Transfer Talk Topic

[martin1905]

Kane only has a year left on his contract, as much as they wouldn't want to sell him to us they will have very few options.

I think there is very little doubt we will be looking at him. 

 

[boratsbrother]

According to the Athletic, a number of our new signings regret coming here and want away.  

As far as I'm concerned, any player who is not up for the fight to try and turn the club around can jolly we'll do one!

[Proud-Blue]

I think there is zero chance of us signing Kane. Daniel Levy will just not sell to us this season, and he will not let Kane go for free. I also can't see why Kane would betray Spurs fans and sign for us.

I think it's nailed on that he goes to Man United if he stays in the England. If he does, I think even Newcastle have a bigger chance of signing him than we do.

It's pointless to even discuss it as a possibility imo.

 

[Ham]

2 minutes ago, Proud-Blue said:

I think there is zero chance of us signing Kane. Daniel Levy will just not sell to us this season, and he will not let Kane go for free. I also can't see why Kane would betray Spurs fans and sign for us.

I think it's nailed on that he goes to Man United if he stays in the England. If he does, I think even Newcastle have a bigger chance of signing him than we do.

It's pointless to even discuss it as a possibility imo.

 

Agreed 👍

[Mark Kelly]

Have you noticed how everyone else's players running down their contracts will be able to demand a decent fee except our players?

Funny how it works. 

[boratsbrother]

6 hours ago, Mark Kelly said:

Have you noticed how everyone else's players running down their contracts will be able to demand a decent fee except our players?

Funny how it works. 

Every club knows we will be desperate to move on a lot of players this summer, so the price we get for them will probably be less than what we would normally have expected.

[Mark Kelly]

40 minutes ago, boratsbrother said:

Every club knows we will be desperate to move on a lot of players this summer, so the price we get for them will probably be less than what we would normally have expected.

So why is Harry Kane going to be command absolutely millions because he's got a year on his contract but Mason Mount will go for peanuts because he's only got a year on his contract?

Desperation doesn't come into it. 

[Bob Singleton]

1 hour ago, boratsbrother said:

Every club knows we will be desperate to move on a lot of players this summer, so the price we get for them will probably be less than what we would normally have expected.

The reality is that a quite a few clubs will be desperate to move players on.   Look at Utd... there must be around 10 that ten Hag won't want to keep and over half a dozen whoever the new man at Spurs might be, for starters. It won't just be us... there'll be a glut of players on the market.

 

[Mark Kelly]

12 hours ago, Bob Singleton said:

The reality is that a quite a few clubs will be desperate to move players on.   Look at Utd... there must be around 10 that ten Hag won't want to keep and over half a dozen whoever the new man at Spurs might be, for starters. It won't just be us... there'll be a glut of players on the market.

 

This is true and a reminder that we absolutely must not buy Harry Maguire.

[Bob Singleton]

7 minutes ago, Mark Kelly said:

This is true and a reminder that we absolutely must not buy Harry Maguire.

I'm trying to remember who it was in this forum that was in favour of "putting in a cheeky bid" for Maguire 😱😱

[My Blood Is Blue]

[Michael Tucker]

6 hours ago, My Blood Is Blue said:

Wicked.

[Sciatika]

Why isn't he starting?

[Ham]

33 minutes ago, Sciatika said:

Why isn't he starting?

I blame Boehly for his meddling. 

[Bob Singleton]

As it's the start of a new month, an overview of the gossip so far. As always this is just a bit of fun.

Anything in red is either a new rumour or a change in circumstances (such as new contract signed) since the last update on 1st April. In most cases I've only noted the first rumour seen, but where a story changes (ie one claims a swap deal where no swap was in the original story) this has also been included.
 

* Linked in Summer 2022 or January 2023

GOALKEEPERS

Robert Sanchez * (Brighton & Hove Albion) - 1^st Feb, Simon Philips (Twitter)
David Raya * (Brentford) - 1^st Feb, Daily Express; 8^th March, Fabrizio Romano (Twitter),
(Pochettino link) 30^th April, TNT Sports Argentina via Fichajes
Jordan Pickford * (Everton) - 5^th Feb, Ben Jacobs (Twitter)
Diogo Costa * (Porto) - 6^th Feb, Simon Philips (Twitter)
Yassine Bonou (Seville) - 13^th Feb, Football Insider
Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) - 2^nd March, Blick
Andre Onana (Inter Milan) [possible Mendy + cash swap] - 18^th March, Inter Live & Fichajes
[possible Kepa + cash swap] - 26^th April, Gazzetto dello Sport
[possible Challobah & RL-C swap] - 30^th April, Football London
Ilan Meslier * (Leeds United) - 18^th March, Football Insider
Jan Oblak * (Atletico Madrid) - 21^st March, Football Insider
Dean Henderson (Manchester United) - 27^th March, The Hard Tackle
Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia) - 6^th April, COPE.es

