Vesper

I do not see him as a winger at all atm, but perhaps he changes my mind maybe we can call him a potential LMF/Inside Left

who is that? Carney Chukwuemeka is not a winger (anymore than Chilwell is), he is a combo CMF/AMF

it is simply impossible that all of these wingers (not counting Nkunku as a winger and some of the youth on this list are also MFers atm) go bust if they all do, we are done as a club maybe there is bad witchcraft that has perma hexed Boehly, at that point Raheem Sterling Mykhaylo Mudryk Noni Madueke Cole Palmer Tino Anjorin Kendry Páez Ângelo Gabriel Diego Moreira Omari Hutchinson Alex Matos Zain Silcott-Duberry Kiano Dyer Harvey Vale Dion Rankine Leo Castledine

so put you down as calling for a Poch sacking?

basically because in terms of left-footed (or ambipedal) wingers the ones struck through were either not available, injured (one), and/or told us no we bought him over the remaining ones (Diably being the massive non buy) Bukayo Saka Phil Foden Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Leroy Sané Ousmane Dembélé Moussa Diaby Raphinha Karim Adeyemi Mohammed Kudus Mikel Oyarzabal (massive injury) Michael Olise Jarrod Bowen Bryan Mbeumo Nicolás González Marcus Edwards Rayan Cherki Amine Adli

Thomas Frank says Brentford would be open to selling Chelsea target Ivan Toney ‘if the price is right’ https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/18/brentford-boss-thomas-frank-sends-message-to-Chelsea-over-ivan-toney-transfer-19519291/ Thomas Frank admits Brentford would be open to selling Chelsea target Ivan Toney in the January transfer window ‘if the right price is there’. Toney scored 20 goals in the Premier League last season but is currently serving an eight-month ban after he accepted 232 breaches of the Football Association’s rules on betting. The 27-year-old returned to training with Brentford on Monday but is unavailable to play until January 16, 2024. Chelsea, meanwhile, are considering a move for Toney as they look to provide a another boost to Mauricio Pochettino’s attacking options in the January window. And Frank believes Brentford would be open to a deal if Chelsea meet their asking price. ‘So far we’ve only sold one in the Premier League, that was David Raya – or that’s a loan but probably will be a sale in the future, I guess,’ Frank said on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football. ‘I think every club in the world are a selling club except five or six clubs. We are a selling club, if the right price is there. ‘I think if it’s the right time for the player to go, from my perspective that’s not my decision that would be Phil [Giles, director of football] or Matthew [Benham, Brentford’s owner] in the end, then I think if they have developed well with us, been on the journey, and now they’re proven good enough to go to the top clubs, then I think it’s the right thing, if it’s the right price.’ Asked if that applies to Toney, Frank replied: ‘Yeah, I think so. I understand why there are a lot of rumours out there about him. ‘For me he’s one of the best strikers, as a striker No.9, I don’t see many out there who is better in the world than him, of course you have [Harry] Kane, [Robert] Lewandowski, [Erling] Haaland and these types, but not many. ‘He scored 20 goals in the Premier League last year, in, of course, a very good Brentford side but of course we are not creating as many chances as the top six or seven teams. ‘So imagine him in a top team, he’d easily score 20, 25 goals, for me. I think he’s composed, he’s a good finisher, top mentality, so I understand why clubs are looking at him. ‘But he’s a Brentford player now, and if people want to come… in today’s market, the price for No.6 position players, we all know goalscorer or attackers are the most expensive ones. I guess that would be very expensive, unless it has changed and you pay more for a No.6 than a striker, I don’t know.’ Asked if he expects to receive offers for Toney in January, Frank replied: ‘Yeah, again, I’m just focusing on him. ‘I had a long meeting with him today, first day back in training so good to have him in. We just presented the plan for him and try to create the Ivan Toney 2.0, the beast, he’s on board and he’s looking forward to it.’

