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It would be great if people stopped quoting Myers, in truth.

Bail. Nonsense number, that. I’d have been delighted to get McAtee at 25m but any more for a player who doesn’t possess the pace we need is bonkers.

Totally agree. If The Telegraph are right, there is no way I’d be getting into the bidding at that price. Good player, good potential, totally unproven. Citeh tax, move on.

Delap aside, I can’t think of a player we’ve been linked with by a credible source who we’ve missed out on yet. It’s simple really. Whilst your 1st choice targets are in play, you do what you can to get them, whilst keeping in contact with your 2nd choice targets. It’s a bit annoying that we...

Good player, McGinn but christ he's unlikeable. Links to Luiz [much preferred] and McGinn encourage me that we are looking for that profile of midfielder: happy to put a foot in, quick in the transition, decent goal return, good at set plays.

Agreed, and if the reports of him being available for £10m are true, I think that’s potentially really good value. A combination of Ndiaye, McNeil, Fellows + a speed merchant or two supplying Barry, Beto and A.N.Other would give us options next season.

My knowledge of both is limited onYouTube clips and what I’ve seen from them at the current U21s tournament, but I think Barry looks to be a better athlete and he’s the one I’d rather have. I also can’t help but think if Woltermade is as good as some think, why haven’t Bayern locked him in as...

I’d guess it will be one more freebie [probably a 2nd or 3rd choice GK], one more perm [taking the gross spend closer to £80m/£90m] and one less loan [as to have 4 loan players in a squad of ~20 feels like a lot].

Higher. It has to be higher. We have to recruit 8-10 players this summer. If our interest in the likes of Barry and McAtee is genuine [and far more credible sources than Football Insider are claiming it is], our gross spend this summer will be more than £70m. I expect anyone we pay a fee for...

Only source I've seen reporting this is Football Insider. Time will tell, but I think they are wrong.

I’m with you. Based purely on the YouTube footage I’ve seen of the pair, I think Barry looks a much better athlete than Woltemade and much better suited to the Prem.

I agree about Newcastle and Villa muscling their way in but The Sky 6 are still who they are in revenue terms. Based on the Deloitte report, Chelsea [with the lowest revenues of the 6] generated £170m+ more than Newcastle and £230m+ more than Villa in their last published accounts. That’s a...

I agree with your point, but also have [near total] confidence that TFG will deliver the commercial/revenue uplift we need/can reasonably expect to achieve. They are operators. Their business record speaks for itself [little evidence of them making bad commercial decisions], I'm happy with the...

I think Moyes will want that profile of midfielder to come in: Tall, physical, athletic. I’d have Soucek too but if the option were there [and I confess to having only watched the lad 3/4 times this season], Jack Rudoni at Coventry could be a right pick up. He’s been mentioned earlier in this...

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Agreed. Until the match-fixing allegations appeared for Pacqueta, Citeh were willing to pay 80m for him alone. Got to think they’d get 50m for Kudus.

I think Thelwell will be retained but I have a feeling it could be in a different role/structure. There are consistent stories coming out about TFGs ambition to professionalise our Academy and ‘grow our own’. I wonder if TFG look to hire a heavier hitting DoF/Sporting Director [such as a...

It could suggest we’ve walked away from negotiations with Chelsea re: Broja [and/or his injury isn’t too severe]. Not sure we’d need Alcaraz and a Carney or KDH type.

Villa have done a lot right in the past 3/4 years when it comes to player trading, but there was a piece on SSN earlier claiming that their annual salary bill [presumably for the 23/24 season] is 96% of their earnings. Champions League appearances will undoubtedly help for this season, but it...

Jesper Lindstrom is on loan too, I think.