DEFENDERS

Denzel Dumfries * (Inter Milan) - 9^th Feb, TuttoSport
Joao Cancelo (Manchester City, on loan at Bayern Munich) - 13^th Feb, 90min
Merih Demiral (Atalanta) - 1^st March, Fotomac
Josko Gvardiol * (RB Leipzig) - 2^nd March, The Times
Alessandro Bastoni * (Inter Milan) - 29^th March, Gazzetta dello Sport
Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) - 31^st March, Sport.es
Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) - 3^rd April, Football Fancast
Antonio Silva (Benfica) - 7^th April, Fichajes
Ridle Baku * (VfL Wolfsburg) - 9^th April, Christian Falk (Twitter)
Luka Vuskovic, (Hajduk Split) [16 years old] - 25^th April, Daily Mail


 

MIDFIELDERS

Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) - 1^st Feb, Sport Bible
Declan Rice * (West Ham United) - 1^st Feb, Adam Newson (Twitter) + various others
Romeo Lavia * (Southampton) - 1^st Feb, Daily Mail; 16^th Feb, Simon Philips (Twitter)
Moises Caicedo * (Brighton & Hove Albion) - 9^th Feb, Ben Jacobs (Twitter) [New Contract until 2027 +1 year Announced by club 2^nd March]
Jude Bellingham * (Borussia Dortmund) - 15^th Feb, Daily Telegraph
Kendry Paez, (Independiente del Valle ECU) [15 years old] - 15^th Feb, 90min; 24^th Feb, Fabrizio Romano (Twitter), Agreement to sign once 18yrs old, 3^rd April, Fabrizio Romano (Twitter), Agreement in principle, 26^th April, Mach Deportes
James Maddison * (Leicester City) - 16^th Feb, Ekrem Konur (Twitter)
Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) - 20^th Feb, Inside Futbol
Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) - 26^th Feb, Gazzetta dello Sport
Yunus Musah (Valencia) - 1^st March, Metro
Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) - 3^rd March, TuttoMercatoWeb
Manu Koné (Borussia Monchengladbach) - 5^th March, Christian Falk (Twitter and BILD)
Frenkie de Jong * (Barcelona) - 7^th March, Fichajes
Daichi Kamada (Borussia Dortmund) - 8^th March, Daily Mail
Bruno Guimaraes * (Newcastle United) - 10^th March, Newcastle World
Joao Palhinha (Fulham) - 13^th March, The Sun
Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) [15 years old] - 14^th March, Daily Telegraph; 3^rd April, Metro (Jack Wilshire interview)
Edson Alvarez * (Ajax Amsterdam) - 14^th March, De Telegraaf
Ibrahim Sangaré * (PSV Eindhoven) - 16^th March, Twente Insite
Alexis Mac Allister * (Brighton & Hove Albion) - 25^th March, ESPN
Nicolo Barella * (Inter Milan) - 9^th April, Calciomercatoweb
Gavi (Barcelona) - 11^th April, Barca Blaugranes via AS





