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So now the Americans will convince themselves that they will win the next World Cup...

It's utterly stupid they didn't just play it in one country!

For the obvious deadwoods, sure. I just wouldn't put Ziyech in that group at the moment.

That's what I basically said. We won 2 out of the 3 Champions League finals by wearing that particular season's kit. 2011/12 kit for the 2012 final and 2020/21 for the 2021 final.

It's Conte. It's always gonna be his way or the highway.

He has a good track record when it comes to winning league titles though. Could be our lucky charm. 🤣

It's not going to happen this summer, Pizy... Dortmund already said they won't sell Haaland this summer. They are already gonna let Sancho go this time, they're not gonna their two biggest stars go in one window. Also, that 170 million is just the transfer fee. The wages, the agent fees and other similar costs haven't even been taken into account. It would cost more than 200 million and would pretty much use up our entire transfer budget when we still look to strengthen other areas.

You would be hard pressed to find any club that would be willing to take a loss on someone that still has 4 years left on the contract. In Ziyech's case, there's no reliable source that says he wants to leave or the club want to sell him at the moment. For all we know, Tuchel would probably look to get more out of him next season and/or Ziyech himself wants to give it a good go next season. This first season, this past season has not been easy on anyone. Also, trying to sell Ziyech and find a replacement would also give us unwanted problems when we already trying to look for key additions in other areas.

@Milan I forgot to mention this: Wore the new kit = Lost the FA Cup final Wore the current/old kit = Won the Champions League final Also won 2/3 Champions League finals wearing that particular season's kit. 😛

Just like you insisted that Conte wouldn't leave Inter despite their financial problems, eh? 🤪

Calciomercato is hardly a reliable source, is it...? Even if they are interested, how much can Napoli and especially Milan afford for Ziyech when he still has 4 years left on his contract? The latter are/were haggling for weeks over the 20m+ fee for Tomori. Imagine how they would react if we set a 40-50 million price for them.

You have literally said it so yourself - it's only been a week since the season ended and with Euro 2020 taking place this summer, it's not going to be straightforward or fast to complete a transfer especially if that player is playing at the tournament. Some of the agitation that has been going on around here seems to be down to people's transfer fantasy not happening more than anything else. I don't disagree that we need some additions but again, compared to past summers or those years you mentioned, the current squad is much better than those back then. We have already got good players coming through the academy and we already spent big last summer. 2-3 new additions needed yes but at the same time, it's also about improving the current group of players that we have, something that Tuchel has already spoken about and is relishing to do. Getting a new striker may or may not happen for obvious reasons. Spurs won't sell Kane to us. Haaland isn't going anywhere. Lukaku already said he wants to stay at Inter and Inter don't want to sell him, although that could depend if they are able to sell 1-2 others but even then, not everyone seems to think he's good, including you. Other than those 3, there's no one obvious and we would then have to take a risk with someone low key. Either that or we somehow stick with what we have, including Giroud.

Was there? Either way, it was a dumb decision by Arsenal.

Compared to past summers after we won something big, the current squad doesn't need a major surgery or many signings. Apart from maybe the striker position, the other areas would need just some smart signings to improve the team as opposed to going for someone big (even though we might still do that lol).

Is it a surprise that players that play for the club that won the league won those awards? 🙄

Has there even been anything about Ziyech leaving be it (a) he wants to leave or (b) the club want to sell him or (c) a club are interested in him? All I've seen is some folks here wanting the club to sell him.

Now Guardian also reporting it...