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for wingers I have too non conventional suggestions Mohammed Kudus, who is a lefty and could maybe adapt to the RW postion instead of an AMF and SS has big upside and Arnaut Danjuma, a righty who was played winger(mostly LW) a lot in the past before he became a CF he is a 2-for1 type, as he is a good CF too

yes my available winger list is getting rocked up the lines through mean they are now off the board due to announcing they are not leaving (or in Leaos cases, well soon renew) or, in Chiesa's case, looks too badly damaged atm Bold are all that is left Right wingers all 4 are having good to great seasons Moussa Diaby (lefty) Leroy Sané (lefty) (IF available, a big if) Ousmane Dembélé (ambipedal) (if available) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (ambipedal) (if available, but its the poison dwarf, so, like Osimhen, as HARD pull) then the one advanced youth Karim Adeyemi (lefty) youth (hard pull as well, he renewed this summer until 2027) then a player who is NOT at all ready to buy now Federico Chiesa (if fully recovered) (mostly right footed but can player either wing, seems to prefer the RW) Left wingers Rafael Leão (if available) Mykhaylo Mudryk (like Leão, he is completely a right footed LW, those two are the only ones of the eight wingers listed who never play on the right, and Mudryk is the only one listed who has no Big 5 experience at all) wild card perhaps Nico Williams, who is a right footed RWer, but lately is playing on the LW, needs another year I think, to make a full call on whether to buy or not you listed Yéremy Pino Dango Ouattara not sure if I am sold on either as of now there are far worse out there, so I am not slating them off, just not sure good picks though

because he has huge money (AM are talking €100m or so) potential EPL flop written all over him

his brother I rate this lad

I said nothing about January in that post, but Vlahovic is definitely in play (maybe even now), due to Juve's nightmare situ, and the figures I have seen for some time (€80m (£70.5m) or so) are far below the price it would take to prise Osimhen away next summer or the one after that I would not pay more than £75-80m or so for him £90m or so max for Osimhen, as that is over 100m euros (102m) I would NOT pay over £50-60m or so for any other available CF none out there atm ar worth more than that there are but a handful (8, 7 if you count Mbappe as a winger, and 3 of the 8 (or 7) are rapidly ageing, and even Kane is soon 30) of truly WC CFs out there (available or not) on the planet atm in Blue are the only under 30yo WC PURE CFs next season--- THREE Kylian Mbappé (and tbh, he is NOT a true CF, but he is the best player on the planet atm and does play at CF sometimes) Erling Haaland Robert Lewandowski Karim Benzema Harry Kane Victor Osimhen Dusan Vlahovic Ciro Immobile drop off best of the rest atm Lautaro Martínez Gabriel Jesus Julián Álvarez (will be WC IMHO) Moukoko was the potential to get there these are the best potential teen CFs atm (well Hugo is 20yo now) in order of current valuation Endrick 16 (may end up a winger) Youssoufa Moukoko 18 Hugo Ekitiké 20 Mathys Tel 17 Benjamin Sesko 19

if we are not going to buy one of the only 2 actually available WC CF (Osimhen and Vlahovic) which we likely will NOT do then we need to just buy/sign Moukoko and roll with him and DDF as youth strikers

well, there are two for me the same two as always it is just a matter of paying enough Osimhen Vlahovic (who will cost less) after those two, atm, the drop-off is fairly large in terms of who is actually available, again stressing ATM I do not truly rate Lautaro, even if he was available (he is not) as being at their level Kane will never play here, we passed on Gabriel Jesus Julián Álvarez is not for sale, and Mbappe and Håland are pipe dream land Rom was a HUGE bust, and Darwin is struggling a bit and also not for sale that is the entire top 10 in valuation right there Lewa and Benz are soon aged out in terms of top or near top WC level (2 to 4 more years MAX, and that is if they stay healthy) I cannot see them near the level they are now at 39, 40 years old BIG wild card, if you look at him as a CF only Youssoufa Moukoko IF we get him, I will be far less stressed about CF and failing (we likely will) on Osimhen and Vlahovic

