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I don’t want Cherki here at all, risk of being a broken record here but he has a lot of red flags and for me he needs to break through somewhere else (or stay where he is) and establish himself, show he can either put out the numbers (goals + assists) to make up for his lazy ass bad attitude or he can learn some work ethic and start putting in the miles and the graft for his team and add that to his current output. Just way too early for me, if we signed him it probably should be to loan him ffs. Kudus is a different matter, just obviously a useful addition to the squad and Pochs approach. Probably be in serious contention to start vs Liverpool if we got him.

Wow, from Cherki rumours to Kudus rumours, massively different players. Kudus has an incredible non-penalty xG but shit xAG, while Cherki is the complete opposite with an incredible xAG and shit non-penalty xG. Kudus makes very few progressive carries or passes while Cherki makes an absolute shit load. Confusing fmpov to go from one option to the other - perhaps it is as a result of preseason feedback from Poch or watching the players in USA by PW and LS? I imagine both are being considered mostly to play as 10, much cheaper options than Felix, and good rotation for Nkunku who (depending on Jackson's form and fitness) may have to play as a 9. I think I'm keen. Squad could use him imo, tenacious / clever pressing, really feels like a Poch player whereas Cherki feels absolutely nothing like a Poch player.

De Zerbi in a race to trash his reputation and credibility as a serious person in football.

Imagine we give PSG Lukaku in exchange for Mbappe 💀

now hear me out… we put up whatever it costs for Mbappe, let’s assume 100m at least. We get him for 1-2 years on insane wages, but maybe it’s enough to get us a league title. We agree with him and Real up front that we will allow sale in future, even putting in release clause specific for them perhaps, and in that deal later they use Tchou or Vini Jr to cut the price to something actually affordable for them. We all end up happy. Am I fuckin crazy?

He is a workhorse attacking midfielder with a goal in him. Just nowhere near as technical as a Felix.

Gallagher is not a CM, there is no relation between Santos and Gallagher and either staying or going has no impact on the other

Santos stays no matter what imo.

Yes I agree, 75m on Monday for Tchou and Caicedo immediately walks out of training and makes a public statement lmao. Would love to see it. Either way we win imo. I think Real would really think about it if someone else comes forward looking like a genuine buyer for Mbappe.

He will probably cave and sign for PSG on a deal with a buy out clause and go to Real in a year. Clever handling of the situation by PSG tbh they can’t lose now, dropping him from the preseason tour and acting like they’ll happily not play him again totally forces his hand.

Also, more importantly, WTF is it with Brighton and Liverpool publicly tapping up Colwill? Absolute scum clubs. That is already enough grounds to walk away from Caicedo deal and report them. Let them deal with Caicedo walking out.

Will be curious what leaks later about it. Clearlake have been brutal so far at clearing out problem people and keeping a lid on what happened - we still don’t know what happened with Tuchel aside from rumours about him being a womanising coke head. I’ll back the clubs decision until some reputable leaks come out that suggest it was not his fault tbh.

Gardening leave = fired. Maybe he disagreed with the others too much. I wonder if he was the one signing all the Brazilian kids?

Very likeable so far. Feeling very good vibes. Just hope we give him the squad he needs.

Btw hope we don't sell Maatsen - certainly not without a very low buy back clause. Very promising player.

Wouldn't surprise me if it were 70+10 next and possibly 'final' offer probably with similar caveat Utd gave to us: this is the final amount we're offering but discussion over terms is possible, where we'll end up agreeing to 75+5 or 75+7.5 or whatever. Wonder why no club has signed Lavia yet? Think our negotiating position weakens as soon as he's signed with someone.

so no change at all

Really makes it obvious that Sterling has to be held to extremely high standards to make it fair on the others who are on sensible money. If he is not top for goals and assists this year we have to get rid. I do think he deserves another year, but only just.

Similar to Conte in terms of his views on work ethic and intensity but without being a callous bastard with the players.

Shame he’s a creepy pedo sex pest. NO THANKS now or ever don’t care if he scores 1000 goals a year

Yeah… don’t get me wrong, love having a bunch of up and comers, but this is getting ridiculous. Maybe 5% will work out. And this guy is some kind of sex pest too.

I think the question is whether we trust Thiago to still be at last seasons level. If he is all year, we are good. If he is not, we need a signing. And after his injury at the end of the season he really did not look the same.

Probably double sessions with the fitness test Poch uses did it. Guess it wades out the unfit / unhealthy people on the training ground instead of on the pitch…

If Kimmich is available at 75m we buy immediately without hesitation surely

Wonder if a loan for a right footed CB is on the cards to shore us up for the season?