ATTACKERS

Victor Osimhen * (SSC Napoli) - 4^th Feb, Daily Mirror; 19^th March [Swap deal – Pulisic] Calciomercatoweb
Rafael Leao * (AC Milan) - 4^th Feb, La Stampa; 20^th Feb, Fichajes
Dusan Vlahovic * (Juventus) - 10^th Feb, Ben Jacobs (Twitter)
Joao Felix * (Atletico Madrid on loan to Chelsea) Permanent move - 10^th Feb, various via AS
Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) - 10^th Feb, Sporting Life; 22^nd Feb, Correio da Manha
Marcus Thuram * (Borussia Monchengladbach – Out of Contract 30 June 2023) - 10^th Feb, Daily Mail
Vitor Roque (Athletico Paranaese) [18 end of Feb] - 10^th Feb, Goal
Abde Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) - 12^th Feb, Mundo Deportivo
Neymar (PSG) - 15^th Feb, Le Parisien, 30^th April (Pochetino link), Football Insider
Ivan Toney * (Brentford) - 17^th Feb, Dean Jones (Twitter), (Pochettino link) 30^th April, TNT Sports Argentina via Fichajes
Evan Ferguson (Brighton & Hove Albion U-18) - 20^th Feb, The Sun
Tammy Abraham * (Roma) - 28^th Feb, Football Insider; 1^st March, SiamoLaRoma
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia * (SSC Napoli) - 1^st March, Gazzetta dello Sport
Wilfred Zaha * (Crystal Palace) - 4^th March, Daily Mail
Hirving Lozano (SSC Napoli) - 8^th March, Raffaele Auriemma (Radio CRC)
Trevan Sanusi (Birmingham City - 16 in April) - 10^th March, Transfer Tavern
Raphinha * (Barcelona) - 13^th March, Daily Mail
Dujan Richards (Phoenix All Stars Academy, JAM) - 13^th March, Pre-contract signed, Various
Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid) - 19^th March, Sunday Mirror
Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) - 21^st March, Gazzetta dello Sport
Harry Kane * (Tottenham Hotspur) - 21^st March, The Metro; [Lukaku + cash swap] 24^th March, Fichajes
Filip Kostic (Juventus) - 21^st March, Calciomercatoweb
Samuel Iling-Junior (Juventus) - 23^rd March, 90min, Evening Standard & others
Federico Chiesa * (Juventus) - 24^th March, Calciomercatoweb
Alex Matos (Norwich City) - 25^th March, Fabrizio Romano (Twitter); 28^th March, Deal in Principle agreed
Mason Melia (St Patrick’s Athletic, RoI) [15 years old] - 26^th March, Football Insider
Rasmus Hojlund (Atalanta) - 3^rd April, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror + elsewhere
Adama Bojang (Steve Biko FC, Gambia) - 10^th April, Daily Mail
Raphina (Barcelona) - 14^th April, Goal
Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) - 17^th April, Goal
Diego Moreira (Benfica B) pre-contract signed? - 22^nd April, Record.pt

MANAGER (Graham Potter sacked 2^nd April)

Jose Mourinho (Roma) - 4^th Feb, Daily Mirror
                                 - 6^th April, Revelo, Daily Express
Hansi Flick (German NT) - 5^th Feb, Daily Mirror; 11^th Feb, Christian Falk (Twitter)

Luis Enrique (unemployed) - 6^th Feb, Fichajes; 2^nd March, Sport.es;
                                         3^rd/4^th April Guardian, Daily Mail, Telegraph + others
Wanted job ahead of Real Madrid games - 11^th April, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Guardian & elsewhere
NO LONGER BEING CONSIDERED - 17^th April, Daily Mail, Evening Standard & elsewhere
Talks with Tottenham Hotspurs - 19^th April, Talk Sport

Ruben Amorin * (Sporting Lisbon) - 20^th Feb, Simon Philips (Substack);
                                                                                 3^rd/4^th April Guardian, Daily Mail, Telegraph + others
NOT BEING CONSIDERED - 6^th April, Fabrizio Romano (Substack)
TALKS HELD - 14^th April, Jacob Steinberg, Twitter & The Guardian

Mauricio Pochettino * (unemployed) - 21^st Feb, Graeme Bailey (Twitter);
                                                                                      3^rd/4^th April Guardian, Daily Mail, Telegraph + others
VERBAL AGREEMENT REACHED - 26^th April, Daily Mail, Sky Sorts & elsewhere

Zinedine Zidane * (unemployed) - 21^st Feb, Fichajes; 2^nd March, Sport.es

Luciano Spalletti (Napoli) - 22^nd Feb, Calciomercatoweb
NOT BEING CONSIDERED - 6^th April, Fabrizio Romano (Substack)

Roberto de Zerbi (Brighton & Hove Albion) - 1^st March, Football Insider;
NOT BEING CONSIDERED - 4^th April, Daily Mail via The Athletic

Julian Nagelsmann (Bayern Munich – Gardening Leave) - 28^th March, Daily Mail & others;
                                                                                                                                 3^rd/4^th April Guardian, Daily Mail, Telegraph + others
NO LONGER BEING CONSIDERED - 20^th April, Guardian
RULED HIMSELF OUT - 21^st April, Fabrizio Romano on Twitter, Daily Mail, Sun and elsewhere

