LAM09

If there's black & white proof of wrongdoing (the City investigation has seemingly been ongoing for years already), what can they dispute? Our situation is quite different seeing as it happened under previous ownership & we have cooperated whilst City knowingly hide stuff. Keep as far away from Brighton as possible.

It's getting to the point where City will just continue about their business without any real punishment coming their way. It's farcical.

Where have we heard that before - https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/Chelsea-fc-transfer-news-kepa-napoli-b1015891.html

Desperation setting in...

Their so called "project" is going to stop enticing players very soon (if it hasn't already). To be honest, I meant aside from results. According to a handful who have written here, they take a similar scattergun technique. However, as someone with minimal familiarity of the sport, the skill pool is small when compared to football. Boehly's odd words irritated me from the minute he took ownership. Unless something has changed, he understands very little about the sport and is attempting to utilise the same strategy, expecting similar results. How's it working out?

They are nothing more than business people, and they continue to fail in that regard. I would have loved to have followed their journey since they took over the Dodgers.

I'm getting this feeling some deals are only being done to accommodate the merry-go-round. Signing Felix permanently (someone Atletico has been unable to shift for years) when we have Nkunku & Palmer makes no football sense. As much as people disliked the possible Samu transfer, it may have made sense in the long run. This screams bust already. However, if any deal needs to be made that sees Sterling leave for good, I'm all for it.

Osimhen can still have an impact for his team when he isn't scoring (just have a look at Nigeria's AFCON run to the final). That's what makes him different from the CF's you mentioned. We are awful defensively at the best of times, so just having a finisher would arguably put us back a step. Everyone is obviously entitled to their own views. It just makes me question how much they've actually watched of Osimhen, given the number of less than complementary remarks aimed in his direction. €100m - forget it. €40-60m plus Lukaku (massive wages off the books) or similar fee with an obligation next summer - a no brainer.

Sommer having one of those performances. Great attempt from Nkunku, though.

Another season of no end product (without Palmer) on the horizon? I hope Nkunku & him come on at HT.

There's been talk about Kubo.

He's suspended anyway, so not much of a miss.

They just got a nice sum for Soule as well. It really does go to show money talks. Kilman & him isn't bad business with Zouma potentially off to Saudi.

We all know these Italian clubs play us like a fiddle. However, if they are will to cover all his wages (0.0000001% chance), we should bite their hands off.

It's not so much the destination; it's the lack of progression. He's gone from the Belgian top flight to the third tier of English football. If this move shows anything, it's that he won't be playing for the first team anytime soon, if at all.

So much for being the next big thing. He's probably regretting not joining RM at this point.

I lost track of reports saying it was Juve or no one. Anything for clicks should it be confirmed.

Neto is a great signing (slightly on the expensive side, tbh), but it leaves us with more wide options than needed & doesn't solve our goal scoring issues either. Sterling should be one of the names shipped off to make space. I can't help but feel the board is purposely ignoring the real issues within this squad (reliable CB & CF).

Watching his performance against Egypt a number of days ago, he was invisible (the entire squad except one are either playing in the domestic league or Gulf). I understand judging players in isolation isn't ideal, as it could have been an "off day." By the same token, he did nothing in a game he should have really dominated, and there's a reason he's rarely featured for Spain in their run to the final. £35m is certainly better than the rumoured fees a few weeks ago. However, if you look at it this way - Gallagher in exchange for him. Is that good business? Right now, I know who I'd rather have.

Him & Badi should have been long gone, tbh. Chalobah being HG works in our favour. In an ideal world, all three are sold with a notable replacement coming in. Time is ticking.

I have a hunch Conte will keep pushing for this, and it will finally happen, but someone else will step in for Osimhen. No clue why something so simple (from the outside) is being dragged out.

He came through our academy. You should realise by now that isn't something to our board's liking. In all honesty, we currently have six CB's in our squad. I don't see anything happening (we obviously need a good starting point CB) unless one or more are sold.

That's all Sky Sports were saying when Lukaku joined, especially after our early season win at The Emirates. Saying that, I do feel Osimhen would solve that one issue we've had season after season for far too long.

DDF is seemingly being sold this window as well. It seems far too soon to be doing that, but it's quite clear the board don't have much of a long term goal in place aside from making profit.

Aside from that season when he was seemingly the only attacker that turned up, I felt the same way. An incredible frustrating player. Pedro still doing his thing in Serie A. He just has that eye for goal,