Think we should have signed Delap and Cherki for 50 million. Both very young and have very good potential. Football manager type of signing. Even if we dont sell any of our forwards we can loan them out for 4 million each. In a season or two they might well be starters for us.
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We are champions and looking to repeat, hopefully again and again, in the coming years. Both Delap and Cherki are good players, but to achieve our objectives we need something better than merely good. If the recruitment team thinks they have what we are looking for, Iâm sure we will be in there, especially as the price is modest. But in all likelihood they have run the rule over both players and have decided we need something more than what they bring.
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For Deschamps to pick Cherki for the French national team he must be really really good and his release clause is very low. We should have snapped him up but somehow we will wait until his price rockets as we did with MbappĂŠ .
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Think because of Wirtz we arent going for him. But you are right - he is technically sound and quick - 21 years and 20 million pounds its a steal. A France international and his stats for Lyon is great.
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With Delap looking like heâs off to Chelsea that surely takes them out of the race for Ekitike.
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Chelsea go for the bargain option! 
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Youâve learned nothing of Chelsea these past few years.
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I could imagine this happening, but then I do have a very fertile imagination. Nah, not happening.
Liverpoolâs Luis Diaz, 28, is wanted by Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, who are monitoring the Colombia wingerâs contract situation at Anfield. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
This isnât happening either. Going to BM, that is.
Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are still confident of persuading Bayer Leverkusen attacker Florian Wirtz, 22, to join them this summer - and not Liverpool. (SZ, in German)
Yes, it could happen, but I think he should wait to see what happens with Aston Villa. Only 20 million? Better check my Mikeyâs Millions list.
Brentford are in talks with Liverpool over a deal to sign 26-year-old Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher. (Sky Germany), external
Liverpool want more than ÂŁ20m for Kelleher. (Athletic - subscription required)
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How the fuck they keep making these big money signings and still keep within PSR without winning the league title and the champions league in the last 4 years??
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I agree with the principle but the pricetag ends up mattering in the real world. I think if we get priced out of Ekitike, and we might be knowing how Chelsea likes to splash huge fees to gazump us, our fallback plan might be Gyokeres.
They have been doing things like stretching out contracts to 8 years, 10 years etc. Thereâs all types of accounting tricks that can be used to finesse the money. It might violate the spirit of the rules but at least itâs not outright cheating the way Man City has done it for years and still with no punishment for FFP violations.
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You can also sell a hotel back to the bank if you get short of cash. Oh noâŚwait. Thatâs Monopoly. Oh noâŚwait. No it isnât. Thatâs is actually what you do.
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Why sell back to the bank when you can sell to yourself? You get to keep the hotels and bank the profit to avoid PSR violations. Win-win.
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And if that doesnât work, you can sell your womens teamâŚ
to yourself
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Fair point. But they did give Jackson an extension on his initial 28 year deal just last summer so canât see him going anywhere.
But itâs Chelsea so never say never.
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Loan ?
I donât think theyâre arsed they hoover any striker available in Europe, PSR does not apply to them.
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They will be selling the teams grandmothers back to the club to avoid PSR.
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