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So who do we focus our efforts on now for that role? 

[lucio 5,418]

19 minutes ago, It's too big said:

So who do we focus our efforts on now for that role? 

andre gomes, up our current bid a bit, and he is ours

[the wes 7,212]

32 minutes ago, It's too big said:

So who do we focus our efforts on now for that role? 

Allan from napoli I would go for 

[the wes 7,212]

17 minutes ago, lucio said:

andre gomes, up our current bid a bit, and he is ours

£42m they are looking for him crazy money 

[Special Juan 28,090]

And still nothing....

[LondonsFinest 692]

40 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

And still nothing....

Same papers that said Done Deal, say he'll resign. Guess, we'll do everything after the EURO.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,057]

4 hours ago, It's too big said:

So who do we focus our efforts on now for that role? 

How about Milan Badelj of Fiorentina? Really like his ball retention and distribution both of which are greatly helped by his two-footedness. He is as comfortable with his weaker foot, his left, as all professional footballers should be in my opinion. Of course we may not be flavour of the month down Florence way so any bid would be complicated.

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

1 hour ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

How about Milan Badelj of Fiorentina? Really like his ball retention and distribution both of which are greatly helped by his two-footedness. He is as comfortable with his weaker foot, his left, as all professional footballers should be in my opinion. Of course we may not be flavour of the month down Florence way so any bid would be complicated.

Nice shout, very good player, but from what I gathered and what I'm assuming thus far, I think he doesn't completely fit the profile of player Conte wants for his midfield.
I think he is looking for a proper box to box midfielder a la Vidal; strong, can pass, quite fast, can come inside the opponent's box and score, can defend, energetic.
Badelj is in possession of some of those traits, and I think he's been also used as b2b on occasion (I don't watch Fiorentina as I used to since Prandelli left.) but he is more suited to a traditional cdm role.
To be completely honest I'm having difficulties thinking about who else we could target for that role, since, apparently, our chase for Radja has failed.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

Let him stay and win sod all where he is 

[robsblubot 3,595]

(the goal) that's why you do business before the Euros or not at all.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I was enjoying his goal but then I quickly remembered that that would probably add about 10m to his price... 

[Jase 43,479]