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To be fair to Beppe he was right to set limits on Draxler and Gotze.

it is clear that our bids have not been acceptable because we have not signed him yet. I only mentioned Di Marzio because he is the most reputable. None of the reporters seem to be receiving inside info on what we are doing until deals are near completion. Over the past few seasons we have...

Yeah we have been slow to sell, that is no change for us unfortunately. I think this summer will be harder than ever to shift the surplus players permanently due to the impact of covid, particularly as most will likely only be wanted by Italian clubs. I'd be disappointed to go into the new...

Who knows if the reports were true. Di Marzio and the reporters didn't seem to know much about the Pirlo/Allegri situation. We have been pretty good at keeping our cards close to our chest in recent years.

Can't believe there are people upset that we aren't just folding over and paying whatever Sassuolo ask for. We've done this before and it is not sustainable. it was that sort of dealing that has led to us scrambling to make plusvalenza's at any opportunity. Give it time, this summer is...

Do they not use video conference?

Maybe we should have treated his friend better

Thought he looked a bit sluggish tonight compared to his recent performances. Twice when marking his player got away from him, he made a silly foul in a dangerous area, long passing was off and just seemed a bit off the pace. His pass to Chiesa was excellent though.

We aren't getting him are we?

i wasn't judging him purely on today. I like him but think he has become overhyped recently and not a guarantee to be a success here, which some seem to think. I agree his role for Italy isn't ideal or where we'd play him but he did start poorly and gave the ball away a few times, which weren't...

Thought he started really poorly but improved in the second half and played a nice pass before the 1st goal. I think he has strangely become overhyped by people saying he is underrated so much, if that makes sense.

Glenn Kamara?

I like him, he plays some clever passes at times. I'm still undecided on how he will do at his next club though. Could easily see him step up and be a really good midfielder or go missing.

I like Locatelli and would like us to sign him but he seems to be very overrated here. He alone won't solve our midfield problems and we badly lack a starting quality midfielder with a goal threat. Then again having a competent coach would go a long way to improving our midfield too.

The way he runs and controls the ball looks very similar to Marchisio. I think their posture seems similar. Not sure his style is like him though. Marchisio could play in any role and was a real goal threat when a box to box. I'm not sure Locatelli has that ability and also seems to have less...

Good player, reliable with the ball and likes trying to pass between the lines. His biggest flaw is his lack of pace. In Sarri's midfield this would be a big issue but I'm hoping Pirlo manages to find a far better balance and not expose our midfield so much.