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Best thing don’t need to register him for next few years as under 18, allows for a bigger squad

You forgot Chiesa ?

This is a no brainer, if Hall and Tierney are the same price you would go for Tierney all day long. We needed an upgrade for that LB position not cover. Hall wouldn’t start hence wouldn’t improve the first XI so shouldn’t be prioritised over Tierney. If there’s a limited budget go for the surer thing not promise.

Plays at RCB right?

I do like Tierney the most - Arsenal fans who are notoriously critical seem to rate him very highly and disagree with Arteta for freezing him out He would fit in well, right age, leadership, versatile etc. CL experience too I believe.

Livramento also won Chelsea academy player of the year so that shows his potential big time

Here's a conspiracy theory for you - what if the huge Saudi Pro League investment is actually a way to go around FFP and instead of NUFC being able to strengthen to unlimited levels, we can simply weaken the rivals instead by taking their key players and make the market inflated so it prices most people out...

Chiesa is this summers Isak

Yes I didn't even notice him touch the ball first half apart from the clothesline

Ordered the soccer03 ones but too small - XL is more like L.

Distin

An all English XI if Pope or Gillespie starts

Bellingham and Kane make sense at 100m. Guaranteed goals and one of the best young players in the world. Bellingham is like Joao Felix costing over 100m, golden boy etc etc. If Barca sold Gavi or Pedri or Bayern sold Musiala I’d expect over £100m too. Enzo and Caicedo even with inflation is lazy and overpriced purchasing. They are good players with high potential but not the best in their positions. I wouldn’t swap either of them for any of our first choice midfielders.

I actually agree, as crazy as that sounds. We have two very strong 11’s with a few good extras like Murphy and Miley. Chiesa and then Almiron, great impact sub, like Barnes Schar to Lascelles drop off slightly too big, so a Tapsoba or Todibo to bridge the gap. Tierney to play LB with Targett back up. It actually completes a very solid even title challenging squad. Let Manquillo, Krafth, Hayden, Hendrick and Fraser leave. Next season the first window splurge drops off so we can address the aging Wilson. It really feels closer than ever to a spectacular squad which is weird as with FFP two years is impossible from the position we were in.

Wonder if they will see this perfomance and think they don't need a Chiesa type in on loan after all? Especially given how important Almiron is to the system - would a newbie affect the entire thing?

A lot of clubs run on data and I feel like this guy must score very highly on that front too as Chelsea were linked and even bid 50m for him last summer which was turned down. That’s chelsea who are buying the worlds best youngsters so we need to respect he defo has something even if he is not the sexiest name

The bench was probably the strongest I’ve ever seen it, even in the KK and SBR peak it was never this strong? The back four in both eras weren’t elite

I thought exactly the same about Yasir as I was watching. He seems so approachable and warm but must be a ruthless steely savvy guy to have so much responsibility on his shoulders especially as he’s relatively young, very interesting bloke

Still want us to use the loan market for a big attacking signing, a Felix or a Chiesa or even a Zaniolo. Still feel like something is missing up top in terms of dribbling and unpredictability. Ironically if ASM wasn't sold, we'd be pretty decent all over, providing we got the CB / LB. But now it does seem a tiny bit short of quality up front on the right. Almiron / Murphy is ok but not on the level of Saka, Diaby, Salah, Sterling, Foden/Grealish, Kulusevski, etc. I like Almiron but feels like he should be competing for that spot with someone on a higher level with Almiron pushing them/breathing down their neck for competition. Tabsoba and Tierney on loan would be awesome too and would genuinely make us bona fide top 4 contenders just on strength of squad alone (last season we overperformed).

I hope Liverpool do get Caicedo as it will hamstring them Otherwise that fee could have bought Lavia plus a CB - which is probably in more need Or even could have bought Thuram PLUS Lavia and really fix their midfield issues. 110m is more than double what Caicedo is worth in my opinion - was he that much better than Bissouma who was hyped just as much this time last year and has since flopped at Spurs?

Even if it was 110m - you are essentially buying 25 goals a season guaranteed for at least 2-3 seasons. How much is that worth in this day and age?

Kane is also a way better player than Owen and other pure finishers/poachers. Kane drops deep, has amazing passing too - could even be a CAM if goals slow down as he's very creative with the ball too. It's a good thing as I think Hojlund will have a Darwin Nunez-esque season, some promise and some stinkers too.

This is why Man U beggar belief at times. Goalscoring was their number one problem last season. They spend crazy money on older players anyway (Casemiro) so why not guarantee goals (and probably a title challenge) by getting Kane over Hojlund. Can't understand that decision - it's only 20M extra - probably tons of wages on top to be fair - but you just got rid of De Gea, Elanga, Maguire, McTominay probably. Don't even need to replace any of those - frees up plenty of wages. Can guarantee Ferguson would have demanded him, he bought RVP at age 30 too.

Why are we hoarding young RW’s? Get one senior one a la Chiesa and let Kuol and Minteh mature to back him up in future

Even if Chelsea had signed Isak, you can guarantee it would be more like he was at Dortmund, unsure of himself amidst lots of young superstars and not feeling like the main man, whereas when he has excellent it has been as the number 1 striker