come out in recent weeks seem to point to Tuchel wanting his first choice targets or nothing, which is music to my ears.

That may be the case, but quite a few here and elsewhere knew loaning him to Sheffield United wasn't a good idea, and it proved just that. There's been a number of players that have followed a similar fate over recent years thanks to poor choices by the club.

Us and loans don't normally go too well. Just look at what's gone on with Amapdu.

If you think of the business Leicester has done since being promoted to the Premier League, it's up there as the best.

PSG don't exactly have a certified CF, so they could push for him if Mbappe is seriously considering leaving.

I'm rather surprised Michy hasn't been mentioned at all. I guess a positive Euros might change that.

He's done it three times already, so I'm sure nothing will change. Have some success for a few years and then, jump ship.

I think that's a drastic way to think considering our poor chance conversion rate late season. Werner & Havertz are the only two that I can see improving in that department.

Yep. Can just look at the Alaba deal to see what state they're in.

Still crazy to think they bought him back, just to sell him, considering their options.

That's why I mentioned our team being toothless upfront. I can't imagine there being a drastic improvement from any of our wingers in terms of numbers and we don't exactly have a goal getting from midfield aside from Mount. I agree with the fact that Haaland can only take some of the burden, but we can't (IMO) continue with just what we have in attack and expect a massive turnaround in numbers.

I know. We'd essentially be making RJ an RCB permanently and I'm not a real fan of that long term. Also, we have a a very promising RB called Livramento that will find game time hard to come by.

Talk of signing Hakimi screams "cherry on top". It would be throwing money at an area that we don't really need to invest in and not to mention, deadwood in such positions - Alonso, Emerson, Zappacosta.

If we don't sign Haaland, who's going to hit 20+ goals? You could say, Werner will take a number of changes he missed last season, but we're so toothless in the final third as a team.

I can only see this being feasible, if a number of first teamers are on their way out.

Can imagine the tournament will be plagued by it. I'm honestly surprised they didn't reduce the number of venues (9 different countries).