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Sorry, what I meant to say is, I don't believe we would actually go for him. We may be interested but I don't think we will actually buy him. And besides, they didn't say we are negotiating with Leverkusen for him, just interested (aka Monitoring FC).

I don't believe the Havertz rumor one bit but he is versatile enough to play in different positions and given Lampard likes to change formation, it would make sense that he wants players that can play in at least 2-3 positions in the team.

Agree with @Superblue_1986. I don't know how accurate are the wages in Football Manager etc but in FM20, Coutinho earns £375k per week at Barcelona.

I trust The Athletic more than Daily Express.

This article from The Athletic says we aren't actively pursuing Coutinho - despite suggestions elsewhere - due to Lampard having plenty of other attacking options, the club having to deal with the virus crisis financially and Coutinho's wages (he's earning more than Kante right now). The article also says we are keeping a close eye on Havertz...

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Because it's very easy for people to be armchair critics. I don't understand why players not taking a pay cut or little pay cut is seen like some sort of crime here, especially in our case. If the club were in the poor or dodgy financial state and the players don't want to take a pay cut, then by all means, have a go at them. But we aren't and we aren't the only club out there that their players haven't taken a pay cut. Anyway, it seems like negotiations between the club and players are still ongoing...

So you're unhappy simply because clubs in those countries are doing it? There are also others like in England aren't doing it. Different clubs react differently to the crisis depending on their financial situation. The fact that the club aren't furloughing staffs, are still playing staff 100% of their wages, are offering to help NHS at no cost etc suggests we aren't in a desperate financial situation. And it's not like the players aren't using their money for good cause. A number of them, based on public knowledge, are already helping charities.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/04/25/club-update-on-coronavirus-initiatives-for-staff--supporters-and Also, I don't get why are people being so judgmental over this pay cut issue...

I know you're only taking hypothetically but I can't help but cringe when people think Newcastle would be able to just spend hundreds of millions like nobody's business and that players will just line up to join them...

Looks like the Dutch season has been declared null and void. No champions, promotion and relegation.

Not sure why people are taking issues with how Pulisic is spending his time during this crisis...everyone is bored and doing silly things at this point of time anyway! And in other news, the lad is currently streaming Fortnite on Twitch. 😅

Where are even the quotes from...?