Lucas Paqueta investigated by FA for alleged betting breaches

[Keeper!]

This is spot on. Embarrassing that we are even thinking about this at £70m never mind any amount above that.

No idea what has gone on this Summer but this is farcical. Scrambling round a couple of days before the season starts with mental offers for average players.

Imagine spending £200m in a Summer with Gvardial Kovacic and Paqueta to show for it after missing out on Bellingham and Rice.

I normally say wait till the end of the window but I’d already have Txiki hung up by his testicles for the shitshow this Summer.

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[PoorTom]

Walker? Stones? Sterling? Mahrez? Ake?

Yes, there are exceptions like every other rule.

 

[Kamaro011]

Nonsense.

Look at his username, it's makes sense in his POV.

 

[hammocity]

To be fair hammocity it was a back pass. ;)

I was too lazy to ever go backwards, I was also very average!

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Unless Phillips is involved, there’s no way we’ll bid £85m+ for him.

 

[Keeper!]

Yes, there are exceptions like every other rule.

That's very poor Tom

 

[mancityscot]

we're walking away from this one, thats if there was ever even any interest in the first place.

 

[Keeper!]

Unless Phillips is involved, there’s no way we’ll bid £85m+ for him.

40plus Phillips is a great deal.....for Us ;)

 

[mosssideblue]

we're walking away from this one, thats if there was ever even any interest in the first place.

Are we?

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Yeah, I don't know why people act shocked. 25-year-old starter for Brazil, and they want him for what, 50m in the current market? Laughable. 70m is very reasonable, IMO. Rice set the market prices.

Starter for Brazil is neither here nor there. Starter ahead of who? Fred? Joelinton? A 34 year-old Everton Ribiero? Bruno Gumieres, who cost 40 million? Exactly the same 50 million that we charged to Arsenal for a 25 year-old starter for Brazil last summer. The only question is whether he's worth 70m, not whether he can get into his national team at one of their historic low points.