Sideshow Luiz

I didn't really want him here, but that was more because of the fee. 2 year loan deal? Okay (depending on the loan fee, I suppose).

I'd rather keep him and sell Matic. I'm not a Matic hater like a lot of people here. I think he was instrumental to both titles in the past 3 years. I actually like Matic (though I do see his limitations). However, if one has to go, it should be Matic.

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What are the chances that we miss out here too? I thought this was a done deal. But, I'm kind of 50/50 now.

Sorry. I thought that was accomplished. It's hard to keep the paper talk straight.

Conte should go. He deserves to work with professionals. Besides the failed transfers: Where's the new contract for Courtois? I know where the new contract for Conte is: He's holding on to it while trying to figure out just how incompetent his co-workers are.

There's no way we'd get Keita Balde. Don't have time to do that deal anymore. It takes us months. July 1st is the opening of the window for everyone else. It's our deadline day to get it all done in time.

This is going nowhere. Fast.

This is so ridiculous. Fee agreed with club. Contract agreed with player. No medical yet? Suppose it's too far from Monaco to London? Could have walked there by now. So stupid.

Wish this was in the transfer rumours section so we could lock it up. It's done. Belotti.

I had kind of moved on and talked myself in to Belotti. I'm having a hard time getting back in to Lukaku.

So, it was Utd and Everton reach agreement. Now, it's "Everton waiting for Utd to meet £90M valuation: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10940350/everton-wait-on-man-utd-to-meet-163-90m-romelu-lukaku-demands Which is it?

Wolves? Wasn't this guy one of the hottest young prospects in world football? Varratti-esque?

That's what I thought. We're pulling an Arsenal. Have been for the past few years.

....in the coming hours.....

I think he is referring to Lukaku saying that he knew where he was going weeks ago. So, the idea of "losing out" now is against the idea that Lukaku knew where he was going weeks ago. Personally, I don't know what's true during silly season.

If we don't go for him, who's left? There are only a handful of really great No.9 out there and most of them are already established at a big club.

Good god. Just sign the new contract with Juve and be done with this already.

But...but...the Nike deal.......that's why. They need to be holding a Nike kit.

I'm really quite surprised. I thought this had been a done deal for weeks already.

I don't seem to blame the board like a lot of other people. I know they've made a hash of other things in the past, but the narrative behind this story don't really seem to put them at fault. By all accounts, the fee and the wages are fine, and have been for a while. If Sandro doesn't want to leave, then what are they supposed to do?

I'm not sure about this transfer because I don't know him. But....I think these is a good transfer policy. Have a bunch of targets. Let another club (not English, PSG, Madrid, or Barca) negotiate the transfer fee. Then come in a little higher and steal the deal. Will still be less than what we get quoted right off the bat.

Then I suppose he'll have no trouble taking a wage decrease so that Atletico can pay the required transfer fee. Good for him.

I think he's a great LB, but I can't seem to get too excited. I know we need depth at wing-back, when one of Alonso or Moses was out, it really messed us up. But, I can't get excited because I don't see LWB as a position we need to spend this kind of money on. I'd be more excited if we spent 50M on a RWB, and 10 on a decent back-up for Alonso. I just have to trust that Conte has a plan. This seems like a move he wants, not the board.

The figures being thrown around are bonkers. At this rate, we could spend 90M on Verratti or Dybala and next summer it will seem like a bargain. Kante for 30 was already great, it's looking more and more amazing every day.