beavis17

Hoping one of three centre-backs is Issa Diop.

No.

Where?

He had a 90% passing accuracy in Serie A last season.

Bertrand.

Both seem extremely unlikely unless Ings is part of the VVD to Liverpool deal. How reliable is your source?

Think he's saying the reintroduction of Van Dijk to training is tomorrow.

Targeting Hoedt to play alongside him? Or is the rumour not true?

Not sure he would pass the "good personality" black box criteria. Also seems hell bent on a move to Juventus despite West Ham offering a larger transfer fee.

Completely made up.

The club definitely don't brief the Echo on things like this.

If it's a permanent deal then I'd be happy with that.

Rubbished by Adam Blackmore pretty soon afterwards I'm sure.

http://www.donbalon.com/noticia/detalle/55531/el-central-top-de-la-premier-league-que-se-pone-a-tiro-para-barca-y-real-madrid Don Balon not very reputable though.

I would always play Gabbiadini but think that Pellegrino might go with Austin.

He's Brazilian. Allan Marques Loureiro.

Napoli midfielder Allan... https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/4091926/newcastle-allan-southampton-west-brom-napoli/

What would be your strategy then?

He's a promising young player that we can develop and increase the value of. It's what we do. The reason the bid is for £6m is because he has a year left on his contract. From what I've seen he is very much in the Mane mould so he could be worth five or six times that fee in a couple of years.

Heavy one last night/this morning?

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/15428181.Pellegrino_eyeing_new_signings/?ref=mrb&lp=9

So, if a club meets our valuation of VVD and he does end up going, who could we realistically sign to replace him?

I'm a little bit concerned that Chelsea could go for Cedric if they do miss out on Danilo.

Would love it to be true but we aren't going to pay the £40-50m they want for him.

Well, he does look a bit like Sigurdsson, is a defender and plays for a team beginning with the letter 'A' (albeit not a Dutch one)... Although Palace have had a £16m bid for him rejected.