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Very excited about this Bojan - Ajax loan move. Exactly the move that is needed for him and he should absolutely tear up the scoring charts in Holland this season. I was on an Ajax forum just last night and the fans were drooling over a potential move but completely writing it off as despite being the richest club in Holland, they thought they wouldn't be able to pay their wages. Good for them Ajax doing lovely business this window.

Fuck Benitez for helping us win the Europa League the fucking useless cunt.

Ajax just signed Mike van der Hoorn which frees up Alderweireld to either Liverpool or, more likely, AS Roma. If he joins Roma it's expected that Marquinhos either goes directly to Barcelona or heads to PSG with Thiago Silva going to Barcelona. Circle complete.

Jorge Jesus says he's leaving since the clubs following him make it impossible for him to stay now.

In Holland it's reported quite widely that we've actually paid more like around £5m for him compared to this £9m-10m figure being reported by English media. Not a surprise. They do it with most our signings

Apparently when we originally put in an offer for De Rossi or were at least negotiating Baldini was still at Roma. With his departure from their staff things have been more difficult and hence things stalled and now PSG have popped along.

Has it been posted yet that Strootman has apparently snubbed Roma? That'd be a big blow to this potential deal.

De Rossi joining PSG would make sense. Easier chance at winning a title, playing around Italian-speaking players, playing in a great stadium with loud fans just like Roma's, he'd be adored there like Zlatan is, his cheque would be incredible, he'd be in one of the world's best cities, and he'd (probably) be remembered in years to come as one of the players to join PSG and help breathe new life into Ligue 1. I just hope basically that if he does join them he's not called a mercenary or any of that rubbish. Hopefully he ends up here though. Favourite midfielder ever behind Lampard.

I'd happily sell him with a buy-back clause inserted in the contract personally. It'd suit all parties. Odd for an Englishman perhaps, but I feel he'd flourish in the Bundesliga where it's like the PL just slightly slower pace and slightly less brash. Doubt it'll happen, but a team like Bremen or Wolfsburg would be decent for him.

I want to win trophies with the best players possible. This is a football club, not a personality contest.

Really don't want him going to a league full of racist fans. Would be very saddening.

I actually had a dream he was playing for us not too long ago. It's shocking how many of my footy dreams come true. He's a cunt but one of the best cunts around with a ball at his feet. He's made it clear he hates the English media though, so..

The general view is that this is a pretty weak signing, and it would be for a team already in the top 4, but for a team trying to consistently start being in the top 6 and hopefully (for them) then the top 4 again I actually think this is a decent signing. He'll be good vs. slow teams in cup ties, tough teams like Stoke etc. (if their style remains next season). If Torres remains here I hope Toure starts against us some games though. The difference in pace between the two is incredible - in our favour.

If he stays with United I will continue to despise him. If he joins us I have little doubt he'll become a hero to many here. Funny eh. Mark Hughes all over again.

That work rate and defending ability I preach about

Bet his penis is the size of my whole body

I don't want him to go at all. But if he were to go... well, Zouma would make me feel good again. It's rare to find a character and player like Luiz but just sometimes u gotta let 'em go. (And Zouma is a damn good leader and I just know we'd all adore him as a player after not too long.) If there's no incoming Zouma though I think him leaving would literally make me feel sick.

Juventus just signed Tevez for £7.6m.

Don't see this happening. It's being reported in Spain we're trying to sign Rami from Valencia and he'd cost peanuts in comparison to Mangala.

I love how he's reacting to his signing. Quote from his Twitter. The "Thank you" is just cute for a footballer. It's rare:

Can only assume De Bruyne will be getting a departing player's number - but who will depart?

If he matures on the field, and by that I simply mean make the simple pass instead of the long-shot sometimes, I'll probably laugh at my previous comments about him and call myself an idiot. Dug up some old games of his from Mainz thanks to some guys on BigSoccer and I think his potential is higher than I originally rated. Excited.

Can't really argue with that long post above. Mikel has never been an undisputed first choice aside from under RDM for around 12 games.

Is there a better #9 in world football currently? Falcao is a better finisher but not better at anything else. Lewandowski is better at link up play but not finishing, heading or work rate. Van Persie doesn't have the work rate, pace or heading skills to compare with this sexy South American guy who resembles Dracula. I genuinely think despite his awful National Team performances, if we sign him, we are signing the best striker in the world. Have we ever bought a player best in their position before? Or at least their role? Essien comes to mind but I think that's literally it. All our other signings were either prospects when we signed them (Hazard, Drogba, Lampard) or past it (Torres, Shevchenko(?) etc.) I'm sure most of us would like Lukaku to have the biggest chance at succeeding as possible, but you can't not get excited over this surely.

So am i...