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It was always impossible for Liverpool to maintain their winning form from earlier last season. A drop off was to be expected but to expect them to suffer a Mourinho Season is very, very unlikely. They might not win the title but they will still be up there.

I don't think Upamecano will leave Leipzig this summer. There may be some sort of gentlemen agreement that he will be let go next summer as long as someone pay the release clause, after signing that new contract.

You're being very optimistic there...

Think they all got back and finished quarantine in time to join with the national team.

EH? So the thing about Silva arriving last Friday and needing to be quarantined was all BS then? Italy of course is currently on UK's exemption list.

Addition to what you said.

Less than 50 million pounds for Kante? What a load of BS!

Yes, the Nations League was created to replace the friendlies but has anything really changed? Even though it's competitive matches now, most fans - and likely club managers - are still showing the same disdain and exasperation towards these games. It would still be understandable if it's the European Championship or World Cup qualifiers but what value has the Nations League really added? I know it offers nations another route of sorts to qualify for the European Championship and World Cup but they could have easily tinkered with the qualification format of those two instead of creating a convoluted tournament that no one cares.

It's ironic you quoted that when, as pointed out by Nikki, Lampard proceeded to sign a few not-quite-tall players. Did I say height is not important at all? It is important and it is important to have some tall players in the squad but it is not the be-all and end-all. A player can be tall but if he's shit physically, then there is no point. Equally, a player can be short (and I don't mean super short) but if he has great leap and/or is strong physically, then he can be useful. Moreover and again, am not saying height is not important, but I feel like the height factor mentioned by Lampard was just an excuse used by him to cover up for his poor set piece defending organization. Remember Azpi marking Soucek (IIRC) while Abraham was guarding the post for the first goal in the loss to West Ham? This was already an issue with Lampard at Derby and it suggests the main problem here is not the height...

The Nations League shouldn't have existed in the first place. It's all because UEFA were greedy! Fair enough but hey, if it "forces" the club to announce the deal ASAP, then this is a blessing in disguise.

Is that really a foolproof approach? Most countries are still following the standard 14-day quarantine thing. There have been many others examples I'm sure but saw the news earlier that David Silva tested positive for the virus today, despite having tested negative on Friday.

Maybe because he went back to France (before going to Milan) between the Champions League final and last Friday? France obviously not exempted from UK's quarantine list.

It is true. They are talking about Van De Beek but from 1:13, the presenter mentioned about the exemption that will be granted by the UK government if Van De Beek is registered as a United player before either of Netherlands' games. The rule applies to all players in the PL and EFL who are away on international duty. The club could complete the Havertz deal and register him quietly before announcing the deal next week...

Saw others mentioned it and I figured the club would want to milk the announcement as much as possible with interview, pics of holding the shirt, smiling with Marina etc.

If we really have to wait till this dumb international matches are done before announcing Havertz, then we may have to wait until at least next Tuesday (Sept 8) before he gets to London.

Different circumstances no? One is the most expensive player in his position while the others aren't in theirs. There is also currently a market for the likes of Batshuayi, Emerson etc while there is not an obvious one for Kepa at this moment. So, it is not surprise Cech is making sure we do not leave ourselves exposed by making us look desperate to get rid of him.

This thing about Leverkusen wanting to get Schick in first before letting Havertz go makes no sense when they are also letting Kevin Volland go at the same time.

aka Getting Closer FC aka To Be Announced Soon FC.

This doesn't seem like it'll be announced today, @Pizy...

Peter Bosz said he doesn't expect Havertz to train with Leverkusen again...

A detailed explanation on our summer spending and FFP...

Even then, tell them to F O. Between Kante and Jorginho, it's bloody obvious who we should be selling first.