Vesper

12m euros, only £10m

Onana is another option as well Caicedo and one of the 3 (Thuram, Zubi or A Onana) would be great business de Jong, Barrella, and Tchou are probably all pipe dreams

they need to show the last year and a half then the tarnish on the goblet comes a bit to the fore bottom line for me, all money aside how would this board be taking it IF we kept him and he still continued his slide down? about 10, 15 games games into Potter I (for the first time since Roman bought us) had lost hope when we walked out onto the pitch for most games, almost expected to lose not a nice feeling, and Mount played a big role in that he went to shit right before all our eyes and showed no signs of a rebound he no longer looked like he even wanted to be out on the pitch, warring for the badge something had to give at least that is how I saw it never saw that from Azpi, despite all his age-related flaws never saw that from Thiago and he has only been here a few years the young lads usually gave it all as well Mudryk, with no confidence in his offensive game, still hustled his ass off on defence hell, even RLC tried his best when he played, same for Gallagher Mount, not so much, same for plenty of others, some of whom clearly downed tools

read my mind

Riyad Mahrez reaches agreement over potential Manchester City exit with decision to be made https://cityxtra.co.uk/4914/riyad-mahrez-reaches-agreement-over-potential-manchester-city-exit-with-decision-to-be-made/ Manchester City have been left with a decision to make on the future of Riyad Mahrez, after the Algerian reportedly reached an agreement over a potential exit. The 32-year-old has been at the centre of various levels of transfer speculation this summer, with Manchester City understood to be in the market for a new wide-forward and looking to refresh their squad across the board ahead of the new season. With Mateo Kovacic already in the squad after completing a move from Chelsea last month, and the club now focussing on a deal for RB Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol, the prospect of signing a winger may yet have to wait a few more weeks. However, in the meantime, reports continue to suggest that Riyad Mahrez could bring an end to his illustrious time at the Etihad Stadium, which started in the summer of 2018 after he swapped former Premier League winners and now Championship outfit Leicester City for the north-west of England. The latest information claims that Mahrez has reached a level of agreement with the middle-east, but a deal is not as straight forward as it may sound. That is according to the information of Sports Zone, as translated and relayed by Get French Football News, who state that Riyad Mahrez has now found an agreement with the Saudi Arabian investment fund, PIF over a possible move to the Saudi Pro League this summer. It is claimed that the Algeria international is now waiting to find out whether or not Etihad Stadium officials will allow for a move from Manchester City to occur, with the 32-year-old open to making a move to the middle-east. Detailing the deal that has supposedly been reached, Sports Zone states that Riyad Mahrez has found a ‘provisional salary agreement’ with PIF worth close to €25 million a year, and he has informed Manchester City officials of this. Whilst also being open to the idea of a move to Saudi Arabia, Mahrez reportedly believes that now is the moment to make a change in his career. However, and perhaps crucially from the viewpoint of the treble winners, the winger will not attempt to force the move due to the strong relationship in place with the club. From the viewpoint of Manchester City, Sports Zone states that the Premier League champions planned to retain Mahrez this summer, with manager Pep Guardiola refusing to accept a situation where both the Algeria international and Bernardo Silva leave this summer. Links to possible wide-forward replacements at Manchester City this summer have been few and far between, but in the last week, the club have been mooted as being a potential suitor for Spain under-21 international Rodrigo Riquelme. While sources in Spain have suggested that Manchester City have already lodged an offer to Atletico Madrid in excess of €15 million, the official word from the club themselves is that such suggestions are wide of the mark. City have also been linked with interest in Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and AC Milan’s Rafael Leao, however both deals are deemed to be close to impossible to complete due to transfer valuations slapped on both names, as well as their respective contractual positions with their current clubs.

Chelsea set to complete the signing of leftback Ishé Samuels-Smith from Everton https://theathletic.com/4668807/2023/07/05/Chelsea-samuels-smith-everton/ Chelsea are set to complete the signing of Ishe Samuels-Smith from Everton for a fee close to £4m. The 17-year-old defender has agreed a three-year deal with the London club. The highly-rated teenager featured prominently for Everton’s youth sides this season and was named on the first team bench for the 4-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Bournemouth on November 22 as well as the 3-1 defeat to Fulham on April 15. Samuels-Smith, who was born in Manchester, first began to represent Everton as a nine-year-old and featured for the under-18 and under-21 sides this campaign. He has also represented England at Under-15, Under-16, and Under-17 level, and was the only Englishman named in the UEFA team of the tournament at the UEFA under-17 European Championships earlier this summer. GO DEEPER No signings, a thinner squad and the wait for investment drags on - the state of play at Everton Samuels-Smith has a twin brother, Odin, who also plays for Everton.

yes, I can so see him going to the Saudis for insane cash

Call me naive, but I have huge hopes for Muddy, Jackson, and Santos (hopefully Malo too) under Poch

