Strike

Unlucky. had to go for it

We dropped the ball on replacing him. Usually if RM comes calling, players go and he's proven to everyone making fun of him in England how good he is this season

Sign of a conservative strategy

Unlikely, unless Tuchel is genuinely interested in Barella/Bastoni

Source is tier 3 Spanish paper Mundo Deportivo which is pro-Barca but still unreliable for Barca news.

Time to sign him on Football Manager

True. I wonder if this means Ryan Sessegnon is available. They had Reguilon and Sessegnon for the left sided role. Plus there's Davies as a backup

Matt Law saying this is just fluff

Beginning to see Rudiger was the perfect transition captain to Mason/Reece

Van Persie went to United and won the league but in doing so, he's neither celebrated at United fondly (there are a long list of star strikers better than him there who built bigger legacies) nor at Arsenal since he left them for a rival.

Also, he was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. Clubs have been wary of going for him

If that's the case, how come no one's queuing up to buy him this summer?

But will he press? I'd rather get Dembele or even Raphinha, Gnabry, anyone in their prime, approaching their prime, over 30 year old Neymar.

Only Jose can build a narrative around winning Europe's third tier cup

take it as a good sign there's no news about him

How is his injury record lately? He's a super player no doubt. I see Milan and PSG want him.

Only area where it doesn't appear there are viable targets anymore is at CDM/CM

Gvardiol, Kounde, Dembele

Villa are making serious moves. Kamara on a free was a coup

Fraser Forster from the backup goalkeeper market is off to Spurs

Think Emerson will replace Alonso in the squad

for years they linked this guy and Daniele De Rossi to Chelsea