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Good deal if true, as he never really looked like he was going to break into the first team despite ample opportunity.

Would like us to go for Onana to replace him and provide cover for Kamara.

27 minutes ago, Rich192 said:

I look forward to seeing him sat in the Holte End after signing, with Wolf Bouma on the big screen bigging up the club. 

Ron Vlaar

17 hours ago, brummybloke said:

We have 3 left backs at the moment, digne moreno and sousa the one from arsenal.

Means at least 1 of our left backs will be off, possibly both senior ones, if this rumour is true. 

May as well count Chrisene if you’re including Sousa.

Sad news. Rip.

30 minutes ago, paul514 said:

The players that can be included from Chelsea are far more suitable in my opinion.

Fixed

8 minutes ago, thabucks said:

The euros has come at a bad time as any player we may be interested in exchange that’s with their national team is a no go …  that removes Chiesa and Yilmaz out of any conversations with Juve with the hard end of June deadline 

These players have agents you know.  Do you think MckEnnie is on the phone with Monchi thrashing out a deal?

54 minutes ago, paul514 said:

What he just said?

Duran goes to Chelsea but only if a player goes to Villa. I'm fine with that, totally different to this dog shit deal with Juventus

It's practically the same.

9 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

I'm thinking that is part of it for sure. We can book the values as higher it helps both teams out.

So two clubs both "mutually" overpay for a player, with the outgoing player going down as profit, and the incoming players cost being amortised over 5 years?

If that's what's happening, and it sounds like it is then it's pretty smart, and a potential loophole we can exploit.

Someone is going to get a very good player on the cheap.

Just now, TRO said:

but is there a fist 11? in who's eyes?

There will be many factors that determine, who the team on the day will be.

We are a squad, now.......and last season, reminded us of that.

I get that, but Bailey is amongst our very best. He’s in the starting XI unless he’s injured or in need of a rest. Same as Watkins, Martinez, Pau.

1 minute ago, lexicon said:

He shat the bed in the final and lost the game for Dortmund, though. 

Sometimes players have bad games.

40m for Duran
35 for Maatsen
PSR sorted.

26 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

Injuries aside, I think we could be looking at a template of this for next season:

---------------------------------Watkins------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------New/Rogers--------------------------
Ramsey-----------New---------------Kamara--------------McGinn
New---------------Torres---------------New------------------Konsa
--------------------------------Martinez------------------------------------

Bench/Squad:
Bailey
Mings
Iling Junior
McKennie
Nedelkovic
Olsen
Tielemans
Buendia
New CB

I think we're in the 'padding out the squad mode' at the moment but we'll likely go after some top quality starter material when July 1st comes around. £££
Many will disagree with the exclusion of Tielemans and Bailey. Can easily see them both starting in a best XI too. 

We're going to have some serious depth next season. I still think we're going to see a big overhaul this Summer with Cash, Carlos, Digne, Moreno, Duran, Luiz, Dendoncker, Sanson, Coutinho, Chambers, KKH and Iroegbunam leaving. I imagine Sousa will go back out on loan. That's potentially up to £800k of wages a week off the books. 

I feel we're going to really roll the dice. 

Bailey is in the first XI

49 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

Yeah was new to me until Fabrizio explained it at 7:30 in the below. Deal will only happen if they include players into the negotiation is what he said. We seem to be doing something unique it seems with these swap deals. 

Transfer News with Fabrizio Romano (playback.tv)

So, if it's our idea.  Then McKennie and SIJ are not cast-offs but all part of the plan?

Monchi, you son of bitch.

30 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Doesn't sound like he's coming here to doss about.

However seems level headed at the same time ( Open to a loan )

Hopefully he has the ambition, BUT also the temperament of a smarter young player, to take it in his stride and be patient.

That's how I read it, he's not coming here to sit on the bench  

8 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said:

What can Barca really offer us? We want cash, not another flavour of a shit deal 

The cost of the player is fine, cash is fine, as long as it stops is from breaching PSR.

20m + Ferran Torres and Barca can have him.

1 minute ago, useless said:

If Luiz is as good as people think he is, then we wouldn't be forcced into this particular deal, we could sell him to any number of clubs, for a decent fee, or another swap deal, for the simple fact there would be more than just Juventus interested, there would be multiple clubs interested. Either he isn't as good as people think, or more likely, we're doing this particular deal because the club likes the money and the players involved - we actually want Weston McKennie and Iling Jr, I think Emery and Monchi and our scouting department who will have done hours upon hours of analysis know more about which players would be better for us

Or other clubs are waiting until July, but we need a sale by June?

Mbappe missed training 

7 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

I don’t think he will leave London. But we shall see. 

He wold if City or Liverpool went for him.  He'd be better off just staying at Palace if Chelsea are his best option.

2 minutes ago, Wainy316 said:

Anyone else? 

Bayern?

City and Liverpool should be all over this.