Of the three senior midfielders, Fabs the one that looked most likely to play the most mins. Think that he would have been closer to what we are used to from him with midfield reinforcements, who have been bought.
But for £40m, hes got to go. Expect us to replace him with Lavia and then hopefully go for Colwill. Cant see us getting involved with Caicedo.
Yep. It’s not hard to keep it on topic. No-one in a transfer rumour thread gives a shit about reading about people’s views on vegetables.
I know it’s summer and there’s no football but nobody here needs a rulebook to know how they should conduct themselves in particular threads.
Funnily enough, it’s no mods’ favourite pasttime having to clear up all the shitposts and think about where they should go instead of just taking off and nuking them from orbit just to be sure. A bit of consideration would be appreciated all round.
The Fabinho money pretty much covers Lavia. That’s a good deal for the club. I think Lavia has a big future and hope we get him in.
At that point we are down to two veteran midfielders, Henderson and Thiago. Hendo is going to Germany and his deal looks like it has fallen through. Thiago has interest from Barcelona and I think I read Saudi too.
I hope we keep one veteran to help bring Lavia through, assuming he signs.
Fabinho has been a good player and has contributed towards the club winning some trophies. Last season his form however dipped. £40m is a good deal. Take it and use it to further improve the team.
Question: but what will he bring doing now he has been left behind? Does he train alone or is he told to stay away during the finalisation of transfers or train with u21s?
Not fussed about Fab going it seems likely, but not Hendo,he is worth keeping but play a little less.
If Fab goes that certainly frees up some cash to get a decent replacement which is certainly required.
Probably Lavia but open to being pleasantly surprised.
I wonder if this is a case where we agree fixed payments then sign it over to a finance company so that we get the payments up front and let them have the risk to collecting it?