Oliver Glasner (Eintracht Frankfurt) - 4^th April, The Guardian

Marcelo Gallardo (unemployed) - 4^th April, The Independent

Frank Lampard INTERIM BASIS (unemployed) - 5^th April, The Times, Daily Mail, Guardian, Metro + others
CONFIRMED – 6^th April

Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen) - 6^th April, The Guardian

Antonio Conte (unemployed) - 6^th April, Daily Mirror, Independent, Sports Bible + others

Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) - 7^th April, Daily Mail, ESPN

Vincent Kompany (Burnley) - 21^st April, PA Wire

Arne Slot (Feynoord) - 22^nd April, Fabrizio Romano (Twitter)

Ange Postecoglou (Glasgow Celtic) – 22^nd April, Glasgow Times and The Guardian



CHELSEA PLAYERS


Italics = Currently on loan

Arrizabalaga -
Baxter -
Bettinelli -
Cumming -
Mendy - Manchester United, 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard
- Tottenham Hotspur, 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard
- Atletico Madrid, 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard
- Bayern Munich, 24^th March, Matthew Debono (Twitter)
Slonina -


Ampadu -
Azpilicueta – Real Madrid, 10^th March, Fichajes
Badiashile -
Castillo -
Chalobah - AS Roma, 20^th Feb, Calciomercatoweb
Chilwell - Manchester City, 1^st Feb, Goal.com; 2^nd Feb, The Times
- Real Madrid, 14^th March, Defensa Central
- New Chelsea contract close to being signed, 10^th April, David Ornstein (Twitter & The Athletic) and elsewhere
- 2 year extension (to 2027) confirmed on TOCWS
Colwill - Liverpool, 1^st March, Goal;
- Manchester City, 6^th March, 90min;
- Arsenal, 6^th March, Goal;
- Tottenham Hotspurs, 19^th April, Metro
Cucurella -
Fofana, W -
Gusto -
Hall -
Humphreys -
James - Real Madrid, 29^th March, Daily Mail via AS
Koulibaly - Inter Milan, 2^nd Feb, Simon Philips (Twitter)
- Juventus, 24^th April, Gazzetta dello Sport
- Juventus (Loan), 30^th April, Tuttomercatoweb
Lawrence -
Maatsen – Burnley * (currently on loan at Burnley), 1^st Feb, Football League World
Saar –
Silva -
Sterling, D -


Anjorin -
Bakayoko -
Chukwuemeka -
Elliott -
Gallagher - Newcastle United * 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard;
- Crystal Palace * 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard;
- Everton * 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard;
- Liverpool 2^nd April, Daily Mail, Independent + elsewhere
- West Ham United 11^th April, Evening Standard
Hutchinson –
Kante - Liverpool, 4^th Feb, Fichajes;
- Barcelona, 4^th Feb, Fichajes;
- Real Madrid, 4^th Feb, Fichajes
- Atletico Madrid, 5^th Feb, Mundo Deportivo
- Juventus, 9^th Feb, Tuttomercatoweb
- Manchester United, 14^th March, Daily Express
Kovacic - Juventus (swop deal with Zakaria), 5^th Feb, Calciomercatoweb;
- Manchester City, 28^th Feb, Daily Telegraph
- AC Milan, 14^th March, Pianeta Milan
- Bayern Munich, 24^th March, Calciomercatoweb; Matthew Debono (Twitter)
- Real Madrid, 16^th April, Fichajes
Loftus-Cheek - AC Milan, 5^th March, Calciomercatoweb
Madueke -
Mount - Liverpool * 1^st Feb, Daily Mail; 16^th Feb, Daily Star; 16^th Feb, Daily Mirror
- Manchester United, 16^th Feb, Daily Star; 16^th Feb, Daily Mirror; 9^th March, The Guardian
- Manchester City, 16^th Feb, Daily Star; 16^th Feb, Daily Mirror
- Newcastle United, 7^th March, Daily Mail
- Bayern Munich, 28^th March, Daily Mail & elsewhere
- Real Madrid, 16^th April, Fichajes
- Arsenal, 21^st April, FourFourTwo
Mudryk -
Pulisic - Atletico Madrid, 14^th Feb, Fichajes;
- Real Madrid, 23^rd Feb, DefensaCentral
- Newcastle United *, 28^th Feb, 90min, Transfer Insider, The Boot Room and others
- Leeds United, 2^nd March, Daily Express
- SSC Napoli (swap + cash for Osimhen), 18^th March, Calciomercatoweb
- Manchester United, 21^st March, Givemesport
Santos - Vasco de Gama (loan), 25^th Feb, Fabrizio Romano (Twitter) – loan confirmed 2^nd March
Simons - Hull City (currently on loan at Hull City), 1^st March, Fabrizio Romano (Twitter)
- Hull City confirm permanent deal, 16^th March
Vale -


