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Wonder who they'd possibly go for if Sancho doesn't happen. They've seemingly put all their eggs in the Sancho basket. So much so that their fans would explode if it doesn't happen. I still firmly believe this is all posturing from Dortmund to get United to pay up the FULL amount up front. Which I think they eventually will.

Leverkusen are a very tidy side overall. Solid all over the pitch. Not so sure they'll lose to Inter.

Spot on. And again, this is Leverkusen's first match in a while so they aren't sharp. To see Kai repeatedly getting into perfect spots is what's promising. He's got superb instincts and a brilliant football brain. Imagine him linking up with our players. Ziyech and Havertz have an unbelievable eye for a pass. Those two playing through balls/balls over the top to Werner and Pulisic running in behind defenses is going to be cheating.

I'm also watching Leverkusen here. Havertz should have a goal himself and an assist in that first half. Fantastic run, first touch, and just wide on his strike and then a stunning, inch perfect long ball over the top to Diaby who fluffed his strike. He looks amazing and this is after an extended break. He's not even sharp yet. He will be a world class player soon and I desperately hope we get him in.

Jorginho & Barkley out, Havertz & Rice in. We just need one of these midtable suckers like West Ham or something to come in for Ross. Maybe one of the promoted sides looking to make a splashy signing.

I'm very impatient! 😆 Dont want to wait another 3 weeks or more.

As long as they're still in the EL he'll start and play. Think it's clear he's given them his word that he'll play out their season. Hopefully Conte does us a favor and eliminates them next week.

I really don't care what Arse do or who they sign. They won't get anywhere near challenging for the title and in my opinion they won't be near the top 4 either. They're soft and will be typical Arse next season. Brilliant one match, shocking the next. A couple of good months followed by an inevitable collapse. Theyll be one long term injury to Auba away from being a midtable side. As for Willian, it'll be sad to see him going there at first but I'll get over it quickly. Can't blame the club for not offering him 4 years (holy shit!) and can't blame Willian from taking it. He seemed like one of the Chelsea players who loved talking shit to Spuds & Arse fans most so it sucks that he's joining one of them.

Pep is clearly a brilliant football mind but he always needs the absolute exact type of (often hugely expensive) players.

City certainly wasting no time. Wonder who else they're after.

The more footage I study of Reguilon the more I'm convinced of him. In fact, I'm shocked that there isn't a queue of big clubs after him if the price is as low as it reportedly is. This is arguably the best LB in Spain apparently. I'm someone who really likes Chilwell but if this guy can be had for 1/3rd of the price and is probably slightly better than Chilwell is currently it's a no brainer. Sign this dude and go big on Rice with the money saved.

The only place I could really see Liverpool taking a step back (if they don't invest) is against the other big boys. They still have such ridiculous quality that they'll easily steamroll the little guys. But if City/United/Chelsea/Arse/Spuds all improve considerably then they'll find it much harder.

I mean more how they will approach us than how we look at them. I'm not worried about them or anything but they'll certainly want to do us and raise their game for Chelsea.

Right then. Fulham and Leeds, two historic, heated rivals of ours, return to the PL where they'll both treat their games against us like the CL final while conceding cricket scores against our top 4 rivals. Great! 😂😂😂

This is how you know this big briefing came directly from United. They're desperate to prevent another Alexis situation where the whole club is destabilized by them giving him galactic wages. They want to soften the headlines and keep Sancho's wages on the downlow.

I don't think he was initially. But if reports are to be believed United are offering him an absolutely absurd salary (something like €18m per year) so he probably really wants to go now. Like Havertz, though, if he stays at his club for 1 more season he'll probably have several other great options. This is why it's absolutely imperative that ourselves and United get these deals done this summer because our chances fall wayyyy down if we wait.

Ah, I see Man United have done the old "let's brief a bunch of journo's to pressure the selling club" trick. They're trying to scare Dortmund into lowering their demands or else they'll miss out on a huge fee. This'll be done within a couple of days. United will pay up.

True. But only if we sell someone in there, I think. Because I can't see Kante riding the bench. He's a certain starter I think. If we buy Havertz for 80m he's starting every game. So that leaves 1 spot for Jorginho/Kova/RLC/Barkley/Mount. And Kova has been one of our best players this season playing deeper in midfield. At least 1 needs to be sold.

If CP is injured at the start of the season then I can see Mount playing in the left. If he's fit I don't think Mason is in our strongest XI assuming Havertz signs. He'll still start plenty of game obviously.

I was 100% convinced we'd get him but have really wavered. It could well be that everything is sorted and we've agreed to let him play the EL. That would explain why things got to a boiling point last week where it seemed as though all that was missing was an announcement and then silence ever since. But seeing United on the brink of signing Sancho while we've heard fuck all for a while now makes me nervous. For me, Havertz signing or not signing is the difference between us having a solid transfer window and us having a spectacular, best we've ever had window. Also the difference between us being a title challenger and top 4 lock or being just like we were this season which is in a knife fight for 4th with a handful of other teams. I'm desperate for this signing now! 😬

He won't be if we sign Havertz.

This kid is fucking massive and appears to have a PL ready skill set. I wonder if he'd be thrown straight into the senior squad for next season or whether he's one who would go out on loan for a season or two. Bringing an 18 year old kid in and expecting him to solve our defensive crisis doesn't sound plausible. So I'm guessing loan?

Nice. Potentially getting a bargain there if true. Free's up money for Rice hopefully.

I see Reguilon was in the Lá Liga team of the year in some places. He was that good, huh? Wonder why Real Madrid are apparently setting the price so low...

I'll admit that I've never heard of this guy Reguilon. Just watched his highlights and he looks good. Nice balance of attack and defending, good pace, good dribbling.