Chelsea view Giorgi Mamardashvili as top target https://thehardtackle.com/transfer-news/2023/09/19/Chelsea-view-giorgi-mamardashvili-as-top-target/ Chelsea maintains an interest in Giorgio Mamardashvili, as they could reportedly target a new goalkeeper in the new window. According to 90 Min, Chelsea are increasingly looking likely to target a new goalkeeper and have added Giorgio Mamardashvili to their shortlist. The 22-year-old La Liga star who plays his trade with Valencia remains a possibility, but any move will depend on his asking price. Giorgio Mamardashvili has silently made his mark as an important player for Valencia since joining the club. The Georgian has had a good spell with Los Che, which attracted the interest of many top-rated clubs during the recently closed summer window. Mamardashvili packs energy into his game and could bring the quality of modern keepers. Top teams are increasingly looking for stoppers who have more attributes in them than only the basics. Chelsea was keen before the summer window but chose to take a different path. In fact, they chose to overhaul their goalkeeping personnel after selling Edouard Mendy to Saudi Arabia and sending Kepa Arrizabalaga to Real Madrid on loan. The latter departure wasn’t planned, and in the aftermath, they signed Djorde Petrovic. Robert Sanchez arrived from Brighton in a £25 million deal. He replaced Kepa as Chelsea’s No.1. However, the Spaniard has been far from convincing so far, as Chelsea have struggled for relevance since the start of the current season. The report names many keepers as part of their potential shortlist. The story increasingly points at the possibility of a new keeper arriving in the next window. Coincidentally, the Daily Mail’s Sami Mokbel also linked them with a move for Arsenal star Aaron Ramsdale, with the England international’s place now threatened by David Raya. On Mamardashvili, the 22-year-old La Liga star attracted the interest of top clubs. Those included Real Madrid, who reportedly failed with a move in the aftermath of Thibaut Courtois’ injury. However, Chelsea are also keen on the Valencia star. Valencia reportedly put him up for sale in a bid to generate funds during the previous window. For their asking price, no club showed an interest in signing Mamardashvili, but the possibilities of a future departure remain intact. Chelsea could explore a move for the Georgian in the next window, but that will depend on his asking price. Moreover, they could also evaluate how Sanchez performs between now and January to determine if signing a new stopper is an absolute necessity.

Pundit Emmanuel Petit slams Chelsea boss for singling out Mykhaylo Mudryk after Bournemouth draw https://www.astamfordbridgetoofar.com/2023/09/football-pundit-slams-pochettino-Chelsea-mykhaylo-mudryk/ In an interview with Betway (h/t Football.London), French pundit and former Chelsea midfielder Emmanuel Petit slammed manager Mauricio Pochettino for unfairly singling out winger Mykhailo Mudryk after the Blues’ 0-0 draw with Bournemouth. Mudryk had a bright start to the game but had a sharp drop in performance after he was booked for a poor challenge on Bournemouth’s Max Aarons. Throughout the match, the 22-year-old created two chances however had zero shots at goal. T The Ukrainian was substituted in the 63rd minute after he failed to make the necessary impact. In the post-match conference, Pochettino claimed the £88 million winger still needs to “understand the game better” (h/t Daily Mail). Mykhaylo Mudryk with the Ukraine flag for Chelsea. Scapegoating a single player will not solve Chelsea’s issues After the draw against the Cherries at the Vitality Stadium, Petit said picking on Mudryk publicly would not help his confidence. Chelsea have lacked chemistry and cohesion all season. Their struggles in front of goal continued versus Bournemouth, but Petit feels the whole team is underperforming. However, Petit argued that Mudryk was unfairly scapegoated for the Blues’ ongoing issues. Apart from Raheem Sterling, no other Chelsea attacker should be proud of their performances so far this term. Pochettino’s public criticism of Mudryk risks damaging the young winger’s confidence as he continues adapting to the Premier League. Chelsea Boss needs to be patient with Mykhaylo Mudryk. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Mudryk joined Stamford Bridge from Shakhtar Donetsk on an eight-and-a-half-year deal in January. That shows that he has been brought here for the long term and needs time to adjust. The last thing that he needs is his confidence taking a hit in his formative years. The problem does not lie with the Ukrainian alone. Chelsea’s young team needs to build up good chemistry first.Perhaps Pochettino did not mean to single out Mudryk for the critics to have a go at the winger. He did balance out his statement with positives about the winger and he didn’t lie — he is adjusting to life at Stamford Bridge, we can all see that. No harm done. Mudryk should be strong enough to take such comments on the chin and continue honing his abilities.

