Rich

Howay then, balls on the bath time.

Howay the fucking lads!

He's dangerously thick, like. Absolute miracle he's got the job he has.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/bruno-guimaraes-details-lucas-paquetas-27666720 There's very little in here, but this should see us through until kick-off. Get him here.

Lovely stuff on the eve of the season.

It's class, like, this is what every fucking season should be like.

Little bit on Harrison. ”As for Jack Harrison to Newcastle United, Radrizzani kills the link stone-dead. “Absolutely not,” he says. “There is no way. Jack stays here.””

Wait til you see the Pogba and Djemba-Djemba thing.

Aye, but Azpi's hardly a giant and he's done well enough.

Seems the consensus from Hope/Caulkin/Douglas/Downie on that True Faith talk-in with Hodor was that this is dead in the water, at least if Twitter is to be believed. Agents briefed that we could get him for £42M, then they held firm on £60M. Used to flush out interest from the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham. I suppose we'll see. The last article Douglas wrote a few hours back said we were considering a third bid

No clues from the training photos, but do we think we're looking at something like this? Pope Trippier Schär Botman Targett Willock Guimarães Joelinton Almirón Wilson Saint-Maximin SUBS: Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Burn, S. Longstaff, Anderson, Fraser, Murphy, Wood.

He can play LCB, and probably will a fair bit.

Yeah, while him joining and Azpilicueta staying does augment them, there still seems to be a decent hole at CB in their squad, and they do appear to have unlimited funds.

Aye, but the Sevilla lad was right about not selling in January while they were still going for the title.

Bamba Dieng's agent is at work again: https://www.90min.com/posts/premier-league-interest-grows-in-marseille-star-bamba-dieng. The most recent media reports before today were all about how we wouldn't go back in for him because we were aiming higher this summer.

And Cowill on loan, for all intents and purposes

Is someone else doing the FM data these days?

Suspended for the first game. Seen talk of Alli playing as a false nine.

TWD went down in my estimation when he said that. Is there anyone Chelsea aren't signing or trying to sign btw? Hopefully gets the chain moving on Werner or Broja.

Romano broke it last night.

Aye, but I was talking about cash flow. If you're wanting to use FFP as your benchmark, it's even less. £2.5M for each of the four years of his contract.

I'm sure that £3M Burnley have had from us has properly fucked our plans.

Aye, it’s why it seems a loan or signing of a younger player who won’t expect to start every game is the play. I’d argue a winger is the most critical one, though I’m keen to see Miggy in the new high-pressing system.

Aye, but I’d equate it to Botman and Burn in January. Digne and Targett, as well. As long as whoever we get improves the first XI, it’ll keep us moving in the right direction, though at perhaps a bit of a slower pace. Wood’s performances aside, which I think have been adequately balanced out by other factors (Pope’s interview was enlightening), it’s clear that we’re fishing in pretty decent pools and doing our homework now. I’d think that would be especially true in a longer summer window when Ashworth is involved.

Howay then… who will we end up with by the time the window closes? I’ll go Harrison and Broja. Werner if Broja doesn’t happen.