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He’s not a dribbler in conventional sense of travelling with ball past opponents for 20 yards, but he’s very good at going past opponents with ball over 5 yards, and that’s what you need as a striker. Kane is as complete striker you can get in modern game.

Delap will be about £40m since that’s the buy back Man City have I think, so not having window to buy him being last year and it’s gone. This is the last window, after that it’s £80m+ if trajectory continues.

Delap either goes to a side like Fulham etc. where he’s a regular, but priced out of future moves and no Europe majority of time. Or he joins a side like us (or Villa etc) where you are never going to be first name on team sheet from word go, and it’s down to you to change that.

Like Botman will once again be saying he’s good before then, but take that call out of his hands as it’s been proven in past to be wrong to let him have the say.

If it’s 8 weeks at best, you are basically either bringing him back for a massive home game against Chelsea, away to Arsenal or final game of season. I’ll be more surprised if he’s back for any of those, just write him off and get him on a full recovery to hit ground running in July.

Slam dunk A. Think he literally can play for any team in world. Probably not Real because of Mbappe, but every other side yes. Like Pep would love him over Haaland.

Same size, but by nature of the stadiums, it’s psychologically feels bigger.

Delap is the type of signing we should be making. The elite won’t go for him because he’s still raw and not finished article, whilst we can take on those players because we’re not expected to challenge for titles. Think if we’re signing two attackers, then Delap + RW winger would be ideal. Delap can also play on wing too if needed if we were to move on Barnes this summer. Gordon - Delap - Sanusi Isak - Delap - Osula New RW - Osula - Murphy Be a bit like Liverpool of recent years where their attackers are all capable of playing through middle and outwide, so at times it’s like playing with three strikers.

Him signing a new contract means just one CB signing then? He's been so bad recently, hopefully the back up role suits him. Will also hope any new deal, is with view that it still keeps a transfer fee on the table.

Would say if wanting a young CB that's got growth, then get Bashir Humphreys. Chelsea will be using the loan as a chance to get a good fee for a HG talent again, and he's got the attributes you want in a modern day CB, even if he's not primarily playing there for Burnley this season.

It's a win it in 90 final for me. Can't see how we win it in ET or even survive to get to Pens if it gets there. Liverpool will likely have Jones, Nunez, Gakpo, Elliot all as attacking options to attack our old defence.

Just about a D, but depending how next few months go he could be an E. Hopefully a D though so we can get a couple of million for him and not have to keep him in the squad for final year as a token player.

When I was doing that it clicked in my mind that Jamaal Lewis breakout time could happen, but then he's injured for rest of season?

2023 Final compared to 2025 potential team Karius - Pope Trippier - Trippier Schar - Schar Botman - Burn Burn - Tino Bruno G - Bruno G Longstaff - Tonali Joelinton - Joelinton Almiron - Murphy Wilson - Isak ASM - Barnes Subs Gillespie - Dubravka Lascelles - Krafth Ritchie - Ruddy? (lol) Targett - Targett Manquillo - Longstaff Murphy - Miley Willock - Willock Anderson - Osula Isak - Wilson That's I'm assuming the potential squad for final. CM/Attack we are stonger, due to better players and in form, even with Gordon out. Defensively we're poorer due to aging players, GK based on form I don't think needle moves that much but would rather a current Pope than Karius anyway. Then the bench, actually worse than 2023 final IMO Shows how little the squad has moved forward since last final and why a MASSIVE refresh is needed this summer.

He came back as planned, but guy went from like a u21s game where he looked rusty as hell, to straight into 90min tough prem games. No slowly getting up to speed.

And we are repeating last season. We need a RCB, and now we need a LCB. Don’t think we can have Botman long term after surgery on both knees.

We need Salah to play like he like did last night in the final.

Liverpool such a lucky team ffs.

Has to be a red. No intention to play the ball.

He’s such a talent.

That sounds just like last season.

Kick them PSG!

Paqueta to produce an MOM performance before being banned for life to sum up life as a Newcastle fan.

Clearly not fully fit, and people would still want him rolled out on Monday.

Nah, that’s going rate for his output. Just we clearly had Gordon set as RW, but he went to Euro u21s, smashed it up, then came into season with confidence. Barnes injury and Gordon made LW his own. I believe a good fee is still there for him, because he’s a one in three LW if played regularly, which attracts clubs. Needs to produce final run of games, stay injury free, for us to get that though.