Alfie Gilchrist signs new Chelsea contract ahead of potential January exit Sheffield United were keen on move for 19-year-old this summer https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/alfie-gilchrist-Chelsea-fc-transfer-news-2023-b1107835.html Chelsea defender Alfie Gilchrist has extended his contract at Chelsea by a further year until June 2025. The 19-year-old was an unused substitute on Sunday as Chelsea drew 0-0 with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. Mauricio Pochettino is well aware of his Blues Under-21s captain already having taken him on a pre-season tour of the United States. Gilchrist has yet to make his debut in an official senior match but played around 75 minutes under his new manager in warm up matches this summer. Chelsea have opted to tie down Gilchrist to a new contract having fielded interest from Sheffield United over a permanent transfer this summer. READ MORE Chelsea have long-term promise but not suited to deal with short-term demands Axel Disasi outlines what Chelsea are missing after forwards misfire again Chelsea injury update: Moises Caicedo, Noni Madueke, Reece James latest news and return dates Gilchrist also had loan interest and could look again at a temporary move in January when the transfer window opens. The central defender was signed from Queens Park Rangers at Under-11 level and comes from a family of Chelsea supporters. He was nominated for PL2 Player of the Year last season and was first named on the bench for the first team under Frank Lampard last season, at Old Trafford.

Callum Hudson-Odoi Mykhailo Mudryk

How not to score a goal: A short story by Chelsea Football Club https://theathletic.com/4870742/2023/09/18/Chelsea-goal-shots-analysis/ Chelsea desperately needed to find the right Neto. A sign of another frustrating game for the club came just a few minutes before the end of Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Bournemouth when it was announced to the home fans that the Brazilian goalkeeper had been named their man of the match. The 34-year-old certainly had his moments against Mauricio Pochettino’s side but it would be wrong to make out that Neto produced a saves-of-the-season montage. Instead, this was another consummate exhibition of Chelsea’s inability to score a goal. Last season, they set a new club-record low in the Premier League era of 38 goals from as many matches. They have started 2023-24 bang on course to match that underwhelming feat: they have five goals in as many 2023-24 Premier League fixtures, and none in their past two. Nobody can accuse them of not trying — Pochettino’s side rank joint-fourth in the division for total shots (81). The problem is the accuracy: Chelsea are second-bottom among the 20 clubs when it comes to the difference between their expected goals (xG) figure and the actual number of goals scored, and third-worst for shot conversion percentage. Yes, Chelsea are missing players – 12 of them, in fact, as Pochettino pointed out while defending his team after they were booed off at the end by a section of the travelling support. But at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday, Chelsea contrived to miss in almost every conceivable way and it leaves Pochettino – who has now not won any of his last 14 away games as a Premier League manager with them and previous employers Tottenham – with a major headache. We take a closer look at what happened to Chelsea in the final third against Bournemouth. Poor technique There were many examples of this, but nothing summed up how clumsy Chelsea players look when the opposition goal looms into view than Nicolas Jackson’s spectacular miss early in the second half. It was not a golden opportunity, but it will still make a highlights reel of embarrassing moments when the season reviews are being compiled next spring. Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu slid a ball through for the Senegal international to run onto in the 53rd minute. The angle was tight, so much so that taking a shot from that position always seemed ambitious. It did not stop Jackson from having a swing with his left foot, though. The ball ended up high in the stands, and embarrassingly wide of the target; as he lost his balance and fell over while his shot whistled into the crowd, Jackson looked like Superman flying in the air before crashing to Earth: “Bournemouth reject!” sang the home fans, a reference to how only a failed medical prevented Jackson signing for them from Spanish side Villarreal in this year’s January transfer window. Taking too long If only Conor Gallagher had made a connection sooner. Yes, the manner of Neto’s save low to his right played a part in his selection as man of the match, but what a chance the England midfielder had in the 34th minute. Perhaps he was in shock that Mykhailo Mudryk had successfully found him with a good ball inside the area — Gallagher was certainly very vocal toward the Ukrainian early on about the quality of a cross from the byline. On this occasion, Gallagher hesitated a fraction, let the ball run across him and uncorked a shot that was not placed far enough in the corner. It gave Neto the advantage, and he made the most of it: Gallagher’s shot is saved (Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images) Sloppiness and taking the wrong option As Chelsea began to run out of ideas in the latter stages of the match, the lack of confidence became more evident. In the 69th minute, Gallagher was carrying the ball with intent towards Bournemouth’s penalty area. There was a simple pass to be made inside to Jackson, but he played it behind the forward, so the pace went out of the attack. To make matters worse, Jackson then lost possession far too easily when attempting a very lazy pass. A little later, Cole Palmer provided evidence that it has not taken long for Chelsea’s shooting struggles to afflict him following his deadline-day move from Manchester City just over two weeks ago. Cole Palmer also struggled in front of goal (Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images) Pochettino sent on Palmer, bought for a mere £40million (plus a potential £2.5m in add-ons), three minutes past the hour. Not long after, he opted not to shoot when a promising position opened up, while two attempts he did get off – one through a defender’s legs and a first-time volley from Raheem Sterling’s cross – were blocked and saved respectively. GO DEEPER Ten Hag making tough Utd job harder; Chelsea's booing fans; Arteta's a genius or a mad man - The Briefing Failing to anticipate A top team always finds a way to get the ball over the line at some point, even when they are not at their best. Sometimes it takes getting the better of a goalmouth scramble. In the 65th minute, neither Jackson nor Levi Colwill could get the vital touch when they were just a few yards out, allowing Neto to make yet another save: Chelsea fail to force the ball in from close range (Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images) It wasn’t a glaring blunder, but it underlined that Chelsea still struggle to anticipate where balls are likely to drop in goalmouth melees. Having a player with sharper scoring instincts may well have made the difference. The unlucky miss Chelsea have not had much good fortune on their side recently, and this game could have been so different if they had not hit the woodwork twice. First, there was a Jackson shot from outside the area in the 13th minute — the timing seems fitting considering their bad luck — which hit the outside of a post and went wide. The effort was not cleanly hit but Neto was helpless as the ball bobbled past him. Even more agonising was Sterling’s free kick five minutes into the second half, which seemed to strike the crossbar and the post before bouncing down onto the line — it was only millimetres from all of the ball being over the whitewash: The ball did rebound to Colwill to ‘score’, but the England defender (No 26) was rightly denied a first Chelsea goal because he was offside when Sterling hit the initial shot: Chelsea fans are certainly making their feelings known. Chants of “Attack, attack, attack!” were heard in the first half yesterday, and then boos were audible after the final whistle. There is no crisis yet, but the crowd’s impatience to see their team score, let alone win, will surely come to the fore when Aston Villa come to Stamford Bridge next Sunday.

