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For the right fee, he is a decent addition for the next 5 months. Otherwise, not too fussed if he doesn't come. Have a feeling that we will see a surprise wide forward name in the next four days.

Sign Dele Ali too and make it ASM D. Ali Lingard

#39 is free, Bruno. Reserving that for you.

Which other Brazilians can we sign? Any strikers?

Either replacing Fraser as many have said. Or behind Wood since we need more bite in the middle too.

Gosens is going to Inter anyway. Have Leverkusen signed his supposed replacement?

Wiki says he was eligible to play for Spain internationally so presumably has an EU passport/ no WP needed.

Will just call him Brumarrangs (Boomerang).

35m upfront + 8.5m if both Joelinton and him play in the same match for Brazil

How does he and Anderson compare?

Just looking at the player ages in summer. We have one of the oldest squads in the league. 33 Dubravka Fernandez 32 Clark Ritchie Gayle 31 Trippier Darlow 30 Dummett Schar Shelvey Wilson Hendrick Gillespie Wood Burn (if he joins) 28 Lascelles Manquillo Fraser Almiron (surprised, had a second look) 27 Hayden Krafth Murphy 25 Joelinton ASM Woodman 24 Lewis S. Longstaff Guimarães (when he joins) 22 Willock Average: 28.5 years

I rather we sign younger CBs in the summer. Our central defence is ageing and needs younger blood: Age in summer Fernandez, 33 Clark, 32 Dummett, 30 Schar, 30 Burn, 30 (if we sign him) Lascelles, 28

Well, tradition says you stay up late but til 7am is mad.

A bit over 5 years but yea, huge success.

Public holiday here.

Aubameyang before he decided not to care.

I see Barca's recruitment policy hasn't improved.

D-5 (put it in the thread header)

Is there such a thing for friendly matches?

If we bid 80m, of course they will sell.

Hmm so is he a LB or CB?

Give him shirt number 54 if he signs.

Euros? Where did the £40m come from?

It appears that we wanted to make that huge improvement in Diego Carlos, Botman, Badiashile et al, but found it hard to land our top targets. This is no doubt a short-term solution replacing Clark (done) and Dummett (permacrock, contract expiring). If the opportunity arises towards end of the window or the summer, we will make that leap.