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I don't have a huge problem with the deal but I'd still prefer to do this deal with just Lukaku leaving.

Arsenal transfer targets this summer is Calafiori, Fabian Ruiz, Mikel Merino, Gyokeres. They’re a serious team and much better than Chelsea in all departments right now.

I can understand the sale. Connor, like Mount, is a limited midfielder. Can keeep him here only as backup.

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This guy from Villarreal has just one top-flight season under him. Scouting GK's is different from other positions. Think there's a big gap in the system we have in place if the club has signed Sanchez (there were enough warnings since he had become Brighton's reserve keeper), Petrovic (statistically awful in many departments) and has been linked to the likes of Trafford, Lunin, and Hermansen.

You can find such a game for even a good keeper. Not indicative of anything.

Just tells you he played in front of a bad defense.

Find it odd that we've bid €20m for someone who signed a new contract till 2029 just last month.

Don't get the Chalobah love on here. Was always a backup

City want £59m + 16m add-ons for Julian Alvarez.

Let's wait and see. Tosin and KDH are not slotting in and improving our XI imo. I'm not negative but we are still few players short of making a strong squad. After that, the work is yet to really begin and this squad needs to play in a functional system that creates chances and controls the ball vs teams. Being comfortably superior to teams is not enough as we have found. Teams can frustrate this Chelsea team if they're organized I feel. This team can be good when they're attacking spaces behind a big team but I'm not sure we have become better vs the smaller teams with our incomings (including the injury returns)

Napoli (Antonio Conte) are trying to sign Billy Gilmour. I thought he quietly had a really good season with Brighton and with Scotland. Not suited to come here but is a player of a really good technical level.

Yup. Can't scout keepers on YouTube. Need to watch full games to get a sense. You rarely get clips of their handling in set-pieces, crosses and their decisions when they receive the ball with the attackers pressing the main passing options out of the back.

That's an awful list. Clearlake's main point is they're looking at the data and taking ruthless calls. But they've hesitated on the GK signing from the moment they walked into the club. Don't get why we shouldn't just target an elite keeper.

Does he play on the left of the attacking midfield? Very coolly scored that late goal vs Newcastle last season. Looks a talent

Feel like I've grown old reading this on here. Not believing till I see him hold up the shirt ofc

I don't agree but I read the club likes them and Robert Sanchez I'd rather get Costa

I think even Gallagher is going to leave. Its ruthless but it makes sense to sell him Caicedo, Enzo, Lavia, KDH, Carney are the main options. Carney, Palmer can play in the advanced midfield role. Veiga can play in the deeper role. They'll keep one of Casadei or Ugochukwu for cover.

There are a few distribution keepers around - Marcin Bulka, James Trafford and Alvaro Valles. Club will look at them and not Diogo Costa, Marmadashvili etc

That Lunin rumour is not true. Has been shot down by everyone

DP

Petrovic is a solid keeper but today, you need a keeper who's much better on the ball. I'm not saying Sanchez is great but if we're keeping one of the two, it should be Sanchez.

The Lunin story is not being corroborated by anyone Nizaar Kinsella has reported Filip Jorgensen and Marmadashvili are high on the club's GK list. Petrovic is being offered to clubs.