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Chalobah looking unlikely as a realistic CB target if Bednarek/Stephens move on. AC Milan, Inter and Leipzig all interested in him

The same guy who has been binned by the manager for attitude/fitness problems and has been sent off countless times. Steer well clear. He would be fighting Ralph after one session 😂

Nice draw. Was waiting on the usual Palace, Arsenal or Wolves

Less than two years ago, AMN earned the first of his five England caps. He would be an excellent addition if we do lose Romeu. While he offers full back cover as well, he wants to play CM and I doubt he would agree to come here if we didnt guarantee to play him in his preferred position. Perhaps we're looking to move Diallo on as well

Think its safe to say that we're definitely in the market for a new CM with the Romeu exit links and the links to Garner, Winks and AMN

Indeed. His great piece of play to set up Aribo for the first goal against Leeds was the catalyst for us getting a result. He definitely adds more value playing a bit wider. Whether hes happy with that role, who knows, but hes still a good option in my opinion. Offers more than Ely, Redmond and Walcott

And everybodys entitled to their opinion. I've personally never seen him outside of highlights, so you're much more informed than I am. I just trust what our recruitment team see and the qualities he would bring to the team. Still not convinced hes our main target, but time will tell. I wasnt overly convinced with the signing of Aribo having watched 15-20 Rangers games last season, but hes done well so far and the decisions the recruitment team/Joe Shields are making are the right ones so far

So people have watched snippets of two games involving Ramos and have made their mind up that hes not good enough, nor will he fit into our style of play 😵‍💫. If we are genuinely interested in him (it might have been fed to media on purpose while we target somebody else), I'd be inclined to trust our scouting/recruitment team who have probably watched 20/30/40 games that hes played in. The signings so far this summer look promising so they've earned our trust

Are we expecting some sort of update on Ramos's future tomorrow after their CL qualifier this evening? The Joe Shields instagram like still has me intrigued

Brojas PL options if he does decide to leave Chelsea permanently could be limited to Brighton or Everton. I dont think we're overly interested given the potential price tag. WHU and Newcastle who were previously interested have moved to sign different striker targets. Unless we explore the loan option again (with an option or obligation to buy)

Cuco Martina is a seasoned international for Curacao. Outside of Kamil Glik (who Bednarek has played beside for most of his caps), there isnt really much competition for him at international level, hence the number of caps hes achieved

And what if Stephens goes to Watford as has been suggested? We're left with Lyanco and Valery as cover. God help us all. We bring in a CB to start and increase the competition with Salisu and ABK. They're hardly going to feel under pressure to perform if you look at our backups. This thought process of bringing in squad fillers like Lyanco doesnt improve us. Improving our starting 11 improves the squad

Need to build on yesterdays very positive result by not being complacent in the last week or so of the transfer window. A few more needed. Heres hoping for - In - Goncalo Ramos, James Garner, Willi Orban (Leipzig having their struggles so lets test it) Out - Jan Bednarek, Jack Stephens, Ibrahima Diallo, Theo Walcott, Alex McCarthy and Mo Elyounoussi

100%. Fergie always had assistants who played a big role, both on the training pitch and on the touchline (and some who went on to have decent managerial spells themselves). Mike Phelan, Steve McClaren, Carlos Queiroz and Rene Meulensteen all come to mind. Wenger had Pat Rice and going back further, Cloughie had Peter Taylor.

How composed did Mara look with the goal that was ruled out. After the assist and testing Meslier with a great shot last week, you can tell the kid has really got something about him

Lets see how they fare against the better sides first. City and Liverpool still head and shoulders above the rest imo. Arsenal might be the best of the rest though

Exactly. Why do people make it that Ralph has an issue with every player that doesnt play. He could have brought Ori on but Ralph/management team chose to bring another CB on instead. Hardly means hes frozen out, he played 75 mins in the Spurs game

And a CB. With Stephens and Bednarek likely on the move, we definitely need another. Salisu and ABK were excellent today but we need a more experienced CB for them to compete with. Lyanco is squad quality at best

Fans always know best, especially those on a forum

How much added time?

But sure Adams offers nothing and we should sell ASAP 😂😂

Sturm Graz played RB Salzburg a few weeks ago and this kid stole the show with two goals in a 2-1 win. Included this lovely goal

Hopefully. Then Ralph can go with Salisu and ABK as it should be

Best Polish player of his generation. Be a terrible shame to lose him