Pizy

Like I said in the transfer thread days ago, I don’t really feel anything about Mase leaving. He was such a complete non-factor last season that it already felt like he wasn’t here. If he were coming off of a fantastic season I’d be livid but he’s not. I felt more emotion seeing Havertz and Kova go.

Colwill for me is a Reece James level prospect. Someone who can become one of the best in the world at his position if given a starting role. If we even considered selling him, much less to a rival we’ll be competing with, then we may as well shut down the academy. It would be unforgivable.

Believe me, I really like Dybala as a player just like I really liked Felix. But for me he needs to play together with a proper #9nrather than actually being the striker leading the line, right? He and Tammy link up really well at Roma. Similar to his fellow Argentine Lautaro who we’re also linked with of course.

Dybala feels like a mirror of Joao Felix. Classy footballer, nice and tidy, but won’t actually score many goals for us.

It’s the same update every 3 days or so from either Fabrizio or Ben Jacobs. “Clubs are talking, personal terms were long since agreed.” Getting boring now.

We’ve now received all the big fees for want away players that we’ll get. Anyone else we move on now will be pretty insignificant. So there shouldn’t be any reason at all that we don’t kick into gear with incomings this week. In terms of senior midfielders with who are ready to start day 1 against Liverpool we have only Enzo. Our midfield is essentially nonexistent as of this moment. With an absolute mountain of cash in the bank from sales I don’t know why we haven’t gone and got some of these easier deals done while we’re hashing things out with Caicedo. Cherki, Veiga, Wirtz…these guys could all be sewn up pretty easily if we move decisively. Really don’t get what we’re waiting for.

Super high level loans for Santos and Casadei would be amazing. So long as they actually play, that is. Can’t afford to send more youngsters out who rot on the bench and waste a year.

Not sure I can stomach seeing his slow, lazy ass in a Chelsea shirt again, tbh.

Wonder what we’re gonna do with Ian Maatsen. He’s really, really promising and PL ready after that impressive spell with Burnley. But the pathway at LB is completely blocked and we already have a headache with Chilly, Cucu, and Hall in his way. He 100% has the look of a youth product we’d regret selling a couple years from now so I’m thinking the best thing to do is to loan him to another PL team (back to Burnley preferably) and then sell Cucu next summer if he doesn’t dramatically improve this season.

That wonder kid Arda Guler is going to Real Madrid now rather than Barca as had been reported in recent days. He looks like an unreal talent and definitely seemed destined for one of the Spanish giants, but I’m getting Odegaard vibes from this move. Feels like too big of a step too early and he’d have benefited from going to a club at a slightly lower level. I can see him at a PL side in a couple of years after he doesn’t get the playing time he had hoped.

Have a sneaking suspicion that the club will announce a new signing timed shortly after Mount is announced as departing. Get the fans that are upset about that move feeling better straight away. Surely Caicedo happens this week.

I think Enzo Le Fée looks more impressive in videos than Veiga, personally.

Lyon are apparently about to be in a world of trouble financially. If the rumor about Cherki is true, we could probably get him quite easily.

He’s MUCH more creative than Havertz. Really, the only similarity between the two is that they’re German. Totally different players.

We haven’t been. But Poch’s best Spuds team had prime Eriksen running the show in that area of the pitch. Perhaps he’d want to play a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 with a more traditional playmaker here.

I’m not really sure a big injury is that much of a worry for someone in his position at only 19 years old. If he was an explosive winger or wingback that’s one thing, but as a playmaking #10 type I’m not sure it’s that big of a deal. He was never a player who relied on pace or explosiveness from what I’ve watched. As long as he’s got two midfielders with legs behind him like Caicedo + Enzo I think we’d be good.

Liverpool are notoriously slow and indecisive in the market much to their supporters’ anger and rage. But they’re in the verge of buying 3 midfielders in the time it’s taking us to negotiate with Brighton.

Unless Barella is possible I’m not sure how many other options are out there that are at his level. Maybe Amrabat?

They probably want £80m all up front. Maybe even some add-ons reaching £85m or something. That’s a stupid price for him but if he’s Poch’s #1 target we have to get it done. Hurry up and move on to the second midfield buy.

It’s like we’re allergic to making signings that are first XI ready. 🤣

It’s honestly starting to feel out of control. How are we going to monitor and and do what’s best for 30 different top prospects at once? Feels like complete overkill. And it’s not like all these kids are being bought for a million here or a million there. We’re spending tens of millions on these guys all together.

I’d hate that. Reece has the ability to play in midfield in a pinch but I wouldn’t want him there for any length of time. Takes away his best attributes.

This is the dumbest thing I’ve read in years.

Ironically, the player Wirtz most reminds me of on the ball is a current City player: Phil Foden. So long as we have 2 midfielders behind him that are tigerish and mobile like Enzo & Caicedo I think we could afford a creative type in our team. And that’s what Poch had at Spuds.

I still maintain that if we’re after a pure, creative luxury player in midfield I’d much prefer Wirtz than Cherki. I know Wirtz’s injury has been mentioned here but he looks WAY more decisive in the final third than Cherki does. He’s an assist and key pass machine whereas Cherki reminds me of Kova. A great dribbler and someone who can carry the ball in tight areas but not someone who decides matches. Wirtz could be Poch’s new Eriksen.