Rumours that Sissoko and Janssen have offeres in the table. Bruce confirmed we’re actually in negotiations for Grealish now. Looks like the summer transfer window is finally about to begin
@humanbeingincroydon fancy just testing the sirens, mate? Make sure they’re working and ready for the real deal?
If Levy wanted to be really cool and present Poch with one of his surprises, he'd sign Sergio Ramos in time to play against the mousers.
Ramos, Kane and Lamela, they'd think Armageddon had arrived. They'd be burying their Cilla Black 45's and hub-cap stash's in time capsules for future generations to find.
While there's plenty of people shaking their heads and darkly muttering about our being linked with Stanislav Lobotka, after all he's not a Big Name™ and his CV isn't laden with trophies (barring a Slovakian league & cup double in 2014-15) he might not be the worst signing out there actually offer our midfield something it needs, as this Outside of the Boot review from last summer's U21 Euros reveals... Slovakia’s 4-4-2 formation meant that their central midfielders had to do a lot of work to attempt to outdo England’s diamond. Slovakia may not have won, but their two starting centre midfielders certainly did their bit, especially Stanislav Lobotka. Whenever an English player had the ball Lobotka would not be too far away and he covered so much ground to ensure that the English players had as little time to think as possible. He could often be seen beating the likes of Tammy Abraham and Nathaniel Chalobah to a ball, using his speed and sheer determination to retrieve the ball. The midfielder who plays his domestic football for FC Nordsjælland also helped his team to retain possession of the ball when they had it. He wouldn’t take too many risks with the ball at his feet, but was still able to prevent Slovakia’s attacks from stagnating. This was especially important towards the end of the match when it would have been easy for them to lose their head and get hit on the counter attack. He showed a brilliant mix of discipline and skill throughout the game which was a vital component of Slovakia sustaining a relentless attack on England’s goal in the latter stages without leaving themselves too vulnerable defensively. True, this does make him sound remarkably like Slovakia's answer to Benjamin Stambouli, but he does sound like he'd be a useful cog in the system - and remember this was written back when his career had seen him play senior football in the Slovakian and Danish leagues (via a season-long loan with Ajax's U21s), but a season in La Liga has shown he can step up. And, yes, you did read that correctly: if he does sign it would continue our tradition of signing players affiliated with Ajax, albeit this one would be on one hell of a technicality... He seems to have been highly-rated from his time at Jong Ajax, too This blog's worth a read, too: https://mitchellprocter.wordpress.com/2018/07/17/stanislav-lobotka-the-slovakian-superstar/
