A loan and new contract for Georgiou. The loan I understand, the new contract however is a bit weird. 22 now and has only played a few minutes for the first team against Apoel in the Champions League the season before last. I guess Mason broke through late but it seems a strange one.
The Dybala situation probably hangs in the balance. If he plays under Sarri and does well then the door closes on a move to Spurs. If he's consigned to the bench then the door remains open.
It cannot cost THFC that much to get a image rights solution "agreement in principle" with Dybala between now and the start of the next transfer window, regardless of what happens. If the situation at Juventus has not improved to his liking, then Levy must be ready to press the "Buy" button on day 1.
Exodus Watch A couple for this First is the questionable one, as Football BSider claim that Marcus Edwards has demanded he be allowed to leave this month...although the complete lack of sources or quotes makes this highly dubious. Do I think Edwards is not long for the club? Definitely. Do I think he issued an ultimatum? Definitely not, he'd be laughed out of Levy's office Secondly, and a tad more credible, is the reports mainly emanating from Goal suggesting that Poch has lost faith in Big Vic. This certainly sounds more likely, considering what we saw from him last season was a pale imitation of the player from a couple of seasons prior due to his long list of injuries, and with Oliver Skipp seemingly taking his spot in matchday squads it certainly indicates that Poch is looking past him for options in his role
Anthony Georgiou has signed a new contract until 2021 and has joined Ipswich on loan until January 2020
Rumours in Belgium suggest that Brugge are considering a loan move for Big Vic, with the club gambling on unlocking the financial benefits of reaching the CL group stage that's already seen them sign Simon Mignolet
I hope that he gets something from a decent club and can get some meaningful football. His time with us is at an end, unfortunately.
Ligue 1 Rando Watch Never takes long, does it? So this week's borderline unpronounceable name to be linked with us is Rennes' 16-year old midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, who shot to prominence at the weekend in Rennes' 2-1 win over PSG, with him keeping PSG's players in his pocket for most of the game before getting the assist for the winning goal Of course, the usual suspects are also linked with him, and given his age and the fact he's contracted until 2022 he's a transfer auction waiting to happen...but then again, how many players did I say that about during the summer only for the auction to not materialise as clubs are now fighting it out over loan moves?
It's not a surprise considering our U23 squad is overloaded this season, with the OS listing 32 players in the squad this season (which includes the five out on loan) so the odds are a few more will be loaned considering the last couple of seasons have seen players stagnate at that level