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Newcastle quietly spending some big bucks. The smug Eddie miracle is not quite what it seems.

This club is so well run. We are incredibly lucky to have uncle Tony at the helm. Long may he stay.

So many rumours, but what I understood is that Chelsea have offered £50m and Brighton have said that isn't their number, but it's getting closer. Personal terms reported as agreed. Could drag on a bit more yet.

The Times focussed most of its Charity Shield report on Cucurella and City's desparate need for a left back. If they hadn't been slaughtered down their left side on Saturday, I'd be more confident of keeping Cucu. But I think everyone can see how badly they need to fill that role. They will be...

Just out of interest, where did the "asking price" of £50m come from? It seems most people, even on here, are just accepting that as a fact.

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Nor was Biss. He was touted as a box to box midfielder. He's improved since GPott moved him deeper and gave him a different role. (It's also been safer for people sitting wide of the goals).

You're missing the point. You've ruined this discussion with the apparent need to prove your point right and lost sight of the fact that this is a thread about Cucurella. Vast majority just want latest news and views on that, not your relentless need to win and argument and score points. I hope...

Seems a lot of NSC are interested in the practice and tactics of negotiating. I can strongly recommend having a read of "Never Split The Difference" by Christopher Voss, an ex FBI hostage negotiator. Its so informative and really interesting. A bit of an eye opener into the psychology of getting...

Why don't city fans realise that this is a case of a reluctant seller. We don't want to lose Cucurella. We don't want to sell him at all. If the buyer wants to buy something that we don'tnt want to sell, OF COURSE the price will be ridiculously above the market value. Correct, market price had...

No he's not. He's still putting millions in. Dazzer666 has this right.

It's going to be a long Summer until the window closes isn't it!!

We saw how hard we are to play against with pace on both wings today. March on one side and Cucu on the other. The oppo defence can't double up on the one speedster, they have to cover both so they drop wider and deeper - which makes them more vulnerable down the middle. Swap Lamptey for March...

Chris done good. Here he is with Shane Duffy after the game.

You know that silence moments before a child lets out an enormous bellow. As the air from miles around gets sucked into their lungs......... that's why I am assuming this has gone so quiet. Brace yourself Albion fans.

We don't know that BHA are arguing the toss about instalments. Anything could be going on here to delay this and we'd maybe never know.

Release clauses are expected to be paid in full because it's a reluctant seller.

They love a brass band up in the Norf. He'll fit in very well.

I think London Black Cab might have this right. As well as the complexities of getting this deal done, the Albion will not have wanted to unsettle Solly (and thereby create a new issue to solve). Nail down Solly and then complete on Cucurella. Some of this leaking of info - esp in a social...

On reflection, that was pretty snarky. Sorry. But you get my point? We don't know what's happening. If people restate what highly partial parties might have released into social media, or just made up, often enough, it gets taken as fact and then used as a stick to beat the club. Which really is...