Mazzy

Well there we go then. A few hours away from an official confirmation perhaps. What do we all think? Standard pics of him sat at a table pretending to sign the contract? Obviously a picture of him at the very least holding the shirt if not wearing it and then what? Maybe a short interview or some quotes from him regarding the move. We'll have to wait for all the big photoshoots and interviews till he gets into the UK.

Be prepared for any/all of the fixtures to change for TV. I'm not getting too excited about any of the dates just yet.

Theo Hernandez would be quite something.

Can see us getting them in our UCL group now. They will be even more angry to see Tonali playing against them.

The most ridiculous yellow card for Gordon there.

Played the most minutes of any outfield player in the UCL this season and also ran more(km) than any other player in the UCL this season.

Bastardo! I hope Miggy can understand that.

Miggy been here 5 years and Atlanta for 2 before that, How's he not speaking English yet.

Villa kit is horrible. The sponsor makes it look even worse than it probably is.

If Rice knows what's good for him he goes to Man City. Obviously he gets MORE games at Aresnal but arguably still plays 30+ at City. The biggest factor has to be Pep though, surely no player would choose Arteta over him.

17 Yellow cards in 3 full seasons for Milan and just the single Red. Declan Rice has 15, Rodri has 16 and Fabhino has 24 in their last 3 seasons respectively . In comparison Bruno has 11 in 1½ seasons for us. Joelinton has 30 4 full season. These are just league stats obviously.

So many variables this season. If we can replicate this season just gone, ie, Finish 4th or better and get into a cup final that will feel like a success to me. Winning that cup final would obviously make it something else entirely.

6 year contract. When that ends he'll only be 29. This is everything I had hoped for our first senior signing of the summer. Exceptional business.

Italy U21s playing tonight so I reckon this either gets done before Midday today or we'll be waiting till after the weekend to get official confirmation.

Could be wrong but doesn't Schar speak like 6 languages? Hopefully Italian is one of them.

Big difference in some of the quoted fees. Some saying as low as £55M others saying as high as £70M. The truth perhaps in the middle of those somewhere. I'll admit when I saw £68M being touted that seemed like a realistic price . £55M would be CHEAP!!

If Ashworth really is in Milan you imagine this will be done and dusted by this time tomorrow.

Its a shame really that even if this gets fully sorted by tonight (doubtful) or tomorrow there's no way we'll see Tonali at St James's or in the shirt doing the usual promo pictures for the media any time soon. Or do we think Italy will allow him to fly out between games for half a day and then head straight back?

You'd hope so. Gordon should never have got the 8 but I guess they weren't going to say "no, we're saving that for someone better in the summer".

Come on then, where can we all watch Italy U21s game tomorrow?

£68M seems bang on really. Only 23, Champions League experience, leadership skills, fits into the system we play, adds defensive cover but also contributes offensively, physically capable and technically excellent. Ticks so many boxes.

If players WANT to move that's absolutely fine, as long as the fee received for them is the decent. Change is necessary in a football club and the position we are in now replacing Bruno would be incredibly difficult but, crucially, not impossible. This summer or even next summer isn't the time to be losing players like Bruno, Isak or Botman but that time will come and when it does need to happen it will be sad but ultimately unavoidable.

They've shit the bed over in Milan. They'll be threatening a boycott/protest at this rate. Tonali will be getting the Gordon treatment by being chased out the city by the great unwashed ultras.

God I wish I could read Italian. I bet the Milan forum would be an absolute hoot to read. Far to lazy to translate everything.