MoroccanBlue

That made me chuckle. 17m lol.

Yup. Leeds need a replacement in so they won't toy with Deco and Raphinha for long.

I'd say if Barca managed to do this a full scale investigation should be launched.

Submit new bid? They have no money!?? What are they submitting? An IOU???

Just as we suspected. Barca still in the shitter and media don’t have a fucking clue.

Still think we will get Raphinha. Barcelona's priorities right now are keeping Dembele, registering their free signings + Lewa. They can have Kounde too.

Sterling - Done deal but we want Ake included. De Ligt - Wants to leave but Juve have set a high valuation Skriniar - Same as above Raphinha - Done deal but player really wants a Barcelona Kounde - Seems we have backed off or we have submitted a bid. A circus indeed but at least we will know more in the coming hours.

Our midfield still very frail for a back 4 if we want to compete for the league. A top quality DM was needed this window, although we could make do with Ampadu.

Signing Raphinha all but confirms we are playing a back 4 (assuming Sterling is purchased also). No way does Tuchel not play Mount.

Did you read the article? It said we'd be going for de Ligt, Kounde, and Ake. Kounde and Ake can provide us options at CB at full/wing backs. De Ligt would be the Rudiger replacement.

Kovacic Kante pivot has hardly ever worked.

We’d get 10+ years of quality with de Ligt. How much for Koulibaly? 3 if we are lucky?

Just need a hard working midfield to complement the attacking/creative prowess of James, Chilwell, Sterling, Raphinha, and Havertz.

We'll see. At this point simply securing a signing will be a surprise. Chelsea and Leeds have reached full agreement for Raphinha! Official bid accepted around £60/65m [add ons included]. Main part of amount to be paid immediately. It’s done between clubs. 🚨🔵 #CFC Talks now ongoing on player side on personal terms and contract. Boehly, on it. pic.twitter.com/gNbc4HbrTa — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 28, 2022

Not personal terms

He has no other option unless he stays at Leeds. Arsenal can't afford him and Barcelona are in the shitter. Tie him to a long term deal too so Barcelona aren't sniffing around later.

I don't expect it right away but I wouldn't be surprised to see Tuchel transition to it. There is virtually no way Sterling, Raphinha, and Mount are not on the pitch together for the majority of our fixtures.

No one is asking Mount to be our #6. Having Sterling and Raphinha in attack would put Mount back to his natural position as the advanced midfielder in a midfield 3. This would allow Chalobah + Colwill to rotate with Silva, not to mention we will have TWO deadly flanks with James + Raphinha and Chilwell + Sterling. Mendy James De Ligt Silva Chilwell Jorginho Kovacic Mount Raphinha Sterling Havertz

I would just to get Mount out of the attacking three and into midfield.

Raphinha specifically said he doesn't want to play wingback according to Deco. He'd be brought as an attacker.

They know we are desperate for CBs so they will charge over the odds.

I don't fucking get it. Romano said Juve were willing to do cash + Werner, what the fuck changed? Why is this bollocks only happening to us?

Her reputation is now tarnished after the Dembele ordeal.

Honestly it's become rather pathetic and tedious how one day it looks as if we are close to securing a signing, when only the next day we see reports that completely contradict the initial one and that we haven't even fucking approached the player yet. Fully expecting tomorrow there to be reports that we never actually made a bid for Sterling yet.

Any truth that he was a Chelsea fan growing up?