Pizy

So weird wearing last seasons away kit when we’re just weeks away from a new season.

Here in the US it’s only on their paid sub service. Don’t know about the UK.

So annoying and unfortunate that Broja got injured. These precious preseason prep minutes being thrown in the trash by playing Batshuayi who is dog turd. Broja could’ve established himself and impressed in these 4 matches.

If he fancies coming here though, why is he still reportedly in open dialog and waiting for Barca’s offer? Why not tell them to fuck off and sign our offer? If it’s true that Sevilla favors selling to us then he has the power to end this saga right this moment.

Don’t think Leipzig will allow Gvardiol to leave this summer. The trouble with all these super highly rated CB’s that remain is that they’re all so sought after by other top clubs. If we switch attention to Skriniar we’d risk getting gazumped by PSG. De Ligt and Bremer now off the table. We might be royally screwed if Koundé chooses Barca. Which is why I’m fine if we overpay a bit. We bloody need him.

Hopefully we have another CB target ready to immediately switch our focus to if we get fucked over on Koundé. We can’t afford to get dragging out this search for too much longer.

We probably shouldn’t get too excited about Koundé yet. Starting to see some more reporting about another Funny Money injection going into Barca tomorrow. So unless Sevilla refuses to sell to another Spanish team this is far from over. Getting heavy Raphinha vibes where we big a huge sum, agree with the selling club, and then the player waits around and chooses Barca.

Pedri is the one you want from Barca if the ship goes down, not Gavi or Fati.

Tell those Barca bastards to fuck off, Jules.

I hope like hell that we draw Barca in the CL at some point. If they aren’t dumped down into the EL by then.

In terms of CB’s I think so. But surely we have to dip into the market for an inexpensive fullback? Especially if Azpi and Alonso leave.

Unless they pull another magic lever out of their asses.

Now we wait for Barca’s response. See if they match it. Then it’s up to Koundé himself.

Gvardiol is a pure left sided CB so I don’t see why he’d be an alternative to Koundé. To Kimpembe, yes.

Has Umtiti played in the last 3 years? Feels like he dropped off the face of the earth.

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Let us hope.

Oh, ffs. Normally “advanced negotiations and fee agreed” are exciting words that get your pants down and the lotion ready. But with these Catalan bastards sniffing around every target we go after it means nothing. Now we look like idiots once again if he chooses Barca and Chelsea becomes a laughing stock for having them beat us to 3-4 signings in the span of a week. Our best hope I guess is that Sevilla may prefer not to sell him to a domestic “rival.”

We would have to get rid of like 3-4 midfielders for De Jong to make sense. Sounds like the usual shite Catalan sources putting 2+2 together and making 5. Us spending £70m on a player in our most loaded area of the squad would be pretty silly. Now, if we could get shot of RLC, Barkley, and one other it would be a stellar signing.

True, but I’d rather them crash and burn without continually stealing our primary targets! 🤣

Thinking more about it, why are Barca (who have already spent a shit load despite their financial issues) going so hard after Koundé when they’ve got Araujo, Christensen, and Pique? They don’t play with a back 3, right? I know Pique is old but it seems stupid for them to go out and spend huge money on a position that’s not a priority. Then again, it’s Barca. They never do what’s sensible.

So, Bayern gonna win the league by 20 points next season? How enjoyable.

Probably panic and go back in for Aké for an even more stupid amount than the £45m we already offered before walking away. I honestly feel like we can’t afford to miss out on Koundé now. He’s the best available for that RCB position. If it takes €65m so be it. We need to beat Barca to this signing.

Wouldn’t be too bothered if Alonso stayed as a backup but Ziyech for me is just a poor fit in the PL. He’s too lightweight.

The Ziyech rumors seem to have completely died. Haven’t heard anything about it in weeks. Same with Alonso. Been seeing stuff about Azpi still but not the others.

If we can land Koundé this will be a blessing in disguise. Koulibaly is best on the left side. Let Colwill be the backup for KK on the left. Back 3 of Koundé, Silva, and Koulibaly is comfortably the best CB core in the league.