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https://x.com/skysportsnews/status/1690089390914101249?s=46 just £115m for Caicedo from Chelsea now.

Lewis Hall in with a shout too

A big ‘goals against’ tally? ?

Brady isn’t an owner (is she? Gold and Sullivan own West Ham?), and Smith has never been at a CL club. Staveley is fairly unique.

Hadn’t recovered from his injury sufficiently for them to take him on tour, so guess he won’t be going anywhere yet. He’s on a long term deal at Chelsea too (surprise surprise).

Ah- I hadn’t checked. Even more need then. ?

There’s been a bit of talk about wanting a centre forward too- no need this year given other priorities, but come next summer I think we’ll be looking at a Wilson replacement (he’ll be 32, I think).

He was just a cunt and not much more. “In 1989, after Atlético lost to Fiorentina in the UEFA Cup, Gil had this to say about referee Michel Vautrot, who was voted the top ref in the world in both 1988 and ’89: “I wasn’t surprised at all by his refereeing. It’s not that he’s a fairy — he’s a faggot. I know for a fact that the Italians found that referee a blond boy with blue eyes.” The next year, UEFA banned Gil from appearing at European soccer matches for 18 months. Not long after the Fiorentina loss, Gil allegedly abandoned a deal for top German striker Jurgen Klinsmann at the eleventh hour for no other reason than because he had heard that the player was, in his words, “leaking oil” — a derogatory term in Spain for being gay. In the spring of 1997, Atlético reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The opponent was Ajax, a team featuring Tijani Babangida, Kiki Musampa, and Patrick Kluivert, who scored in the 1–1 first-leg draw. After that match, Gil offered his assessment on national television: “The black players on Ajax — it looked like the Congo out there, with all due respect. You looked one way and there were four black guys warming up, you looked the other way, there were five, and on the pitch there were three more. Black guys were popping up everywhere,” he said, “as if it were a churro machine.” Louis van Gaal, Ajax’s manager at the time, condemned the remarks and boycotted a lunch with Atlético officials before the second-leg tie in Madrid. The following day, the headline “Looks Like Congo” topped the front page of Dutch tabloid De Telegraaf.” https://medium.com/whatahowler/the-many-crimes-of-jesus-gil-12bf17f56136

Van de Ven for £35-40m

I laughed when I read his wiki page and then saw the goal stat ? “Tapsoba has been compared to Jérôme Boateng for his speed, strength, passing ability, and composure. He is also known for his ability to score goals, especially from the penalty spot”

Lukaku to replace Kane according to Twatter

Sky also: “Tottenham are trying to make last minutes changes to the deal with Bayern.”

Condescending and belittling, imo.

Portuguese/Scottish by parents, but born in England.

The article I quoted specifically names a game where he played LB? also: “Livramento's preferred position is on the right, but he has been asked to fill in on the left on a handful of occasions. He's comfortable on his left foot and is happy enough crossing and shooting with it, although Livramento's focus will always be on getting the ball on to his right foot.” https://www.90min.com/posts/tino-livramento-things-to-know there are numerous articles stating he’s fine on the left. (I don’t personally think we’d play him there, but still…)

“Livramento is very attack-minded, so attacking that he has occasionally played as a winger for the development side, although he spends the majority of his playing time as a wing-back. He usually plays as a right wing-back, however, he can play on the left just as comfortably (as he did against Liverpool on the 19th of February).” https://breakingthelines.com/scouting-report/scouting-report-valentino-livramento/

I’ve only gone on the official Arsenal website listing their games and lineup. He’s come on in every game except one so far.

4th choice? He’s played every game pre season except one so far (coming on a sub admittedly, but subs have also been the likes of Odegaard etc too).

He’s 26 years old and would rather spend his millions on champagne and cocaine in Verbier?

