It would be madness if they try to rely on Antonio all season as their only recognised striker, the guy is never far from an injury absence.
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Am I the only one whoâs hoping he becomes their Gerrard? A home-grown player who sticks with the club through his entire career, even if he might have been more successful trophy-wise somewhere elseâŚ
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Think the chances for that are very slim. Heâs got 2+1 years left on his deal (and rejecting new/improved extensions), so if nothing unusual happens, I expect him to move maybe from next summer on.
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I donât find him particularly interesting as a player, but Iâm still curious about where he could end up. Iâd be surprised if City or Liverpool are interested, and I also donât think heâs a player Ten Hag would want as his #6. Chelsea maybe?
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especially odd since they were taken over by some rich guy?
Itâs funny but last season he actually got forward more. Perhaps the high demanding price coupled with a slight change in playing style made the potential buyers (United before Hag and Chelsea) look elsewhere. Rodri has signed a new deal with City and now with Phillips, youâd say theyâre sorted in that position for the next couple of years. Chelsea maybe yeah, heâs a fan of the club, best pals with Mount and all that. But weâll see what direction they take with people like Jorginho and Kante getting on. They also want Frenkie, perhaps exactly as a replacement for Jorginho.
Maybe by that time, a project like Newcastle gets involved for him, if they can offer a higher ceiling than West Ham.
De Jong and Rice could be a good combo to replace those two. Quite similar player types (roughly), Frenkie being the ball central and Rice providing the defensive/physical qualities.
Newcastle, good shout, I keep forgetting they have money now.
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Leeds could struggle massively next season.
Andrea Cambiaso from Genoa to Juventus for ÂŁ7.6m.
Radu Dragusin from Juventus to Genoa on loan.
Wilian Arao from Flamengo to Fenerbahce for ÂŁ2.7m.
Noah Ohio from RB Leipzig to Standard Liege on a permanent deal.
Fabrizio Angileri from River Plate to Getafe on a free.
Thomas Strakosha from Lazio to Brentford on a free.
Jaka Bijol from CSKA Moscow to Udinese for ÂŁ3.6m.
Aaron Connolly from Brighton to Venezia on loan.
John Guidetti from Alaves to AIK on a free.
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Also in tonightâs news, Spurs are closing in on Djed Spence.
Fun fact: djed in Croatian means grandfather.
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Grandpa Spence! Iâm definitely drafting him for my fantasy team.
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While I understand the point youâre making, I wouldnât use Stevie G as the comparison: a player who won everything possible (except the PL) with us and came mighty close to winning that too. If Rice stays at WH he wonât be winning much.
It doesnât feel like a proper transfer window until @Zoran lists Gael Kakuta.
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Back to lens where it all started,full circle, 13 clubs in between ,hard to believe now in hindsight that Chelsea got banned for two windows trying to seduce this guy. 
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Itâs insane the Barca situation, they are forcing De Jong to leave because Utd are massively overpaying for him, despite being owed ÂŁ15mil in defered wages. Why this isnât being investigated, utterly toxic club.
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Sky are reporting that Brighton and Ajax are in negotiations with Rangers over Calvin Bassey.
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Shirley not?
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Is 60-70m massively overpaying for him though?
They signed him for around that few years ago.
Same thing happened with Dembele 6 months ago and now theyâve agreed a 2 year extension.
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Auston Trusty from Arsenal to Birmingham on loan.
Andrea Cambiaso from Juventus to Bologna on loan.
Christian Eriksen from Brentford to United on a free confirmed, 3-year deal.
Mitchell Weiser from Leverkusen to Werder on a free.
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