have never heard of that excuse before, he was CLEARLY onside utter robbery

2 2 Hwang both Wolves goals were Alisson howlers

Kompany has them playing very well

a 2 year plus running joke that we have not purchased a right back clown show

as I always say I want to finish off buying Arsen Zakharyan and Moukoko grab a bloody Right-Back (madness this has not been sorted) and then see what we do in MF (older players, not youth) from (removing Enzo and Bellingham) the remotely available CMF/DMFs left that I rate: Nicolò Barella (probably impossible atm) Moisés Caicedo Roméo Lavia Manu Koné Alexis Mac Allister (scored a brace today) Martín Zubimendi Bruno Guimarães (very likely will not leave, after the Tchou turn-down in buying (GRRRRRRRR), the 2nd biggest DMF choke we made in ages) then Mikel Merino Amadou Onana Marcos Llorente Danilo (Palmeiras) Khéphren Thuram Manuel Ugarte side note: fucking Citeh snatched my Argie youth possible Enzo clone prospect (Máximo Perrone) but Manuel Ugarte (pic above) is a poor man's Uruguayan version, and is also only 21yo

pretty much every viable CF option atm Victor Osimhen Dusan Vlahovic Jonathan David Ivan Toney (betting issues???) Amine Gouiri Randal Kolo Muani Arnaut Danjuma Youssoufa Moukoko (he is only 18 though) Marcus Thuram Gonçalo Ramos Aleksandar Mitrović (hard as fuck pull now) Noah Okafor Evanilson Benjamin Sesko (tracking to 20 goals, 0 assists over a full season's minutes, at age of 19) Hugo Ekitiké is likely NOT available, so doubt PSG will sell him (other than for CRAY dosh) stopgap: Duván Zapata Brasilian youth: Yuri Alberto Marcos Leonardo Vitor Roque

Villarreal 2 FT 1 Real Madrid

Middlesbrough 1 FT 5 Brighton & Hove Albion

Sheffield Wednesday 2 FT 1 Newcastle United

2022-23 English FA Cup, Third Round Liverpool Wolverhampton Wanderers https://www.sportfacts.net/sports/2023/fa-cup-liverpool-vs-wolverhampton-wanderers-s1/ https://www.vipleague.st/liverpool-vs-wolverhampton-wanderers-1-live-streaming

slap on the wrist for the 'golden boy' Manc vermin a sternly-worded letter people would howling for a 15 point reduction if it was us

quarter of a billion quid counting salaries 🤬

I don't see that

Ivorian club report Chelsea and Molde to FIFA over David Fofana transfer https://ghanasoccernet.com/breaking-news-ivorian-club-report-Chelsea-and-molde-to-fifa-over-david-fofana-transfer Ivorian club Abidjan City have filed an official complaint with FIFA, urging the world governing body to halt the transfer of David Datro Fofana from Norwegian club Molde FK to Chelsea. The Abidjan-based club asked FIFA to suspend the £10m transfer claiming the striker was fraudulently signed by the Norwegian club Molde when he joined them two years ago. Abidjan City asked FIFA to intervene to ensure the decision of its Dispute Resolution Chamber decision is respected by Chelsea who bought the player from the Norwegian club last week. David Fofana joined Abidjan City Football Club in 2016 as a minor with the authorization of his mother Valerie Datro Mahi but she denied signing the agreement claiming the player was not attached to any club. Armed with this claim by the player's mother and the approval of some officials of the Ivorian football federation the striker was transferred to Molde. The transfer to the Norwegian club forced Abidjan City to approach FIFA claiming the striker was fraudulently acquired. The club's President Marco NE Taddei, a former Ivory coach international, wrote to the Swiss-based organisation last week saying the status of the striker was already a subject of an investigation of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber. "I am following the decision rendered by the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, the conclusions of which were communicated on September 6, 2022, and the reasons communicated on September 7," Marco Ne said in a letter to FIFA. "Today, we consider that this decision validates the contract which was signed between the player Datro David Fofana and our club on July 31, 2019, and that any transfer, in particular to the Chelsea club, of this player, without our agreement, would be contrary FIFA rules and could be questioned. "We, therefore, invite you to intervene with the Chelsea club, which is copied, so that the player's transfer is suspended until the dispute between the Molde FK club and ourselves is settled by the CAS. "We naturally reserve all our rights because we consider that the interest of African football and in particular of our club has been violated by the European club Molde FK, also in copy of this letter." Chelsea signed the Ivory Coast international Fofana last week from Molde for a fee believed to be between £8m-£10m. "Chelsea FC has reached a pre-agreement with Molde FK for the transfer of David Datro Fofana. The 20-year-old striker will join the Blues on 1 January 2023. We look forward to welcoming David to the club," a Chelsea statement read. Fofana, who turned 20 in December, has scored 15 goals in 24 games in Norway's top flight this season. The striker had only one year remaining on his current contract with Molde for whom he signed in 2021 on a four-year deal.