Other than the affairs and love child? “The love life of David Ginola has been more dramatic than anything we've witnessed in this year's I'm A Celebrity. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle midfielder, who was already adored by legions of football fans, is one of the favourites to be crown King of the Castle after winning over viewers in the first week of the series. But one person who probably hasn't been watching the suave Frenchman is his ex-wife, as their 25-year marriage ended in scandal and was dubbed the 'Eurostar divorce'. Dashing blue-eyed David, 54, grew a reputation as a bit of a womaniser from a young age and developed a crush on one of his teachers as a schoolboy. "She knew I was staring into her eyes and used to look back into mine, but it was always she who had to turn away first and look to the floor," he said in his memoir posted in Le Magnifique. "She even called my parents to tell them that I made her feel a bit uncomfortable and asked them to have a word with me." After dating a string of glamorous women during his illustrious football career, David found love with fashion model Coraline Delphin and they tied the knot in 1991. The couple, who lived near Saint-Tropez, had a son, Andrea, and daughter, Carla, together and were seemingly very much in love. With the family enjoying a social whirl of sparkling celebrity and sporting events, their super-rich lifestyle which included a fleet of luxury cars and a vintage wine cellar was a life most can only dream of. However, David and Coraline's marriage was dogged by accusations of cheating and 'multiple affairs'. In 2000, it was alleged that David had fathered a 'love child' during a six month affair with French businesswoman Joelle Pinquier nine years earlier. Ms Pinquier, who met David while he was playing at French side PSG, accused the footballer of refusing to take DNA tests to prove that her daughter Joy was indeed his child. "I broke off our relationship in December 1991, when I discovered he was married and that his wife was pregnant," she said at the time. "But it was after that that I discovered I was pregnant too… I want him to act like a father, not as an actor or a star. She wants to carry his name, for him to recognise her." In 2009, it emerged David could be facing jail over unpaid child maintenance payments and he was ordered to pay £30,000 in fees to Ms Pinquier. Alleged love child Joy was reportedly turned away from the hospital when David underwent a six-hour quadruple heart bypass, following his shock heart attack in 2015. The following year, Coraline filed for divorce, reportedly claiming his affairs had destroyed their marriage. At the time, David's lawyer said: "David and his wife are, unfortunately, going through divorce and related financial proceedings in the UK. "The proceedings were initiated by Mrs Ginola some time ago. Mr Ginola has tried to reach an amicable agreement with Mrs Ginola and will continue with those efforts. "He hopes to reach an agreement as soon as possible for the good of their children and asks that their privacy be respected at this difficult time for all of them." Around this time, David was spotted with French model Maeva Denat, who is 22 years his junior, but his son insisted the divorce was filed before the former footballer met his new girlfriend. Coraline took David on in the British court system, which historically is more generous to women than in Europe, so it was dubbed the 'Eurostar Divorce'.“

My lad went through first time, but mine took about 20 fucking goes for it to work.

Yeah, but isn’t everyone?

“Clubs will have a maximum of five years to amortise transfer fees in their accounts regardless of a player’s contract length following amendments to UEFA regulations. Previous regulations had stated that transfer fees had to be paid off — amortised — over the duration of a player’s contract, however long that may be. This enabled clubs to sign players on long contracts and spread out the impact of transfer spending over a longer time period. The UEFA executive committee on Wednesday endorsed amendments to the organisation’s rules to “ensure equal treatment of all clubs and improve financial sustainability”. The amendments will come into force from July 1 and will not be backdated to include transfers that have already taken place and contracts already signed. The changes will therefore not impact Chelsea’s Financial Fair Play calculations following their extraordinary January transfer window. Mykhailo Mudryk’s €70million (£62m) fixed transfer fee will continue to be spread out over an eight-and-a-half-year period after the Ukraine international signed the longest contract in Premier Leaguehistory in January. The £106million paid for Enzo Fernandez has also is also being paid in instalments over an eight-year period after he signed a deal with the west London club until 2031. Transfer fees will be able to be spread over an increased period as the result of a contract extension, but again this is limited to the maximum five-year period. The UEFA executive committee has also endorsed amendments to regulations for player swap deals. Under the amended regulation, clubs’ auditors will be responsible for confirming that requirements are being correctly applied and reporting any discrepancies. This aims to prevent swap deals being undertaken to artificially inflate transfer profits.” https://theathletic.com/4647825/2023/06/28/uefa-amortisation-ffp-transfers/?amp=1

Contract can be as long as you want, but they only count for 5 years in FFP calculations to avoid minimising the finances past that.

? I knew you knew. But that’s literally the only thing membership gets you!