14 Aug 2023 00:39:22
Thank god that’s over. Cracking player but not someone I’d be comfortable breaking the transfer record for. If we’re going to do it i’d rather it was someone who actually wants to join us, with more than a years experience at the top level, and hopefully someone who isn’t a nightmare waiting to happen.

I’m glad that we made Chelsea egregiously overpay. I am convinced that the last few days have seen a lot of bluster from them without substance. Whatever financial voodoo they have committed to has surely left them hamstrung. They have found a way to make it work but at what cost?

We should try for Florentino or Tchouameni. We need someone of the highest quality on and off the ball. Unfortunately they don’t grow on trees.

1.) 14 Aug 2023
14 Aug 2023 03:40:50
Exactly! I think we would not have bidded for MC if they had not up bid us on Lavia .

2.) 14 Aug 2023
14 Aug 2023 03:57:52
100%, AW. I am very disappointed to miss out on Caicedo, however. We saw today that MacAllister and Szoboszlai have exceptional quality but need a top class DM to fully utilize it. Throw all of that Caicedo money at Real Madrid for Tchouameni, ignore the salary structure (he’s world class and plays for Real Madrid, ergo his salary is high), and we can immediately think about challenging for the league again. Heck, Real Madrid’s Mbappe fund now needs to be even higher given the news of his contract extension.

3.) 14 Aug 2023
14 Aug 2023 07:49:10
Is tchouameni a dm though? i thought it was valverde who was dm for them?

4.) 14 Aug 2023
14 Aug 2023 09:00:09
Valverde can play reasonably well anywhere across midfield but up until this season was typically used as the right-sided midfielder in a 4-3-3. Now with Ancelotti using a diamond in the absence of a top quality striker, Valverde will remain on the right of it. The one position he can’t play well is as a DM.