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Is that AR-10's cousin?

Jeremy Wilson with an interesting piece: How recruitment specialists have become football’s hottest properties http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/30/how-recruitment-specialists-have-become-footballs-hottest-proper/?

Hull City ‏@HullCity We are delighted to have agreed a deal to sign Will Keane from @ManUtd for an undisclosed fee #WelcomeWill

Better than their Michael Hector signing of last year

The most unlikely Conte defensive signing ever.

4-2-3-1, I think.

@Ed_Aarons: Stoke set to sign Bruno Martins Indi from FC Porto on season-long loan https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/30/stoke-set-to-sign-bruno-martins-indi-from-fc-porto-on-season-long-loan

KENEDY JOINS WATFORD ON LOAN Chelsea midfielder Kenedy has joined Watford on loan for the rest of the season. The 20-year-old played 20 times for Chelsea last year having moved from Fluminense in the summer of 2015.

#ObligatoryYouTube

If we sign a striker, it seems to indicate we are sticking with that diamond.

Hull City ‏@HullCity We are delighted to have completed the signing of @RyanMason for a Club record undisclosed fee #WelcomeRyan

He looks like he's playing against the U11's in this pic!

Michiel Jongsma ‏@JongsmaJongsma Sébastien Haller is a good point of reference to play from, has good presence, good technique, quite fast too. Bit raw, but great potential. Michiel Jongsma ‏@JongsmaJongsma He can drift in and out of games, but at 10 million or under he really worth the gamble for Southampton, I think he can become really good.

Certainly fits the profile and we have been linked with him for some time. He is a striker though, so unsure what this means for J-Rod. I'm also concerned that his YouTube videos show lots of misses

Telegraph Football ‏@TeleFootball Stoke City launch late bid for #MCFC's Wilfried Bony - @JPercyTelegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/30/stoke-city-launch-late-bid-to-sign-manchester-citys-wilfried-bon/

CHELSEA ALONSO DEAL CLOSE Fiorentina and Chelsea are edging closer to reaching a deal on left back Marcos Alonso, according to Sky sources. We understand Chelsea had a £20m offer knocked back but a new offer of £24m should be enough for Fiorentina to agree. Sky in Italy reported that originally the Serie A club was holding out for £27m. However, the player is keen to move to the Premier League and we understand a formal announcement on the deal is close.

Quality One deal that stood out to me (whilst not strictly FM related) is the Zaza loan. I always like the loan deals that automatically become permanent after a certain number of games - Maybe it's an Italian thing as I've heard of it happening over there before. Maybe I'm still scarred by the Toby situation.

Hull City @HullCity We are delighted to announce the signing of David Marshall from @CardiffCityFC #WelcomeDavid

That's the problem though isn't it?

PALACE LOAN REMY Crystal Palace have confirmed the capture of Loic Remy on a season-long loan from Chelsea.

Looking forward to this game. #LookmanWatch

WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?!

Sorry to dig up an old thread but saw a couple of names this morning. I'm hoping that with the kit thread now resting for the summer, The9 might fancy doing an update on here ----------------

DOUBLE BLOW FOR BLACK CATS We understand Vicente Iborra's move to Sunderland is off, after Sevilla changed their mind about selling the midfielder. A £7.7m deal was agreed in writing at the end of last week and personal terms were also agreed with the player, however, the Spaniards have now had second thoughts. We understand Sunderland are also set to miss out on Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason, who is close to joining Hull instead.

Probably true. They've spent £45m on Ayew / Zaza since that so they had the ££'s for it.