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We've heard this before so as usual we all know the drill: Until he is pictured at the stadium in a Spurs shirt, he's officially a Chelsea player.
Kyle Walker wanted by Fenerbahce as Turkish giants plan to test Man City's resolve with tiny transfer bid | The Sun
Now I know its the Sun and with Cancelo already gone I can't imagine that they would sanction Walker leaving too (unless Porro is incoming!), but anyone here taking Walker for £7m?
Would absolutely take him back...still very good and has a couple of seasons left in him and is light years ahead of those he'd replace.
One thing in favour of Rennes is they currently play 3ATB, so if he does get regular games it will serve as a livefire exercise to prove he can play in something adjacent to Conte's system - and it does have to be said that Ligue 1 is a more physical league than people give it credit for, certainly more physical than La Liga, the Bundesliga or Eredivisie, which would also suggest whether or not Spence can handle the physical demands required in that role in his systemI actually have a feeling Conte won't be gone. Unless we suffer drastic results between now and the summer, I can see him penning an extension, albeit probably a short one.
I do find the two loans we've sanctioned to be quite weird though and again makes me wonder if there's genuine planning going on over the development of our players.
Gil is again heading back to a league he's already proven in, he'll play half a season there and probably come back in no better position in the pecking order. Bournemouth supposedly made a late offer to take him for the season and I feel that would've made far more sense, Conte could've seen how Gil fared against Premier League opposition and gained an idea if he can trust him more upon his return.
Likewise with Spence, Ligue 1's a decent league but it's not the Premier League, if he impresses there does he come back in any better position in Conte's viewing? Not sure. There were rumoured to be a number of Premier League clubs willing to take him too.
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If there is truth to this, we essentially paid the release clause (even though as of a week ago it technically expired anyway) and relinquished an additional 15% of Edwards' onward journey.
I have to say, unless the payment structure was very generous I do believe Sporting have done very well out of this deal.
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The issue is that it's Conte who did the pants-droppingAm I right in thinking that Saville got Lamela, gil and 21 million out of these deals ? Levy had his pants taken down
Am I right in thinking that Saville got Lamela, gil and 21 million out of these deals ? Levy had his pants taken down
I actually have a feeling Conte won't be gone. Unless we suffer drastic results between now and the summer, I can see him penning an extension, albeit probably a short one.
I do find the two loans we've sanctioned to be quite weird though and again makes me wonder if there's genuine planning going on over the development of our players.
Gil is again heading back to a league he's already proven in, he'll play half a season there and probably come back in no better position in the pecking order. Bournemouth supposedly made a late offer to take him for the season and I feel that would've made far more sense, Conte could've seen how Gil fared against Premier League opposition and gained an idea if he can trust him more upon his return.
Likewise with Spence, Ligue 1's a decent league but it's not the Premier League, if he impresses there does he come back in any better position in Conte's viewing? Not sure. There were rumoured to be a number of Premier League clubs willing to take him too.
How long has Conte been doing the negotiatingThe issue is that it's Conte who did the pants-dropping

Unless you've seen the exact wording they maybe could still string us along....We could’ve paid the release clause on 1st January.
It’s what we should’ve done anyway.
Ain't been injured for a big chunk of time?
We've got 5 very good players in midfield though. Conte rates Hojbjerg and Bentancur is probably the best of the five so not much game time for the other three.He returned to the matchday squad against West Ham at the end of Aug. First appearance of the season came against Arsenal from the bench after the game was long gone. He's had a bunch of derisory 1-minute cameos off the bench and has started just 4 games all season in all competitions, completing 90 minutes just the once, in the cup win over Pompey.
As I said, that doesn't strike me as a player who is "highly rated".
We've got 5 very good players in midfield though. Conte rates Hojbjerg and Bentancur is probably the best of the five so not much game time for the other three.