Window Cleaner

Nothing concerning Vietto and Saints would be a good bet.

Did Vietto eventually get a move somewhere or other ?

Who can say, since Renard called him to explain exactly why he'd been dropped by Morocco all I've seen is a last minute wish to be transferred to Spain. Pity he couldn't do that towards the start of the window really, he'd have had a better chance of it coming off.

Won't be many more cup games against lower league sides this season though, one or two perhaps in January. Then again, knowing our luck we'll probably draw Utd away in the 3rd round.

Hmmm, seems to be a bit of a Boufal obsession here; The fact is that compared to the best of the best and even the best of the rest he is a very ordinary type of player. We paid what, about 15 million for him and we got what we paid for, an average player who'll sometimes shine and sometimes look pretty awful. If you want a Lemar or a Mbappe then it's upwards of 80 million and not a bent centime less.

And it won't happen this window anyway. As I noted yesterday, he's been dropped by Morocco and that won't have pleased him.

They were all disastrously bad because the team is bad, no point in trying to settle individual blame on any one player for any one event. Dutch football is a mess because all of their promising young players are sold off to bg clubs, where they don't play, at very early ages.

You obviously didn't see the match then did you. They were just, well clueless. Shambles in defence, shambles in midfield and pretty much non-existant in attack. They won't qualify and Virgil will do whatever he decides to do without Holland's WC future being part of that. I think he'll play because for me his value has taken a serious hit this summer. Apart from the dippers no other club looked over interested, well not at the price bandied about anyway.

No one would want to manage the shambles I witnessed yesterday.

Yep think it's tomorrow evening in Spain, probably something to do with the international round and Portugal is even later, in 2 or 3 weeks maybe.

right, didn't read it this morning, gardening after some long awaited rain.

There was something in L'Equipe about Sakho this morning, did West Ham pull the plug on his transfer to Rennes after he'd gone there to sign on, something like that?

don't be silly, why would he leave Leicester for Saints...honestly.

Not just the house, the outstanding milk bill as well.

Sounds likely, they're playing at 8.45 this evening. Serves them right, they've only had 3 months or so to get their transfers done and the WC qualifiers weren't arranged yesterday were they.

Don't see it, we'll probably not subsidise his salary to anywhere near the extent and club willing to take him on would want. Might go out on loan to a lower UK league later in September though at a huge cost to us.

I see that Origi has gone to Wolfsburg then and I did read that Ziyech is about to sign at Borussia Dortmund .

Who's likely to take him though, seriously ? Bloke just hasn't played more than a handful of hours in over 3 years. Seems to get injured a lot as well, who's going to take a punt on that really.

Boufal been dropped by Morrocco then ? That'll not please him for sure.

If they were interested they'd be putting in at least reasonably serious bids already wouldn't they? Neither of them would seem to want him overmuch. He's toxic and will need to re-prove himself before any club other than Liverpool seriously considers giving us a lot of money to obtain his services.

He's not all that young really. 24 in December I believe, I mean that's not an old crock but in today's footballing world of 19 year old superstars, 24 is mid-career.

because it's complicated. Inter don't seem to have the 7 or 8 million that's required and are after a loan. Caen don't mind that as long as it's an obligatory purchase deal in the end, ie Inter have to buy him next summer and can't back out in any shape or form. I suppose that all needs some solid negociation to make sure that nobody can welsh on any agreement at all. All that's the official version, now that Inter can't find 8 million would surprise me and I'd guess that they want to test and try before they buy as the old saying goes. Some of these lads have a despicable attitude and the antics of Karamoh's entourage might just go to suggest that.

It probably would be stupid yes but I don't think he'll be moving on this window, it's too late and I don't think we've had any really serious bids up to now. We know that Liverpool want him but that's complicated, as for the others, well they've probably been put off by a combination of his deplorable stance and the amont of money we seem to be wanting. Other clubs will let him (and us) stew a while and then see what they really need in January.

Same old problem though, inconstant and an absolutely awful attitude.

Yes you're absolutely right, was getting him mixed up with Kondogbia who's in about the same situation or thereabouts. Big star in French football and then a steady downhill progression afterwards.