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And Ornstein said the opposite. I read a lot of bs (=lies) when Tuchel got sacked from Dortmund (or PSG) from journos close to those clubs that got debunked much later, also because Thomas keeps his mouth shut, that I would always take those "close" mouthpieces of a club with a large grain of salt. Since you insist that Thomas was totally content with the midfield and also in total control over the transfers: why was FdJ seriously chased for such a long time? Why sign Zakarias last minute after failing to sign all those other ones? Was Gordon or Raphinha (or Koundé) eventually thought out to be a potential RWB cover for James?No, you are wrong: Jacobs, Law, and everyone seriously associated with Chelsea said he ABSOLUTELY accepted when they approached and asked him if he wanted to direct transfers.
What he absolutely DIDNT want was to do any of the work associated with it. He would delegate even as answering the owners to random assistants.
This is all well documented.
Also, they still want Leao AND Nkunku. You are assuming Auba meant no Leao. They couldn’t get a deal across for Leao. The two situations are unrelated. This was also pretty well covered.
I am assuming: no Leao = Auba as a stop gap. And for the record, just because Potter seemingly has no clue how to set up shop to make players eventually look a wee bit better than they actually are doesn't mean that others wouldn't find a way to include Auba for example. Or Sterling. Or Cucurella (ouch) or many of the others that are underperforming.
If Potter loses a couple more of his next games he will likely face the harsh reality of the football business - let's hope Todd's brilliant long term strategy isn't centered around a total newcomer regarding elite clubs.