Swap for Luis. Yes I know swaps hardly ever happen but this one makes sense. Having said that Luis is not my preferred 6 but he’s better than Biz in that position
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yeah saw that too - would love us to sign him but I guess just not a priority position for us atm
I think pretty much all deals are done between the buying club and the player before the selling club even know about it, once the player has it in their head that's where they're going and that's what they're going to be paid then the buying club is inevitably and intentionally in a stronger position.sure but i don't think it's as common with lesser clubs. we're the lower tier of the giants so not sure top players are really that anxious to get out there and say tottenham 'til i die just so we can save a few quid when we're likely low balling them on wages too. a lot of these players don't want bad blood on the way out and likely want their current club to make as much as possible from the sale. does kudus really want to become even more of a villain by being seen as forcing the sale to a rival? i don't know, a classier club tries to shield the player rather than pressuring him to go out and flog the sale. (if that's what's happening here)

He's had an absolutely shite season at Juve, played less than 900 mins in all comps for them, and got 4 years to run on an £180k/week deal, doubtful over that being an easy deal to do as Juve will want a good amount of what they paid back for him as well as the player wanting a contract that matches or betters what he's already guaranteed at Juve. They will want like £25-30m on top of Biss for Luiz since Biss is out of contract next summer as well.Swap for Luis. Yes I know swaps hardly ever happen but this one makes sense. Having said that Luis is not my preferred 6 but he’s better than Biz in that position
If we are really trying to improve the squad Solomon should come in and Mikey or Odobert should be loaned. Solomon is much better than both of them.Frank wants to work with Solomon and for an opinion, like that of the rest of the squad, Gil i think is already considered surplus to requirements.
Solomon was Leeds player of the season and deservedly so. I think his early injury with us, and Ange not fancying him led to his loan.
He would improve us, and with the amount of games we face would be a good addition.
Gut feeling is that we will sell him to Leeds.
Oh me too, I want him gone but it'll irk me seeing him dominate the midfield for a mid-table team when all he had to do to be successful here was consistently half decent and anchor the midfield. Genuinely the bar was so low for us to deem him a success imo and he still fucked it up.
Some strange with the loans to Turkish CL s. Duran is off to Turkey as well on loan. Not sure how they afford his wages. £70M transfer from Villa in Jan to Saudi and now loaned to fenerbache I think.
Always good to see another pre-season getting underway. I'm glad we have a very comprehensive coaching setup and all of frank is wanting.
Exciting to see what progression cochrane can make with the younger players we have. Despite being so downbeat about our transfer strategies I'm happy we made the choices we did regarding the coach and setup. It felt so headless chicken under ange.
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I wouldn't be surprised at all if we started slow. We have quite a few players that we bought under ange that although are talented have never experienced this level of coaching. It's likely alot for those players to consistently do what is asked and grasp it fully and many mistakes will be made. There's alot of potential growth though that is for sure.
You just know Bissouma is one of those players that'll go to another club and churn out consistent 7/10 performances week in week out
TL; DR ‘turned the players head’I think pretty much all deals are done between the buying club and the player before the selling club even know about it, once the player has it in their head that's where they're going and that's what they're going to be paid then the buying club is inevitably and intentionally in a stronger position.
I don't know Mohammed Kudus but I doubt he gives a solitary fuck about leaving that shithouse of a club and is probably fairly excited about playing at WHL and in the CL as we're a pretty big step up from the Pikeys, whatever they might think...
TL : DR I don't think this is shady dan trying to get a deal type stuff
eta: not youShadydan
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To think he was Madrid’s ‘worst signing ever’ after his first seasonAs an aside I read today that Modric is off to AC Milan next season.
At thirty nine and winning more trophies than you can shake a stick at it just shows the commitment of the little gem.
He was a magical player for us, and a talisman for Madrid.
a year with a world class cb leading up to a world cup is worth more, especially with a new coach. keeping cuti for another year will be huge. he probably wants to go to spain but i don't think he's going to make a big stink. once the season starts he'll be committed and if we get some positive momentum who knows? he might stayBut next summer he will be worth even less with only a year left on his contract
sure all true but if the negotiations drag on the player gets sick of hanging in limbo and the buying club starts pressuring him to make it harder for the selling club. if i'm the player i'm like, pay the money mr. levy!I think pretty much all deals are done between the buying club and the player before the selling club even know about it, once the player has it in their head that's where they're going and that's what they're going to be paid then the buying club is inevitably and intentionally in a stronger position.
I don't know Mohammed Kudus but I doubt he gives a solitary fuck about leaving that shithouse of a club and is probably fairly excited about playing at WHL and in the CL as we're a pretty big step up from the Pikeys, whatever they might think...
TL : DR I don't think this is shady dan trying to get a deal type stuff
eta: not youShadydan
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Modric made little effort in his last year because he could not join Real.a year with a world class cb leading up to a world cup is worth more, especially with a new coach. keeping cuti for another year will be huge. he probably wants to go to spain but i don't think he's going to make a big stink. once the season starts he'll be committed and if we get some positive momentum who knows? he might stay
That … or we refused him permission to speak to the renters and his form the following season so impressed it lead to Real Madrid signing himModric made little effort in his last year because he could not join Real.
It was Chelsea and we were in a title race at Christmas and would have come 3rd if we'd won our penultimate game.Modric made little effort in his last year because he could not join Real.
They probably only pay a percentage of his wages - the rest covered by his Saudi club. I suspect that's also why he hasn't been sold; Duran still wants his massive wages but no one in Europe can afford them, so a loan spell was the only solution.Some strange with the loans to Turkish CL s. Duran is off to Turkey as well on loan. Not sure how they afford his wages. £70M transfer from Villa in Jan to Saudi and now loaned to fenerbache I think.