You would never see the 40m this is typical deal of the Italian clubs.
We sell no one and hopefully recruit this window.
Is this the most pointless contract clause going? Unless he managed to be injured for four years straight this was always going to be due about two months in.
Anyway, not that I believe thereās an ounce of truth to it but if there was a Ā£40m offer on the table for him I think itād need serious consideration. I honestly think we could cope without replacing him for the second half of the season if we can get Chiesa fit and keep Danns around.
A summer exit seems more realistic but clubs with Ā£40m to spend are few and far between outside of the premier league so I expect itāll a ācreativeā deal that sees him move on.
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There is no point discussing if 40m is on the table as there is not.
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In the unlikely event that he were to be sold, he would absolutely need to be replaced for the latter half of the season. Itās not just about getting Chiesa fit, which is a big if on itself, but Jota isnāt exactly robust. As for Danns, heās got fewer than 10 appearances for the first team and none this term.
Nunez as a player isnāt much appreciated, but his availability is certainly a plus.
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He may not get the goals but most of the time his energy and workrate are 2nd to none and will be needed over the next few months
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Honestly, ever since I started that whole discussion around his stats, his defending from the front seems to have gotten worse, to the point where I think Arne, who once praised him for it, was talking about how he wasnāt effective enough at that.
Iām convinced I should never defend players again, or their form might start plummeting off a cliff.
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You dont see that energy anymore the days of been captain chaos have deserted him too more than enough now he just looks lost.
Pure energy and trying to be everywhere doesnāt make you a quality pressing player. And thatās one aspect of the game. Our best pressers from the front are the likes of Jota, Szobo and Diaz.
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Exactly this.
That Leicester game, against one of the leagues worst teams, he was pretty abject. One chance aside he was barely involved. Should be bullying the likes of Coady and Vestergaard but didnāt lay a glove on them.
Would love him to turn it around but think if weāre all honest he doesnāt look like he fits here.
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I would argue (here I go again) that he did earlier in the season, but itās quite possible that the hits to his confidence are just killing him. I think Salah made a reference to it in an interview about how he (Salah) knows NĆŗƱez isnāt the most well-liked of players, so the players are quite obviously aware of what the general sentiment around them are (also see Alexander-Arnoldās celebration in the West Ham game). He still seems to be pretty well-liked in the team though, and if this is the worst of his form then I think weād be happy as fans to take that. Of course, if this is his new normal then itās probably best that he moves on, especially for him since the sentiment would not improve.
That said, I have to wonder if his being benched recently is also to do with taking him out of the firing line for while, just train and hopefully rediscover some form when he does get back onto the pitch.
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Itās a great cover but I keep coming back to this particular video because of this particular sentence - which I now apply to your remark.
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I think itās probably to avoid him getting a fifth yellow and therefore suspended during one of the busiest times of the year.
The fact our Ā£85m striker has twice as many yellow cards as league goals at the half way point of the season is quite telling. Itās not even like heās missing big chances anymore.
By comparison Jota has as many goals in the four sub appearances since returning from injury, totalling less than 90 minutes, as Nunez has all season.
Heās simply very little threat, be it confidence, the system or a bit of both at the root cause. Ultimately it doesnāt matter what it is, itās not enough.
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In retrospect, a bad buy. Sheeyat appens. Unlike certain state-owned franchises however, we canāt afford to just brush off such signings. Thatās why the focus is on Hughes now. Heās certainly not giving us much recruitment data to analyse though. He must like a quiet life with no pressure from his employers. Sounds a great life if you can get it.
Well he recruited Arne Slot thatās worked out ok so far.
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He gets chants everytime he does anything - far more so than many other players who donāt seem to struggle for confidence if the fans āarenāt behind themā. Itās his oor form and finishing that are pulling him down not the fans who have been so supportive; especially considering his fee and how long he has had here.
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Match-going fans ā internet āfansā. My point was that the players do know what gets talked about them online and in the media, theyāre not immune to that.
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Hes been here 3 seasons at end of season and shows no sign of becoming thst dependable no 9.
You cant fault his work rate but we are more fluid when the other 4 are playing.
If Nunez could finish like Jota wed have no worries but i wouldnt let him go now it can wait until the summer.
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He didnāt start working until July 1st. Slot was on board before then. Thereās been very little evidence of his abilities since then. The first team squad is virtually unchanged since last season apart from player exits. Oh and Chiesa of course.
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Iām not sure about that. I distinctly remember lots of talk amidst the Amorim and Di Zerbi chatter that Slot was Hughes preferred candidate.
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Quick google check - Hughes was announced as new Sporting Director on 20th March.
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