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Sell-on clause helps tbf.

I fear for this place if he ends up West Ham.

Yup. Just a very decent all-rounder. Everything about him just feels right for Howe and our play-style.

They want to sell though. Their manager thinks he can get better for 30m (according to that Portuguese journalist).

Tbf in hindsight it was a poor decision but to get a perennially double-digit scoring striker in from your relegation rivals, it made sense at the time.

Don’t see why not. Has the skillset to play anywhere in the front 3, really.

It’s a lovely change to be linked with a player that a club is willing to sell. Gives our “we will only pay x amount” approach a chance of success .

Ramos and Paqueta would be lush. We’ll start dishing out Feijoada in the canteen.

Think this one is a goer tbh. Good age, fair price, good attitude, good all-round game, finishing maybe slightly suspect but with intelligent positioning and surprisingly really good in the air. I don’t think he’s an out-of-this-world “special” talent (like Sesko for example) but definitely feels like a Howe player.

Would be a very decent signing, especially at that price.

He’s very good. 24m seems a reasonable price too.

Such a talent but inconsistent and -lazy perhaps isn’t the word- unsuited, let’s say, to teams/systems that require work-rate from your cms/ cams. Really not up to it, physically, to the rigors of the PL imo. I think he’s been unfairly labeled as being a bit fainéant; I just think he’s never going to be effective as a blood and guts centre midfielder. I’m sure there’s some team that could get the most out of him but that won’t be us.

My hot-take prediction is that Palace will finish above Wolves and Gerard’s Villa.

You’d think for 33 million we wouldn’t just be “considering”, we’d be straight in there.

Makes sense if we’re breaking the bank in getting Paqueta

It has to work eventually.

Lyon supporting mate says they’d only consider selling for over 70 million. The board really really rate him, apparently. We’ll see.

don’t do it to yourselves lads, he’ll be joining City.

I’m surprised we haven’t been more heavily linked. Fits the profile and just scored 2 goals in 60 minutes in his last game. He’ll probably want a Champions League team (or someone like Arsenal). I’d be astounded if he entertained the idea of joining Forest or even Leeds.

I really liked Cabaye at the time (and still do) but Bruno is comfortably better than him at pretty much everything besides shooting.

Real Madrid this season too.

He’s pretty much a Spanish Wilson, I like him. 35m seems a bit pricey though (if true, which I doubt).

That’d be harsh as fuck tbf. Literally insult to injury.

Yeah it’s weird. People were talking about big clubs being in for him but till now it’s only been Brighton and Trabzonspor showing any real interest. Something must be up with him.

First-team quality and play style are definitely good enough for a European push; our squad, however, isn’t at that level yet unfortunately. Wouldn’t take an inconceivable set of circumstances for us to be fielding a front 3 of Fraser, Murphy and Wood in the PL ffs. God help us if Bruno or Joelinton get injuries.