Pizy

Hopefully Costa doesn't play much against these minnows. In fact, I wouldn't play him for more than a half until maybe the final pre season game.

Long as he doesn't go to a rival... Imagine him on Arsenal's right side next to Sanchez and Özil. Wow.

I spat out my lemonade!

The energy level, the discipline, the perfect timing and intelligence in his tackling, the ability to pop up anywhere on the pitch. He's everything we hoped Ramires would be.

The only real similarities between he and Costa is that they're both fantastic finishers inside the box. Bats is far better technically with the ball at his feet and in open spaces. He can easily dribble past players unlike Diego. I think they'd compliment each other perfectly. Playing with 2 up top just makes it more difficult to decide who plays in midfield.

Kante getting dropped likely cost France the title. Pogba was rendered completely useless trying to play Kante's position. Was crazy how it wasn't ever Matuidi who was dropped.

Much as I love Cesc, maybe he will indeed be moved yo the bench more often than not. That is if we sign another midfielder in addition to Kante.

I'm just struggling to think how we are going to line up. I was convinced that we'd use 4-4-2 but that would still leave us with only Cesc and Kante in the middle which may still struggle.

Just think about it - United will pay £103m for Pogba, Arsenal paid €45m for Xhaka, Liverpool paid between £34-38m reportedly for Mané, and City are about to sign Leroy Sané for £40m. We may sign the PL's best midfielder from the Champions for around £30m. Unbelievable bargain in today's market.

Okay, starting to get a hard on now... These sources look very credible!

Each morning I wake up and it's a "done deal." Then as the day goes on its "they've made an offer and Kante/Liecester are considering it." Rinse and repeat every day.

Seems like after a couple of reputable sources reported that we made an official bid about a week ago it's gone completely dark. Been reading more about Everton than us for him. The hell is going on? The most pressing concern in our whole team is a new CB and nothing has happened yet.

Now let's give him the tools to help him achieve his ambitions! Whole lot of work to do before the season starts and not that much time to do it. Preferably we want all of our signings to get as much of a preseason as possible so they're ready for West Ham. Our rivals seem to all be getting their business done early and will be ready to hit the ground running. We must do the same.

Unless we're signing 2 new midfielders there's no way we should sell Matic.

Wouldn't at all surprise me if José wants both Pogba and Kante and flogs off one or two of the CM's they have there.

This is concerning... It's Mourinho, isn't it?

Marin is still alive?

Will be even more exciting once we start making some bleepin' signings. Watching him train Moses, Mikel, and Oscar is sad...

We have just signed a young, project of a striker a couple of weeks ago.

Not at all what we really need. We don't need another "project."

Hopefully one of these dense journo's at the press conference tomorrow ask him which formation he'll be using. Have my doubts. They'll more likely be asking pointless questions about Mourinho and last season than this coming one.

"What am I gonna do with this Oscar guy?"

It's just beginning to feel like this one will be like Stones last year where it seems like a lock that he's coming but I'll be disappointed in the end. We'll then end up with someone similar to Kante but not as good.

Wonder what language he communicates in primarily here. Especially to the Portuguese speakers like Diego. Seems to understand him there.

I think he'll be in contention for our next captain. No chance will he be sold, slim chance he'll be dropped in my opinion.