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3 years seems short considering we mostly give out long contracts.

Still next to minimal net spend. When Rafa gets his first or second choices, then we talk.

Japan.

Counting on you, marra.

He is not a striker. Fair enough, all my knowledge on him comes from his whoscored page. Is he an outside forward? A second striker? Have we timewarped back to the 50's? I just never know what to call in English a forward that plays on the left or right of the attack, what we call an "extremo". Inside forward?

PR counter-offensive by Ashley to divide opinions. Or they are just idiots.

Feel he's coming in as competition for Ayoze and as another option on the left rather than being the main man.

Too many forrins? Isn't that why you sold Paulinho?

The Sun / Ashley have done well again to distract the supporters with theoretical / lies.

No idea why people still give the benefit of the doubt to Ashley when he has been proven to be a methodical liar time and time again over a decade. It's ok, Mike. We trust you to keep to your words and come good.

Didn't leave on a free like the others did?

100m a year which is close to 2m a week? Even with 20 purples on 50k per week (we don't), it would barely touch that.

Might be something similar to the Krul deal. More likely there's an option somewhere for Forest to confirm the signing if they can agree terms with the player, before any clubs can come in. Can't see them playing much of a loan fee (if any), and wages are likely to be subsidised.

Shame on the Spanish waiter asking for upgrade to state-of-the-art training facilities.

Beyond the same squad last season, including Kenedy and Dubravka, everything currently points to like-for-like replacements.

Rafa will let it all out when he decides to leave. Hope that would be a precursor to anti-MA protests, however unlikely it may be.

Which European club would do that for one of our players though? Unless someone like Valencia or Sevilla randomly threw £20m at Ayoze which is unlikely. We have a few purples that any club would be happy with Like who? Not many of our players have a reputation outside of England nor are there many European clubs willing to pay the inflated prices and PL wages post-window.

Seriously, release the transfer funds and let Rafa actually sign someone he wants and not those 4th or 5th choice. The players will still be assets even if he leaves. We will still benefit from the training ground and academy improvements.

Probably wanted to loan Rafa at a fee and distract him from his summer transfer work. Rafa, knowing he has work at hand especially in a shorter window, likely refused.

Also confirmed that Plea was a player he wanted.

Why are people still surprised?

Would Ashley sanction paying 16m+ someone whose contract expires end of this season?

Definitely not the best Juve top I have seen, and they are usually mint.

All these rumours disproved right after we see the asking prices.