Rule is we need 8 out of 25 need to be homegrown - we have that already. https://www.skysports.com/football/...r-league-clubs-need-to-sign-homegrown-players
We are finally linked with a RW - David Brooks from Bournemouth. We are also linked with 19yo CB Wesley Fofana from St Etienne. Raneiri could be doing us another favour by taking Adrien Silva off our hands.
Now I can see why we weren't in for Ollie Watkins. That's a truckload of money for unproven talent. Appreciate we took Maddison from the Championship for a lot but that's set the bar pretty darn high.
We are linked with 20yo CB Jean-Clair Todibo from Barcelona. Amartey is back and scored in his last preseason game - played as a CB as well. Florentina want Ghezzal on loan again but we have told them we are willing to cut our losses with him and he is theirs for €10m.
Think after that first game, we haveto get in a RW and a CB, Perez is ok but better through the middle and having Ndidi in defence really thins our DM options. Brooks and Tarkowski the most obvious choices, though they would also be the most expensive.
We are linked with 25yo Fenerbahce CM Ozan Tufan - Fenerbahce are linked with a lot of our unwanted players such as Slimani and SIlva so maybe a swap deal? We apparently had a bid of £25m rejected for Wesley Fofana so have moved onto Jean-Clair Todibo who apparently will be that much. West Ham apparently had a bid of £30m rejected for Tarkowski who is stalling on a new contract - Bunley want arpund £50m. We are also linked with CB Jonathan Tah who will cost around that as well. Southampton are interested in Choudhury We are linked with Gabigol again because Flamengo want rid of him for being an idiot on the pitch and during lockdown.
We apparently are really close to signing Cengiz Under from Roma on loan then an obligation to buy for £25m - the 23yo is a left footed right winger.
In the under article I read it about Under coming it says we are still negotiating for Fofana as well. Hope thats true.
Florentina will not be signing Rachid Ghezzal - they have signed a new winger after we rejected another loan deal. George Hirst has gone to Rotherham on loan.
Preferably all 3? Has Kapustka also moved on or is he still on the books? There's some expensive dud purchases amongst that lot!
He's gone ... Legia Warsaw I think ... shame that one, he looked really good in the Euros .. just goes to show
Silva is wanted by Sampdoria & Valencia while Ghezzal and Slimani are seemingly wanted by nobody. We also still have Diabate on the books who is wanted by nobody was well.