LAM09

Another wind up.

I would love to know how many of the people hating on him actually SAW him play last season.

Happy to see him not be wasted anymore. I'm sure he'll get double figures at Palace, if he stays fit.

Hope he can actually make an impression in the Prem. Probably his last chance to do.

Munir's going the other way in the Paco deal.

Might not be a bad option, but Radja would have been the perfect acquisition.

Another Italian club trying to rinse us. They are supposedly after €40-50m for him.

I'm sure he'll get a fair crack of the whip if he joins. A better option than Oscar IMO.

There's no way we'll sign both. I can't see Monaco selling the latter now, so it'll probably be Alonso only.

I remember him being decent, but not top 4 quality (I know he's improved since, but the sentiment is still the same). I've watched plenty of Fiorentina's games over the past 2-3 years. He's clearly a last resort at this point IMO.

Azpi came out of nowhere and took to the Prem quickly. Alonso has had two bites of the cherry in the Prem already and didn't light it up on either side of the field.

De Bruyne & one other man is to blame for his departure. Things happen for a reason whether it's good or bad.

We honestly can't be going forward with him as a CF and not buying someone/anyone in the next few days. Quite a bit of talk about Gyan coming back to England. I seriously wouldn't be against getting him to fill in for this season.

Can't do no wrong according to a few around here.

I know Burnley were really poor, but he was immense. We would have had it harder or even conceded if it wasn't for him covering up.

The best we have at this point in time.

The best we have at this point in time.

That and Kante helping the defence out.

Clean sheet!

Willian still on FK duty. [emoji17]

Should be game over.

No Cesc or Michy. C'mon Conte!

I know it's early in the season, but I thought a starting role was almost a cert according to several around here?

Are we only scouting the Italian league?

The flaw of putting all your eggs in the Koulibaly basket and seemingly paying for it.