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Arse fans are absolutely losing their minds over this. 😂 They all act like they're so above Willian even though he'd instantly be amongst their best players. Just like a lot of them were crying when we sold them Luiz and now they all love him.

Drinkwater always seems to be in a happy, positive mood despite his career just coming to a complete halt for years now. Guess he's got enough paper for it not to matter?

We all just assumed that United wouldn't be able to afford another massive signing after splurging on Sancho, but that was becasue everyone also assumed Dortmund would only accept a lump sum of 100m+. If Dortmund will now accept payment in installments over 2-3 years what's to stop them from going after Havertz now? 😰😰😰

I just figured United would do what they did with Bruno and haggle for months until finally signing him like a week before the season started. Didn't know about any deadline Dortmund set.

Lewis Dunk is a solid CB. Not going to wow anybody or jump off the screen when you watch him. The Gary Cahill comparison is a good one in that he's just a reliable, solid pro. Significantly better than Cahill on the ball. He'd be a decent fall back option if everything else falls through or if we've blown our transfer load on other positions and need a cheap deal at the last minute. Shouldn't be our main target.

Not in a million years did I expect United to complete a deal for Sancho before we did for Havertz. Not with the notoriously slow Ed Woodward. I figured that saga would last all summer. In fact, it's the Havertz saga that may last for weeks longer.

So...Spuds or Arse, I wonder? Would kind of be a weird one for Arse to want him because they've been hyping up their young players like Saka and Martinelli. Willian signing there for 3 years would surely effect their playing time. On the other hand, Willian is the type of experienced player Arse need in big games they often bottle. Spuds make much more sense. He and Bergwijn rotating with one another is probably be a Mourinho wet dream. My bet is that he reunites with his best mate David Luiz. I think he'll be very solid for either of them but as long as we do good business I don't think we'll regret letting him move. I'm already preparing myself to be annoyed when Willian raises his game to "stick it to us" when we play against him twice next season. 😂

Pretty damned annoying that we may have to wait until the end of August to find out whether we'll sign him. Which would mean barely any time at al for him to settle in before the new season starts. Plus hardly any holiday. We need to sort this before they play this week. Just pay the fucking money!

I think there would be a pretty sizeable queue for Zouma if Frank wanted to move him on. Even a few pretty big clubs in the PL would have him. Think Mourinho would have him. Everton would love him back. Tomori would have a host of suitors as well if he is offered on loan. Rüdiger & AC are the two that I can't see us moving. As far as other players, I think finding buyers for Batshuayi and Jorginho will be difficult simply because we probably don't want to take massive losses on them. And nobody is paying near what we paid for them. For that reason I think J5 stays.

Can't address everything in one window. As predicted. Havertz, Rice, and a keeper for me. Those 3 and we are a lock for top 4 again in my opinion.

As I've said before, from everything I've seen and read Theo Hernandez is even worse defensively than Alonso. Awesome attacker but a total liability defensively. Is that what we need? I would say no. Wouldnt say no to Telles.

It seems as though all of our defense oriented targets are going to be an absolute pain to sign for one reason or another. Rice and Chilwell are on long contracts, their clubs have no reason to sell, and even if they do sell they'll cost absurd fees. Every CB we've been linked with is either going elsewhere already like Ake, will cost mega money like Gimenez, or isn't really itching to leave like Ginter. Oddly, it looks as though it's going to be significantly easier to sign top quality attacking talent this summer than defensive ones. I think we have to prepare ourselves for the real possibility that we don't address the defense this summer goalkeeper apart. We may have to be patient and wait until another window and hope the improved attack + better keeper make our defense more solid.

Could be a silly score line if Bayern care to put their foot in the gas.

I'm annoyed but nothing more. I'm too excited by what we're going to be next season to really be too upset about the FA cup. A few days from now everyone will have forgotten about this loss. All focus now is on Havertz and some defensive reinforcements to ensure results like this don't happen again.

The FA need to expand VAR then I guess. Allow refs up in the booth to quickly view a wider range of situations like that ridiculous second yellow for Kova today. That way there's a second opinion if a ref blows it on the pitch. Give them as few ways to make mistakes as possible

There needs to be a suspension/demotion system for referees who have consistently poor performances. There being ZERO accountability when they fuck over teams is crazy. If one of them has a shocker and makes egregious errors they should be fined or something. Or demoted to a lower league for a week.

I'm just really looking forward to having so many more options in attack that can create magic and have a lot more invention. No more "give it to Hazard/Pulisic and hope for magic." Right now we just have too many attacking players who can only summon quality performances every few games. Giroud, Willian, etc. are great options but not consistently the level we need. Having Ziyech, Werner, and hopefully Havertz will just give us a massive injection of quality. We're just 3-4 signings away from having no awesome side.

Have a closer look at him on YouTube. He's not a big lump who just sits in front of the defense. He's extremely comfortable carrying the ball and is highly mobile. I think a midfield pairing of Rice + Kante or Rice + Kova would be great.

Speaking of Declan Rice, he'd have made a massive difference for us on the middle of the pitch today. Everyone knows I love Jorhinho, but he simply isn't right for Frank's team going forward. After Havertz, Rice should be priority #1.

Here we go with this tactical masterclass shit for Arteta all over the place. 😂 I thought it was extremely even despite us missing so many key players. I think we win that comfortably with Willian, Kante, and if Puli and Azpi don't get injured. Oh, and a ref with a pair of eyes. Arteta has certainly made them tougher in defense, but he didn't "outclass" or out jink Frank there. We were just extremely unfortunate.

I've said this for years and I could search for the posts here if I had the patience, but Anthony Taylor is EASILY the worst ref in the PL. I've said it time and time again over the years. He's a disgrace. That aside, I have to single out Rüdiger as particularly poor today. He reminded me of the worst of David Luiz. Charging up at players and completely whiffing. Just no discipline.

So.....have to say it. Is Willian injured or is he "injured?" As in he doesn't want to put his move away in jeopardy?

Just watched the doc on him above. He's exactly the sort of lad I imagined he would be from watching him play. Just a down to earth, calm, mature kid. Very even keeled. We've heard repeatedly from our recent signings that Lampard had a huge role in them choosing us because he cares not just about developing them as players but also off the pitch as men. If Havertz has indeed spoken to Frank as has been reported you can bet it was persuasive in that regard. Hoping we see an agreement this week after the FA Cup is done. Personal terms agreed, player super keen to come. Just get it fucking done. Forget Sancho, he will be the best overall signing a club will make this summer. Can't let him slip away and move elsewhere.

Of course ESPN has this behind their paywall subscription service here. Shitty stream it is then...

Look, I want to win it, I will be watching and cheering the lads on, I will be happy if we do win it. But I won't lose a second of sleep or be devastated if we lose. That's all I'm saying. This isn't the late CL final or losing a massive PL match where I'd be depressed for ages afterward. I'll just think "ah, whatever. On to next season."