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Careful or you might end up with literally nothing up your sleeve.

I think the witty response to the chat up line is "unfertilised".

I don't see clubs agreeing to that.

Looks like he could make a decent contribution as a sub.

But twitter said it so.

And how is that communicated, within the contract, in a manner that protects against clubs paying over 100 years?

What player is going to demand that his release clause is paid in installments?

Didn't say it was.

So far I'm optimistic regarding their transfer activity. Secured two [fingers crossed] easily acquired targets and plenty going on to suggest further activity.

Same source Diego Carlos - Stats 21/22 | Transfermarkt tells me his market value is €45 million. Looking at a 3 year contract, At 28 that could go up [more likely in the PL] or down [he's not getting any younger], or stay the same [peak years for a CB] over the next 3 years. Based on that it's a nno brainer, even at £33 million.

I'm more than "suggesting" that.

Fellaini wants out of China would be my guess.

This. People need to realise that the media are paid for their ability to retain interest in a story. Every transfer, right now, is dependent on the selling team's ability to find a replacement. It's like buying a house. Lille might be more than happy to do a deal at a price that only us and them know. But they aren't going to leave themselves short.

According to my research [Diego Carlos - Stats 21/22 | Transfermarkt] he has only had 1 yellow card in La Liga, all season. 19 games. Sounds pretty good for a radgie CB in one of the best defences in Spain.

It's like we've taken over a greasy spoon cafe and we're turning it into a bespoke high class bistro. We need to restock the pantry. We're under no pressure to order the Chateaubriands and Lobster until closer to opening. But we need the staples right now.

Should probably keep an eye on the Lille rumours in relation to new CBs.

Yeas, but those factors need to all be met, for it to be triggered. Anything else is regular negotiation. It appears to me that we have triggered the clause, in order to eliminate the time consuming to and froing that would have been inevitable.

Not sure if you read my edit. But if the release clause isn't triggered then it is irrelevant to the transfer and we still need to negotiate with the club.

Or trigger his [as yet undisclosed] release clause.

Then the release clause is irrelevant. Edit: Knowledge of the release clause could instigate such a negotiation, but unless we offer the full amount of the release clause then it isn't triggered.

We've removed ourselves from that situation and put them deep in it.

And quite essential if we want to avoid a fatal infection over the next couple of weeks

LB, CM and one CB are the bare minimum requirement. We need to prioritise these positions and see what we have left. I like the suggestion that Botman is a done deal, but Lille are simply delaying until they find a replacement. This would appear to be supported by reports that our latest CB target is more similar to Carlos. If we can get those 3 positions filled, over the next two weeks [with Botman arriving later] then we have a few days left to arrange a couple of ambitious loans.

Bloke's got 10 per season the last 4 seasons, playing for Burnley. Burnley are not renowned for their attacking style and more often that not will sit on a 0-0, his opportunity for more goals must be quite limited. I think it will prove to be a very intelligent signing. It already is, it just depends whether it is successful.

If we'd had Wood since the beginning of the season we wouldn't be where we are right now, of this I'm certain. Imagine him coming on at 1-0 v ManU, when Wilson had to come off.