Let’s run this.
we unsettled Laporte and Jesus.
we passed on haaland who apparently wanted a move.
we passed on the holy grail that was Messi.
we showed Kun the door.
all based on Kane’s awful management.
staggering.
Laporte unsettled by Kane doesn't make sense to me. His name was highlighted as a possible leaver, unsettled, with question marks over his attitude/commitment separately from the Kane deal.
Jesus... he'll be fine. He could still go, in fact. Otherwise, it's just reality. He hasn't quite delivered for us. It's on him to step up if he wants to stay. He certainly looked good last week.
Haaland - when did we pass on him? All the chatter says he'll join RM next summer, which was borne out by Chelsea getting almost nowhere with him and going for Lukaku. Which was them using a fairly obvious stalking horse.
Messi - was last summer's project. I view NOT getting him, and turning the page, as a decisive moment in our recent history. It meant we'd given up on being a vanity project, or a Barca tribute act.
Kun. Long story short - his time was up. During the summer, when Ings and Kane were mentioned, it became clear that had both all but matched his stats in the PL in recent years.
One week remains - and options are still on the table.
