LRD

So, Clark-Lejeune partnership our best option? Lascelles still needs more time and this could spur him on too.

Honda on a free transfer making the news.

20 mins quicker, marra.

Had some of the weirdest injuries to rival Marcelino's broken thumb (?). Collapsed lung, injured eye iirc...

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/04/08/4203013100000578-0-image-m-23_1499152626641.jpg Crest on player version does not have white border.

No GK either. Have no confidence in our existing pool.

We have signed Ribery!

When does his freaking contract end?

Borini.

Chelsea bringing in Tiemoue Bakayoko for 35m.

MLS All Star kit. Wonder if the players will be tempted to do an Oscar.

Title change.

Swansea reject £27m Sigurdsson bid from Everton.

How is he going to survive in London after one season in Swansea then?

Atsu

When was the last time we had a functional central midfield duo/trio?

Have no issues with this being a valid reason behind any delays.

Don't think that answers the part on tying any new transfers and thereby announcements to the new FY. We still have a week til July. Let's see if we have any money to pay for players and sign them before the new FY then. Darn Bournemouth breaking the rules by spending big money on Begovic.

Because we don't have the money to pay for him. Our financial year starts on July 1st. So we can only sign players on a new FY? Where did the money for Atsu come from? Discounting the 6m on him, we still have a 24m net profit from last season?

English clubs can officially sign and add players to their squad from 9/10 June. Can't see why players have to move only from 1 July if the deal is done and dusted, unless they are signing on a free transfer. Say, we sign Lejeune from Eibar. They are skint and will most likely need the 8.7m to booster their transfer funds. If we meet the release clause and they know Lejeune will leave, why would they say hold the money, let's keep him until 1 July or until our FY ends and waste a few week's worth of wages for a player we won't be using the services of? Meet the release clause, pay up in full and we get him off our books so that we move on and look for his replacement would be the clear option.

I believe that's incorrect.

The window is open in that any transfers from Europe into England take effect from 10 June, so that doesn't quite hold.