Best for everyone if true.
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I wouldn't bank on it. If we needed a midfielder, we'd use Dele.![]()
If this is right then we are probably bringing in a midfielder, aren’t we
Sissoko will be 32 at the start of next season. He is a great athlete, so he may last a few more years but plenty of players fall off steeply around that age, especially players whose game relies on athleticism.I didn't really mean like for like, more replacing him in the squad. Skipp would likely be competing with Hojbjerg or playing next to him in tougher games. Hojbjerg, Skipp, Lo Celso, Ndombele, Winks as our CM options next season i dont think we need a replacement for Sissoko. I'd hope all our money goes on a top class centre back, a right back and someone who can match the quality of Son on the right hand side.
I don’t really understand our refusal to have an option to buy Dele? It’s clear he’s not wanted by Mourinho, I’m sure PSG and Poch would pay a handsome sum for him and as we seem insistent on signing a replacement, when Dele returns in the Summer it will likely just add to our already bloated squad?
Only logical reason I can come up with is that Levy is boxing clever in the eventuality that Mourinho isn’t here come start of next season, and the incoming manager would want to use Dele...
I think Levy cannot relinquish his belief that Dele is an £80m-£100m player. The thought of cashing in for half that amount must traumatise him.I don’t really understand our refusal to have an option to buy Dele? It’s clear he’s not wanted by Mourinho, I’m sure PSG and Poch would pay a handsome sum for him and as we seem insistent on signing a replacement, when Dele returns in the Summer it will likely just add to our already bloated squad?
Only logical reason I can come up with is that Levy is boxing clever in the eventuality that Mourinho isn’t here come start of next season, and the incoming manager would want to use Dele...
That is probably part of it, that Levy is hoping that Jose and Dele will find each other again.You could argue the same applied to TND last season though and now look
Maybe Jose is trying shake the coke can and wait for Dele to explode like TND did
It's simple - moneyI don’t really understand our refusal to have an option to buy Dele? It’s clear he’s not wanted by Mourinho, I’m sure PSG and Poch would pay a handsome sum for him and as we seem insistent on signing a replacement, when Dele returns in the Summer it will likely just add to our already bloated squad?
Only logical reason I can come up with is that Levy is boxing clever in the eventuality that Mourinho isn’t here come start of next season, and the incoming manager would want to use Dele...
Lucas as well, unfortunately
or that a successful loan will increase his value and attract other clubsI don’t really understand our refusal to have an option to buy Dele? It’s clear he’s not wanted by Mourinho, I’m sure PSG and Poch would pay a handsome sum for him and as we seem insistent on signing a replacement, when Dele returns in the Summer it will likely just add to our already bloated squad?
Only logical reason I can come up with is that Levy is boxing clever in the eventuality that Mourinho isn’t here come start of next season, and the incoming manager would want to use Dele...
Interesting about the Dele rumors, this is what Jose said today...
What's the situation with Dele Alli and do you expect him to still be at the club when the window closes?
I expect (him to be here) and I am saying that since the beginning of the window. I was not expecting anyone to leave or expecting anyone to come. We are almost at the end of the window. I don’t believe that anything will happen but it is open still.
So there's still a possibility?
Football is football and the transfer window is open and sometimes unexpected things can happen but I don’t expect it.