It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[Bluemoon has risen]

It's not though really, is it.

We are selling players on the fringes, non-starters.

Raz, Gabby, Ake, Zin, Steffen, Torres, Bazunu, Fern, Gyani, Egan-Riley, Edozie, Porro.

That's almost £285m right there. All not guaranteed starters or fringe squad.

Haaland, Alvarez and Phillips in so far @ £110m.

Cucurella and more to follow.

It's a window for the ages.

As Neil Warnock would say "Facking hell fire!"

 

[borassic]

James is their best player, not a chance they’d let him go

 

[SWPISHOME]

Reece James on £40m for Sterling and Ake. Great business if we pull that one off.
I'd be more than happy with that deal.

 

[Dobsy]

That's just an opinion, there's no we will in it at all

Fuckin hell mate if you want a forum that's all facts then good luck with that. Obviously it's an opinion, you can take that on context.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Unless I’m mistaken, I don’t think the deal tolmie mentioned is actually what is available to us. That’s just what we’ve asked for, to which Chelsea will obviously say no as it’s way too good a deal for us and too bad a deal for them to decimate their defence even further. I think if they offer £100m for the two, they get both. If not, they just take Sterling.

 

[Gobshiight]

Ake is a big injury concern. Why the flapping? End of last season when we had no CB who played in defence? Where was our back up centre half?

The player has improved and he seems a decent sort but his role in the squad is to push the starters and be available when said players are injured.

His injuries last season won’t stop existing next season. Take the money and find a suitable replacement.

Laporte, stones and Dias stay then I would not be worried. It was a freak occurrence last season.

Aké has a much better injury record in his career than Stones and also than Laporte, so I'm not sure how you can write off Aké for last season but label what happened to the others as a freak occurrence

We need a 4th centre back, and if he can be persuaded to stay, I'd much prefer to keep Aké. Even if only to limit the amount of disruption to a squad that's already seeing 3 first-teamers leave

 

[SatOnTheWall]

All the noise from Salah's camp is he's staying in the Premier League and he wants wages that match De Bruyne. That leaves 3 options:
- Stay at Liverpool (they don't want to pay him).
- Go to City.
- Go to Chelsea.

He only turned 30, 2 weeks ago, De Bruyne is 31 tomorrow and I don't think any of us are too worried about his age. I expect Salah to still be at the top level in 3 years time.

He’s a diving cheating tart. So a big no from me.

 

[richards30]

Unless I’m mistaken, I don’t think the deal tolmie mentioned is actually what is available to us. That’s just what we’ve asked for, to which Chelsea will obviously say no as it’s way too good a deal for us and too bad a deal for them to decimate their defence even further. I think if they offer £100m for the two, they get both. If not, they just take Sterling.

yeah i agree, it would seem its just us chancing our arm.

 

[hihosilva]

I just don't see it with James. Walker and Cancelo both a level above in different ways. I'd just sell Ake and replace him.

Don't forget its 5 substitutes this season so depth of squad will be important

 

[leo_city]

Not a fan. I don't think James is worth 70m. I'll take James + 55m.

James is absolutely worth 70m. He's imo the best right back in this league, solid offensively and defensively. We'd absolutely break the bank on that to secure an early Walker replacement. Cancelo continues on the left and we would be a ridiculous team