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Sure.

What exactly has that guy done to be regarded any better than baka or DD? Baka had a 100 tines more successful season than this guy last season so just can't seem to understand your logic.

Why not call a spade a spade? Kovacic for 40/50 mil is another waste of 40/50 mil. That kind of money should be getting us a first team player who can help make the team better. Does kovacic do that? Hell No. He is a bang average player who can dribble without 0 end product. Thats it.

People trying to convince themselves that this is a good buy by comparing it to our worst midfield phase in the last 20 years.

Any idea about the fee?

Should not he then buy him from us for let's say 100mil,,£

Hmmm. So that's 120mil on kovacic, bakayoko and drinkwater. Dear mother of God. We really don't learn from our mistakes, do we? I just hope this is all nonsense.

Super, Super Frank. Super Super Frank, Super Super Frank, Super Frankie Lampard.

Wtf. Who the hell is he? Almunia? But be an arsenal fan

Oh yes. Stones too. But I think start of the window, lukaku's was valued at 50mil-ish. And that shit kept on rising and rising.

60 mil and we can start talking. Hate them with a passion. The way they fucked us over lukaku was just embarassing. 50mil. NO. 60mil. No. 70, no, 80, no 85, no 90. Cunts.

Most of these articles just seem like OTT opinions.

Each to his own. For me he is our best winger given the options of CHO, pulisic and pedro. If you want the definition of "making up the numbers": thats pedro.

You really want/expect us to sell willian with a transfer ban on going?

Why do people still believe every thing that is written in the media. I am sure the club has the replacement down who would join us at the apt time so that he does not need to miss any pre-season days with the players.

Gk - Kepa, willy Rb - azpi, James Lb - Emerson, Jay da silva CB - Luiz, rudiger, zouma, Andreas Cm - Kante, jorginho, RLC, Barkley, baka, mount Rw - Pedro, pulisic Lw - willian, CHo St - Tammy, michy, giroud Sell - Alonso, zappacosta, DD Last chance for michy and baka to prove their worth

I am sorry but I can't agree with this. Net spend is a much better barometer of judging someone's spend than just actual spend. It shows that a club is losing someone of x asset and buying someone of y asset. It's not just a business perspective but also makes sense from a logical perspective. A squad contains 25 players, that's it. You keep on adding players of higher value to the ones you keep on selling, your net spend will increase and so will the quality of your squad (in most cases, not when you buy DD, baka, Zappa for 100mil). A balanced net spend means you are able to sell a player of the same quality (in general) to the player you are buying, but maybe the player you are buying is better for your squad Dynamics. Take the pool example you gave. Why should not I look at vvd and Allison as a 10mil net buy rather than a 140 spent. Coutinho was once the heart and soul of that pool team. Everything good that pool did used to come through him. Losing someone of that quality has to be taken into account rather than just looking at who pool bought in a vacuum. It's a matter of perspective. I would always look at net spend rather than just spend. But each to his own.

I have to go 09/10 to get an RM figure of net spend in triple digits (millions): 13-14: 60mil 12-13: 5mil 11:12: 47mil 10/11: 80mil Its literally been a decade of spending quite optimally. I can understand your frustration mate. RM, Barca and to an extent Bayern are like superpowers. They do what they please, how they please and when they please. I agree with almost everything you have. My only point of contention is that RM were due a rebuild. A decade is a lifetime in footballing and thats how long they have been quite for in the market. Their spends are lower than arsenal in the same time period.

I dont get this hate on madrid. This is their net spend for the last 5 seasons: 2018-19: -30mil euros 2017-18: +88mil euros 2016-17: -7.5mil euros 2015-16: -70mil euros 2014-15: -13mil euros Total: -32.5 mil euros. They have spent a total of 32.5 mil euros in 5 years. let that sink in. Winning 3 CLs. in the same time period, we have spent 200mil pounds on crass like DD, morata, baka, alonso, zappa and we are the ones to cry and moan about them spending. LOL

Damn. I was hoping he got a shot.

Raneiri had DD behind Kante, Conte had matic. Moreover both of those managers played a double pivot. Playing in a 3 with only one proper DM is a completely different ball game. Essien was a not a DM too, but given the personnel, he was the best choice and one of the best that played.

I don't see any manager in the world except for sarri who will choose jorginho over Kante as the dm

In that case how are ben arfa and adel taraabt doing these days? They had "talent" too. Come on man, its been 4 years since he had a "decent" season. Not exceptional, just a decent season and people want us to spend 50mil euros on him? Seriously? Have we actually learned nothing from the baka, DD, morata fiascos. I cant wait for this month to end so that we can officially not buy this guy. Cant go through another couple of seasons of "he has talent", "he can dribble" etc etc that people go on and on here.

Good. Otherwise we would have spent it on morata and drinkwater.

Did not we buy Zappa from them? I would not be so sure about that then