Pedro will play on the left.

Are we gonna price these guys out of a move?

Diasi (£30m)
Veiga (£35m)
Chukwuemeka (£40m)
Felix (£35m)
Ugochukwu (£20m)
Jackson (£70m)
Nkunku (£35m)
Sterling (£20m)

Half will end up on loan

comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 19 minutes ago
Are we gonna price these guys out of a move?

Diasi (£30m)
Veiga (£35m)
Chukwuemeka (£40m)
Felix (£35m)
Ugochukwu (£20m)
Jackson (£70m)
Nkunku (£35m)
Sterling (£20m)

Half will end up on loan
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Half of Felix apparently

Chelsea are still closing doors to loan exit for Carney Chukwuemeka.

Borussia Dortmund have been in talks for weeks over loan but no green light from Chelsea.

~ @FabrizioRomano

Former United midfielder Gordon Strachan:

🗣 "Man Utd don’t need a bit more bite, they need legs, real legs, real closing down. Can Conor Gallagher do that? Yes he can, he’s definitely got legs.

He’s got the robustness. Has he got goals? Has he got that flair? These players are hard to come by."

{OLBG}

‼️ Jackson made 60 sprints in behind the defence — defined as SkillCorner as an off-ball run of at least 25km/h — nine more than any other Premier League player. Chelsea hierarchy remain convinced of his abilities.

According to advanced data provider Footovision, Jackson was the player with the most counter-attacking involvements via ball carries in the division, able to tear through teams with powerful, head-down dribbling and lead breakaways on his own.

~ @TheAthleticFC

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 47 minutes ago
Former United midfielder Gordon Strachan:

🗣 "Man Utd don’t need a bit more bite, they need legs, real legs, real closing down. Can Conor Gallagher do that? Yes he can, he’s definitely got legs.

He’s got the robustness. Has he got goals? Has he got that flair? These players are hard to come by."

{OLBG}
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Yep I agree. But given who their manager is they need more than just one good presser, they need about 6 of them (starting XI quality).

United have a serious pressing problem. They've got a few willing runners (not enough) but they lack coordination. Makes them only effective as a mid/low block counter outfit, and since they lost McFred's screening barely even that.

Premier League rivals will likely need to pay a premium for Jackson’s services.

While he's not yet a polished, clinical finisher at the highest level, he makes things happen more relentlessly than many other players in world football.

~ Thomas Harris | @TheAthleticFC

Benfica are set to launch a final attack for Joao Felix and hope to close the deal this week.

The transfer would be around 20-25 million euros for 50% of his rights.

{Record}

Strasbourg's Diego Moreira is of interest to Atalanta, but La Dea have multiple obstacles to overcome first, involving Premier League side Chelsea.

~ @AlfredoPedulla via @footballitalia


We have a sizeable sell on clause I believe as well as a buy back option

Penders, Sarr and Paez to Strasbourg.

I think our forward line will be flexible in terms of who plays based on the opposition. Delap, João Pedro and Jackson (if he stays) all offer something when up front.

There will also be times when Palmer plays from the right and Neto on the LW - for example the PSG game.

We'll need to mix it up given the amount of games we play in a season and we won't be able to do a B team like we did for most of the conference league

comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 1 second ago
I think our forward line will be flexible in terms of who plays based on the opposition. Delap, João Pedro and Jackson (if he stays) all offer something when up front.

There will also be times when Palmer plays from the right and Neto on the LW - for example the PSG game.

We'll need to mix it up given the amount of games we play in a season and we won't be able to do a B team like we did for most of the conference league
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*all offer something different when up front

comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 1 second ago
I think our forward line will be flexible in terms of who plays based on the opposition. Delap, João Pedro and Jackson (if he stays) all offer something when up front.

There will also be times when Palmer plays from the right and Neto on the LW - for example the PSG game.

We'll need to mix it up given the amount of games we play in a season and we won't be able to do a B team like we did for most of the conference league
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*all offer something different when up front
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They do all offer something different. But how happy will one of them (Jackson) be as 3rd choice striker? Better to sell him for a decent fee and put Guiu there.

