Kanji

It’s funded via a Barclays overdraft facility that will then be paid off with PL money. Chronicle wrote an article about it.

I think he's simply played as good as Ki has for us in the few matches he's played and better than anything Shelvey has done for us this season. Diame has covered so much damn ground, he's still our best holding player when fit. So on just simple form alone for Longstaff and Diame is a better all around holding player than Hayden.

He's also a boyhood fan of ours too. Hope he comes back and is a success.

Sort of looking like the Hayden we thought would be our main DM a season ago during the beginning of the season.

kasper, you're a legend.

He's not just a counter attacking player man, he runs at people with the ball and he creates for himself or for his team mates. His best highlight stuff has been the long runs because they are brilliant to watch but if you see just regular matches he's good overall game.

He featured for Monaco until Henry benched him. If Ritchie didn't smack that penalty in and we ended up drawing vs Man City I suspect most would want to see Barreca starting ASAP to provide the same attacking threat of PACE that we have on the right side with Yedlin.

This formation we're currently playing has been the making of Perez. IMO Almiron will displace Atsu. He and Ayoze will drop wide when in defense. If we go back to the 4-2-3-1 then Almiron will go back to being the #10 and I could def see Ayoze going out and playing wide.

really hope we have a deal or two to finish up the window

Seriously hope we have a winger deal lined up.

i hope!

I think Rafa sees the best 11 now the 3-4-3 or whatever it is now. Dummett probably becoming more of a CB now IMO. He just simply can't be trusted to stay fit over an entire season.

I'm pretty damn excited right now. I think he's exactly what we've lacked for far too long.

If agent driven I could see his reps worried that Barreca and Almiron really push him out of the side.

Agree. He’s so committed to the club. His performance versus city is a reason I don’t want him leaving.

So he’d essentially have to displace Ritchie as a wing back then right?

This is got to be the one. Even prior to the Almiron news too. Absolutely nothing to look forward to. Then full time. Wow.

16 or 28

Agree. Would personally love to see how Longstaff kicks on. He's got the tools to be a fucking great player.

I feel like it’s pretty Damn obvious yet people still keep asking

GOD.

This god damn club. Rafa is a god.

Wasn't Lee employed by the club as like a temp accountant?

Going the way of Sunderland to just get MA out is redic painful.

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