Kimbo

The frustrating thing is it seems this will hold everything else up. If we can’t pursue multiple players at once then we need quick decisions and hard deadlines.

I’d drive him there myself. I’m not stopping in Liverpool though, he’ll need to dive out.

A sell on clause could be worth 10-20 million, who knows. Just deciding to keep Isak and getting Wissa done would simplify our lives.

It’s meaningless if they’re going to continue with bids like the last one.

I assume Man U either aren’t paying Romano or haven’t told him what the narrative is yet.

If Leipzig accept I hope we don’t give him too long to make a decision, he’s already had time to think about it.

I find that one funny. He was in tears and waving goodbye to the fans in May. It looks like he’s certain to start this season with them.

Tbf we usually keep players around for years after that point.

I’m flabbergasted if this is true, I was sure we wouldn’t be seriously considered given how the summer has gone. Eddie can turn him into a machine, just as he did Isak. Isak can go back to being the impotent pre-Howe version of himself if he so wishes (and the monies are paid).

If anything Liverpool bid too well.

If he dodges competitive games then I would happily have him sit out the next 3 years. I’m spiteful though.

Depends if they can get Isak to extend his strike to competitive games. If he’s still here at the start of the season and not playing then we’ll have a decision to make.

I think their gameplan is to make it impossible for Isak to stay here so the price can be driven down to around 120m, or as much as possible. They’ll be talking to Isak saying we’ve been completely unreasonable and are refusing to negotiate.

They haven’t pulled out, that’s just what they’re briefing these Twitter wankers that are on their payroll.

We should have a CB budget, a CM budget, and a Wilson replacement budget. Isak’s replacement can pay for themselves, if they agree a deal with Liverpool, then line up his replacement so that both deals can go through at the same time. Maybe that’s oversimplifying things but I don’t think this would stop a competent team.

If our next 2 targets are Strand Larsen and Watkins then we’re fucked. We’re the most direct rival Villa have and Wolves are dead without Strand Larsen. Neither would happen.

Yasir needs to get everyone in a room and explain the facts of life. 3 years on the contract.

Toney isn’t giving up his tax free wages to come here and no Saudi league club is going to do us any favours.

Lad was a struggling former prospect before Eddie turned his life around. Ingrate.

I would probably do it for £150m if we could get Jackson for a reasonable fee. It’s a shame they bought the player we wanted as a replacement, it made things a lot more complicated.

As soon as this guy got mentioned I wanted a conclusion so we can move onto whoever is next, this was never going to happen.

Wolves attack is reliant on Strand Larsen at this point, trying to go for him in August would be utterly braindead. Not getting a CB would be utterly brain dead as well.

Liverpool probably planned this with his agent, it’s the same stuff Van Dijk did to move to them.

Going for a CB or a CM at all feels like a pipe dream right now.

Paqueta/Gallagher Wissa Van Hecke and I’ll be a pig in muck, I don’t even need both Gallagher and Paqueta.