This is weird as hell, almost like Levy doesn't want selling Kane to be on his head
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Well that's a changed stance.
Perfect time to sell him imo. £125m or £100m and a player from City isn't a bad deal at all.
Not if you're the player from City
Change of tone.
Levy making Nuno the scapegoat but really he has no say in the matter.
Exactly. Head coaches tend not to.
Yeah, it was a little vague at the time, but that does make more sense and more in line with what Ducker reported in the end.
Total rebuild of defence. Not bad at all
Chelsea tend to do that with players who aren't in the first-team plans for now but could offer them more value via multiple loans. If they become good enough for another manager, then they can also play for Chelsea. That's what happened with Christensen, Mount, and Abraham basically; constant loans until they found a manager who wanted to play both of them. Then there's Charly Musonda who signed a new Chelsea contract several years ago and is still getting loaned out.
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Suave and useless.
He has a great agent.
Levy - Yes Nuno, you have final say on Kane’s transfer. And best of luck augmenting the squad with a budget of 10 mil if Kane is still here come September.
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Completely forgot this guy still existed
we can also take Brozovic off their hand on a low fee & forgive part of the money they owe us. he is on his last year
Only £49m iirc
Did you have to?
Yeah, this has been rumoured in Brazil for a couple of weeks, I honestly don’t see why we would want him. Not excited about this link. There are also reports we will go for Renato Augusto, who I definitely wouldn’t mind on a short-term contract.
Surprised by this given how key a player Guerreiro has been for them, he's also a very Rose type signing. Quality offensively while being very energetic in closing down players.
I like Halstenberg, will give them more balance between offense and defense, but Guerreiro seems the better fit now.
Poor guy - would be regretting that decision to reject the Leeds contract.
To me, the Halstenberg link indicates that Nico Schulz might be on his way out. He looked out of depth last season, and he doesn't really suit Marco Rose's style as you alluded to in your post. Halstenberg also offers the sort of versatility that Rose likes in his players.
Would Halstenberg want to settle for a secondary role at Dortmund (as that was Nico Schulz's role) given he's been a starter at Leipzeg, who are at about the same level?
Interestingly though, Halstenberg's starts at Leizpeg have been majority at CB, as part of a back 3, while Angelino was first choice at LWB. I believe Angelino lost his place towards the end of the season following an injury, so maybe Halstenberg is fearing his place in the side with Angelino being better suited to a LWB role. Though I can easily see him slotting at CB for the next few seasons with Upmaenaco and Konate gone, they don't have experienced players there and Halstenberg can fill that area.
I don't think Musonda's getting loaned out anywhere at the moment - he ruptured his PCL and he's been out for nearly three years (brief comeback aside). It will be a miracle if he plays again.
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No one knows what kind of formation Rose will be playing, a 4-diamond-2 could see Guerreiro move into midfield, opening up the LB position for Halstenberg, if it's a back three he could play as LCB. But in any case I don't think he could reasonably expect to start every game and the most likely scenario is that he's replacing Schulz in the squad. Though it's surprising to me that Dortmund would be willing to spend on a 30 year old in the current climate.
Why?
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They have to. Hakimi is useless as a RB in a back 4.
If we need to reduce wage bill and sell players for funds, why the hell would we offer Mata another year and contemplate giving Lingard a new deal. Obviously I'm just going by paper reports but I feel it would be a ridiculous decision to do this. Those two going would probably pay 75% of Varane wage and half his transfer fee.
Selling the likes of Pereira, Dalot would be a bonus of course.
Selling the likes of Pereira, Dalot would be a bonus of course.
They're signing Ramos on huge wages and already have Marquinhos(captain) and Kimpembe(local lad and French International) on their books
Priority for them now is LB/LWB and midfield
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