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Such a disappointment when you see he hasn’t keeled over.

There’s all sorts of things to ponder. Dibling could have the highest ceiling but the money Southampton want is currently daft. Expect him to go to Spurs, similar to Archie Gray or Lucas Bergvall. Seems to be policy. Bakayoko was linked with Bournemouth for £25m - that’s the gamble signing of potential value. But equally could be a Moussa Diaby type semi-dud signing.

Vurnon Anita vibes. Think he’s suited to the league he’s in.

“KnOwS tHe ClUb AnD iS gOoD bAnTz ThO…”

I’m all down for this level of detail. Respect brother.

I think this is the crux of the debate. We’re doing the ESL 6 thing of signing higher priced PL proven players. But we don’t have ESL 6 revenues. That’s the problem when the wedge has to go a long way and you don’t have Beyoncé concerts or a steady stream of youth team sacrificial lambs to fall back on.

Someone like Bakayoko, with a similar profile, is being touted for £25m. I think hoying £50m of readies on someone who doesn’t have the pedigree of a Tonali, Isak isn’t the most effective balance of budget. Balance being the key word as we need a significant number of players in, unless we plan on flogging a purple.

Fair enough. It’s Eddie’s judgement and I’ll happily back him, he’s earned that in spades. The challenge is the budget and the tightrope between first team difference makers and building out depth. We’re in a horribly restricted situation trying to balance the two. No doubt Eddie will turn him into another machine but I’m slightly suspect on this one. Praying the Sweden connection with Isak goes stratospheric.

Matteo Politano (Napoli) Edon Zhegrova (Lille) Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund) Bakayoko (PSV) Kubo (Sociedad) Lee Kang-in (PSG) All would excite me more than Elanga as signings.

£50m is a Tonali or Reijnders type on the continent. We can get an Elanga-like player for half that price shopping away from the PL premium.

I could have written that Edwards article and know fuck all about our transfer dealings. Bet the cunt used CoPilot to write it whilst he lashed down Pinot Noir.

I thought the Boniface link got largely dampened. To other posters’ points, dropping £50m on a non-versatile second forward doesn’t appear priority.

Guehi replacement?

Lots more lies, hedges and leaps of faith by the Bald Fraud.

Swap deal for Willock?

Kaveh Solhekol, Mark McAdam and Alex Crook.

First touch of a Thomas Partey?

Would also prefer it if it wasn’t the slapheed nonce Infantino’s pet project.

A bath is a bath my friend. Leaky sieve as a shower head or not.

Cuck clubs are the worst. Hence the insane hatred for chief cheek-spreader Tony Bloom and his south club fluffer cadre.

Targett has been a stinker with hindsight but it’s not like he’s a £50m shit buy.

He’s got Doper Dave Brailsford off the payroll lads, all good.

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