Italian media suggesting Milan are close to signing Pavlović, one of them even saying it will be done in the next 48 hours. Would imagine that would accelerate the Thiaw deal (if we are in for him).
I think you have misunderstood the point I made initially (or I have with your initial post). All I meant was that any player we sign this window I’d be amazed if we hadn’t already done months of due diligence on. I don’t think any signing we make we would have rushed in on.
Get the point you are trying to make, but we didn’t sign Isak because we were patient. We pulled the Pedro deal after it was agreed because Wilson got injured and so we went big on Isak.
In fairness I’m not sure any of the signings Villa or Chelsea have made would start for us. Not seen the lad Man Utd have signed play so can’t comment.
We have no chance with Raphinia imo, not sure we have been linked apart from a poor Spanish source. Gonzalez seems too old (in footballing terms) for what we would target.