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Please explain? He scored 8 goals for Palace in the league. He is still only 23? That doesn't add up. You would need to see him play a full season in his best position. Last season he played all over the place. RWB, CM, CAM....

Why do you hate him so much? He is far from a shocking footballer. He was average in a shocking team last season. A shocking footballer does not have the season he did at Palace where he nearly touched double figures. He put in top performances for Palace, contributed to their win at their Etihad against the best team in the world. I remember he put in two MOTM performances against Arsenal that season. Name me one player who was not poor last season. Give him a chance. We have lost so many CM and not bought one. So makes logic to sell another one who is full England international right? He has proven himself that he can perform at a very good level in the PL and has the addition of English tax. Well in our rights to ask for £50m.

Caicedo wants the move. He literally came out a few days ago and described us a 'beautiful team'. His literal words were: "It’s a big team, that’s true, a very historic team. ‘I can’t say no because it’s a very big, historic, beautiful team. And the city as well is beautiful.’ That pretty much clears things up. It is only the negotiating between the two teams that is holding things up.

I hope we remain firm with Lukaku valuation. No way should we be signing him for just under £100m then selling him within 2 years for more than half we bought him for when he still is very much capable of scoring a lot of goals in Serie A. In fact if he stays fit, you wouldn't put it past him being amongst the top scorers in the league, so if they value him that much, they should be paying more. I know a lot of people are happy with Pulisic sale, but again, we have a sold a player for a relatively small fee for someone who is still is fairly young and the fee we paid for him. Lukaku going for £30m or so is a complete piss take. I hope the board hold out for at least £40m. Lukaku already, apparently has said he is willing to take a pay cut to go, so if he is, then Inter should pay more for him. Simple. Will be exciting to see how the team operates next season. Will probably be the youngest Chelsea team/squad we have seen for a long while. Will have a very similar look to Arsenal last season in terms of age of squad, however ours may be even younger looking at things.

In the same dilemma. All the trainingwear are really nice but edging towards the second one.

I get your point, but Raya is one of the more attainable options. Apart from the Valencia keeper, most keepers who are tall, seem to cost a fortune and unless it is Martinez or Oblak or someone in that category, don't think it is worth it.

They were negotiating for weeks then Spurs got impatient and bought another keeper. I am pretty sure they would have got the fee down. Spurs just didn't want to be drawn in lengthy negotiations and sought other targets. As the latter stages of the transfer window go Brentford will definitely soften their stance.

Potentially David Raya? He is 27 which is very young for a keeper and his contract runs out for next season an I think as the transfer window goes on, Brentford will be reluctantly willing to sell him for a cheaper fee. Maybe around £25m I reckon. PL proven and has been brilliant in both seasons. Brilliant technically and great reflexes. Not the biggest keeper, but he is actually very commanding in the box and don't often recall moments where his height has let him down.

I am content with them spending this amount of money. There fans haven't got no excuses now about not one player in their team last season costing more than £50m.

It is reported that he currently prefers Arsenal move. Interestingly earlier, bookies made him favourite to join City, however now they have put Arsenal front of queue again...

Mudryk was expected to be a sub for first game due to playing 90 mins for the national team a few days before where he was brilliant, but yeah him not coming on was a surprise. They won comfortably as well it seems. May continue on the bench for next game as well then.

Can see Arsenal avenging what happened with Mudryk for Caicedo. It seems we won't officially put a bid in for Caicedo until we get rid of the players to Saudi Arabia and Havertz and Mount also. I would like to think with Caicedo he goes with the team who made him first choice and not a team who made him their sloppy seconds. I wonder what move Rice will want to do. City obviously are the better team and competing for titles but he doesn't walk in their team. Arsenal, he stays in London and walks in their team. City's team is also ageing in certain aspects so he may see himself as a long term fit. Interesting one.

I officially have to change my favourite player now 😞 I think £25/30m for Kovacic is a steal. He is still in his 20s, a national team regular and oozes quality. Leicester got relegated and are quoting £50m for Barnes and Maddison and Maddison also has also 1 year left on his contract and they are quoting double the price. I think that is brilliant business for City tbh. We are short on CM as well. Struggled with injuries last season but on form, brilliant player to watch. Will miss him.

