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They could have easily said take it or go, if he was holding out for such a wage. The club aren't normally known for buckling.

Good to know. We can't all play devil's advocate. [emoji1360] Everything around him is hype and promise rather than substances. We are essentially going above and beyond because Bayern turned his head.

How's the school holidays? [emoji4]

You don't go from £100k being offered for quite some time to a sudden breakthrough. It really isn't difficult to worth out what has changed.

Talk of £180kpw. [emoji52] We have followed the herd if that's really true.

Makes the move more baffling, then. I hope some reassurances were made, as this could easily turn into another wasteful loan.

Signed a new contract

That would probably be the case, but I can't see him succeeding in that position at the top level. I wonder if he will get any game time at RB.

Tidy finish from Barkley. We've beaten Barcelona, so we are now CL favourites.

I'm surprised Giroud is coming on before Michy.

Same could be said about a number of leagues right now (Juve & PSG aside).

Sancho. Everyone wants a piece of the pie now.

I'd have honestly given it to RLC or no one tbh. CHO name shouldn't even be in the discuss either.

Let's hope this is one of the loan moves that pay off. We don't need another player going out and hardly getting game time.

Looks like we're taking a big loss. No idea how he isn't even getting a sniff. I guess AFCON worked against him in that regard.

Plenty of talk about Ajax overpaying for Marin. It will be interesting to see if he can play a significant part in filling the void left by de Jong.

His success has come in Romania after a failed spell with Fiorentina, so it's hard to judge where he's at. A smaller set up might prove more beneficial at his age.

I think that would be inevitable. Last two notable youngsters had clauses (Ake & Thorgan), so it seems like the club are finally learning from past mistakes.

School's out. Should have clocked on. [emoji846]

Bravo!

I'd honestly prefer Kenedy to take his place, if he is hell-bent on leaving. Couldn't care less if he signs or not at this point. I just can't stand players (youngsters especially) that expect the earth because of some interest rather than on merit. Do your talking on the pitch and the rest will follow.

You mentioned what the point would be and I've stated why. We needed Hazard massively whilst that couldn't be further from the case in regard to CHO. He had something to gain from not sulking, one way or another.

Best player in the league compared to a youngster that hasn't proven anything IMO. Not exactly like for like, is it?

There are seemingly two constants going by reports over the last few months: 1) CHO wanting playing time (was effectively a starter mid Jan/Feb onwards). 2) CHO has rejected numerous contract extensions put forth by the club. Talk of Lamps being center of attention behind all of this needs to stop. Ball has been in CHO's court since Bayern showed an interest.

Fair enough. His actions thus far have push a number of people to that train of thought. Giving the benefit of the doubt isn't normally wise, especially where footballers are involved.