Shak

Genuinely read this post rolling my eyes a bit thinking about how it's a bit early to be worrying about Champions League squad building because that's a few years down the road before I twigged... It's absolutely mental that we're in the CL next year

Obviously a first choice LB is going to be brought in this summer but I'm interested to see what happens with Targett. I'd hope that last season was mostly just a case of Eddie not wanting to mess with a settled back five and that's why Burn kept his place. If Burn is going to stay ahead of him in the LB pecking order then I'd hope we'll move Targett on and get some money back for him. Maybe bring in a youngster that can be brought along as 3rd choice LB until he's ready with Burn covering it until then? If he's going to be second choice LB, Targett is worth keeping. If not, might be someone we can get something decent back for. Personally think he's been really good for us for the most part, wouldn't really hate him starting next season at LB.

We've been linked with a couple of big name out and out strikers in Osimhen and Roque. I do wonder what the vision for the formation is, long term. I get that you want depth and all but if we did sign Osimhen for example you're looking at a situation where our two best players are probably Isak and Osimhen. When push comes to shove, you're going to want them both starting most games. Maybe it's a case of simply playing Isak on the left but I don't know, I do wonder if Eddie sees Isak playing just off a CF eventually. (I don't think we'll get Osimhen... but man does he seem like an absolute dream signing)

Looks Mint.

I mean at that point they'll be hoping Endrick is ready to kill everyone, surely?

I mean, even if Torres doesn't have elite potential he can still be a really good addition to the squad. Versatile 23 year old winger who has played 35 games for Spain for 25m? That's Chris Wood money

Fairly sure we're happy with either and are making it very clear it's one of the other to let the selling clubs know we won't be held to ransom if they push for too much. Also entirely possible we just want one of them and are trying to make it appear that way for leverage. Fucking great that we're not just gonna throw the asking price at teams and worry about FFP later.

I mean if we sign that big fucker from Napoli he'll obviously be starting fairly quickly. Will be like Botman and Burn this season, I'd guess.

Seems like the plan is to bring in a RCB as Botman's partner. Schar and Burn will primarily be the backup CBs you'd guess but I wonder if we'll see Schar used as a RB on occasion? I'm not advocating making him a full time RB before any of you start, just thinking that it's nice when your backup players can do a decent job in a number of roles and having two backup CBs in Burn and Schar who can also play full-back would give us some nice versatile depth.

Is £87m really under market value for him? Isn't that round about what Bellingham is going for? Anyway, I'd be surprised if there's anything in this. Seems a year or two too soon for him to be getting any sort of itchy feet about a Barca/Madrid move and he'll surely want to play for us in the CL. If it does happen we should insist on getting Raphinha back the other way.

Imagine how fucking in knots we'd all be right now had Leicester scored at the death on Monday

Jesus I'm so happy for that defender

Everyone is just dead on their feet and the quality is absolutely abominable.

It's a two hour drive so not an option. Also he'd legitimately kill me and I could have no complaints

Massive dive just now

Friend is a big Coventry fan, his brother just text me to say he's turned the game off and is sitting at the end of the garden with no phone

What a shambles man.

Little bit surprised that Bellingham hasn't been put off joining Madrid with all of this going on tbh.

I'd obviously prefer like Declan Rice or someone like that but there'll be a budget to follow, by all accounts.

Don't mind us signing McTominay if the idea is to keep Bruno in the DM role. He and Longstaff would be a very solid pair to rotate in that RCM box to box role IMO. We've seen how much we struggled without Longstaff the last month, can see the sense in adding a player with a similar skillset and doesn't seem like he'll cost a whole lot. The talk of a versatile winger who can play anywhere across the front line makes me wonder if there's something in the João Felix rumours. Would fit the bill in that regard. Felix, Maddison, McTominay, Tierney and a CB? I'd go for that, like.

I obviously hope we sign those three players mind you.

On a side note it's such a shame Napoli lost that Champions League quarter final. Manager leaving, star probably CB leaving, star striker probably leaving, star winger possibly leaving. Does feel like this might just have been the one year it all came together for them and it's a shame they just faltered in the CL.

I just feel it in my bones that we're gonna buy Kvaratskhelia.

Brighton game felt like elation. This just feels like pure fucking relief. I'm absolutely fucking wrecked.