Saint Garrett

Just got back from France, got married in the alps, but stopped in Beaune on the way down as we drove. stopped at Lake Annecy and Colmar on the way back. Something very special about France I find.

Amazing place. I went to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Railay Bay, Ko Phi Phi about 6 years ago. I'd love to go back. It's just so chilled but you get a bunch of culture too. Would highly recommend to anyone.

Think we have a bunch on our list, which most clubs will always have. With a priority of Broja. Delap is another option, with probably a few from Europe somewhere. I’m confident we will bring one in.

Supposedly. So idea who it is, what it's for, or whether its still happening though. I would guess that if it's not in the public eye already it may be a youth player or it's not happening.

Signed a big new 5 year contract a few months ago, now saying he wants out.

No chance.

Deli Ali off to Besiktas. Everton not even paid for him yet

Van Dijk mk II Tosser. Leicester have just paid him to be injured for a year, and got him back to full fitness, repays them with this. think it's really poor form from Fofana personally

Would be a bit of a gamble letting him go, but I do understand it. We don't really have anyone else like him though.

Aren't Girona owned by Man City too? Maybe something linked there.

Seems very "saga-like"

Either cash flow, or FFP purposes..

You'd think so, but maybe they were desperate to be rid of Abramovich. It certainly is a bit dodgy..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11114261/Chelsea-owners-facing-questions-Saudi-links.html

These Newcastle owners tighter than Mike Ashley. Maybe it's because they also own Chelsea

As in we're still keen to bring him back, and he's keen to return. I think something will happen with him towards the end of the window, once Chelsea spunk another £50m+ on a striker

I don't agree.

Think it was €22m ~ £19.2m at the time.

But you're not allowed to do that because of FFP. I know it is a load of bullshit and it has loopholes galore, but you can see right now that Everton and Leicester are struggling because of it, and Newcastle are certainly being a bit more careful than I think most people were expecting them to be, due to FFP.

I feel like a saga has to go on for more than a day, Like a Rudi Skacel, or a Gaston Ramirez type saga.

Dont they include inflation / currency fluctuations? Mane is £10.5m, Vestergaard was £18m and Ings was £18m, Carillo was £20m I think...

03…probably 18/19 years old then.

No Vale or CHO playing for Chelsea’s kids tonight…

Assume thats an FFP thing catching them up? Vardy linked with Man Utd today, and Tielemans still expected to go to Arsenal, Fofana possibly still going to Chelsea. Can see a few outs, and then reinvesting, a bit like Everton to get around the FFP issue