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Maybe that's true but I reckon they'll keep Guiu around till January and if he hasn't had enough playing time, they will find a loan for him. So who are the 4? Jackson, Nkunku, Guiu and possibly David from Lille (if it happens)? I'm not counting Broja as his sale would help with PSR concerns

Robben was from Holland and ended up being one of the best wide players we've had at the club over the years. I get the Bakayoko hate but nothing wrong with Holland (as a development league) if you sign the right players.

We bought Madueke for around 30 million...would think CHO would be around that sort of figure. Then there's Brighton who just bought that unknown newcastle talent for 30+ million. CHO would have easily netted us 25-30 million if he didn't have those niggling injuries and then for some reason being asked to re-train as a wingback.

Hazard was the exception to the rule. From memory we also lost Kovacic/Jorginho for low transfer fees as well.

If Fofana was fit, we wouldn't be buying CB's.....and Chalobah's been linked to moves for the past few summers but no-one seems that interested. To think at one point, we had Rudiger/Christensen/Tomori and even Guehi was on the books (might have been on loan in Championship). Fast forward 2-3 years, they are all gone and we have CB's who aren't really better than any of them.

Would think Calafiori is ahead of both of them at the moment. Colwill's injuries and lack of continuity last season didn't help his development as I expected him to kick on from his loan at Brighton.

That would be a very very nice signing. I don't expect us to get Calafiori but we desperately need talent at CB. Tosin isn't enough as there are still question marks over Disasi/Badiashile and even Colwill.

What academy talent do we have that is close to the level of Paez and Estevao? I'm more interested in seeing what the club do with guys like Ugo, Santos, Casadei as there aren't many minutes available in midfield. Maybe they get sold off just like Maatsen to help balance the books on PSR.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4nge0l7e1po There will be more to this story. There's no way Kellyman is worth 19 million at this stage of his career. It will be interesting to see whether other clubs complain about these 'PSR' deals.

I think it's more to do with how Newcastle/Villa/Everton were run in previous years and that is catching up to them. I just don't see them selling their best attacker, would be almost as bad as Bruno G wanting to move elsewhere.

how many buy backs are actually used in the Premier league though? If Hutchinson wants to play for us and if he's in Maresca's plans, we shouldn't be selling him at all. But if he's not keen on being a bit part/squad player next season, good luck to him and hopefully we get a decent sell-on clause.

I'd be happy with David/Jackson up top, with the likes of Nkunku and Palmer in the support roles. I'd be surprised if United/Spurs don't bid on him though.

That Villa deal was just cooking the books, it seems like they only agreed to pay the fee for Maatsen as long as we 'paid' for one of their youngsters. I know a few Villa fans and they said Kellyman is definitely one of the better youngsters coming through in recent times from their academy but the fee should be more like 8 to 10 million + achievable add-ons (based on appearances etc).

As expected, looks solid already for such a young defender.

You also have to think about other clubs current striking options. United are after Zirkzee, Arsenal were close on Sesko before he signed the new deal, Spurs/us are sort of in the same position where we don't have an out and out finisher up front but there is quality in the attack.

Duran isn't a great option as he's untested. We don't need 2 developing players as our first team striker options. The preference would be David but he'll have plenty of choices for his next club, will be interesting to see if Chelsea can sell him on the project moving forward.

Exactly, seems like a way for them to balance the fee they're going to pay for Maatsen.

At this point, it's obvious that whoever is feeding the data model is just a huge Football manager fan.

Maatsen's going to Villa (unless some other club come in last minute).

It's not just quality, it's also the lack of a focal point up top. Palmer can also have quiet games and teams will definitely target him next season as they know he's our likely goalscoring threat. Mudryk/Madueke produce flashes of brillance and then nothing....and then there's Sterling who has regressed badly since his City days. I feel Nkunku and a decent experienced striker would help us get over the line against those sides that always seem to get away with points against us.

whilst that is true, those 'youngsters' will need to re-learn or adjust to Maresca's playing style....whereas if they had kept Poch, the club could have skipped that part of the process and used the pre-season to see if any of the youngsters/loan players should be considered for the first team squad. Going through managers so quickly can really impact young players development and what's the guarantee that Maresca will be able to get the best out of Enzo-Caicedo-Lavia.

Yea, let's bring back the striker who wants nothing to do with the club. Best case is Conte gives us another season lifeline or some Saudi club gives him a 2 year deal which is too good to turn down and we can finally wash our hands. I knew when we sold Guehi a few seasons back that he would turn into a solid defender, he had that natural leadership trait as well (like a John Terry/Gary Cahill type). To think we had the likes of Tomori, Guehi, Livramento through the academy and none of them were really given consistent opportunities. If we signed Osimhen for 100+ million, I think every other club in the PL would ask us to be investigated and we would probably be docked points for spending way way too much. That's why the club is looking for 'cheaper' options.

That's good but for some reason I don't see him joining us (if United are keen on him).

Thiago Motta (who was Bologna's head coach just moved to Juventus), makes sense that a young player would want to follow their manager to continue their development...

Not surprising that Arsenal have been linked with Hato for a number of months now.