Aubameyang - Barcelona, 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard; 4^th Feb, Daily Mail;
- Barcelona (on a 'free transfer') 21^st March, Daily Mail
- Atletico Madrid, 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard; 5^th Feb, Daily Mail
- AC Milan, 5^th Feb, Daily Mail
- Los Angeles FC (Loan), 9^th Feb, Daily Mirror
- Inter Milan, 25^th March, Barca Universal
Broja - Sporting Club de Portugal (Season loan) - 25^th April, Bola na Rede
Burstow –
Felix (on loan TO Chelsea) – Manchester United, 2^nd April, Mundo Deportivo
Fofana, D –
Havertz - Real Madrid, 10^th March, Defensa Central
Hudson-Odoi – Arsenal *, 1^st Feb, Daily Mirror; 2^nd Feb, The Guardian; 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard;
Lukaku - Inter Milan * (on loan to Inter Milan) Further loan - 4^th Feb, di Marzio; 9^th Feb, Gazzetta dello Sport
- Chelsea (return to club) - 28^th Feb, Sky Sports Italia; 14^th March Giuseppe Marotta, Inter Milan's CEO
- Real Madrid (loan?) - 18^th March, Fichajes
- Aston Villa - 20^th March, Fichajes
- Bayern Munich - 24^th March, Fichajes
- Tottenham Hotspur (player + cash swap for Harry Kane) - 24^th March, Fichajes
Sterling, R – Arsenal, 27^th Feb, Daily Mirror
Ziyech - Manchester United, 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard;
- AC Milan, 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard;
- Roma, 2^nd Feb, Evening Standard;
- Tottenham Hotspur, 4^th Feb, Dean Jones (via GiveMeSport)
- West Ham United, 2^nd April, Jeunes Footeaux
- Fulham, 2^nd April, Jeunes Footeaux

 

Our Potential Main Targets Linked to Other Clubs



Josko Gvardiol – Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur

Declan Rice – Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United

Moses Caceido (*) – Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United

Jude Bellingham – Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid

Joao Felix (on loan to Chelsea) – Manchester United

Victor Osimhen – Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Manchester United, PSG

Rasmus Hojlund – Arsenal, Juventus, Manchester United


(*) - Signed new contract with B&HA on 2^nd March
 

[Mark Kelly]

@Bob Singleton.

Brilliant work , thanks.

[Bob Singleton]

1 hour ago, Mark Kelly said:

@Bob Singleton.

Brilliant work , thanks.

My pleasure.

[Backbiter]

My big worries about our summer dealings are:

1. Boehly seems so clueless he's probably completely wrecked the finances with regard to FFP

2. Our desperation to offload 10-15 players means any potential buyers will take advantage of us, just as selling clubs have since the Abramovich takeover. Instead of a 'Chelsea tax' to extract a huge premium on fees, any buyers will pick up the players we need to sell on the cheap, and our income from sales will be a fraction of what it needs to be.

3. Many of our targets (if we are in a position to sign any of them) will look at the chaos of the past year and decide that joining other, better-run clubs is their preferred option.

[jasonb]

43 minutes ago, Backbiter said:

My big worries about our summer dealings are:

1. Boehly seems so clueless he's probably completely wrecked the finances with regard to FFP

2. Our desperation to offload 10-15 players means any potential buyers will take advantage of us, just as selling clubs have since the Abramovich takeover. Instead of a 'Chelsea tax' to extract a huge premium on fees, any buyers will pick up the players we need to sell on the cheap, and our income from sales will be a fraction of what it needs to be.

3. Many of our targets (if we are in a position to sign any of them) will look at the chaos of the past year and decide that joining other, better-run clubs is their preferred option.

1. I think he and Clearlake are now wise to the fact that they screwed things up re FFP and the negative to using long contracts. If not further problems ahead..........

2. I think as businessmen they will recognise the mark-down on players we deem surplus to the squad.

3. Playing for the new manager  should convince new players now they are in for the long term so if this is keeping players away as businessmen they will change that model.

