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The board will either a) have a list of who he wants, who he would sell and are working on it, and the reason he is so quiet about Stones or whatever is he hasnt got any latest news to give from the board or b ) we will kick on when tour ends

Mourinho is always going to make out he is delighted with the squad, we are champions. That was always going to happen. Do I really think he doesnt want signings? Absolutely not, there will be additions, I'd bet my house. He just wont give nothing away right now.

Saying the right things after a loss. Expected? yes Truthful? No

Fair point, then again Marina, Barnard and obviously Roman's sidekick Eugene Tenenbaum are in England

I think we might not make another bid until we return from tour.

What Mourinho says and does in a window are 2 different things.

If Everton reject our bid should it reach £32m ish, then we should walk away

Still see Traore going on loan. Have a hunch.. Just on Utd's mystery striker, if it someone the press haven't linked them too, it is unlikely to be a huge name. Cavani, Ibra, Lacazette, Higuain all been linked to Utd, as has Benzema.

Does not surprise me if true. The club must have got some encouragement from Stones' people before bidding. All Everton have to do, like Mourinho said, is come out and say "he is not for sale at any price." by sticking a statement on club website. They haven't

Would be shocked if Stones and Baba Rahman are the only ones to join. CM will definitely join IMO, especially as mourinho admitted he wanted to sign a midfielder at the end of the season

If we bid 34m and they reject it, walk away.

That stuff about replacing someone is aimed at Filipe Luis right now is my guess. Hence why that Baba Rahman is linked. I'd be very very surprised if our only business incoming was now Stones and Baba. I'd bet against it. For instance, if Stones joined for £26m plus Moses as daily mail speculate could happen, a winger would be needed

If Barnard is meeting their people, there is a willingness to negotiate. That does not happen with a side refusing to sell a player full stop

Will be interesting to see if Everton listen to Jose words "if they tell us he isnt for sale at any price at all, game over, we walk away" yet to do this.... Which the theorists among us can take 2 ways. a) They would sell him and know what price they want or they have done but Mourinho is yet to be informed

Think we'll get him. Reading the mirror and daily mail interviews with jose I think stones might be our last signing tbh

Soon see how correct the rumours regarding us and Pedro were after Barca's elections tomorrow

Lawyer on twitter, forgotten name, really into his FFP stuff worked out we could spend £140m and pass FFP. Our budget is large, we just dont go shouting about it like Utd and City or you end up getting ripped off

hate that "if david luiz was 50m..." although Stones may be a better defender, compare their CV's. Its like saying if Stones is worth £30-40m, then the best English CB John Terry is worth 60-70

We have far more to spend than the club let on, which is a clever tactic. If we ended the window with Bego, Falcao, Stones or another defender, Witsel, Pedro. I'd not be at all surprised

Stones can play fullback too. Think that is what Jose is attracted to,his versatility.

We will probably go up a few mill and offer a loan. Bamford, Moses, Romeu, etc. We have barely spent a penny yet of our allocated budget. Arsenal technically paid for Begovic with the Cech money. Falcao was a couple mill to loan in, 2-3. So if Begovic cost us 8m we are at break even for the summer. Yokohama's £40m will probably get invested and I'd guess that is where the money for Stones and/or Pedro would come from. Witsel if true would probably be Roman's money

Before the window opened id have been happy to go into next season with Fab Matic and someone better than Mikel, whoever that may be. I think Witsel is better than Mikel so i'd be ok with him signing tbh

Abramovich personally intervened in Torres signing didnt he? And I'd bet good money he was personally involved in Sheva deal

RTBF are reliable in Belgium according to a journo on Twitter and the guy who wrote the article has close links to Liege, where Witsel is from

Apart from the copa america guys, anyone left behind tomorrow, if at all, is on their way IMO