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😆 Regardless, neither are the type the club should be going after. So we should be thankful that their clubs are pricing them out of us getting them. Last thing we need is yet another super raw striker player on huge wages that comes in, doesn’t look close to ready, and then we struggle for years to move them on.

They’re the same age, mate. In fact, Duran is a few months older.

Eh, from what I’ve watched on YT he looks like a very decent footballer and an absolute handful for defenders due to his huge size. He’s just raw still much like the other big #9 we were after earlier, Duran. These guys certainly look like they can eventually develop into beasts in a couple of years but we’ve already got Jackson and now Guiu who need to develop. We don’t need a 3rd striker like this.

Someone or multiple someone’s at the club must feel like this Omorodion guy is a nailed on future superstar or something if we’re still after him. That’s a ridiculous price Atleti are asking for and if we go anywhere remotely near it even I who has been more forgiving to the club will be dumbfounded. I guess working out some sort of deal where he comes the other way in a Gallagher deal makes sense in theory, but in reality is he the profile of player we need? I just don’t think so. We don’t need another developmental project. We need a plug and play guy who can hit the ground running.

And what’s exciting from our POV is that I’ve seen numerous people who follow Brazilian football say that Estevão is an even bigger talent than Endrick. Let’s hope our luck is as good as Real Madrid’s was with Vini!

Speaking of teen Brazilian stars, I saw Fabrizio tweet yesterday that Barca are ready to sell Vitor Roque ALREADY! Was he not THE hottest Brazilian talent just 1 year ago? He was being hyped up as the next R9 and a global superstar. Now they want rid?

Just looks like a low risk, high reward signing for around £20m.

From what I’ve read he actually played much of this last season. Everyone talks as if he missed 80% of the season but I don’t think that’s the case?

Tbh, I’d take a punt on Chiesa.

Feels like Jorgensen is already more or less a done deal, sadly.

I do wonder which player(s) we’re looking at for for the attack at this point. Williams and Doué were never going to happen. Summerville links completely died a while ago and he wasn’t the answer anyways. Struck out on Olise. Who else is realistic for us, I wonder?

Our luck with keepers post Courtois looks set to continue. 😞😞😞

There’s a reason Klopp, Arteta, and ourselves all wanted him and why City didn’t want to sell him for under £50m. He’s a super talent in a position that everyone is desperate to find a top player in. That we spent £50m on him after already spending mega money in midfield says how much we rate him.

Would be great if they did from our POV. They’d have one LB who can’t stay fit in Shaw and one who can’t defend in Alonso. It was a weakness of his when he was here and he’s now several years older so it surely got worse.

I listed Lavia because I think he’s going to be an amazing player for us in the long term. At just 20 years old I’m not that concerned about his injuries last season. I’m choosing to believe it was just shit luck unlike Fofana or Reece for example who have chronic issues. I guess I’m just much more optimistic going into the season about our defense. Call it naive hope, perhaps. But with the personnel we have and the tactics we’ll use I think the CB’s and defenders will be much less exposed.

They’ve done more good than bad in terms of buys for me so far. Caicedo, Enzo, Lavia, Palmer, Gusto, Nico Jackson. Fought to keep Colwill when he could’ve easily moved. Gotten rid of a bunch of players who needed to go. And I’m very optimistic about several of this summer’s buys. Yes, there have been some serious mistakes but everything I named above far outweighs the errors, imo. This season is 100% make or break for them in terms of getting the supporters on their side, though.

Aren’t we also just fucking ourselves over by signing yet another keeper when we still have so many on our books? Who is going to want to pay more than a few million for Kepa and Petro if they know we’re desperate to move them on? Or really, pay ANY fee at all? If I’m a club that’s interested in either of them I’m just waiting until deadline day when Chelsea are sweating and offer a loan proposal.

I’ve been watching more Jorgensen on YT and again, this guy just looks average. And he looks absolutely NOTHING like an Ederson/Allison/Costa/Raya type who passes the ball around like an outfield player essentially. He just looks like a traditional big keeper who is no better with his feet than Petrovic now or Mendy when he was here. Feels like we’re going to be making yet another mistake in the goalkeeper department and will be looking for a new one AGAIN 1 year from now. If this one doesn’t work perhaps on the 4th attempt next year we’ll finally realize that we should just spend the fucking money and buy a proven world class keeper and stop being cute trying to uncover someone?

Don’t get the move for a keeper that may not even be as good as Sanchez or Petro. Makes no sense at all unless Maresca himself is the one who extensively scouted and made the recommendation. Would be ridiculous if this is yet another scenario where some stats nerd in his basement looked at some spreadsheets and picked him out. Everything I have heard about the guy makes it sound like he’s prone to epic howlers.

Chalobah should be sold but £25m seems extremely low. In an era where random, unknown teenagers are going for that amount or more I feel like we should be asking around £35m for an established PL CB. One who’s only 25 and homegrown. Especially if we’re going to sell him to a club we’re competing against.

I feel like there’s a reason a host of big clubs like ourselves, United, Newcastle, and Liverpool were interested in bringing in Tosin on a free. I’m not saying he’s going to be a superstar or anything but I think based on what I’ve watched he’s an upgrade on Chalobah. Your mate seeing every Fulham match and saying Trev is superior is fine. But I’ve watched every Chelsea match and have seen Trev look consistently solid but nothing special. Trev doesn’t really do any of the things you’re expecting a modern top level CB to do and especially not under a coach who will ask a lot from his defenders. He’s not dominant in the air defensively and watching him on the ball felt like it was just him passing it sideways to Thiago Silva 50 times per match so he could handle all the forward passing. I think the only piece we’re missing for our defense is the settled, #1 keeper. I’m perfectly happy for THIS WINDOW with our CB options. Not saying Disasi, Fofana, and Badiashile are long term options.

Thiago Silva we may absolutely miss but Trev and Gallagher will be forgotten about quickly in the same way Mount and Havertz were last season.

This forum is so damn negative about our squad. I don’t get it. We were horrible for much of last season, had no discernible style of play, and had the worst injury situation in the league and we STILL came within touching distance of top 4. If we made 0 new signings and simply started this new season with those injured players back fit I think we take a big step forward. I especially think so many of our fans just instantly dismissing Tosin and KDH as “average dross” and terms like that before we even kick a ball is mad. I totally get and share the frustration with the signing of totally unproven guys like Guiu and Veiga but Tosin & KDH are senior pros who I think slot in and improve our first XI from day 1. Really feels like we’re just a top keeper and another goal scorer of some sort away from being a truly elite team ready to compete with anyone. I don’t get the doom and gloom at all. Player for player I think our squad is COMFORTABLY superior to the teams we’ll be competing with for the 3rd/4th spot.

Yeah, that’s very telling. Maresca doesn’t fancy him and Leicester fans didn’t either. They were super angry when there was talk of Casadei being the player we’d include in the KDH transfer. Said he looked lost when he played for them. I can see why. Unless they are really special with their ball playing ability like Ederson, Allison, or Diogo Costa it’s probably really tricky to find the right guy.

Trying to do some YouTube scouting of goalkeepers is always such a chore. Tried to get a look at this Jorgensen guy we’re linked with but as with most keeper montages all they really show is him making saves. Something you can get a million clips of for any keeper. I want to see how these guys are with their distribution, passing, and their composure when being pressed. So I have no clue what this guy brings that our current keepers don’t. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️