LAM09

Happy to hear the rumours were just that. Great player to have in the squad.

He's wanted to go to Bayern since his Leverkusen days.

I see him being offloaded before the window is shut, personally. Also, I would prefer a promising youngster to be in his place instead. They need to be given a chance eventually.

He'll only stay because he's HG. He's a decent player, but isn't going to offer much at all.

Looks like him to Roma on loan is a done deal.

He was a decent player for three British clubs beforehand as well. I don't see Begovic being a certain number 2 at all. If Thibo has some bad games, Begovic could take full advantage and possible become our number 1.Finally, I totally agree with your last point as we need to see our youth players be given a chance, but I also think the money is there if Mou wants it. Juan being the main example of that.

Milner cost £26m five years ago. I get your point, but most of them won't want to sit on the bench. Milner would have been ideal for us, but wanted to be a starter. It's easy to pinpoint players, but trying to convince them to sit on the bench more often than not is much harder. Most English players like to have their say about such predicaments.

The majority of players you mentioned aren't HG. HG/English are almost the same thing. I get the fact that prices are more inflated for the latter, but that's more likely seeing as most HG players are British. The number of foreign HG players is minimal.

I'm aware of that, but they're similar.

I understand Mourinho's comments, but I honestly believe we can afford him by putting the right deal in. Oscar + £35-40m would interest Juve, but I guess the lack of interest is to do with the board.

I hope Juan, Filipe and Mikel are off.

The fact that we need to increase our HQ quota is clear as day. We are yet to give youth a chance (bought Filipe, Falcao, Juan, etc). Until we make our own stars or at least given them a chance to shine, we'll have to keep buying English talent. In addition, who's replacing JT when he retires?Don't see Zouma being the answer if he ain't starting ahead of the inferior Cahill.

His lawyer said he's staying in Italy, so his next destination is either Inter or Roma.

It all depends on what we're looking for. I'm more than happy to have our defence sit back and do their job, but only when the front four does theirs. The rules for both are quite straight forward, but having Willian and Iva/Dave on the same side does nothing for the team going forward. That's my problem in the first place. Add to the fact that we need to promote youth when needs be (sell Filipe and replace him with Ake). I just hope Mou finds balance this season, as we can't be reliant on three players going forward (especially Hazard).

He's a RB and should play there. We need someone with some sort of attacking prowess on either side, as our attack from the back is stifled ATM. Why Filipe was bought and hardly used is beyond me, as he's more than capable to fill that void.

I think it's clear that Mourinho would like him here, but we will most likely miss out due to his fee.

He should be given a chance to play as our LB if Filipe leaves. It kills me seeing Dave play there (nothing to do with his ability).

Quite a few people after some good displays. I'm not sure why Mou keeps Cahill in the starting XI, as he's gone downhill IMO. Terry and Zouma should be the starting pairing amongst what we currently have.

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He hasn't signed an extension, so he might not be there next season.

That could be one of the best signings. Swansea normally make astute signings.

If Gotze leaves, he'll be Bayern bound.

If he goes, he'll be replace by someone like Mitrovic. Wouldn't be great business, but maybe Remy wants to be a starter.

He would be a good addition for the present and future, but we better not overpay. £25m is the max we should offer.

He would be an upgrade, but I'm sure he'll be off to Inter.