I don't get why people are criticizing him for rejecting a move to Saudi. If he does move, then he is called a 'moneygrabber' and mercenary. It would help the move financially, but neutral wise, it is good to see that not all players are after the big paycheck.

Neves moving may change things. Even Mendy going there is young for a keeper's age. Ziyech is 30. Still has a few years left but almost has decided to go there now. As much as people hate Lukaku, at least he has football reasons ahead of money reasons, otherwise he would have moved to Saudi.

He already has agreed a move to RB Leipzig this summer.

He is much more complete than Kante in his overall game. His technique actually is very good. He rarely gets bullied off the ball as he has brilliant upper body strength too. His long range passing is very good too. He isnt a Fabregas but a lot better on the ball than Kante. Better passing range too. I think he is fantastic and will only get better and better.

Disagree with this. I can easily see why, right now, the club is a huge attraction for players. Clear direction of style of football and type of player's they are targeting. London based. They need more depth really, which is partly what cost them last season and that is why they are looking to strengthen. Havertz, Rice, Gundogan etc.. Yes, you maybe right. Arteta, may not be able to keep it up next year but generally speaking, they are much more stable than us currently and have a young team. They don't need to sell anymore too so really and truly, I think they will be around the top three for a while yet.

It won't. This is thing. Not just you, but a lot of people, they are too short-sighted and don't give players time. Fofana was sloppy since Lamps took over but before that he showed some of his quality and looked very good. He is still only 22 and I think the more he plays he will grow into a top CB. His pace and ability on the ball is really good too. You mentioned Ake. Last season, you probably laughed when Ake was our first choice for CB ahead of Fofana. Same as a lot of other fans. Stones was considered a laughing stock a few seasons ago too, however with game consistency and proper coaching has proved to be a top defender. Fofana, I think will be the same.

Wow, had no idea about this. Really sad. Fully remember him making that brief cameo for us. I also remember when he got sacked for the smoke bomb incident. I thought it was harsh for the sack, albeit a stupid thing to do from the player himself, considering he did not bring it in to the premises. Ironically, the other player involved, Billy Clifford, completely fell off as well and plays at Conference level and in recent seasons has been playing semi-pro level. Also shows how much protection and after-care player needs after being released from a club at a young age. Mental health must go through the roof. Also need to be financially advised well too because a lot of players pursue football without any education and if there is nothing to fall back on, can be difficult. I hope he does get the best support needed.

Mendy is better. Meslier is better on the ball, but I would take Mendy tall day over him. Probably Kepa too. I would like to think and do believe this is nothing more than mere speculation anyway and nothing concrete.

That article was from April. No chance he moves to Leicester now.

Kante is our highest paid player and is barely fit. He is on what? £300k p/w? We talk about players on high wages and for a player who is consistently injured as he is and his age, it is completely understandable why there has been a reluctance to offer him a new contract on Kante's preferred terms. Kante may be a modest player but he has virtually won every trophy possible for us. At this stage it is definitely about money and understandably too. He is coming to latter stages of his career so with them offering that amount of money, we will not compete. If he was around 26-27 with his top years still ahead of him, then yes he most likely stays but now at his age of 32, he will consider the best financial move for himself and family. Also in a country that someone else pointed out, that is Islamic, it is a no-brainer for him. Not one I can blame the club on at all tbh.

Yep, very sad. You could see the agony on his face straight away. Coincidentally happened in a challenge with Ampadu who is on loan from us.

They signed Adebayor on loan from City before when they had Mourinho as manager. Adebayor was out of favour at Man City at the time. So it shows a 'club like Real' can also do loans for players who may unwanted at other clubs. They may want Havertz and Kane, but will they be willing to meet the asking price? Possible not and I would not be surprised to see them explore it. He has his limitations but he would score goals over there and wouldn't surprise me if they struggle to get their main targets.