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I keep coming back to that quote Hazard gave about the club needing to show ambition by signing top players. He surely said what our whole squad are thinking. He just had the balls to say it publicly. Our players see City and Liverpool going out and splashing massive cash on proven, top level players and are wondering why we aren't doing the same. If we stick with the same medicore attack that we had last season and just bring in this average player on a free, what sort of ambition is that?

Even if he's free, that would still take up a foreign player slot that should be used elsewhere.

They're thinking the same thing they did when they bought the likes of Miazga, Hector, Djilodildo, etc. Bring in players on the cheap and hope they explode into stars.

Here's the go-to guy I read on Twitter when it comes to Brazilians. Pure, 100% Chelsea, this. All of our supporters clamouring for an upgrade and our club will probably send Willian to United and sign this dude who is apparently not nearly as good. 😂😂😂

Higuain seems like he'd be essentially a one or two season rental. Immediete upgrade on Morata, yes, but we'd then likely be after another main CF next summer. Who knows how much the market will explode further by then. If only Conte hadn't fallen out with Diego...😩

This is the sort of highly ambitious signing that will make Eden think twice about wanting to join Real Madrid.

I think the only reason we'd have a slim chance at them agreeing is because no foreign clubs would be willing to pay a huge fee for a player that wouldn't be a huge piece for them. Bayern for example are the big foreign club linked but they almost never pay huge fees and he wouldn't start for them anyways. Both ourselves and Spuds have players they want. Hopefully we at least try. United swapping Martial for Toby A would be the worst case scenario for us. Both sides get better while we're stuck with Willian for another season. Martial would become top class under Poch. Or he could become top class here under Sarri.

Swap Willian for Martial, play Martial as the striker where most United fans think he is best, and then sign Leon Bailey for the right side. Simple, lads.

He wasn't in the squad Pretty sure I saw his name amongst the subs.

Nah, there will 100% be a last minute panic buy. Who knows which position.

Mark Noble.

Thought I read the price rumored for Thiago was 75m or something?

We're linked with about 4 more midfielders. I'd be shocked like I've never been shocked before if we signed any of them. They all seem impossible. We'd have to break our transfer record by a considerable amount in order to sign any of Pjanic, Thiago, or SMS. Watch us panic buy that Vecino dude from Inter on deadline day. He was totally anonymous at the WC and didn't catch the eye at all.

I think we'll see a 3 comprised of Cesc, Kante, and Jorginho against smaller teams where we have most of the ball. Against the bigger sides where it's more even and the quality of opponent is higher, we can deploy someone with more legs in place of Cesc like Barkley or Baka.

Man. We don't appear to be close to any other signings at the moment. Even ones that should be simple like a backup Juventus CB. This is feeling more and more like summers past where we buy one nice player and then panic at the very end on our 4th or 5th choices.

He really would've been the picture perfect midfielder for a Sarri team with his energy and technical ability. Felt like he could've been a massive bargain for the price being mentioned in the day and age when average players are going for £50m like Richarlison.

More like we have Barkley and Cesc. I'll bet anyone we won't see RLC play for us this season. He'll go on loan where he can play every week. No point keeping him here. Looks like Barkley and Cesc will compete for the Hamsik place.

Don't know why people here are down on Butland. I think he's a very solid keeper who will only get better. In fact, I think he's superior to Pickford.

Thankfully, not a single reputable, reliable source has said anything about this. Even our board ain't dumb enough to buy a keeper who moved for free just weeks ago. One who is also 36 or whatever he is and way, way past his best.

Having all 3 keepers on our books over the age of 35. 😂 Surely not.

I'd have Butland before Schmeichel.

He's still sort of a hidden gem who's relatively under the radar. But I think if he moves to a big club he will explode. He would be insane under Sarri I think. But I think he would also look right at home at some of our rivals. So if we are indeed interested we need to hurry. His playing style is perfectly suited to the PL.

Or Butland as a Tibo replacement.

The PL will be a bloodbath this season. All these small teams buying players that would never have given them a look in years past. Wolves, Everton, West Ham, Fulham all going bonkers in the market. There will be almost no easy matches this coming season.

Um. Who?