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Yes Euros. They could tell us that.

This is purely my speculation. It could be wildly wrong. I think we want the deal done for 100M. There is nobody else even remotely showing signs of bidding. Our team makes an 85M offer knowing it will be rejected out of hand and think they can come back and get it done for 100M.

We really do not know how they were disusing numbers. It really does not make sense that they sat down for a week and never talked about an actual total overall price. I don't think our negotiators were upfront about 85M but I also do not think that the 127M was a number that came from our people. Somewhere in the middle is the truth.

With all the media manipulation, they still want to sell him. Always take the butt hurt tweets with a grain of salt.

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I hope you make it Benoit, we could use the depth.

The more details that are coming out say that Vivell was the one negotiating the Enzo deal.

They are talking about holding protests at Stamford Bridge. I think the protests just appeal to them.

I really felt a sense of peace knowing we were getting a really dynamic midfielder. Felt the pieces might start falling into place. I will always be a Chelsea fan, it might take a little more grin and bear it with what has happened in the last 48 hours. The Boehly out crowd must not understand contracts. When Roman wrote it into the contract that Chelsea could not be sold for ten years, there is no option for Boehly out for ten years.

Ten years. He is contractually going to be here.

We could wait to see how this all pans out before deciding nefarious intent.

I'm going to see where this goes. it sounds like both sides are playing the media to advance what they want to happen.

I am just stunned.

A manager that took a promoted team, coached up the talent they had while adding players that were not out of their small budget and getting them to the top of the table doesn't appeal to you? He was tipped to take over the English National team. I am really shocked at how much venom the guy has received.

The "journalists" love to write anything and then start quoting each other. Unless it is a rock solid source, it is just noise.

This seems to be holding up the deal to be finalized. Carlos Alcaraz will not be joining Benfica. Rui Costa considered the name of the Argentine for the place of Enzo Fernández but after being informed about some behaviours of the 20-year-old midfielder at Racing Club, he gave up the signing. Benfica are in the market for a midfielder.

When are we going to see the done deals we have currently with players holding kits?