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I dont get the first source though. I mean what are they basing this assumption off of? No way on top of the fee which will be 150-170 maximum, commission fees, player wages over a 5 year contract and agents fees it will reach 400m surely? If he is wanting 300/350k like reported thats 15.6/18.2m per year over say 5 years thats 78/91m. So say that goes from the 170m fee to 248/261m including wages over 5 years. So where is this other 160/140m coming from 😂? Its just absolute nonsense. Aye the agent is a greedy prick but the numbers dont add up to make 400m in any circumstances. The 300/350k p/w demands are only rumours and their not even after tax either so whilst it will again cause issues with wage structure its not catastrophic ie signing Ronaldo/Messi on 500k + a week. Plus the wages aren’t paid all upfront so why people are getting hung up in including these in a deals total cost is bizarre unless its the new norm for every transfer now but its not and never will be.

Paulo Fonseca in advanced talks with Spurs. Jesus he must of been what their 5th choice… Likes of Naglesmann, ten Hag, Pochettino and Conte all wanted/approached before him. Hope their managerial search keeps going for a few weeks yet. And the longer it does go on, the even more likely that Kane will leave them I think. Conte or Pochettino were probably the only 2 managers on that list who could encourage him to stay or at least have a higher chance. Even that big lump Mido that used to play for Spurs in 2004-7 is tweeting criticising Daniel Levy questioning him and saying he’s more interested in making money than bringing Spurs on another level. 🤣

Promising player. Had a very decent season with Hibs who finished 3rd in the Scottish Prem and he played a lot as a left back in a back 4 or left wingback in a back 5. Don’t think Arsenal is the right move yet, he’s only 19, too soon. Would say he needs another season of playing every week to see if he can keep building on his talent at least, maybe 2 seasons because whilst he is talented he’s not an exceptional talent yet.

I don’t even get where this €400m is coming from in all honesty. I mean fee to Dortmund is likely €150-170m on top of agent fees and sign on fees. Will be around €200m minimum probably. Unless folk are including his wages but why only do this for Haaland? I mean when we signed player X, Y, Z, nobody ever went its going to cost €30m/whatever transfer fee plus the agent/sign on bonus on top of however many years worth of wages over whatever period. Just seems like a number someone with too much time has plucked out of thin air! I know they’ve said about wage structure but did we not just give Timo Werner a £275,000 a week 5 year deal last season? Haalands agent wants what £300,000 or around there per week for him?

Theo Hernandez is a very good attacking fullback. He’s not bad defensively but can still be rash sometimes. The 8 goals and 7 assists this season are good stats though and he has shown good potential but still has a with a few things to iron out I suppose. Has good pace and physicality though. I think PSG are linked and trying to get him but went quiet a last week or near two weeks ago.

Be an interesting appointment. Probably out of his depth a bit at Juventus although they clearly needed overhauled (and have done for 3/4 seasons be interesting alone watching that unfold) and had his good and bad moments here. Maybe the likes of Lazio, Napoli, clubs who are expected to do well but never truly disrupt the established top teams is his level. Some good players to start with, Milinkovic-Savic and Luis Alberto are two very good MFers then Immobile and Correa as well are of a pretty decent level. Not so sure on rest of their squad, know Pepe Reina and Lucas Leiva are there but surely they must be nearly 40 now.

David Wagner steals another job somehow. West Brom fans better be excited to see them run a lot trying to gegenpress and play piss poor with the ball just like his team did at Huddersfield. Whoever takes the Palace job is effectively doomed regardless. Bar Eze, Zaha, Guita, Milivojevic, and a handful of others there isnt a great deal to work with.

Unai Simon is decent from what I have seen. Don't think he's outstanding, in fact none of the Spanish GKs are. They are all at a similar level. Which is crazy considering 2 or 3 years ago at the World Cup Kepa was considered to be the Spanish publics preferred choice to be their number 1 ahead of De Gea. Then years before that De Gea was seen as the best player in that position in world football. Its been weird.

Aguero signed for Barca. Last week or one beforehand. Lewandowski would never happen because of his age and his contract length also. He would also cost a good bit of wages I would think still because well he’s Lewandowski and he would want a big salary based around the fact hes been the best or consistent number 9 in the world alongside Luis Suarez for probably a period of nearly 10 years. I will be honest I refuse to believe any club in the world is giving Dortmund and Haaland a package that will exceed €400-450m but it will for sure be expensive regardless. As it would be for Mbappe. Or any other player of that ilk.