he is now coming off my lists as well

Josko Gvardiol makes "dream" Liverpool transfer admission amid Chelsea interest Chelsea have long eyed Josko Gvardiol amid his starring performances for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga, but the defender has now dealt a blow to the Blues' hopes of signing him https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/josko-gvardiol-transfer-Chelsea-liverpool-28897587 Josko Gvardiol has admitted that Liverpool is his "dream" club as the transfer battle over the centre-back intensifies. Chelsea and Tottenham are among the teams eyeing a move for the Croatian, who has impressed for RB Leipzig. He also helped his country to finish third at the most recent World Cup, playing every minute of their tournament. His performances in the Bundesliga and at international level have attracted a range of interested suitors, with Chelsea having made a move for him last summer. He is under contract at Leipzig for another four years, but is once again set to be the subject of interest this month. The Blues are expected to reignite their interest in the 20-year-old as Graham Potter looks to upgrade his squad. But Gvardiol has now delivered a blow to Potter's hopes of signing him, as he admitted Liverpool is his dream club. "That would definitely be Liverpool. Since I was little, I watched a lot of Liverpool matches with my dad, and we covered every season in detail. It is a club that has remained in my heart," he told RTL Danas. "Since I was a child, I always gravitated towards the English league. We all know what kind of league it is. I don't know if I'm mature enough and ready for that league. We will see, when I feel that this is the moment, that I have crossed a certain level and reached the border in Germany, then I will look further. "I don't bother with numbers. I am in contact with people at the club and I don't think there have been any negotiations. I have a manager who deals with it and I am maximally focused on the work on the field." Gvardiol also hinted that he wanted to stay at Leipzig for the rest of the season, rather than move on this month. And the defender also insisted he feels wanted by the Bundesliga side after they fought to keep him during the summer. "I am also happy for the club to achieve something big. I'm not in a hurry, I'm in Leipzig, we still have six months to finish the season properly and to win something. And then we will look further to the future," he added. "I am convinced of this because this summer the transfer was close and they simply kept me. We talked and they told me how much I mean to them, how much I mean to my teammates and the club, and I was glad to hear that. "I hope to spend these six months with them. They did not give up, but it was agreed that we would go for the winter. Winter has come, so we need to see what and how to proceed, but it's okay, there's still plenty of time, we'll see. "Well, I do not know. Nobody presented anything to me. No idea as far as I'm concerned. But I'm not in a hurry, we have time, let them arrange the plan and we'll see."

Chelsea reveal Edouard Mendy operation as injury crisis continues ahead of Man City Chelsea injury news: The Blues shot-stopper has been out of action since the return with injury after playing at the World Cup. https://www.football.london/Chelsea-fc/news/breaking-edouard-mendy-Chelsea-injury-25919827 Edouard Mendy has undergone an operation on a fractured finger after injuring it during training, the club have revealed. The 30-year-old has been absent from the matchday squad since the Premier League's return with Marcus Bettinelli taking his place on the bench instead. Mendy was replaced as first-choice keeper by Kepa Arrizabalaga once Graham Potter was appointed and has only played five times since then, all coming when Kepa was injured himself. The statement says he will be working with the club's medical department during the rehabilitation phase. The Senegal keeper is one of 10 first-team injuries for Graham Potter to deal with at the moment. READ MORE: Pep Guardiola stunned by Chelsea star as Todd Boehly handed new £26.5m transfer conundrum Potter saw Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic both go off injured inside the opening 20 minutes against Manchester City on Thursday and added them to a list including Reece James, N'Golo Kante, Ben Chilwell, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Armando Broja on the sidelines. When asked about Mendy's fitness before the game, Potter said: "He’s been training a little bit more than he was. He’s not fully fit at the moment but hopefully the next week or so he will make progress." He played every game for Senegal at the World Cup, losing to England in the last-16 and also had a spell out injured in October after pulling out of his international camp then too. Mendy has been going through his worst period of form since joining Chelsea in 2020 and hasn't kept a cleansheet under Graham Potter, losing all four league games under the new boss, conceding five goals in the process. Kepa on the other hand has been in inspired form under the new manager but was widely criticised for his role in Manchester City's goal at Stamford Bridge, appearing to pull out of blocking Jack Grealish's low cross.