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Weirdly (considering how much I enjoyed watching White, Biss and Cucurella), I've always almost completely lost interest in them once they go. When I see them play, I always think, "oh cool, hope they have a decent game" but other than that I'm not that fussed at all. I do think Cucurella...

I still find it insane that little old Brighton have a left back, a left back that's potentially leaving for more than £50m. It's ridiculous... No disrespect meant at all as both were great servants of the club, but we've come a long way from Kerry Mayo and Nathan Jones

True, but I'd be surprised if Chelsea spend £50m+ on a LB/LWB/LCB that isn't going to be challenging the first team. Chelsea don't have the unlimited funds they used to under Abramovich, so need to be more efficient in their business. Tuchel likes to play 3 at the back with rapid wing backs...

There's a superb thread on Twitter somewhere about why he's a complete tap-in merchant / transfer bullsh!tter

It depends on what lens through which you're looking: 1) We've sold our PotS and fan favourite in Marc Cucurella, and losing him and Bissouma in the same window is a step backwards in squad quality and depth [No progress] OR 2) We took a risk on a £15m defender, who's now worth £50m+ and is...

You say that, but he was really poor by his standards for about 4 or 5 games in Feb. I don't know why so I'm not saying he was sulking, suffering because of the arrest, distracted by speculation about his future etc but he did go through a run of poor form. There's one game in particular during...

In fairness, players agents are often almost like family to their clients. We may dislike them, and the tactics they use certainly leave a sour taste but they are an integral part of a player's life in all aspects, not just transfers. They are paid to get the best deal for their player. That's...

Well, quite. I'm not even sure what the purpose of a transfer request is these days other than to signal intent (and forfeit any future loyalty bonus)

"I went into the club shop last week to buy a kit, but they sat it's £55 quid! I offered them £30 and they said "no"! Can you believe it?! Bl**dy club is run by kids these days..."

It's not Caicedo though is it? It's Mac Allister

What I find fun (but not surprising), is the amount of fans of top clubs that don't understand how transfers work. Sure, there's arrogance at play: "We're X, so they have to sell for A, B, C reason", but the sheer volume of people that don't understand that "market value" and "value to the...

Maybe let's put it this way: Say you you owned a football club and bought a player for £15m a year ago, he still has 4 years left on his contract and he went on to be your best player, and you (as the owner of his registration) value him at £50m+. What if some other rich club, having tried all...

See, I don't look at Mac Allister in that role as a compromise. The fact that he wears no. 10 and has scored a couple of coals belies the fact that's he's actually an excellent defensive midfielder. With him and Caicedo in midfield, I actually think that it's a very good option. To your point...

I guess it depends on whether the club has replacements for Cucurella in-house. Theoretically, we could just say "Thanks for the cash" and then run with Solly March and Kaoru Mitoma. Yes, we'd be weaker but not relegation-bound levels of weaker

Although I do think you're right, there is a possibility of a "too good to refuse" offer coming in late in the day that we might accept. Say Citeh come in on deadline day with a £65m offer for Cucurella, will we really say "no"? I'm not so sure

No, but he has agreed personal terms 2,376 times since the end of the season and his arrival at City is imminently going to be imminently imminent

Quite right. For some reason I always saw him as a player who played further forward... My bad

A couple of things, I doubt they did roll over. More likely they set a price and City met it. Contrary to some opinions, I actually think Phillips was their priority. Without Fernandinho, City won't have a DM whereas they still do have Cancelo and Zinchenko that can play at LB to a very decent...

Who ever thought we'd be sniffy about accepting £50m for a player, let alone a left back...

Oh 100%. My point is that I don't see Tony actively negotiating. There seems to be a perception that other clubs "don't know who they're dealing with" accompanied by the picture of Bloom playing poker. I just think it's more realistic that Barber is the front man for the negotiations. He works...