Pizy

Think we should cool it with all these expensive teenagers.

Think Gallagher will be kept as a second half sub and cup competition player. Which I guess I’m fine with as long as we sign 2 new CM’s.

Our squad is going to be so different this season it’s going to be insane. It’s going to be impossible to predict how we’re going to do when like 15 players are no longer going to be here. 🤣

I know Mbappe is the king of doublespeak recently but he seemed pretty definitive and adamant that he’ll be at PSG for this season. He wants to go to Madrid on a free so he can get that massive signing bonus.

Yeah, not sure why people keep bringing up Tchouameni. There’s not a chance Real Madrid would let him go with Modric and Kroos about to play their final seasons there. He’s going to be a Madrid player for a long time. If we want to be super ambitious and target a pie in the sky midfielder then again, it should be Barella. And that’s in addition to Caicedo. At least we know Inter are in a dire financial situation and could be persuaded to sell for the right price. I can’t imagine them rejecting €75-80m for him. Especially if we give them another Lukaku deal.

If Inter are THAT bad off financially why are we not going SUPER hard at Barella? And even Onana? If Milan can be forced to sell their life long Milan fan golden boy Tonali because they need the money then surely Inter aren’t in a position to say no to a huge offer for their midfielder?

So is Strasbourg going to be our Vitesse basically? A place where we can send a bunch of our young players to get experience at a high level?

Either would be great. But I thought Bayern already had their usual tap up tactics going with Wirtz like they do with every German super talent. Feels like a nailed on Bayern signing at some point.

Wonder if the true reason he’s so adamant that he wants to leave for a direct rival will ever come to light. Or if he’ll just keep it private and say the usual, generic “I just wanted a fresh start” bullshit once he’s holding up that United shirt.

DD Fofana seemed like a puzzling buy the moment it emerged we were after him. Like some people at the club thought they were unearthing some gem that would turn into a worldie or something.

How do Rice and Rodri mesh together, btw? The both play in the same area and have similar roles in their teams. Personally, I think him going to City is better for us and other rivals. I don’t think he really moves the needle for them at all. Essentially swapping our Gündogan in their best XI for Rice is a step back. Whereas he’s a massive upgrade and game changer for Arse’s midfield.

Arse will be desperate to save face after chasing Rice HARD for months now. If we haven’t already sorted Caicedo I think we’ll miss out now. Us playing the patient game with him will probably bite us in the ass here. Better go to Inter and offer £80m or more for Barella.

The deal isn’t in jealousy or anything but isn’t it a bit strange that we’re still apparently haggling with Villareal over the payment structure for Jackson? We can’t pay a small fee like £30m in one lump sum? Usually when you hear about payment structure it’s for massive and hugely complicated deals like Enzo.

Getting £60-65m for Mount in the last year of his contract is INSANE. Even crazier than the £65-70m we’re getting for Havertz. Two players that weren’t even set to start for us and we’re going to receive ~ £120m combined for them.

Maybe, but I don’t see it. I think they massively overperformed and will come back down to earth. They’ll eventually spend their way to being a consistent top 4 threat but I still think it’s too early.

True, but I have them pinned already as the club that takes a big step back from last season. I don’t think they’ll be near the top 4 come the end. They had so many bang average players who have been shit for years suddenly playing out of their skin at the same time. I don’t see Almiron, Joelinton, and the rest of them playing to a superhuman level again. ‘Increased expectations, pressure, and the huge fixture list with UCL football will knock them back a level. Still a top 8 side but not top 4.

Osimhen is going nowhere with De Laurentiis in charge. His only possible way out any time soon is when Mbappe leaves PSG for Madrid next summer and PSG need to make a flashy new signing to appease their supporters. They’ll be the only ones insane enough to pay Napoli’s silly asking price. I like Osimhen but don’t think he’s in that prime Kane/Benzema/Haaland/Lewandowski level of super elite #9’s. Great finisher and front man but not a fantastic all around footballer. And for £100m or more you want someone who offers you everything.

If Milan were open to selling Tonali we should’ve been all over him as the second midfielder in addition to Caicedo. He is tailor made for the PL with his tenacity and ball playing ability.

We need an unexpected Ornstein bomb about a player nobody thought we were after but who we’ve secretly been working on behind the scenes. Come on, give us some exciting incoming transfer news today!

Wonder if we’ll be after an additional attacking player after Jackson at this point. Felix, Havertz, Mount, Ziyech all out. Hopefully Pulisic as well. My thinking all along has been that Mudryk, Nkunku, Sterling, and Madueke was enough but perhaps another creative type who can also chip in with goals should come in.

If all these outgoing deals are sorted this week hopefully we see the incomings start to pour in next week. Get an idea of what Poch is planning.

I’ll easily get over the losses of Mount, Jorginho, Kova, and Mendy. All very solid players for us but I don’t see any of them making us regret letting them go. But for some strange reason I feel like we’ll regret selling Kai to Arse specifically. If he was going to Bayern I wouldn’t be bothered in the least. But the thought of him realizing his potential in that shirt rubs me the wrong way. Great price we’re getting, nice to get his massive wage off the books, but makes me feel uneasy.

I wonder if we can step up to a different bracket of player now that we’re receiving so much extra cash for our unwanted players. Maybe we really can go after the likes of Tonali & Barella instead of Onana & Lavia.

Seeing the salt from supposedly unbiased football journalists is almost as satisfying as actually getting rid of the deadwood. They’re desperate to find some sort of shady business connection.

I’m gonna keep mine as Kante permanently. Out of nostalgia.