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We’ll never be able to give Isak the wages he’d get at Liverpool etc so ultimately PSR will force it eventually

I reckon we’ll see some major activity from 28th June, essentially up to the PSR deadline where clubs don’t have room to hold out for big fees.

Yeah, you don’t get it. PSR and the outright unfairness of the system would be the last straw. As you point out we had Ashley stopping us compete and then we get in a position where we can and PSR stops us compete. That’s the last straw

Never known a transfer saga drag on to the point where it's made me slightly dislike the player like. Proper pig sick of everything to do with this

Hiring a new Director of Football who Ornstein is claiming we looked at to replace Mitchell (press X to doubt).

Not a chance.

We may have to sell just for the betterment of people's wellbeing. Not sure this fan base can handle having this calibre of player.

I mean, we offered loads of money for Guehi already and couldn't get him in January. I'm not sure it's about speed, is it?

I hope we are putting a higher bid in, with no intention of winning, just to push the price up.

Isak is the jewel in the crown, the golden goose, the poster boy. The owners will do everything they possibly can to keep him. Just him being here adds value, brings eyes and makes us more attractive to players and sponsors.

Pretty comfortable missing out on Guehi. He's good, but don't feel he was one we had to do everything to land.

Fair, I'd be surprised if we're leaving in that late like.

@The Prophet I’d consider later being during August before the season kicks off.

Paul Joyce, the Liverpool mouthpiece pretty much putting their chances to bed. Genuinely not concerned about losing him this summer.

What a bloody waste of time this bloke has turned into. Really hoping we move on and secure a good alternative soon.

I really don't mind not getting Guehi - especially at that price - it's about whether there's confidence in there being a plan b/c/d.

What do you define as "later in the window" though? I think everyone will be a bit concerned if we don't have a new face or two in by pre-season.

To be fair he had a 2 in 2 goal record for us last season which is pretty clinical

Could be the case that we can't start until July though.

Of the crew we seem to be linked with (Pedro, Elanga, Trafford etc.) this is the one I’m least bothered about. I really can’t see what the fuss is about with this bloke.

I don’t, just putting some thoughts down based on the us waiting till later in the window comments. Just spitballing.

How do we know that we haven't?

Playing devils advocate, many clubs manage to sign players with contracts that become effective on a given future date of their choosing. What prevents us? We hear we’ll shop in July but doesn’t that feel like we don’t know who we’re after? Wouldn’t you just approach a players agent and gauge their interest, if interested agree terms, sound out his club and get a deal done? This waiting later in the window talk to see which players are left after the big boys are done or who’s desperate to sell is akin to turning up at the supermarket at the end of the day and waiting for the reductions, do we really operate like that?

Not sure there's ever been a better DM.

Being a dick aside, £70 million for him is absolute madness.