The Prophet

His injury record wasn't mentioned.

For clarity, I completely agree that Premier League players often come at a premium and it is worth looking abroad to see if better value can be sought. At the same time the some fans definitely talk down players like Guehi, Ramsey and Elanga. There was talk the latter may only be worth £35 million, while there were parallel discussions Tino is worth £80 million plus. It's not a new phenomenon, it's been going for years. It's probably just the familiarity of these players and that we become more accustom to their strengths and weaknesses v the more unknown foreign import.

You'd hope a reduced price would mitigate his injury record too, which would be my biggest concern.

On Ramsey. He'd give us something completely different to Joelinton and can play out wide. He's also much better than and has a much higher ceiling vs Willock. The snobbery to Premier League players is real.

Standard Turkish press disclaimer. "Newcastle United has made a move to add Barış Alper Yılmaz to its squad. Galatasaray's expectation for this transfer is 30 million euros."

I respectfully disagree. He'll offer us pace, delivery off both feet and give us more balance on the right. I agree we need more players who are comfortable on the ball, but he brings a lot to the table.

Only have to wait until Monday for Hope or Edwards to drop an "exclusive".

Most likely very little

The post in question.

Probably means fuck all, but I'm dying of thirst.

Think they'll get Gittens.

He's an absolute donkey.

What's the prediction for first signing then? I'll go with Elanga. Although wouldn't be suprised if it was Trafford either.

Fair point. I do remember him saying he wouldn't be leaving straight away, but as you say then it's on the board to take that decision out of his hands.

Depends when it was his intention to leave really.

Who knows if he was a top target this summer, but let's be honest, as soon as Liverpool are in for him it's curtains.

I'm not too keen on the former, Dibling would be an excellent "project" signing though.

Going back to interest in CBs, I wonder if Nathan Collins is an option. He'd be class.

Fair, I'd be surprised if we're leaving in that late like.

Paul Joyce, the Liverpool mouthpiece pretty much putting their chances to bed. Genuinely not concerned about losing him this summer.

What do you define as "later in the window" though? I think everyone will be a bit concerned if we don't have a new face or two in by pre-season.

How do we know that we haven't?

Being a dick aside, £70 million for him is absolute madness.

Apologies.

Aye.