Strike

Marquinhos is a potential replacement for T Silva next year. He is still 27 and is a level better than Varane, Sule, Kounde who are supposedly on our list of CBs. Slim chance with a contract till 2024 but hoping Tuchel in-charge swings him here.

and the entertainment reporter who heard Kane's elder sibling get smashed at his wedding and share the news to family and friends 😀

The Sun, Mail are all at it with this story. 160m move to go ahead.

When they have a ready-made replacement in Haaland for 75mil

Ah stand corrected

For all the talk of Jorginho as a Ballon D'Or candidate, he was not even a lock in the XI under Tuchel. Didn't Kovacic and Kante start a bunch of games?

There is a squad good enough now even if it doesn't work. Its not a 2013 situation when we ended up signing Eto'o late in the window after trying to sign Rooney. Apart from a top striker like Haaland, Kane, Lukaku, who is even on the market and is a striker the club could sign?

3 good options but would still like one more player who can bolt the midfield defensively.

Zero chance of 25mil. Lucky to get an offer at this point

Have a bloated squad already. I'm fine with no signings if the top talent are unavailable.

Athletic discontinued its Chelsea podcast?

United XI with Varane is worryingly good. Only a DM left to complete a starting XI with mostly technically accomplished players. Only AWB and Fred at the moment need major upgrading.

Board in 2015

Yes only in the case of Haaland

Hopping off the Sky bandwagon. They are going to milk this for what its worth - do a whole 'Will he, wont he' when there is no bid/ no movement happening

+1 or even Romano, Fjortoft. Ignoring all of Sky's reporting on this - pretty clear after the way they were discussing the Sancho story last year they haven't got a source at Dortmund.

This month's summer-long saga will be Haaland.

Is he better than them? Club not really looking for bargains this summer

I doubt league is wide open. They got 86 points without a recognised striker. Other teams are a long way away

His best goal at the club is undoubtedly the bicycle vs Atletico. The dribble vs Southampton in the FA Cup Semi which he somehow finished with his right foot was also A great goal.

Nah - I think we have extracted as much as we could from Giroud as a squad player. Best to part ways and sign a younger backup in case Tammy also leaves.

He has gone two full seasons playing almost every game for club and country - shows that Chelsea and England actually don't want to live without Mount even though both teams have many quality alternatives for his position. Can't believe this is still a debate. All the top sides in the world now are packed with workhorses and among workhorses, Mount is one of the better ones in terms of attacking quality.

Romano anyway is not quick on news from English clubs other than Watford (he has some connection to Watford). He usually follows Law, Ornstein etc in reporting English clubs business. He is trying to be this Europe-wide transfer oracle but it is tough for one person to break transfer news in so many countries/leagues even though FR has the best foothold to do so at the moment.