Would agree but also I think having someone with Haaland’s mentality and ability at that age, you’d hope would also elevate the others around them and also the reward over a prolonged period is massive if his career continues on the trajectory its had in the last 2/3 seasons. That ruthless killer mentality in front of goal is what we are missing in an abundance. Sort of thing that the likes of Ronaldo, Messi, Suarez, Lewandowski, Salah, Aguero etc have when they are in on goal you know 99/100 times its a goal. I get it makes it a bit of a jigsaw fitting everyone in but like when we signed Eden in 2012, I think if the option is there and the possibility, we might as well because he is basically a one in a million player. I know the scenario was maybe slightly different regarding we needed younger attacking players then but at the same time, say we don’t get a Haaland or a Kane or someone of that ilk, say City or United do and they go and take them up another level, I think we may regret not trying. It will be interesting though because aye Havertz can operate as either a false 9 as he has done with Tuchel, but we will 100% need to have at least 5+ league goals more from each of him, Mount, Timo, Callum, Christian etc if we dont get a striker but also, with a striker he can play as second striker or attacking midfielder off of them I would think. Similarly to Werner despite the difference in playing styles. Kai being this sort of hybrid player like Tuchel described him as alongside a proper number 9 would actually give us more flexibility. Particulary with 343.

Weird scenario. Imagine Kepa somehow ends up getting to the Euros. Lot of talk Luis Enrique is making the Brighton GK his #1 at the Euros too.

Yeah not buying that to be honest. Tuchel is a big fan of Andreas, wanted him at Dortmund, has played him since coming in and got an improvement out ot him. Makes little sense. Can get Emerson though but again, with Conte gone, who says Inzaghi is open to signing him? Would be nice to see some consistency from Reece going forward though, mainly in terms of looking to take people on and putting crosses in regularly when he gets in certain positions. Thats my only concern with him sometimes. Some games you see him get into good positions constantly, getting crosses in and your thinking, wow some delivery pity nobody gets on the end of them but then the next game, you don’t see it even though he’s in multiple positions where you think cmon drop the shoulder, blitz past him and cross it in as there is folk in and around the box. He has all the attributes to be a very complete RB/RWB. Good defensively (improved a lot this season after wee bits and pieces last season that weren’t great), has mobility, physically strong, technically good, great delivery. Just needs to do a bit more when he’s in the opposition half in certain games. Sometimes he looks half arsed.

I see the incredible naive insistence on bringing Guehi back isn’t going to end anytime soon. If he’s going to be a bench warmer whats the point? If he’s not ready to break in ahead of the guys who started in the CL final and stay there, he should be sent away on loan again and continue to be allowed to develop as opposed to rot on bench for the best part of the season bar cup games or a injury/suspension crisis that well don’t tend to happen here as often. We are stacked at CB in a 3 with Azpi, Silva, Rudiger as our first 3 then Zouma, Andreas as backup/rotation and Reece as an last resort option. Then we have Tomori (would expect him to be sold though) and Sarr who are much more experienced players out on loan who have been exposed to a higher standard and much higher amount of games than Guehi. I mean even then, unless one of those guys who were in the squad leaves/be moved on to be replaced then it has to be an immediate upgrade on any of those ie a Varane or someone who is going to make an instant impact and improve the defence even more. Its a shame Swansea didn’t come up as he could have had PL experience there but hopefully we find someone who doesn’t want to play like Stoke City to take him on loan.

