That Saul guy from Atletico 
I asked if Barkley was an optionā¦obviously most people say noā¦in various ways
I was given a similar style answer to Ward Prowse!
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@mattyhurst never asked a question though, just stated he was surprised nobody had suggested him.
Ok
Thanks for your input
Anyone know why the window is shutting tomorrow rather than today? I get when itās the 31st is a weekend or Bank Holiday adding on an extra day, but is there a reason why itās not tonight at 11pm/midnight?
New deals with Naby and Ox it is.
No new midfield until summer 2026 lads.
To give us a chance to get in a bargain. 
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For all the talk of āthe right one or no oneā and āwe donāt sign squad playersā Shaqiri is a good example of us doing just that.
And whilst he turned out to be nothing more than a squad player, who had injury issues of his own, he made some pretty important and memorable contributions. Then he left for not much less than we paid for him.
Someone like Aouar could be that type of signing if the wages arenāt silly. Fee is low enough not to impact spending plans next summer and it might help take some pressure off of loosing up to three midfielders for nothing at the end of the season.
If he excels heās a bargain, if heās okay heās a squad option we can move on when weāve adequate additions and we wonāt lose much on him in fees. And if he stinks the place out, well worst case is you move him on for nothing and itās only Ā£12m weāve lost. Thatās a hell of a lot less than weāll lose on Ox and Keita going on frees. Heck, itās less than we were asking for Nat Phillips earlier this summer.
Just seems like a risk we could tolerate given weāre compromising on finding āthe perfect targetā this late in the window.
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Aouar doesnāt solve any problems in our midfield, not the type of player we need at all.
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And doesnāt start ahead of Elliott, Jones or Carvalhoā¦
Iām not sure people realise how hard it is to find the player to sign.
Add the skillset requirement, the no dickheads policy, within reason transfer/wages, available, good enough to compete for a starting spot now but also improveā¦
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Sneaky bid? He any good?
Yes. Heās brilliant. Heās called āAlvarezā so he must be good. We should be all over this and if we let Chelsea get him, then itās proof that FSG havenāt got the ambition to keep us at the top. Also, I have never seen him play, or indeed heard of him before that tweet.
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Yeah, I donāt get it. Some posters are adament that Carvalho isnāt a midfielder in our system but Auoar is? Iām not sure I follow that reasoning.
The balance in our squad is shifted towards technical players - Thiago, Keita, Jones, Elliot and Carvalho. Itās hard to see where the need for a player like Auoar is.
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I assume ETH will be in for him as well.
Ajax really should shut shop to be honest.
Henrick Larsson?
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Well heās not injured so thereās that. Heās also only missed 8 games in three years. Availability is the biggest problem in our midfield now, closely followed by a lack of creativity when Thiago isnāt available.
Heās creative, he progresses the ball well, strong technically and looks after the ball well too. Heās also CL experienced which is always a bonus. But admittedly heās not as big, physical or have the engine like Gini or Hendo or Fabinho. But, given we control possession most games and we struggle for creativity without Thiago I think there could be a role for him, especially if weāre lining up Bellingham for that box to box type number 8 role next summer.
I just think itās low risk, mid to high reward. Less than 48 hours from the window closing and having accepted perfect isnāt likely but someone is needed then I think heās an option worth looking at.
Debatable. Elliott plays the other side, Carvalho has been here five minutes and could well play more as a wide forward and letās be honest, Jones needs to kick on before heās considered ahead of pretty much anyone in the midfield, including a 37 year old James Milner.
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Henderson injured now. 24 hours to goā¦
Could we be the mystery offer? 