Arsenal are also in for Havertz though, and presumably a defender or two. That’s a fair whack in one window for them. Will they spend £200m+?
Probably too fairytale that he would come back and captain us back to the PL. Would need pace alongside him, but in theory a pairing of Fonte and ABK would be amazing. Not that I think ABK will stay either, but this is just fairytale talk afterall. No idea if Fonte is still up to it either. He seemed past it in the PL when he left us years ago, but has done well in France so who knows. Maybe he could still do it in the Championship.
If it's a way of getting him on the coaching staff then i'd be for it, he has already taken coaching courses and he knows the club set up well plus the bloke is a leader and a winner.
One season playing in the Championship to help a younger defensive partner seems a good idea to me. Then he takes on a coaching role.
Schad has verbally agreed with the personal terms for Lyanco. Exact verbiage rumoured to be "thank **** for that".
Apparently Chelsea might offer Gallagher to Brighton as part of the Caiciedo deal - that would be good for us as means they wouldn’t need Alcaraz.