I rate Bernardo and he certainly would help is creatively and he is a left-footer who can play RW unpopular opinion (perhaps) IF Citeh lose both Gündoğan and Bernardo and do not adequately replace them, it will deffo sting, maybe hard those two were massive keys to that team last year Kova is not not a goal scorer, nor really an assists machine if Mahrez (who turns 33yo this season) has a similar drop-off that he had from 2021/22 to 2022/23 and then you remove Bernardo, they are down to only two great wingers (and only 3 overall, counting Mahrez) and both Grealish and Foden prefer the LW. Pep will simply have to (if they buy no RWer and Mahrez does continue to deteriorate) likely force Foden to play on the RW, (I see no reason why the lad insists on the LW, as he is a left footer and should make a great RWer) they REALLY (if they buy no one to replace Bernardo) need Cole Palmer, the youth to step up (big plus, he is a left footer and can perhaps fill in at RW) BUT they are tlking about loaning him out they also (as I have said for ages) have real fullback issues (they are for sure dumping Cancelo, and Walker is both ageing and likely leaving) if they do not get Gvardiol and they lose Laporte, then the fill-in fullbacks (the erstwhile CBs Ake and Akanji) will forced to play CB enough that they (at least one) cannot be considered a full-time FB. If Ake is not the LB, then they are down to the dire Sergio Gómez, and if Walker and Cancelo leave, then Citeh had best hope the 18yo Rico Lewis is indeed the real deal, as their only other RB option is the CB Akanji. If Cancelo and Walker leave, and they do not pull Gvardiol (or another CB) and add no fullbacks and Laporte also leaves (another IF: they do not use the young, non topflight-proven Taylor Harwood-Bellis at CB, they loan him out again or sell him) then this is their entire set of defensive backs: CB Rúben Dias CB Nathan Aké (often was the starting LB) CB John Stones (and often played in a hybrid DMF/sweeper role, as Kalvin Phillips was a major bust and Máximo Perrone, the Argie youth, was not ready. perhaps this is where Kova goes) CB Manuel Akanji (often was the starting RB) LB Sergio Gómez (shite IMHO) RB Rico Lewis only 18yo (and small, 1.69m, and vulnerable in the air) Yan Couto (RB) is back from loan but he is so not top quality (was not even remotely a full timer at the meh Girona) and is a dwarf

oi! don't hate on a good chippy! 🤣

Not for a cheap, non main buy. Not at all. I do not normally deal with targeting for players I do not see as long term additions, but I am very open to low cost verteran add-ins IF they are of a certain mould, whuch Dybala deffo is. I just do not bring those types up much. We have so much youth that an older player who has only two or 3 years left in the tank will hardly be a massive roadblock, and may damn well aid us in the here and now for a cheap price. Look at Thiago. Look at Citeh with a soon (this coming season in spring) to be 30yo (almost same age as Dybala, 5 months younger) Kova. And Dybala will cost 20m less or so, plus a lower wage.

£60m (the add-ons are very attainable, like Hazard's were, except for the only one Eden failed at, the Ballon d'Or, that is not a Mount add-on, obviously) Lets not cheat ourselves!

I said Vini Jr for two reasons. Number one. Both he and Mbappe only like to play LWer. They both dislike RW a lot, and neither likes to play CF either, so it's very hard to shoehorn them into the same lineup. Its the same issue Mbappe had at PSG with Neymar. If either Mbappe or Vini Jr was a RWer who prefered the right, and then you add in Håland there soon, you have a top 3 or so all-time (maybe best ever) front 3. But the double LWer conundrum prevents this. It is a shame actually, as I love all 3 players, unlike the last 'greatest ever front 3' candiate, which of course was Neymar, Suarez, and Pessi, all 3 if whom I dislike to one level or another (although I respect their play, especially Pessi as he fiinally manned up and won a WC, which you have to do to be considered the GOAT, which will fuck Håland likely, as Norway likely cannot ever win the WC. An aside: IF Håland DID lead Norway to the WC, and maybe the Euros as well, and IF he does end up with 800, 900, or especially 1,000 top-flight goals, and multiple (at least 4 or 5 or more) CLs and world club cups and at least 4 or 5 Ballon d'Ors, he would be the GOAT for me, finally displacing Pele and Maradona and now Pessi, who are my top 3 all time, easily. If Maldini had won a WC (he should have accepted a spot on the 2006 Italy squad, and also he had dreadfully shite luck in 1994 with the Roberto Baggio pen miss), he would be in that mix for GOAT, as I think he edges Beckenbauer (my 5th greatest) for 4th greatest player ever). I really was hoping France had won v the argies, as I would have loved too aee Mbappe have a chance at 4 straight WC's, which, if he also keeps up his play for 15 plus total years or so, puts him in the GOAT mix too. 3 out of 4 WCs still might do it, but 4 would be unbreakable and tbh, he might have tried for 5 straight (at 35 yo). Number two. The INSANE level of racism and hatred Vini Jr faces in Spain. He is the most racially abused and attacked athete on the planet atm. It really is madness. I know some here downplay racism, and I myself, as a black female, do not elevate it to the degree it is the biggest problem in my life at all (it just isn’t, but that's just me, I have had a VERY non typical upbringing that many of my fellow PoC did not), BUT the constant verbal, mental, physical abuse and non stop threats (including death threats of a very credible nature, confirmed by the Spanish national authorities) that young bloke is subjected too is tragically, inhumanly CRAY. He says he wakes up each day and wonders if today is the day he is seriously injured or killed. That is no way to live. It's fucking WRONG. It's way FUCKED.

I wouldn't be so sure.

roflmaooooooooooooooooooooooooo

well, losing Mount on a free or in Havertz case half the cash would not help us get top 4 and those 2 were part of the reason we were 12th last season as I see it

we have Danes, Swedes, and Finns posting where are our Norsk brothers/sisters? I guess they all follow Citeh now with Håland there lolol we should all gang up and take their petrol ££££££

probably Vini Jr for Mbappe if both teams can make it work for Mbappe obviously Bells just went there, so DEFFO not him so that leaves only other crazy expensive payers it could be as Aurélien Tchouaméni Federico Valverde Rodrygo Eduardo Camavinga Tchou out those 4 is most likely if it is not Vini Jr all 6 of those Real players (and obviously Mbappe as well) are 'run down the street nakie if we buy them' good

who? we just bought one Jackson

we got £125m for them with only 1 and 2 years left on their contracts and would had to pay around £150-160m in salary over the next 6 years to keep them great business

nah, glad they are gone

lol, he is NOT smdh Born: November 15, 1993

there are still some crying over KK leaving