Might disappoint some of you but Eldin Jakupovic says he doesn't want to leave. Rumours linking us to Ben Arfa and Maddison haven't dissappeared either. With the frankly astonishing events that happened at Sporting Lisbon, many of their players could be allowed to break their contracts - would like us to sign some of them if possible.
I hadn’t heard about that Lisbon thing until your post prompted me to look. Quite honestly they deserve to lose their players for nothing. They got anyone decent? Patricio the Portugal goalie and W Carvalho I know of
Long story short their president has gone off the deep end and "fans" attacked their coaches and player before their cup final injuring coaches and their top goal scorer https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...yers-staff-attacked-intruders-clubs-training/ Unsurprisingly they lost their final where their own fans still jeered them. They could all leave the club for nothing as violent fans and a nutter as president is very likely grounds for contract termination.
Off the top of my head Bruno Fernandes, Bas Dost and Gelson Martins are also more then half decent. I'm sure that Adrien Silva could help bring some of them over if need be.
We have told Newcastle we want £17.5M for Slimani - who cost us £29M back in the day... We are also linked with Lorenzo de Silvestri a 30yo RB from Torino - maybe Simpson's days are numbered if true?
Odd, i don't see the point in focusing further on the RB spot, there are other positions that need improvement more badly.
We are linked with 17yo midfielder Serhat Tasdemir from non-league AFC Fylde and 20yo winger Bassem Srarfi from Nice.
More young talents, these kinds of players always seem like they could be good prospects, then you remember signings like George Thomas and Kaputzka who don't seem to get a look in to the starting 11
Yh we dont need another right back or to get rid of Simpson Simpson does a perfectly good job until he crosses the halfway line
Lots of talk of Jack Grealish at £40m. What are people’s thoughts? Seems a ridiculous valuation but good player and I’d be tempted to go to £30m
Read we have not taken up our but option for Dragovic. That's a shame if true. And Stoke after Wes.One last pay day for him and don't begrudge him it either.
Heard that he wouldnt sign if Puel stayed so not that surprised. Prob would look at £20m plus £10m in addons or a straight £25m for Grealish. Not half as good as Mahrez yet and that should be reflected in his value. Everton sniffing round Maddison now, lets hope they haveto sell before bringing in. Think we may have the advantage with Mahrez money in the bank and a couple of his u21 friends here.
