It felt like at the beginning of the window we were being lapse I think we’ve gone further in-house instead.
I think there is genuine interest in Lavia but the rest is throwing darts I could go on FM and get 4 or 5 names set up a Twitter account and post them.
Then delete the wrong ones and boom, ill get a couple eventually
One of the things I’ve found most frustrating the last week is the reports that say we liked Doucoure when he was at Lens.
He moved to Palace for £21mill.
Imagine how much better off we’d be if we’d have just done that deal last summer. The extra option in midfield might have been enough to get us Champions League and we wouldn’t be scrambling around desperate for one or even two DM’s. With three weeks to go before the season starts.
I know it’s never that easy but we’re gonna end up spending a fortune for someone who is going to take time to adjust and learn the position when just doing that relatively small deal last year would have helped last season and this one.
Can refusing to sign a new deal was one of those serendipitous moments that helped us take another step forward. Fabinho probably wouldn’t have been signed if he had.
We have a similar opportunity this summer with Fabinho and Henderson looking to leave.