HaydnNUFC

We'll have a 2017-18 Liverpool-esque summer window, an overhaul was never happening. They signed Salah: £44m Robertson: £10m Oxlade-Chamberlain: £40m Solanke: Tribunal Van Dijk cost them £75m in January. We'll end up doing similar. 2 signings that improve the first team, 2 squad players. Maybe 1 signing in January if the price is right. And I'll be ecstatic with that. Tonali Maddison/Szoboszlai Backup right sided CB LB

New chant idea for Tonali We've got Bruno in the middle He knows exactly what we need Botman at the back, Isak in attack Newcastle's gonna win the Premier League

Bliddy hell, again. No idea who he is but let him cook.

Really interesting that we're looking at Serie A, assuming that's true. Hasn't Chiesa not been as good as he was before a major injury or am I just imagining that?

Bruno?

Somewhere in an alternate universe, Steve Bruce is targeting free agent Tom Davies to spearhead a push for the Championship playoffs.

This thread after Tonali signs.

Any Deutschsprachige on here?

As if he needs any help to look like more of a right tit.

Need to shift our squad numbers around a bit. Gordon shouldn't have 8, Ritchie is not in the first team enough to warrant 11 and same with Lascelles having 6.

Praying that he doesn't get number 20 now.

Game against Brighton sold out. We are massive.

Moment that isn't in there, after his assist for Anderson v Forest which was scandalously disallowed he just walks off on his own flicking his wrist at how awesome he is.

Admitted on page 2 that I am unaware of his contractual situation and/or Milan's financial issues, if there are any. Tonali was a key midfielder in Milan winning their first scudetto in 11 years last season; €50m/£42.75m for him and the (alleged) same fee for Barella who's cited as one of the best midfielders in Europe seems a bit low on the face of it imo, all I was saying.

Offering 100m combined for both Barella and Tonali does seem to be teetering into the 'taking the piss' zone of transfer offers, mind.

€50m seems too low an offer to me. Unaware of his contractual situation or Milan's financial state, like. But can't see that going anywhere as much of a good fit he would be. Likewise with Barella.

Almost always sign him on FM. Intriguing that we're (seemingly) looking at midfielders in Serie A.

Not that it's my money like but £50m is way too much for a player with 1 year on his contract left. £30m-£45m, aye. No higher though.

I'd take either. Maddison guarantees goals & assists at PL level, helps mend one of our achilles heels in breaking down deep sitting defences and (assuming the preferring Spurs story is just more transfer press bollocks) clearly fits the character mould that the club have been looking for over the previous 3 windows. Szoboszlai is 4 years younger than Maddison, looks stronger physically and must have his wits about him in terms of his character given he's captain of his national team. The unknown, bringing a player in from abroad, more often than not excites me for whatever reason more than a PL buy. However attacking players coming in from the Bundesliga haven't always translated well to the PL in recent years, though I have no qualms about Howe integrating him here just as he has with Bruno, Botman and Isak. Whatever happens happens. Fully trust those at the club (within reason, a huge no to the likes of McTominay and Gallagher from me). Learned from flapping last summer regarding our striker chase before ending up with Isak.

What a hit. Take a bow.

Did a good job with Vallecano. 11th and 12th placed finishes and a Copa del Rey semi final. Was also one of the coaches that Howe visited in his time between Bournemouth and coming here. Intrigued to see how he does.

Potentially Jacob Murphy vs Joselu in the Bernabeu in the CL. Who'd have foreseen that in 2018.