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Good. This'll get done at least. Sadly for Batshuayi, I can't see him getting any significant minutes at all assuming Morata and Llorente are fit throughout the season. May be best if he went on loan to a good side.

Yeah, sure. Maybe the board will throw another bid in for Fabinho as well... 🙄

Don't believe we're after any attcking players other than Llorente.

Looking more and more likely that Coutinho is staying as well. Meaning there's even less chance of a Ox ever playing in midfield.

I think the fact that we're a much bigger club than they are, have many French speaking players, and are the fucking champions would make him more likely to want to join us if we made a big push. Can't imagine why any player would choose Tottenham over Chelsea if both are after them.

A competent and intelligent club would ask to be kept informed about his situation in case it's possible he can indeed move to the UK. Unfortunately, I have zero faith we have and he's probably already a done deal to Spuds for a steal of a price.

Watch him become a RWB for Liverpool. I'd put money on it.

He's 31 and plays in arguably the most demanding position on the pitch. Doesn't make sense.

Seems like the only way it's possible now is if Liverpool refuse to pay the £££ necessary AND his position at Arsenal is untenable and he can't stay there.

Whichever midfielder we buy will be 4th choice anyways. Will we really pay as much for Drinkwater as we did for Bakayoko?

If his asking price is that high I think we'll just settle for Barkley only.

The price they're demanding looks to be £40m. I cannot imagine we'll go close to that. Rightfully so.

Just bracing myself now for whichever completely mediocre player we panic buy tomorrow instead. 😔

Which world class players have we been after that have rejected us?

Seeing a lot of this, a lot of "THANK GOD, HES SHIT ANYWAYS!" and a lot of Liverpool fans laughing at us and calling us a small club because Ox chose them over us.

That's what makes this more gutting. Usually agreeing terms with a player is a formality and the easiest part of a deal while dealing with the selling club is the hard part. We agreed terms with a hated London rival for one of their better players and he then rejects us. Sickening.

So we know before making our move that he doesn't want to play RWB and then bid anyways? That's even worse!

Meh. A buying club has to communicate with a player in some capacity. Even speaking with his agent or an intermediary to find out if he'd be willing to move.

Would be such a let down to go from Ox who probably could've blossomed into a top player and an upgrade on Moses to Cedric who I don't even think would displace Moses. But that seems the likeliest outcome now. The club will also look like mugs now for bidding for Ox and agreeing terms with Arsenal without even getting the OK from the player himself. Almost amateur stuff there. Why wouldn't we find out before bidding?

He must be thick as all hell. Finally finds a position where he can become a top player and rejects the chance to lock down that position for the champions. The club he apparently grew up supporting. Just fuck off. Let's hijack Spuds Aurier deal.

I don't think he is. Not for a club that wants to challenge for the title. Ths pretty much fucks us royally. We may now have to go a whole season with zero depth at either wing back position. Ox was probably a huge signing that Conte was really counting on.

Good luck getting into their midfield, Ox. Especially when Keita gets there next summer.

David Ornstein just tweeted and deleted a tweet saying he rejected us and wants Liverpool. FFS. edit:

His skill set is best applied in wide areas where he can actually use his strongest attributes. He can play in midfield but it's a waste of his pace and dribbling ability.

Wonder what we'd even do if he chooses to go there. We aren't linked with any other wing back targets and at this point it's probably far too late even if we were because any club selling wouldn't be able to replace their player.