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Also, we were literally trying to sign him a few months ago with the obvious intention of playing him. Otherwise we would have accepted the offer to loan him back to France.

If he's been bought as a number 9 he'll obviously not start because we have Wilson. If we're playing with wide forwards (not wingers like Howe was using last year) which wingback suggests then Ekitike will start if fit like. Unless he's a total flop.

Wide forwards basically are strikers nowadays

"crazy" He looks better than anything we have by a mile, man.

He's scoring goals in France though. He'll not be ready to lead the line by himself I cannot see him struggling much on the left of a 3 with a full pre-season behind him.

What are you basing this on exactly? He's 20 year old, not 16.

He's played a full season in France and looks better than anyone we have (including Maxi). He'll be starting 100% if we sign him.

If Howe plans on going 3 at the back then we could get away with our current midfield and wingers imo, if we get Ekitike in and a LWB anyway. Someone like Botman and a more mobile CB who's good on the ball would look pretty ballanced (Targett could possibly do well LCB too). Fill any missing holes in reserve with kids or cheap backup. I'd probably prefer 4-3-3 but just bored.

It should obviously be H.U.G.O to F.E.A.R by Ian Brown but I cannot be bothered thinking up a load of gibberish for the lyrics.

That's actually really exciting like.

Really good read that. Lad who wrote it looks about 12 too so fair play to him.

I'd probably just prefer to sell him to a Championship club and bring in someone else as 3rd choice. Either another young talent or a loan or something. Wood is a nice lad but he's completely worthless beyond being 6ft 3.

Tbh I didn't realise Osimhen was that young, I thought he was around 27. I would still be surprised by a £60m+ signing like (maybe a CM I could just about see).

Aye it seems the quickest way to fucking uo you FFP quota like. Osimhen does look pretty sexy though

Going off reports (as well as looking at the squad), after Ekitike we'll be after: GK CB LB (possibly x2) CM Possibly a winger Probably all between £15-40m. You would imagine anything else will be kids or free transfers. Players like Osimhen - quality but expensive and we already have quality in their position - seem like they will be next year?

I agree, it's deffinitely not an easy task, I just don't think a club like Milan are in the same stratosphere as Man City/Madrid/PSG in 2022. Surpassing teams like them seems next to impossible like, even with all the money in the world.

Finished dead last behind Porto in the group stages this year and last 16 of Europa the year before though. They're nowhere near winning the Champions League outside of a freak year. Neither are we obviously but the point is we've been bought out by the ritchest people in football with the primary aim of dominating football. I think by the end of next summer the screw would have been completely turned and people's attitudes will be completely different like.

Being pointlessly modest doesn't give football hope Again, what you're saying makes no real sense in regards to the conversation. My completely understandable belief that we are likely to grow beyond Milan (as a competitive team, not as a historic club) in the coming years is not what is going to destroy modern football.

So where exactly in that quote have I said anything about being offended by him turning us down? I think it would be daft for him as a player as his career progression here will likely have a much greater ceiling than at Milan. That is by no means guarenteed, but Milan will have a much, much harder job growing outside of domestic competitions. I've already explained this multiple times, yet you keep bringing up money for some reason. Aye it was slightly hyperbolic and I agree with Sewelly and Prophet to a degree.

Flip, honestly you've spoke nowt but shite in this thread like. Literally nothing you are saying is relevant to anything I've said, are you still pissed or something I've never displayed any indication I'm 'offended'. I said I think it would be the wrong choice for reasons I've explained. I completely get that he could go to the Serie A and win the league, while getting regular Champions League football right off the bat. It's just that AC Milan are a long way behing the top sides in Europe and don't have resourses we now have to join them. Project.

It's the literal deffinition of what it is though I get NO it's beyond the 'hip' shite like but there's no other word in the dictionary which better describes what we are.

I think challenging in Europe is more likely than winning the league like. Unless they falter, Man City and Liverpool are robots, it would take an insane effort to surpass them week in week out. Teams like AC Milan, despite their history, are nowhere near that level though and are essentially propped up by playing in a poorer league. Like I say, I completely get the reasons AC Milan would appeal to any footballer on the planet but I think they're amongst the group of clubs below the elite level which we could pass fairly quickly if we don't fuck this whole thing up.

What are you onabout man We are a project, the biggest and most 'exciting' one in football, the fact I or anyone else might have previously derided Man City or Chelsea for buying the league is completely irrelevant, especially considering I've stated multiple times I completely agree with the distain some other fans have towards us. I can think the whole thing is completely shite and unfair while also understanding that (if things go to plan, which they have in the past fir other clubs) our project will likely lead to us joining the dominant clubs of football. I don't understand where you are seeing any jarring juxtaposition here?

Aye I get that like, similar to what @The Prophetwas getting at too.

Do you think players in similar circumstances would regret not joining Man City along with Kompany and co? And I completely disagree with the 2nd part, It will take probably a decade to properly implament the infrastructure of an elite club but we have the capability to buy our way to a top 4 spot. It doesn't have to be gradual, it would be a push next year but we can take huge strides with each window.