Yes but I mean if its playing time at a Newcastle/Crystal Palace/Burnley on loan/permanently or a Hertha Berlin/Hoffenheim/Stuttgart or something on loan/permanently, what do you think most will go for? Thats taking the bit hitters out of it. Or where do you think clubs would probably try encourage people to go more actually? I think 10 years ago the PL loan would be a cert but now its almost more the foreign leagues by looks of it. Not just the playing part but the challenge of being in another country, another language, another culture, all these things are always forgotten with about how they can contribute towards player development because its not just the footballing aspect that can change or improve, its the mental aspect or the psychological aspect of someone going over to a new country and getting immersed into all that. Yes some PL clubs don’t loan young players/try their young players but even then the ones you’d hope would/think they’d be more likely (the relegation fighting clubs, the ones who were probably better sides when they first came into the league, or the ones who didn’t have the Big Sam to Tony Pulis transitions/cycles or the ones on shoestring budgets etc), your probably never going to see a huge improvement in a player compared to some of these foreign leagues because a high % of them are either bad footballing sides or below average coaches. I mean its no shock that Leeds, Sheffield United (last season), Aston Villa (one of the most improved teams this season by a mile) and Wolves (first poor season in the PL with Nuno) have came up in recent seasons with good managers and have leapfrogged at least 6 or 7 different clubs who been in the PL consistently for close to however many years. It is because the others are, to put it bluntly, basically poor sides who do their bit and get to 40 points, celebrate and then say okay lads lets go for 41 points next year despite having a good chunk of money that they’ve pissed up the wall on a Joelinton or a Benteke or whoever. Who is going to leave a top club/academy and want to play for that, teams where you’ve got the revolving door of Big Sam/Roy Hodgson/Tony Pulis playing horrendous football which is reliant on kicking it 60-70 metres, getting a knockdown or playing off of set pieces, rinse and repeat nearly 40 games a season? Because the other clubs who actually play and can afford to buy players are buying from foreign leagues 75% of the time or ready made players from PL/championship clubs. Also one bad loan doesn’t define someones career. These guys may have struggled in Germany that you listed but again the experience, the differences, all of that one way or another is something else that can be taken onboard for a player. I mean I doubt anyone thought that Emile Smith Rowe would go from Huddersfield to one of Arsenal’s main men in 6 months. Or nobody could have seen Reiss Nelsons good spell in Germany lead to how he’s barely a regular for Arsenal at all. Same for the bloke Lookman as you said, good initial spell, signed and rarely featured, went to Fulham, looked meh. Fair enough its never always a guarantee a loan regardless as they can change a manager/get injured or sign someone else but there is invaluable experience to take from all aspects of it.

Maybe but the circumstances alone don’t deter from the fact more and more youngsters/established players are moving abroad from English clubs. It will only continue to happen not just for youngsters but other players ie looking at Bale’s success in Spain for 3 seasons or so when he first went there. Tripper going and winning La Liga as well. Ramsey going to Italy and winning 3 trophies with Juventus. Then the youngsters like Sancho, Bellingham, Musiala going to Germany for Dortmund/Bayern or even the likes of Lookman, Ampadu, Nelson, Smith-Rowe etc going to Leipzig/Hoffenheim etc in recent seasons on loans or permanents ahead of PL clubs for instance. Even Bayern and Dortmund wanting CHO as well. Players will go there, I don’t think its as easy as saying their only going cause the other teams/big teams wont play them for say, these leagues are of decent standard and present different challenges in their own right. Even more so why 75% of every top player in the PL has probably came through from another league. Even then Eriksen, isnt British fair enough but left a team who had reached a CL final to go to Italy and ended up winning Serie A. Maybe but not as if the clubs haven’t made mistakes either ie us not using Tomori more the first 6 months (especially considering Rudiger and Andreas didn’t feature as often as well as Thiago Silva being 36) and also the last 6 months of the previous season he rarely played for whatever reason and then also Tottenham letting Tripper go when they had much worse options at right fullback. Tripper has been ever present for England since going to Spurs and thats continued in Spain. Not as if Spurs have/had better in Aurier or Kyle Walker-Peters at that time either and now Aurier wants to leave so they look even stupider.

Yeah definitely are much more than before, still don’t know re Abraham, don’t know if he would personally. Its not just English footballers to be honest, its been British footballers as a whole the last 10 years or so and its good to see because it is boring just seeing them go to top PL clubs the whole time and also, these different leagues and cultures bring something different to them as players and as people. Tbf Sancho turned down a new deal at City and refused to go on their pre season tour to go there and Jude Bellingham turned down Man United so it just shows its a more interesting or appealing thing to do now. Other promising younger players like Ronaldo Viera, Jamal Muisala, Rabbi Matondo, Jonathan Panzo, Yunus Munsah, Arvin Appiah, have made moves to Italy, Germany, France and Spain also in this last however long from big clubs or clubs where they could have played first team sooner. Tripper may not have had much interest but a move to Atletico is hardly a bad one or for Tomori a move to Milan is also hardly a poor one. I mean in terms of Tripper hes now linked with a return to the PL to go to Man United after winning a league title. Wouldnt have happened at a West Ham or Newcastle.

Jesus is that ex Man United boy still playing? I thought he would be about 35 by now, only 27 wow 🤣 ironically he also played for Wigan like our Reece James.

