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Apparently now Bayern have made progress in talks with his camp now 🤣 I really still don’t see it, I would think he’s wanting that PL goal record but he’s blew his chance of another top PL move by not pushing to go to City 2 seasons ago and United moved on since then. Be interesting to see if we throw our hat in for him if Bayern move doesn’t come off although I doubt it as his profile isn’t what we are going for age wise

And the best GK we’ve had since prime Cech.

Karma 🤣 Are people still this annoyed at Tibo? Wet wipes….

I don’t think it’ll ever be justifiable paying that money for a central midfielder. Never mind having 2 of them for £100m+ but if they do the business will soon forget that. Not any of the £100m+ players faults, its just that the market is the way it is and theres a severe lack of top quality younger central midfielders and everyone knows that. Also I think if Enzo is going to become a truly truly elite midfielder then he needs the right partner/partners 100% because he still has a lot to work on. Particularly defensively and positionally. But yeah agree Adams, Gallagher etc not going to help either.

Apparently he’s keener to stay at Spurs. They’ve agreed a fee but lot of rumblings that he wont go. Sky Germany saying he has verbally agreed deal but honestly can’t see it, everywhere else is saying he’s likely to stay at Spuds. He wants the PL record and his families settled big reasons going around.

He has never been worth 100m. None of the 100m MFers today are worth 100m. But if we are going to pay it, just pay it and get it over and done with

So we are now in the same ballpark as PSG and Man City sponsoring ourselves it would appear. Dodgy as fuck. Wonder if those who berated them for doing so will now do the same to us? Probably not.

Not necessarily Pulisic plays wide and not centrally. That is probably why they receive the ball differently, Pulisic likes to entice people in to beat them with his pace & dribbling.

Their two totally different players and positions. So why would you compare them?

Zaha plays for Galatasaray now.

Who knows they did just receive best part of £50 odd mill for Henderson and Fabinho so could they throw that on top of the £40, 42, 45m they've bid for Lavia over last few weeks? Hopefully not but if they do then I’m afraid to say the footballing people have to take a look at themselves. The amount of players we’ve bought for Strasbourg, could have easily spent £20m less and put it towards Caicedo deal a month ago. In fact after we balanced the books and offloaded all of the players we didn’t want/didn’t need, why wasn’t Caicedo signing our first priority? Particularly when City, Arsenal and United were in for Rice? Did we think we could strong arm Brighton into a cheap deal months after they rejected £70m and the kid signed a new deal?

Strange move but maybe one that gives him a bit of a platform. I doubt it though - he’s always thought he’s better than he is and has never delivered. Jesus youve a hard on for Mount do you

Adams is a poor move. I’m sorry but really if we are signing him ahead of Caicedo or even Lavia, then we have got big big issues with the footballing department. Like it is blatantly obvious he isn’t any better than what we have. Although if he does well then it will be a surprise but honestly, I’d of rather we kept every midfielder we have let go in the past 12 months than sign Tyler Adams. And that says a lot. If Liverpool get Caicedo also - wow. I mean we are fucking about not offering Southampton £50m for Lavia, instead offering £48m… fucking 2m off their asking price. What are we doing?

So we will offer €110m euros for Caicedo? Christ. Whats that about £95m? Jesus I bet they reject it still

We will be fine. As will City. I cannot see the PL doing anything brutal to the two most successful PL clubs in the last 15-20 years. It will be fines and thats it. As usual. They won’t make an example of any of the two clubs. No titles stripped, no point deductions, you know, the usual bullshit people want to happen but then would say that would be unfair they did it to us 😂 This discussion was going on when they were on about City fiddling their books etc, it’s all just going to end up going to CAS and then will be 4-6 years of the usual bullshit in the court “their word against our word” and it’ll be reduced down to a slap on the wrists and a fine to bring it to an end. I mean a lot of these clubs, us included, really don't have a leg to stand on about anything morally to do with the sport, particularly after the European Super League fiasco.