Chelsea and the ‘penny-pinching’ measures exposing tensions with their legacy support https://theathletic.com/4864754/2023/09/17/Chelsea-fans-cst-coach/ The matchday mood on the coaches that depart Stamford Bridge for Bournemouth this morning is expected to be more sombre than usual. Some of the supporters who will be on board are already wondering whether they will be able to afford to travel to Burnley on October 7. Chelsea announced late last month that they were scrapping the coach subsidy that had, for more than a decade, offered a small group of fans road transport for £10 return on away trips within the United Kingdom. This decision, made despite appeals to maintain the service during a lengthy consultation with the club’s fan advisory board, supporter groups and users of the coaches, drew swift condemnation from the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST). “It appears that during a cost-of-living crisis, Chelsea FC are happy to increase the financial burden on many supporters by penny-pinching,” their stinging final line in a punchy statement read. CST are funding the coach subsidy themselves for the Bournemouth game — partly to cushion the impact on affected supporters, partly in an attempt to shame the club into reversing their decision — but the fortnight since Chelsea’s announcement has yielded no sign that will happen. Having ridden out the initial storm, it would be a surprise if Chelsea changed course now. It is also worth noting that removing the coach subsidy is only one of a number of unpopular financial decisions taken since the appointment of Chris Jurasek as Chelsea’s new chief executive officer by the club’s ownership, led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, in May. Most relate to the matchday experience, where prices have gone up between five and 15 per cent across the board. The cost of a burger inside Stamford Bridge has risen by £1.50, chips are 45p more expensive and a pint of beer is around £1 more than it was last season. Official match programmes now cost £4, up from £3.50, despite being reduced by around 30 pages. Tickets to watch Chelsea Women now start at £10 for adults and £5 for juniors at Kingsmeadow and £10 for adults and £6.50 for juniors at Stamford Bridge, rising to as much as £60 for adults and £30 for juniors in the premium West View seats. Watching the development squad is also a couple of pounds more expensive now than it was in 2022-23. A basic Chelsea shirt from the Stamford Bridge megastore or online shop now costs just under £80, an increase on last season’s price of around £75. The club say their decision to raise kit prices is a response to increases in the cost of materials and manufacturing. Similarly, the rises in food and drink prices are attributed to rising supplier costs being passed on to fans. Changes to the programme are explained as an attempt to make what is a loss-making venture for many clubs more financially sustainable, and it is stressed that many of the pages cut carried adverts rather than content. On the subject of Chelsea Women, club officials point to Emma Hayes last year publicly calling for ticket prices to be increased in order to help fund the game’s continued growth — particularly for showpiece matches like those staged at Stamford Bridge. “We have to be more ambitious for ourselves,” she insisted. “Is it too cheap to watch women’s football? I think it is, especially the top games.” There is hope that increasing ticket prices will help raise the commercial value of the women’s game, as well as better reflect Chelsea Women’s status as the best team in England and one of the best in Europe. In the round, Chelsea regard these changes as unavoidable steps on the path to running the club more like a business than in the Roman Abramovich era, when a multitude of losses — big and small — were regularly underwritten by a billionaire benefactor not moved by conventional financial forces. Many of the club’s long-standing local supporters believe they are increasingly being treated as customers, and squeezed at a time of economic difficulty in the UK. The reality is that both of these convictions are true. According to football finance expert Kieran Maguire, Chelsea lost an average of over £900,000 per week in the 19 years of Abramovich’s ownership. Financial sustainability was never a serious priority at Stamford Bridge from 2003 to 2022, and only frequent profits on player trading courtesy of significant sales kept the club narrowly on the right side of UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations. It was always clear that, unless the club were bought by a Gulf state, Chelsea’s post-Abramovich existence would need to make more sense on a balance sheet. Boehly and Clearlake’s public credibility on this front has been undermined by the sum close to £1billion ($1.2bn) they have committed to transfer fees in the first year of their ownership — though they maintain, despite a sea of scepticism outside Stamford Bridge, that it is all part of a sustainable, long-term business plan. Jurasek is a critical figure at Chelsea now. A highly regarded Clearlake executive for almost 10 years whose history with co-founder Behdad Eghbali goes back further than that, he is the man tasked with transforming the club from a loss-making machine into a revenue generator. Part of that involves massively improving Chelsea’s commercial performance; more than 20 new partnerships are