LAM09

I was thinking more recently, but if we're going back, here are three glaring omissions: Salah, De Bruyne, and Tomori. It's neither here nor there whether a player would want to come back. We should just be covering ourselves, even if we potentially lose some money in the process of doing so.

We keep doing it, though, and pick and choose when to insert a buy-back clause, which would make things a hell of a lot easier. Any player under 21-22 who has played for us should have one inserted. I'm almost certain Gilmour will look like the answer to our problems twelve months from now (if we continue to twiddle our thumbs for a MF).

Ah, okay. He's probably hitting all those targets on the regular.

We're not a feeder club here to facilitate other people's moves. Signing Mbappe for a year as a stopgap for him is embarrassing and has nothing to do with us "being entitled". If he wants to play a few years here before following Hazard's route, we'd be extremely fortunate.

Thanks for the correction. More reason to not believe most of what you read.

I thought Haaland earned 500k~ (happy to be corrected). I'd be interesting to see what his real motivations are should RM cool their interest.

Talent aside, I'm against signing Mbappe due to his attitude, but with our very impressive clear-out, would a move for him actually be feasible all things considered (FFP related)?

That might be the case, but it's still some achievement in what most view as the best league in the world. Being able to do both is surely Kane's priority.

I feel like breaking Shearer's record is a major motivation for him. If Bayern, United, and ourselves bid for him, I'm sure he'd reject the former in a heartbeat. There's going to be a time when Levy doesn't get his way. The question is: when?

The amount of exposure such a transfer would bring to the league would be crazy. Make the guy a celebrity, and your analogy would be on point—it's a win-win.

We were spoiled for far too long, unfortunately. Bono on a two/three year deal with the hope Slonina has a similar loan spell to the Snake. That would be the ideal scenario, and it would cost us peanuts in the process.

Preseason or not, it's refreshing to see us score goals again. 9 goals in two games. 😃

Could Jackson be that guy? Early signs are very good. On the topic of Casadei, he's far too good to spend a season in the Championship. He's impressed me the most out of the young trio of CM's over both games.

If he does stay, I don't see where he can be utilised aside from being the furthest forward in a three man midfield. He's too much of a liability elsewhere.

The talent has always been there. No buyback baffled me at the time.

I'm surprised no one has gone for him yet. If Kvaradona leave Napoli, he'd be a perfect replacement. This is only the second time the majority of these players have played together. It's to be expected.

Exactly! Talent alone isn't enough to be competitive, and it's been that way for some time. I'd rather have 11 Azpi's than 11 Neymar's any day of the week.

Making jibes as if we're at the same level. Tragic tbh. This should be more reason as to why we need to drop this pursuit ASAP; don't succumb to their requests, let an unhappy player stink up the club, and we can go after someone who is a much better option all-around.

If he helps them win a few titles in the meantime, no one will complain. I alluded to it before, but I see Mbappe joining RM in his late twenties and can see him joining a Prem team. It would have been interesting to see Griezmann's FM save come to life (Mbappe joining the Toon). However, that isn't feasible right now due to FFP.

Who exactly is this "pretty reputable and respected investigator"? I'm unsure if supposedly false charges were dropped on his cousin. I'd hazard a good guess that no one here is well versed in all the goings on in French football, so tarnishing someone based on hearsay (which is what it is) is pointless. There's no chance in hell that he is. Just give Twitter a look to find out everything you need to know about his actions.

As mentioned in the tweets, that lawsuit has no bearing on his article about Wahi & his cousin. The allegations were linked from his Wiki page, which can be altered by anyone with a brain cell. I'd like to think those making the decisions have the relevant information and are making a conscious decision prior to signing him. Fake news spreads like nobody's business, while the actual truth is shunned.

Those allegations were supposedly regarding his cousin, not him. Separate budgets.

He's content but is seemingly interested in moving to Inter. Which one is it? There - Jérôme Boateng - Player profile | Transfermarkt A free agent that would tick a number of boxes (if he remains fit) and has already played in the league. He started 21 games the season before that, so your point is? I specifically mentioned that I would be content with keeping him this season due to the lack of European football. If he's still on our books 12 months from now, we need move him on or be satisfy with mediocrity.

You can have a reliable CB with experience as a backup instead. If our standards are that of Chalobah's skillset, you shouldn't be surprised as to why we haven't challenged for the title for an age. He started TWENTY ONE games last season, so by your understanding, he's CB 2 quality?