IIRC Torres had 2 similar big surgeries on the same knee in the space of 5 months prior to the 2010 World Cup then injured his thigh during the WC so would say that any sort of situation re his injuries and Nkunku’s not particularly comparable - which is good. Not to mention the repeated hamstring and groin injuries he had suffered from 2008/09 seasons onwards… but any big injuries to our players and people think a players finished for sure. No doubt whenever Nkunku comes back after 2 or 3 games if he doesn’t get up to speed immediately people on here will say he’s done…. like they normally do. I think he will be fine, I don’t think its a reoccurring injury and people reading too much into it. Then thats without mentioning as you said about Torres outside of finishing and running, he wasn’t a technically outstanding footballer. If anything he had to get better at that side of the game here - because his legs were gone.

Palace is a strange move for him, don’t see him starting there immediately at LB or at CM. Did hear rumblings he was linked as part of any deal for Olise but does look like its going to a loan. If he plays though, Hodgson be a good manager to give him a proper grounding.

Strasbourg going to have some team this season 😂 be interesting to see if any of these guys actually play if they go there Angelo, Deivid Washington, Zakharyan (well if we sign him), Ugochukwu (if he goes on loan).

Going up against VVD and Konate will be a good lesson and barometer for him. I think he has the attributes and athleticism to cause them problems but he also has to be a bit cute at times because physically both are very strong and will not get bashed about by him easily but so far, he has shown a lot of nice touches and ability to play with his back to goal and also swap it up by running in behind. So should be a good battle.

Perhaps. I think there was a huge clamouring for him to get a shot at LB after his season at Burnley but I don’t know was that more because Cucurella struggled or if he actually done well enough there to look like he could cut if as a LB for us. Although then again, last summer folk were saying Cucurella was a pretty good signing and we had the 2 best LB options in the PL so just shows how fickle football can be 😂 I still think with a bit of coaching and confidence he will be a pretty good wee player for us here but his price tag was always too high. But Boehly’s to blame for that. If Maatsen plays in attacking positions then maybe it means we will see Hall if Cucurella struggles. Be nice to see how it unfolds at LB actually because I think having the likes of Maatsen, Hall and Cucurella to compete with Chilwell, although all may not necessarily just be restricted to playing as a LB, it gives Poch a nice headache.

I think it’ll be interesting to see if Poch uses him as a LB in the PL ahead of Cucurella at times when we swap/rotate out Chilly. Not seen all the pre-season games he played a lot further forward in some of them I seen.

Think he had 2 big injuries in his first seasons at Ajax - meniscus and ankle - then a weird rib injury he got playing for Ghana in amongst then which kept him out for 2/3 months. But if you read the Nkunku thread, apparently two big injuries means you’ll never run again/will be washed up etc etc so yeah…

Shame as he’s looked promising in pre-season. Bad luck. Wouldn't say he’ll be washed up but typical OTT shit the bed “should of known this would happen prior to signing him” or whatever 😂 Pretty sure its not the same knee he injured in Germany. Although not 100% sure on that but was doing the rounds. But even then, injuries are unfortunately part and parcel of football here in the last few seasons.

Still an awful deal for us lets be honest. Not anywhere near an improvement on what we have in there as it is. Would of been better just going with what we have, putting faith in Casadei and Santos because not sure Adams will play regularly here in all honesty. Unlike Caicedo but thats not happening. I get TA is a another body in an area we are depleted in but its top level quality and experience we need in there to help the younger guys we already have and he offers neither of those things. Just even more proof that it was either Caicedo plan A then bust, like Saul and Zakaria signings were, its the usual who’s available as opposed to who is the right player. Lavia links have been so quiet all summer really bar “we are following him” too so would say it’ll probably be Adams unless we do something else. Realistically we still need a 9, a central midfielder and another attacker. I think if these 3 signings are top players who have a bit and can elevate the the younger guys and will contribute hugely, then we have a 90% a chance of getting 4 easily.

No but between them and FIFA, if the other big clubs & leagues keep complaining or get the impression their standings could be under threat they’re going to look into doing something, aren’t they? No way FIFA & UEFA are going to easily let the Saudi’s disrupt the established order so to speak in European & World football. I mean look at how many big clubs wanted a European Super League to protect their status and prevent being knocked off their perch as elitist clubs in a non relegation, money spinning league… Is the Saudi money and league going to reignite this sort of idea? I wouldn’t be surprised and then the narrative will be “the Saudi investment means we had to do this”.