under discussion beyond the shirt sponsor deal with Infinite Athlete that is awaiting Premier League approval. Another part of it involves making unpopular decisions like the matchday ones detailed above, which the club insist are more about limiting losses than maximising profits. Significant changes have also been made on the content side. Club legend Pat Nevin, a long-serving columnist across the club’s digital platforms as well as the programme, is no longer being used, while the pre- and post-match studio show that bookended Chelsea’s own match coverage has also been jettisoned. A contract with Gravity Media worth around £500,000 annually to edit video highlights of first-team matches for the official club app has also been terminated, and production brought in-house. These off-field austerity measures sit very awkwardly with the historically lavish transfer spend that has almost totally overhauled Chelsea’s first-team squad over the past 12 months. Here the only argument against cognitive dissonance is Boehly and Clearlake’s firm belief they have made targeted long-term investments in elite younger talent rather than simply thrown money away, even if fans may find it hard to agree when they look at the underwhelming early returns on huge signings like Mykhailo Mudryk and Marc Cucurella. In many ways, the removal of the coach subsidy is a small but perfect representation of the bigger tensions at play. CST’s statement pointed out that the fans who would be worst affected included the young, the old, the disabled and the vulnerable among the club’s away support. Chelsea found that fewer than 200 people used the coaches, and that newly promoted Luton Town were the only other Premier League club to subsidise fan travel to away games. From a pure business perspective, maintaining the subsidy makes no sense and the pure business perspective has been the prevailing dogma of the Premier League since its inception in 1993. Why should Chelsea, now majority-owned by a U.S. investment firm, be any different? The thing is that for 19 years, Chelsea were different: simultaneously a key driver of the financial forces that transformed English football’s top flight while also standing curiously apart from the American investors and sovereign wealth funds that subsequently joined Abramovich at the owners’ table. His relentless spending allowed match-going fans to realise their trophy dreams and yet remain somewhat insulated from the full force of Premier League capitalism. For evidence of this, look no further than the fact that adult general admission season ticket prices have been frozen at Stamford Bridge since the 2011-12 season. Boehly and Clearlake opted to maintain the freeze for 2023-24, well aware of the hostility any hike would provoke in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis in the UK and after finishing 12th in the Premier League in the first season of their ownership. But their announcement also pointed out that the freeze had meant Stamford Bridge adult general admission season ticket prices had actually fallen in real terms by 32 per cent since 2005, while Chelsea’s stadium and matchday operating costs had risen 31 per cent since 2018. It also included this warning: “The club needs to grow all our revenue streams — including matchday — to ensure we operate on a sustainable basis.” Chelsea insist no firm decisions have been made regarding season ticket prices in 2024-25, and that fan groups will be consulted as part of the process. But many supporters are braced for significant rises to be announced in the spring — as well as the introduction of “dynamic pricing” to take advantage of greater demand for seats in more desirable areas of Stamford Bridge. Such changes could spark the most significant shift in Chelsea’s season ticket-holder demographic — one of the oldest in the Premier League — for a generation. They could also be met with loud protests from those who stand to lose out, further exposing the tensions that are already bubbling just beneath the surface between the club and those often referred to as its “legacy supporters”. Boehly and Clearlake have been proactive in making cosmetic changes to Stamford Bridge, primarily in the form of new signage and video displays. Earlier this month a planning application was submitted to construct two large lion sculptures outside the ground; club officials insist they will cost less than the “£2million” ($2.5m) figure submitted on the official paperwork. The ownership’s bigger idea is to make Stamford Bridge a more appealing, attractive place in the short term while they wrestle with the much bigger and more complicated issue of stadium redevelopment. That is unlikely to carry much weight with a match-going supporter base whose collective goodwill has been extinguished by price rises and cost-cutting measures. The reality of Chelsea’s re-imagining as a business rather than a billionaire’s passion project is beginning to bite, and there are almost certain to be more flashpoints in the months ahead. 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this was written before the game tonight Written off by many, Callum Hudson-Odoi could be bargain of the year Exclusive interview: Winger says leaving Chelsea was emotional but he can return to his best under Steve Cooper at Nottingham Forest https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/09/18/callum-hudson-odoi-nottingham-forest-Chelsea-england-ghana/