[xceleryx]

14 hours ago, Backbiter said:

My big worries about our summer dealings are:

1. Boehly seems so clueless he's probably completely wrecked the finances with regard to FFP

2. Our desperation to offload 10-15 players means any potential buyers will take advantage of us, just as selling clubs have since the Abramovich takeover. Instead of a 'Chelsea tax' to extract a huge premium on fees, any buyers will pick up the players we need to sell on the cheap, and our income from sales will be a fraction of what it needs to be.

3. Many of our targets (if we are in a position to sign any of them) will look at the chaos of the past year and decide that joining other, better-run clubs is their preferred option.

1. Don't think this is the case personally. All the big transfer fees are spread out over long deals, meaning smaller book values and hits to FFP. While the wages for these players are very controlled compared to the old era of handing out huge base salaries. May be a higher squeeze because we've been shit, but don't see the deals we've handed out this season as being the basis to any FFP issues. 

2. The vast majority on the scrap heap aren't the sort that'll be generating premium fees, so this is a non-issue in my book. It's going to be more about clearing bodies and some of the ridiculous wages we've handed to shite like Pulisic. Thankfully, a lot of the deadweight are in the final 12-24 months of their contracts so their on book values are going to be on the lower end and below their likely market value. Those like Mount, Gallagher, and Kovacic for example who have uncertain futures will sell themselves easily, and that's where we'll likely make the bulk of revenue if we choose or are forced into selling. 

3. The situation can be looked at in various ways. Some may see a chaotic mess right now, some may see the potential of what's possible once the dust settles. Once we clear the shelves a little, have a greater idea of what's left, we're only a couple of smart signings away from being in a better position with plenty of room to grow. Particularly if we've got a proper coach on hand to lead. 

[Backbiter]

^^Hope you're right on all three!

[ROTG]

One would hope the next Coach is looking at the like of Leicester, Everton and most of the teams who are in the relegation fight to determine if there are any  tactical recruitment of snr players willing to come and be part of a squad and happy to bench warm for a season or two.

The club spent £33m on KK, who form in the PL is no better than  Tarkowski, Mee who were both part of the Burnley fire sale.

 

[Mark Kelly]

20 minutes ago, ROTG said:

One would hope the next Coach is looking at the like of Leicester, Everton and most of the teams who are in the relegation fight to determine if there are any  tactical recruitment of snr players willing to come and be part of a squad and happy to bench warm for a season or two.

The club spent £33m on KK, who form in the PL is no better than  Tarkowski, Mee who were both part of the Burnley fire sale.

 

So buying from Burnley is good and this isn't the first time you've mentioned it and they got relegated but buying Brighton Level players is bad and they're on the verge of European football . Dwight MacNeill went to Everton , how is that going for him?

Funny old game .

[ROTG]

17 minutes ago, Mark Kelly said:

So buying from Burnley is good and this isn't the first time you've mentioned it and they got relegated but buying Brighton Level players is bad and they're on the verge of European football . Dwight MacNeill went to Everton , how is that going for him?

Funny old game .

Pay attention MK - I said tactical Snr players with PL milage on the clock and are prepared to be a squad member and could do a job when asked, maybe even a leader within the squad.

 

BTW - Dwight McNeil cost £17m - 5 goal 2 assists the season in a relegation team, how does that compare to Pulisic, Zyech, Mudryk, Madueke?

Your right it really funny when you look at the stats of £17m vs £200m of chelsea talent 

[boratsbrother]

8 hours ago, xceleryx said:

Some may see a chaotic mess right now, some may see the potential of what's possible once the dust settles. Once we clear the shelves a little, have a greater idea of what's left, we're only a couple of smart signings away from being in a better position with plenty of room to grow. 

Imho, all we have at the moment is a hope that the new signings are going to make significant progress and become good enough to get us back to being top four and progress from there 

The big worry for me is this. We know the majority of the old squad is simply not good enough to ever get us back to title challenging again and they need to be moved on over the next few windows. Perhaps an even bigger worry are the new signings. Imho, so far, only W Forfana and Badiashile have shown signs of being able to grown into the quality we need and both of them have looked wobbly after a good start at the club. 

I watched highlights of the Brighton v Wolves game on YouTube the other day. Nevermind us tackling the likes of City, we are light-years away from the fast flowing, technical football of Brighton. That is how far we have fallen, and it's going to take  at least a  couple of years to sort out this absolute shambolic state we are in now, no matter who the manager is going to be!