Chelsea have a serious interest in Xavi Simons. Understand talks between the club and the player’s camp have already started.

Chelsea are currently the most concrete option for Xavi Simons.

~ @Plettigoal

Atletico Madrid have already made two proposals to Chelsea for Renato Veiga.

The last of which has risen to €35 million, including bonuses.

~ @Tanziloic | @lequipe

______Jackson
Pedro_Palmer_Neto

- Estevao and Gittens eased in
- Delap super sub
- Nkunku on his bike
- Guiu on loan

Having been completely unsold on Ekitike glad he went somewhere else

Now watch him become Salah 2.0 there because fk me is how these usually go

comment by BlueJ2 (U4630)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 1 second ago
I think our forward line will be flexible in terms of who plays based on the opposition. Delap, João Pedro and Jackson (if he stays) all offer something when up front.

There will also be times when Palmer plays from the right and Neto on the LW - for example the PSG game.

We'll need to mix it up given the amount of games we play in a season and we won't be able to do a B team like we did for most of the conference league
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*all offer something different when up front
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They do all offer something different. But how happy will one of them (Jackson) be as 3rd choice striker? Better to sell him for a decent fee and put Guiu there.
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Waste for Guiu, he needs a loan for game time.

Up to Jackson if he's willing to handle the competition for the striker position. He won't always be 3rd choice as there'll be games in which João Pedro will be on the left/no 10

comment by Blarmpions of the World (U14547)
posted 4 minutes ago
Having been completely unsold on Ekitike glad he went somewhere else

Now watch him become Salah 2.0 there because fk me is how these usually go
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He gave me Isak vibes watching some of the highlights videos.

Most likely going to be a good signing for Liverpool even though it seems overpriced

comment by Blarmpions of the World (U14547)
posted 12 minutes ago
Having been completely unsold on Ekitike glad he went somewhere else

Now watch him become Salah 2.0 there because fk me is how these usually go
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Nah I'm with you on this one. I think every window people all pile on one name like he's the second coming without knowing that much about him lol.

He looks good but how well he adjusts to the the PL from the Bundesliga remains to be seen. I think he'll be pretty good in the PL would be my prediction.

Woltemade is the one to keep an eye on from the Bundesliga I think, as do others.

I think we likely have a better player than Ekitike in João Pedro. And he's PL proven as well.

comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Blarmpions of the World (U14547)
posted 4 minutes ago
Having been completely unsold on Ekitike glad he went somewhere else

Now watch him become Salah 2.0 there because fk me is how these usually go
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He gave me Isak vibes watching some of the highlights videos.

Most likely going to be a good signing for Liverpool even though it seems overpriced
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I cant say i ever saw that because Isak never looked that raw when i saw him play first time

BREAKING: Renato Veiga said ‘YES’ to Atlético Madrid! No issues on personal terms. Chelsea insist on package reaching €40m. (via @FabrizioRomano)

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 7 minutes ago
BREAKING: Renato Veiga said ‘YES’ to Atlético Madrid! No issues on personal terms. Chelsea insist on package reaching €40m. (via @FabrizioRomano)
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Considering we bought him for €14M, anything in the €35M range is excellent for someone we don’t want.

comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 11 hours, 51 minutes ago
Are we gonna price these guys out of a move?

Diasi (£30m)
Veiga (£35m)
Chukwuemeka (£40m)
Felix (£35m)
Ugochukwu (£20m)
Jackson (£70m)
Nkunku (£35m)
Sterling (£20m)

Half will end up on loan
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These are all extremely optimistic. My guesses for what we are likely to receive from sales:

Disasi (£20M)
Veiga - €35M-40M apparently.
Chukwuemeka (£20M)
Felix (£20M) and we should be grateful for that!
Ugochukwu (£10M)
Jackson (£48M) - same price as Madueke
Nkunku (£25M)
Sterling (£0M) either because we end up giving him away on a free, or because nobody wants him and we have to keep him.

Better to sell them at a discount than be stuck with them.