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We'll only do loan deals if they're obligations/options to buy of players we really want. I don't think we will ever sign a high wage, high age player on a loan deal no matter how much people see the logic in it or suggest it. It's just not the way Eddie and the club wants to operate, even if it leaves us short. I tend to agree with it tbh.

Think Man City know that any deal and they’ll probably have to cover £150k-£200k of his wages (if he’s on £300k). He’s been told to go and won’t be in USA. So it’s best interest for them to just take any offer going early doors instead of prolonging it to end of August for the sake of saving like £2m in wages.

Shilton was dogshit tbf and he’s a bigoted cunt to boot. Got outjumped by an Argentinian midget.

True but we most definately do do loans.

He just said what everyone would be saying behind closed doors Almiron was a joke at that point, then turned clinical on back of it.

Completely different situations aren’t they. Targett when we were desperate, Hall because we couldn’t afford to buy him at the time.

Strange Dortmund have gone for Bellingham as I read on RTG just before their play off win that he’d only had ten good games for them. They’re going down regardless. Straight down with no drama, no fuss. The PL has gotten immeasurably better since they were last here and they don’t have anything like the tools needed to even compete for a spot between 15th and 17th.

It's a bit dating the guy we told Miggy not to worry about but if he can find his Villa form and we're not paying his wages fuck it.

Apart from Hall and Targett you mean?

Tried to sign Jesse Lingard on loan.

Just keep giving him 1 year contracts until he's 60 imo

And Pickford's better than Shilton.

We don’t do loan deals.

Id take Grealish. But city would have to pay half or ideally 2 thirds of his wages over a season long loan with an option to buy (not an ogligation). Id love to see what Howe could do with him tbh.

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There's no issue with talent. He'd be comfortably one of our best players in possession, he could play in a few positions and I don't think he's too old at all. I just don't see how the finances work, unless City think loaning him out to a PL club will re-ignite his value, in the same way Villa did with Rashford but again, City would likely have to pay half the wages too. It just sounds like rubbish paper talk. There's loads of our lads who will know Grealish pretty well, Trippier, Pope, Wilson, Burn, Tino, Hall for example. If his attitude ain't right, then there won't be any hiding it. We know that Howe is meticulous on character, so if he did want him, it wouldn't be an issue. But yes, complete made up nonsense is the likely situation. He'll end up on loan to Arsenal or somewhere.

I'll give it a shot. Sleep on the top bunk though.

Yes

Best CB we’ve had?

I didn't like the jack the lad type of person he appeared sitting on city's bench and slipping away from the England setup pointed to a serious lack of ambition. But the videos I have seen of his interactions with his sister with cerebal palsy and other disabled fans as a dad with two severely disabled kids I must admit I instantly saw him differently. No idea what he could offer these days footballing wise but a loan without obligation may not be so bad.

I think he looked at decent player when I've watched him. If he succeeds in Dortmund, that price won't look much. From Sunderlands point of view, their issue is finding players of sufficient quality that want to play for Sunderland. They are going to get their arses kicked every week. They'd be better off accepting their fate and investing any money they have in young talented players who will make them stronger in the medium to long term.

English tax and paying for the surname a bit imo. He'll probably do well there.

I'm pretty sure he and Antonio were also generally taking the piss about him not scoring enough too.

Like an overbearing mother with dance kids

Bearing in mind they will see it as he contributed to them getting promoted and will offset it against that.