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Southampton seen as competition by Sporting for striker, want a permanent deal: http://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-seen-competition-sporting-striker-want-permanent-deal/

He strikes me as an archetypal West Ham player.

Fulham in for Mitrovic.

Hopefully the 5'11" fella is a smokescreen for the 6'5" fella. Not sure the side can handle having 2 non-heading centre-backs.

Yeah. I felt we needed a goal scoring No.10 & speedster winger even before Tadic & Boufal left.

West Ham bid for Bruno Fernandes.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/16330203.guido-carrillo-on-the-verge-of-southampton-exit/

Would seem an odd signing.

I get your point, but we still need to replace the player that he was supposed to be. (AKA the Mane replacement).

Linked with Liverpool.

Scouting report: he can hit a mean f*cking shot.

Heard that too. Certainly can afford him after selling Mahrez. Grealish / Maddison / Roberts would be an interesting re-jig of their attack.

City closing in on Jorginho. (Interesting little note about who Napoli want as a replacement -- It's not Lemina).

Imagine we're paying at least 50% of his wages too. We're going to take a big hit on this one then.

Nothing really new, but... Vestergaard latest.

Newcastle in talks for Plea

@TeleFootball: Exclusive: Fulham close to sealing £20m deal for Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/07/03/fulham-closing-20m-signing-aleksandar-mitrovic/ *Chelsea really are the masters of generating cash. £20m for Kenedy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06cqq6d

It just beggars belief. I'd love to know where Carrillo was in the shortlist at the start of the season. I get that numerous targets wouldn't have wanted to come to us, but £19 million..... FFS. I suppose we should count ourselves lucky we stayed up & that £19 million is very slightly not as damaging as it could have been.

The Black-Box clearly got infected with RansomWare in January & Carrillo's agent was behind it. They blackmailed us for £19m & we got Carrillo in the post.

The Belgian winner was heartbreaking! Japan were brilliant. Fantastic game.

We normally include them, so surprised we haven't this time around. I've read that Boro want BIG money for their players, so I assumed that was the problem. Yeah, possibly. I suppose if Everton beat us to the Dane, then we might change our mind.

Yeah, but I can't imagine Leganes can stump up anywhere near enough cash (or wages) to complete a transfer. Their recent spending on transfers are around minimal spending, loans & frees.

Huddersfield and Wolves leading chase for £18m Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/6679533/adama-traore-middlesbrough-huddersfield-wolves-premier-league-championship/ (Says we are/were interested)

Carrillo close to Leganes switch? http://www.fichajes.com/breves/info-fichajes-guido-carrillo-se-acerca-al-leganes_137247 Guessing it's a loan move & we'd be paying a big % of his wages. (Not sure how much cash Leganes have)