Geordie Ahmed

He's actually right, only slight correction is Tonali fee would be amortised over 5 years for FFP (thanks to the rule change after Chelsea went crazy) In terms of existing players, what does help is it a players contract is extended, so if we can 2-3 years to Bruno that will help lower his amortisation fee each year

This is true, he hasn't quite got going again since his injury but he wouldn't be the first player to take a while The positive thing is that he hasn't had a set back to that injury and at the right price it's probably a risk worth taking

Was done in Brazil Nixon flew over there as well

Not that I'm bothered about the money as it isn't mine but if it's £60m including add ons that is some deal

Tears from the ESL clubs is simply delicious, they were happy to fuck football on an imaginable scale and yet they think us signing a player is evil They've bought players from other clubs because they're bigger and richer than them, they didn't give a shit about football then so they can take a running jump now

Completely agree with this Although Barella I think is a better player (obviously slightly different roles) but Tonali would work better for us due to the reason you mentioned, that ability to interchange from game to game and during games too

This, plus to add to that the players they have signed or are about to (Kante, Mendy, Koulibaly, Ziyech) are all Muslim so the players will be more keen than others to make that move (plus the crazy money obviously helps)

Barella last week, Tonali this week, I'm going Frattesi next week

We don't have an official waiting list though do we? If we did, I'd suspect it would be a decent sized list

Get in, happy for him

But still, howay Wilson

That's never a penalty like

I'm surprised they are after him but also I'd be surprised if anyone gives Chelsea £70m for him Not too sure where he'd fit in at Arsenal, he's not a striker, can't play wide and isn't better than Odegaard as a playmaker

Dahoud too

That's actually not too bad, I'm happy with the "tougher" start as it has given us this around CL games

Tough start but I'd actually prefer that, firstly I think it's better to play sides like City/Liverpool early and secondly I'd rather play them and not then have a CL game to also factor in Not looked in detail yet but I presume our fixtures around the CL games are kinder?

He's a class player and would be a class signing but he's not really a number 6 If he signs then he'll play as an 8, Longstaff's position basically

Did well his first couple of seasons but clearly needed to be moved on earlier but that's not his fault, was classic Ashley extending his contract because it was the cheap thing to do Decent enough servant for us and ultimately that red card proved to be a blessing

City to my knowledge aren't challenging FFP or FMV They seem to be challenging the accusation that they have been hiding sponsors or making sponsorship up, amongst other such things

Tbf I didn't realise the related transaction extended to transfers as well, just assumed it was sponsors but I suppose it makes sense from the point of the other clubs But completely agree with the rest of your post

Not that I am aware UEFA are cutting down in terms of loans, though that doesn't apply to players U21

Probably not as one of the accusations for City was that Mancini was getting paid by am Abu Dhabi company so doing similar would cause scrutiny Theoretically one of the PIF clubs in Saudi could buy a player and then loan him on to us, whilst covering the bulk of the wages but it would only be a matter of time before they closed that loophole, like they did with the related sponsors

I'm somewhat similar Expanded a lot of energy over the years of proper hating him and whilst I still dislike him and always will I don't really give it much thought, so not really bothered which shops he gets his grubby hands on, just glad he has nowt to do with our club

Don't know for certain but I assumed they were a tighter fit

The loan regulations in terms of the limits could help with player hoarding however it doesn't include U21 players, which is perhaps where UEFA need to look at