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Jacobs saying club statement is coming.

Nice to see the conversation is flowing there

The whole thing is bizarre because, unless we’re all massively mistake, there’s not even a bid on the table for him worth discussing. Its a lot of noise about nothing until there’s £150m bid. Until then, it is what it is.

Birmingham/Wrexham vibes.

Looking like a major rebuild of the defence in the next year. Likely in 12 months that Lascelles, Trippier, Krafth, Targett will all be gone, and Burn and Schär will be likely entering the final year at the club too.

On the bench

Didn’t get the Champions League patch and font. Worrying.

Offer £37.5m. Take it or leave it. If they leave it then we move on. No time to fuck about now.

Bid in tomorrow PM - “Nearly full agreement” from Hope. 6pm “work to be done” from Downie Radio silence for 24 hours. 10pm Tuesday “given permission to travel for medical” Wednesday - pictured at training ground. No confirmation Thursday - pictured at stadium - no confirmation. Friday - 9.30am press conference. Howe denied all knowledge of players existence. 10pm formal confirmation of signing. No confirmation of whether he was signed in time to be registered for Mondays game. Monday night - starts game and smashes the fuck out of liverpool for 60 mins before being wheeled off absolutely knackered

He’s surely played his last game for us. Its now about selling him to the right club for the right fee.

Seung Soo in the squad.

A 147 midfield.

Can see him coming up for a medical later today and it all being rubber stamped tomorrow afternoon, gives him a week with the squad before Liverpool.

I suppose if we’re going to catch them off guard then this is as good a time as ever. Think it’ll be a 3-0 defeat mind.

Howay Way The Lads!

Sell Isak for £150m £75m on Woltemade. £50m on Gonçalo Ramos. £25m on BEK. Job done.

Its 2024 report so wouldn’t include our cup win or CL qualification. Making a big deal of the women’s team investment is to be expected too.

I’d be staggered if we got him before the weekend, but if he was in the squad for the Liverpool game that would be a massive boost.

Not a chance he’ll play left wing. He’s coming in to compete with/rotate with/cover for Joelinton.

I don’t think they can formally ask us not to play him on Saturday, but since the first game of the season is Friday then I imagine the deadline for registering players for this weekend is tomorrow. Expect they will just delay formalities until Friday.

If Eddie wants him then that’s good enough for me.

No Arc Hugo?