Vesper

a great deal surely is it has been manifest for over 2 years now

Nagelsmann already has said for ages his dream is to manage in the EPL, as it is the best league in the world I really hope Barca and Real collapse as powers nothing special about Spain, they do not have a birth right to have the two biggest clubs in the world, Barca from birth in 1899 to 2005 won ONE European Cup/CL, in 91/92 only reason they won most of the others was Messi I do not respect most of La Liga other than the big 3 and Sevilla, they are often super dregs its a pussy league lately I much more enjoy Ligue ! ffs, the quality of play is better by the year, and they have insane youth Spanish youth are nowhere near as good as French youth Ansu Fati is an African transplant from a non Spanish African nation, Guinea-Bissau, which was a Portuguese colony thy have no other teens atm who are special (that could change if someone like Pedri or Ilaix Moriba (I love him, a 17yo Barca CMF, but like Fati, he is not Spanish by birth or ex colony, he is a Francophone African, from Guinea) or Ander Barrenetxea or Bryan Gil blows up) the only other under 21 special player they have is Ferran Torres and he is soon 21 the only special 21yo they have atm is probably Riqui Puig French teens to 21yo¨s are far more numerous at top potential levels sorted by age from youngest (17) to oldest at 21yo (and value within the ages) Eduardo Camavinga Rayan Cherki Tanguy Nianzou Arthur Zagre Adil Aouchiche William Saliba Benoît Badiashile Rayan Aït Nouri Wesley Fofana Bafodé Diakité Han-Noah Massengo Willem Geubbels Khéphren Thuram Boubacar Kamara Aurélien Tchouaméni Jean-Clair Todibo Mohamed Simakan << great 20yo CB Maxence Caqueret Yacine Adli Illan Meslier << my top young keeper, he has looked amazing at Leeds for a 19, 20yo Kylian Mbappé Dayot Upamecano Ibrahima Konaté Moussa Diaby Mattéo Guendouzi Dan-Axel Zagadou Jules Koundé Boubakary Soumaré Evan N'Dicka Malang Sarr Ibrahima Diallo Youssouf Fofana Alban Lafont Stanley Nsoki Michaël Cuisance what country would you rather have for 21 and unders, lololol

only a few clubs would interest him that he has not already been at PSG Juve (Pirlo may be there for years though) AC Milan <<< this would be the play for me, as long as they back him maybe (its a stretch) Inter maybe Atletico Madrid (Simeone would have to bounce) or back to Barca he would never take the Real job, nor Dortmund (too small), nor any other EPL club (unless it was us! lol, joking) maybe the Spanish national team

Pep? no clue

tbf, that Arse offer of 35m euros for Aouar was from weeks ago, but twitter re-upped it and made it seem like a new one Bid rejected: Arsenal will struggle to land midfield star after offer of €35m + a player is REJECTED 3 weeks ago https://www.caughtoffside.com/2020/09/06/bid-rejected-arsenal-will-struggle-to-land-midfield-star-after-offer-of-e35m-a-player-is-rejected/

2007–08 Derby County makes 2020-2021 West Brom look like 2008–09 Barca

I just hate the palace vibe the colourway is oki, but not for us light light pink would be fine

I love pink, just not on the kits like ours now

Son blew out his hammy, out for weeks

Arsenal could hijack Atletico Madrid transfer move to land Thomas Partey alternative https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-transfer-news-idrissa-gueye-18989449 One possible alternate option could be Idrissa Gueye, the former Aston Villa and Everton defensive midfielder. His current team, Paris Saint-Germain, are reportedly looking to raise some funds and would be willing to let him leave, with Atltioc Madrid reportedly keen on signing him as a potential replacement for Partey.

work that swap deal for Kante in exchange for Partey and Felipe with a free loan to AM for Sarr if need be (or just pay some extra cash to AM cash, keep Sarr as our backup LB, and SELL BOTH ALONSO AND EMERSON) that way Rice can come in next season and go straight to CB (and still be a backup or rotational DMF)

I do not like this not at all he was shit on defence at Derby he was shit on defence here last year and now, we still are not improving I will give him time when we get Mendy and Chilwell and Ziyech (Ziyech for offensive flow which aids the defence, look at prime shitty) in but improvement simply must start over the next couple of months

I am so not hating I think he will end a superb free acquisition I certainly did not go bonkers at AC for the red card either only player hate I truly have hate for is for Kepa (as a player, not as a person) Alonso as a trad LB makes me rage too far too often, but that is not new and we soon have Chilwell as long as Mendy is adequate there is only one main thing making me ultra stressed out Lampard its been building for ages he has been given magnificent players yet seems so clueless far too often and our defence and set pieces are STILL SHIT this dwarfs all else for me atm

transfer market in a nutshell

I would be happy with Rice at DMF this season and IF he looks to be able to handle it and thrive as a CB, then switch him there next year and grab Zakaria next summer for the cruncher DMF plus Camavinga for the roamer, or if he is Real Madrid or Barca-bound (what everyone tells me) then go for the next best things, Boubacar Kamara or Bruno Guimarães or Ismaël Bennacer or finally the last of those 4 for me in terms of my preference, Boubakary Soumaré at this exact moment I have NO clue who there is out there that we make a CB move for, I already said multiple times about the Kante for Partey and Felipe swap (and that would change up some of the above, as if we have Partey, we would not need to grab Zakaria, plus we could wait for next season on Rice then and maybe straight switch him to CB like Lamps wanted in the beginning)

the number £65m keeps sticking in my head

Jiménez was downing tools

he dominated the MF against a very poor-playing Wolves

4 nil Haller wow

£65m for Dias is madness

BARCELONA REJECT €150M BID FOR ANSU FATI - EURO PAPERS IN TODAY’S EURO PAPERS, BARCELONA HAVE REPORTEDLY REJECTED A HUGE BID OF €150M FOR THEIR YOUNG STAR ANSU FATI. THE OFFER, WHICH HAS COME FROM AN UNNAMED CLUB, HAS SEEN FATI’S ALREADY HUGE PRICETAG RISE EVEN FURTHER. SPANISH MEDIA REPORT THAT LIONEL MESSI IS PARTICULARLY KEEN FOR FATI TO STAY THE NOU CAMP. 00:01:25, 2169 VIEWS, 4 HOURS AGO https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2020-2021/barcelona-reject-150m-bid-for-ansu-fati-euro-papers_vid1357649/video.shtml

Barca crushing Villarreal 4 nil at HT Ansu Fati on a hat trick

Wolves got smashed 3 nil with 6 to 8 minutes left