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Only scenario I can think of is one of the newly promoted sides or one of the smaller clubs looking for a splashy “big name” to excite their supporters. Otherwise I can only see another loan or contract termination. Though, I don’t know how viable paying off someone on Sterling’s wages would be.

I’d rather have Rogers if given the choice as well but from what I’ve been watching Simons looks like he has that Hazard-like super low center of gravity. As you say he’s really crafty on the ball and is difficult to bully and disposes. I don’t think he’d struggle in the PL. Looks like someone who could be a foul magnet just like Eden as well which could be very useful.

Just the thought that we could buy Garnacho when super technical ballers like Xavi Simons, Rodrygo, or Fofana are there to be had is sickening. Could throw Eze in there too despite him being slightly older than what our club goes for these days. I just don’t see this huge potential that some in our recruitment team clearly do in Garnacho. Doesn’t strike me as a player who will ever be more than okay. And if that’s the case we may as well have kept Madueke.

Think both fullbacks will be serious upgrades. Trent is capable of magical moments when attacking but is terrible defensively and Liverpool fans say he basically quit halfway through last season and had his head in Madrid. So if Frimpong can defend even a little bit I don’t think they miss him. And Kerkez should be a massive upgrade on the left side. Ekitike is the big gamble for them out of all their signings. But with the other crazy good attackers he’s going to be surrounded by the pressure for him to put up big numbers isn’t going to be there.

Wonder how Klopp feels watching Liverpool finally spending like this after years and years of him being given a shoestring budget whilst trying to go toe to toe with free spending Pep and City for all those titles. He could’ve won 2-3 more PL titles if he had this sort of backing. Hard to see how they don’t repeat as champions this season unless this is just too much change too fast. Crazy to win the league at a canter and then change half the starting XI like this.

Everyone thought Frankfurt were hilarious for demanding €100m for Ekitike when we were linked a month ago. And they were right. That’s an insane asking price for a dude who had 1 good but not even GREAT season. I’m glad we stayed away. But now Liverpool are actually going to almost pay that. Ekitike for €95m! Absolutely outrageous fee for someone who is so far from being the finished product.

You guys think we should sell Renato Veiga or bring him back and use him? With the big clubs he’s linked with clearly he’s very highly rated. Has the potential to play a ton of minutes for us as cover for both Cucu and Levi. We will certainly at least double our money if we sell him judging by the reports but if he goes to a Bayern or Atleti and they develop him more he could turn into a £70m+ player who we’d massively regret letting go.

How and why would UEFA be able to tell any club what they think a player is worth? Surely zero chance something like that could hold up legally.

I would tell United £70m + add ons for Jackson. They payed that for Hojlund and Nico is miles better than him.

He was just posing with Madueke at his Arse signing so I’m guessing he’s got a great relationship with them too. In fact, that’s probably why these Simons rumors are heating up today. He’s probably more likely Arse bound than here.

If Arse are interested in Xavi Simons I assume that means he’s an alternative to Eze. I wonder if that means whichever club gets Simons the other goes for Eze. Problem is Eze would be considered “too old” for our recruitment team.

I was thinking more about the space they occupy. With Quenda coming in next summer as well I don’t see any space whatsoever for Paez if we buy another #10 this summer. It’s already hard to picture how Quenda gets lots of minutes if Neto & Estevão have great seasons on the RW.

I’d absolutely take Xavi Simons. But it would probably be a death sentence for Kendry Paez’s chances of ever being a Chelsea first team player even if he kills it at Strasbourg.

I feel like Rogers is probably completely unobtainable this summer. Villa are having a piss poor summer window as it stands and if they were to sell their new star talent their supporters would revolt. Especially as a club which has ambitions of breaking into the UCL places, you don’t do so by weakening yourself and strengthening a club that you’re competing with for those places. If he has a real breakout season and develops even further then I suspect Villa will be demanding Grealish money for him this time next year.

The Madueke thing is weird. Supposedly everything was signed between the clubs on Monday and still no announcement. Is Arse waiting for Gyokeres to get done so they can soften the blow for their supporters?

Xavi Simons is an absolute baller but isn’t he much more of a #10 than a winger?

What happened to him at Bayern? I remember they badly wanted him and did a lot to sign him. Anyway, I get the feeling that we won’t be seeing any incomings for a while. Doesn’t seem as though we’re aggressively pursuing anyone at the moment. No hot rumors or links, just kind of a rehashing of names we have been loosely interested in before the window even opened. Seems to be full focus on outgoings for the time being.

Don’t fear them. They’re no threat to the top 4. But if I were a Newcastle/Villa/Spuds fan who are eyeing up a potential 5th place UCL spot I’d be worried about them.

If they line up with a midfield duo of Casemiro and Bruno they’re going to get turned over frequently by the better teams. But their attack should be good enough to win them plenty of games against the lesser sides they got embarrassed by time and again last season. They’re a club we definitely have to keep an eye on and we can’t write them off like I had hoped.

United’s central midfield, defense, and keeper are weak still and if not addressed they’re going to get killed against all the big teams. But their attack with Mbeumo, Cunha, Bruno, and whichever new striker they buy will be annoying as hell to play against for anyone. Lots of pace, lots of legs, and players who can all shoot and score from distance. With 1 game a week for much of the season they could be sneaky decent.

Newcastle fans must be raging. Fight for UCL football, achieve it on the final day of the season, desperate to establish themselves amongst the big boys. They’ve now missed out on 3 striker targets in the span of a couple of weeks. João Pedro 🛑 Ekitike 🛑 Wissa 🛑 And if I remember correctly they wanted Mbeumo themselves before he turned them down for United. They really could actually go for and make great use of Jackson. And they may be desperate enough to pay what we want at this point.

Aw man, United finally getting their ass off the couch and paying up for Mbeumo now. Was really hoping the Newcastle move for Wissa moved quickly and kept United in the mud missing out on Mbeumo. Looks like it scared them into action instead.

When Chelsea spend big it’s a cudgel all the pundits use to shit on us. When Liverpool spend 300-400m this summer they’ll all play the net spend card.

Probably strike out on Wissa next as well. Surely United will be forced to pull their finger out and finally push through Mbeumo. Because I can’t imagine Brentford selling both. They’ll risk their PL status if they lose the 35-40 goals they score between them + their manager.

Think you’ll be in the extreme minority with this take, brother! I thought GNX was an awesome album. Much better than his previous record. Agree about this OVO gear. Looks super tacky.