Lukaku will be one of the best strikers around in a few seasons. He's immense.
Linked with Barca by Spanish pressLiverpool want to agree a deal to sign Spartak Moscow midfielder Romulo as Brendan Rodgers looks to add to his midfield options.
If Chelsea have paid 20m for him then we've heard Mourinho mouthing off about having him signed & thought we'll make them pay a premium to prove it.
Good move.
If it's true that we have a value for players that we won't exceed then that's good, if, IF , that value is realistic, reflects the current market value & is not decided simply on our finances.
Agree up to a point, BUT we need a little flexibility around the figure we come up with. Losing a much needed target because of some relatively trifling difference in the two clubs' valuations is the kind of short-sighted nonsense from which we've suffered way too much in the past couple of decades.
How far do you go, though, and what is a trifling difference? Chelsea would still have offered more than Liverpool, I'll warrant. I wonder if Mourinho sees Salah at Liverpool having the much bigger impact than Salah at Chelsea or is that a conspiracy too far?
Guarin not in the Inter squad vs Catania today. Having seen the swap move to Juve fallen off, could he still be in the market?
Guarin isnt what we need.
The player we need moved this summer. Wanyama would have been perfect.
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PSG £14m for Cabaye looks like a deliberately low bid to keep boss Blanc happy. If directors are serious they'll add £6m plus quickly.
Why is everyone wanking on about Luke Shaw so much?
Isn't he in the last six months of his contract?