McCormick

I think Liverpool might be underestimating the global fanbase that Salah brings them btw. They’re literally the most supported English team in the Middle-East purely because of Salah (The CL win helped as well). It’s not an exaggeration when I say that they’ll lose millions of fans should he leave.

There are loads of fans in the region who basically just support teams because their favourite players play for them. You may not lose many European fans to the Saudi League but the “Global fanbase” in MENA region that the PL enjoys will slowly move towards the Saudi Pro League. The league is being shown in 170 countries worldwide and you can already see the traction it gets on official YouTube highlight vids, where the numbers rival the EPL already.

No real need to pile on TCD here. I think we all agree that another cb and an elite rw would have been nice. I’m at an 8 fwiw.

Sounds like that gleeb in every office that needs an email to be sent before he’ll do anything.

West Ham are quietly building a very solid team tbf.

You sound old.

Miggy would be something else if he has a right foot and some football iq. So poor from him there.

Barnes yellow. Jesus

Someone check if these twats haven’t fielded more than 11 players here?

Might be a long night. We look nervy as hell.

We lack composure on the ball here

We won’t have much of the ball here. Good pressure though.

Or shoulder?

Early head injury for Schar.

@KaKa

What a post . Completely agree.

Yeesh. That’s a lot. Fofana from Monaco is a similar profile that they could possibly get for around half that.

Agree with you in a way. Realistically only 1 player (arguably 2 in Barnes) has massively improved our starting xi, which is wild for an outlay of 150m. That’s short-term thinking though. It’s commendable and exciting that we’re building a squad that can compete now and in the future (without risking upsetting the harmony of the current team).

Or if he was the exact same player but playing for Brighton .

Permanent with no loan? Was (greedily) hoping we’d have a bit left over for a Todibo/Tapsoba/Andersen but it doesn’t look likely now. Still. Good news!

Can play as an 8 (lots of Chelsea fans saying that’s his best position) and a winger too. Love the versatility.

Very sensible signing if the price is all right.

Chilwell is one of the best left-backs in the world imo. If he gets anywhere near him then he’ll have done very well and the 30-35m is a no brainer. Definitely has a lot of talent though. We’ve seen with players like Lavia that if you get an underutilized youth player from a top, top academy then the upsides can be huge.

Better than Chilwell is a wild take tbf.