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That will be 3 million pissed down the drain for a player whose best position is a CB in a back 3, moving to a team who won’t play with a back 3 and loves keeping injured players at J Medical.

If we sign this scrub then our mercato will have completely unravelled. He has a question mark with fitness and confidence. We are desperate for a ball playing centre back if we are to play this style but instead we are buying square pegs to play multiple roles but do neither so we are unlikely...

Strangely, they have spelt his name incorrectly this time around.

Think it’s highly possible that we weren’t agreeing a % future resale clause on Todibo, given how we’ve specifically included those in the majority of players sold so far this summer and an acceptance that any of our players are for sale at a certain price.

I understand what you’re saying but it’s important to take stock of where we are as a club and not compare to yesteryear. We have just about been scraping around 4th place for multiple years and if you compare against the teams we are sadly competing with in recent times, these average Joe’s...

They are only damaging themselves at this point as mid-range players may consider other destinations that wouldn’t block further progress if possible and some current players may be less inclined to tow the line with contract extensions. We haven’t had a proper attacking midfielder since...

Miretti. Who knows, he could get us 3-4 goals a season regularly from there.

I can’t recall a single time he played 90 minutes in a game I watched last season or at the euros. The times he did start, he was usually subbed off by minute 60. Even if he is at the centre of the project, the back up winger will likely be needed every game on the evidence we have. According...

It’s very unlikely, but pool did pay £80m for VVD when he was 27. Edit: just saw someone has posted the same above.

Ultimately what would it change though, even when it does? Dybala got his reality check, got paid less and took a step down. In the end neither he nor the club ended up better off. The club got nothing for him and hasn’t replaced him. He took his step down and paycut. The only beneficiary in...

I personally think it’s a little simplistic to solely target a top 4 finish. In the past 3 years we’ve just sat deep, chucked aimless crosses in the box, waited for mistakes and hoped for the best. The minimum aim should be top 4, whilst also developing a consistent style of play we can take...

Agreed, maybe we also need to learn as a club to avoid situations where players are able to enter the final year of their contract, as it has rarely worked out well for us in recent years (yes a lot of it was previous management). Rabbit fleecing another year on high wages and leaving anyway...

Wasn’t he signed on loan with the option or obligation set for next year? (when we would have to buy a keeper regardless because tek’s contract is up) If we manage to offload Tek this year then his annual salary saving practically covers around half of the transfer fee. Ultimately, we’ll have...

Yeah, same. In past years I would. My only curiosity is around seeing if the change in coach and a few players has resulted in the team being able to string 10+ passes under moderate pressure.

Feels low, didn’t we just pay 12 million for some random bloke called Cabal?

We’ll need to find out if he’s worth keeping by the end of this season, as he’ll then be entering the final year of his contract I believe as he only signed a 2.5 year deal?

The media found a story that will generate interest which gains views and clicks.

Fair enough, the few occasions I’ve seen him he came across as a technically limited, lightweight, runs a lot with minimal end product. Which is definitely what Weah showed over the past 12 months.

Children get taught at an early stage not to put your front foot across your body like that to block a cross/shot/pass, if the player dummies and cuts back across you then have to turn your back to the ball to go the other way. Oh well, not our problem anymore, au revoir.

Motta got acceptable use out of a similar player like Saelemakers in my opinion, if Weah has to stay he can have some minutes off the bench here and there.