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Find me the public quotes stating any of our offers were unacceptable and that much lower than the initial asking price.

What on Earth are you on about? This is absolutely desperate stuff man. My God

Seen enough with that interview bitching about gardening leave and compensation on TV. The guy is a mess.

Trying to unsettle the player and get him to kick up a fuss about leaving. Not going to work though, which is why the tweet stated that Everton has said he is happy there and so they'll have to pay a premium.

He's an English 21 year old top prospect at centre back, not some Brazilian on his last legs from Real Madrid, goofy. You guys are in so much trouble with Ratcliffe. Keep hanging in there though. You'll see soon enough.

The Ratcliffe guy is completely off his head This summer is going to be one hell of a ride for Man United fans

Yeah, he's not joined us as a sought after free agent with the level of experience and ability he has, to fill Dummet's role behind a teenage Lewis Hall. This will become far more apparent once people actually watch him play for Newcastle, as most have already stated they weren't that aware of him. Apart from all the physical traits you mentioned, he does get forward pretty well, and puts in a decent cross. He is no slouch by any means in that department, and looks nothing like Burn does in those forward areas.

I know we all find Football Insider to be a very dodgy source, but just thought I'd mention it, as it's a slow day rumour wise. They are claiming we've been in touch about signing Tomori from AC Milan.

Jokes on you pal. Watched a documentary on how their whole scouting setup has expanded outside of gaming now. A number of professional clubs now use and reference the data and information they collect as part of their recruitment process for players and staff.

Not fully sold on Madueke. He's talented, but not really sure about him. Would get behind it though, and hope we can get even more out of him.

We really could do without this nonsense. Can't even imagine how much it would set us back if this somehow happened. At least some of the moaners would be happy then. And then we'll see which genius comes in next and does better, like they all think is such a given.

Yikes! Didn't realise they kicked off this weekend! Urgh. This guy!

Probably eager to wrap it up beforehand. Would be typical for him to have a great tournament and have Chelsea come steaming in.

Has actually played on the right as his primary position over his career. Can play on the left too though and upfront. Only just turned 24 too. Great age as well.

Thought I was going to beat you to it for once! But you remain king Would love Ferran Torres for that right wing and as another option upfront. If we get him for anywhere near that price that is exceptional business.

Some reports of a bid for Torres. Price looks incredible. Been out of favour at Barca, but I really like him. Think I'd have him over Raphinha as he's good upfront too. https://barcauniversal.com/newcastle-united-make-e15-million-e5-million-offer-for-barcelona-forward/

If Chelsea's plan upfront is to have Jackson and Duran that is a good sign. I like both players, but neither are fully polished or fully reliable enough to lead the line as the main man yet.

Think the bids are essentially trying to call a clubs bluff. To see if they'll actually reject a decent bid if it's on the table, and hold out for more.

That McKennie is a decent player and Emery will get a tune out of him. He's had some good seasons at Juve. That loan at Leeds was a blip in comparison. And Illing-Junior is highly thought of and we've even been linked with him a fair bit. He's really young too. Those two plus £20 million for Luiz is not a bad deal for Villa at all.

Hayden isn't good enough at this level though, and so we can't use him at all. When he got that new contract, we probably already knew that too, but ... Mike Ashley.

Oh, and also, longer contracts mean less of an FFP hit, year on year. And so there's that as well.

He's a free transfer so would have had some leverage, and would have been looking for some security. We probably compromised on a longer contract, but on a lower salary than he may have wanted initially. Took a bit of time for this to be finalised, and so I imagine these were the types of discussions taking place.

Doesn't suit what we do, with our high line and press, but is still good enough for teams lower down or in lesser leagues. Certainly would be a decent pick up for Celtic to replace Hart.

The one good thing about him playing so much last season, is that it at least put him on the radar for other clubs, for a possible transfer this summer.

Thought this might happen, because they came close to getting him last season, up until they pissed off Palace, and they were going to get done for tapping up. Think moves to either NUFC or even Man Utd would have been better for him as both have a clear opening for him to slot into. Not a certainty, but wouldn't be surprised if this ends up going badly for him. Got a lot going on in those wide positions at Chelsea.