All those journalists seem as if they know something though. Thats the whole point of their job. I have no doubt we are interested but 6 months ago reportedly Haaland didn’t consider us a top club so it just shows how erratic the media can be. I think if he had his pick of all the clubs and they all matched his demands we would be near the bottom but because we are in a position to do something this summer, we are the “favourites”

Talk of Donnarumma going on loan for a season to a club playing in CL. Smart signing though for PSG, next number 1 for 10 years when Navas retires / slows down as he is still a top class GK. Still need to sort out a new deal for Mbappe though but I think it might be tougher than their president thinks. And then Pochettino, keep him or let him go?

Looks even slimmer that he would want to go if Sancho leaves also this summer as he is someone he knows at least although Bellingham is there tbf. I really can’t see Dortmund wanting Tammy all that much either in all honesty, I think they’ll go for Andre Silva makes more sense for their type of buy. May as well try though if Haalands on the table potentially. Still going to need to shift one of Alonso/Emerson and 3/4s of the shit loan players if we want to buy more than just a CF though.

Just a rumour from an unreliable Italian journalist. Still cant see it happening, Lazio wont pay all of his 120k p/w wages and we shouldn’t be doing them any favours considering he isn’t good enough and its not as if they will be paying an unbelievable loan fee either, this is Lazio, not Juventus or AC Milan. Either way your celebrating us loaning out a player who’s nowhere near good enough, who we should be trying to sell, who probably wont play if Lazio keep both of SMS and Luis Alberto also….

Aye he sure is. I don’t get it. Why did he even pick Trent in the first place I mean bar 5/6 games towards the end of the season he was not good all season… made countless big errors in PL and CL games. Its almost as if the media frenzy of the will he, wont he pick him made the decision for him… or like the England of old where Sven would take about 4 players who all played the exact same role and position, who couldn’t play together - its slightly different but imagine a COVID outbreak/a few injuries and before you know it they are literally lining up with 3 RBs and countless CBs due to lack of depth in MF. Then TAA gets injured and picks someone for another defensive position when they only have Rice, Henderson, Bellingham, Mount, Phillips as more natural central players. I get Foden maybe can go there as can James but again, your not taking players who played as left/right wingers and a right back for 90% of the season as an option for CM when they’ve rarely played that positions or if all this season and you’ve got a guy who hasn’t played regularly for 3 and a half months also in Henderson either. Its just daft. I get that but theres 5 at the back then what Southgate's taken. 3 RBs Walker, James, Trippier 5 CBs Coady, Maguire - who is still not even doing running apparently due to injury - , Mings, Stones, Ben White 2 LBs Shaw, Chilwell Not to mention James could play RCB, Rice can play CB, Saka can play LB/LWB. I mean in midfield any injuries/knocks/COVID outbreak perhaps they are going to be struggling big time. As a Scotsman, as long as its not Mason also, I suppose if they get a few knocks in there and are short in there or have to play Ben White in there, it will be ironic 😂

Dont see how its even in question. I mean these twitter accounts should pick their battles or go back to playing Fortnite or do something else. Some screenshots of the tweets from certain accounts “Mount is a CL winner” what do CL performances have nothing to do with the PL YPOTY? I mean cmon, the irony, I know social media is social media but some of these defy logic at times haha. Plus the argument for playing time, stats will always contribute also which is why the argument for Foden’s playing time is even more moronic. His goal and assist returns/involvement is exceptional, 14 (9 goals 5 assists) in 1614 minutes, meaning one goal or assist every 115 minutes. I am a huge fan of Mason but he doesn’t have that on his side unfortunately or the fact we also didn’t win the title contributed probably after being like what 10+ points off the top like City were after their horrendous start. These accounts are always there though for every team, its embarrassing, almost as embarrassing as the media putting their tweets in a online report. The big outrage re POTY is maybe KdB getting it for City no? I don’t think he’s been that good this season, compared to usual….

Southgate is having a laugh surely picking Ben White for Trents replacement. Whats his plans to play a GK, 5 CBs, 2 RBs, a CM and 2 strikers? Englands midfield is literally wafer thin in terms of depth and it will be even more laughable if Henderson doesn’t make full fitness for the first 2/3 games and they get any other injuries in there. Also Maguire is looking like he’s going to be struggling as well. If they two don’t play and England dont do well, he will be out on his arse probably getting as much stick as he did in 96 😂

Hes a good player but he hasn’t really looked anything other than very very ordinary this season. Has got 5 goals this season and 1 assist, which isnt the worst but isnt great either. He has played much better in previous seasons but I think if Wolves are that desperate to let him go for as little as 35M that also tells a story. I wouldn’t say he’s done anything significant to have outgrown Wolves. Suppose if he has a good Euros it may add to his pricr.