Mason Greenwood targeted with ‘die’ chants by fans on Getafe debut The 21-year-old’s entry into the match – won 3-2 by Getafe – was met with hostility by Osasuna fans https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/09/17/mason-greenwood-getafe-debut-die-chants-osasuna-fans/

and Håland will sort his misses, book it he is obsessive and two months ago he was still only 22! He is still on an early career learning curve (which is terrifying)

Marcus Bettinelli at the Oxford Circus MEATliquor during their buy a burger get the 2nd one half-off happy hour

the Santos to Forest loan was CRIMINAL negligence due to a shit destination he should have went to Sporting Lisbon, hands down great manager in terms of youth development and almost zero competition (they have ONE CMF on their roster, and he is meh) plus Portuguese speakers, so the lad would have been very comfortable (not to mention a superb city to chill in during down time) It is just insane that little amatuer me could see that after a 5 minute search of great loan clubs when ALL things are taken into account still raging

Moussa Diaby versus any of our LBs has me distressed 4 total goals produced in 5 league games and had 2 goals chalked off on dodgy VAR calls thsi season 81 total goals produced the 3 seasons before this one zero clue why we did not buy him to be our RWer he and Dembele were my 2 top left footed/ambipedal RW choices (and Ousmane has that bad injury record, so Diaby was the safer buy) the only ones I rate more atm are all not available and/or too old for the money Bukayo Saka Phil Foden Mohamed Salah Leroy Sané (turns 28 in early January, so only 2 full sub 30yo seasons if we would have bought him this summer, plus he said no to multiple clubs including us) Ousmane Dembélé and Lionel Messi (lol) Diably was almost £40m (37.5m) less than Mudryk (granted Mudryk is a LW) £51m with add ons versus £88.5m with add ons Plus Diaby only turned 24 in July and has a shedload of experience. 7 prime years we would have gotten out of him.

nope VAR chalked it off shit call

1 2 Burnley

what a goal by CHO

this lad looks a baller at only 19yo RW Luca Koleosho

sad that both teams look far more fluid than us