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Chiesa for me has become the new Szobszolai who was the new Maddison who was the new Pacqueta Let's hope for a better end result!

Think Brentford may struggle without Toney Brighton also will dip unless Ferguson or Enciso become 15 goal a season strikers Spurs could surprise because there are low expectations and also not in Europe. But without Kane I can’t see anyone replacing those numbers, would need to be more spread out. Richarlison would become main man. Liverpool will be back. Arsenal will now have big expectations and for a young team it might hit them.

With young cheap lb what we’re looking for surprised we didn’t rival Bournemouth for Kerkez

It's crazy when you think how highly he is rated It's a shame he didn't sign for Spurs, reading that

Current PL2 player of the year, RW, scored 14 goals last season Tbh a deal we could have done (but same position as Kuol and Minteh)

If the ASM sale allows for 3-4 more purchases then it would be (in order of importance to the team) Barnes (happening) RW - Chiesa (loan to buy) LB - Tierney CB - Todibo or Disasi RB - Livramento or Fresneda Squad would still be a CM and CF light, but would be decent enough to have a good go at this season. At a push - Veiga for CM and a good young striker like Elye Wahi for CF (tbh could even get Ekitike as cover) It would be an unbelievable window if even only 2 of the above were signed in addition to Tonali and Barnes but would feel like a missed opportunity and that others had gone ahead of us.

We need another dusting of superstar quality up top a la Chiesa to keep us covered. instead of livramento how about fresneda who we we linked with in January for about 15m. Linked with Bournemouth in bbc gossip

A new way of viewing it: It's a little bit like getting rid of a full-on flair, glamorous player like David Ginola and replacing him with a more end-product-focused player (but less wow) like Laurent Robert. I'm in.

Sounds like a chewing gum flavour

I thought ASM could have an Almiron-esque season next year so I don’t like the news, especially not at 25m. I thought if anyone from the PL came in, it would be 40 and if it’s bloody Saudi, they would pay north if 50. The guy gets bums on seats, he’s a rare type of player that is exciting and worth the entry fee alone, so surprised it’s not translated into an inflated worth. Not as though he’s in his final year or he’s had a bad few years or anything. So it doesn’t make sense. If we sold for 25+ and it allowed us to get Barnes Chiesa Tierney, Livramento and Todibo it’s obviously a no brainer.

Seriously everyone is buying everyone except us

What happened to Veiga he has a similar profile to Szobzolai so would like to see an attempt made to sign him

Disasi makes sense as it solves the RCB AND the RB in one fell swoop - 30m I would like to see Lodi for LB as he did well at Forest in the end - loan again with obligation if need be Barnes I think would make sense to fill out the squad and he's defo useful - 25m But one big RW has to be the statement signing. A Chiesa loan to buy in additon to the others would honestly make it a 10/10 window and make for a squad ready to compete Perhaps it is one CM light but maybe Anderson stays in that case instead of going out on loan

That was a great window, entertainment wise! Every single day a juicy rumour it felt like and we enquired legitimately after so many players. Legendary and probably never to be repeated

Chiesa

What all this means essentially is this year is the redemption arc of ASM. Last summer when we were linked with Diaby and Maddison it was all about getting rid of Almiron and no end product etc and look what happened there. Mark my words, a worldie season coming up from ASM

Really?

Don’t think Barnes will be coming it doesn’t seem elite unless we’re looking for Targett and Burn level for LW. But wouldn’t make sense.

Chiesa is probably a better fit for the team in terms of needing a RW more than a RAM for 4-3-3 than Szobzolai. So all is forgiven if we can actually secure him - there is definitely method to the madness

If Shearer was still THAT Shearer after 97, there's no way he would have stayed through the Dalglish / Ruud Gullit era, he would have gone / been snapped up at once. We probably wouldn't have finished 13th either to be fair.

Ameobi looked like prime Asprilla in this game

Who would you rather, Chiesa or Szobzolai? A few years ago it would defo have been Chiesa. Just have to hope the injuries are healed and if so then very high ceiling

Never give up

Tbh I wouldn’t mind both Chiesa and Pulisic. It sorts out that position long term even in term of depth. Pulisic is cheap and had explosive potential that can be re-Howed. Chiesa on loan to start with would be a good move too. For 30m for both can’t go wrong.

Barnes is this summers Harrison