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We can only really judge at the end of the window. But if we ended up with (say) Camara to replace Biss, Udogie to replace Cucu, and Colwill to replace Burn, with about £40m left over, you’d have to say that was decent? No one in, and we look light. But we didn’t plan not to have Cucu so I...

Although I’ve just read that Gomez’s agent is…Pep Guardiola’s brother!

If we gazumped them on Gomez the meltdown on Blue Moon would be superb

Until the ‘expert’ analysis about how Tuchel/Conte has taken our player to another level (that’s exactly the same level they’ve been performing at for us…)

If Tuchel wants to play 3 at the back, then Cucu would play as LCB. As well as cover for Chilwell. So likely to play regularly imo.

My bet: Tony is playing hardball on the buyback clause for Colwill. Big club (or Cucu’s agent) thinks it puts pressure on him to back down by making the (already agreed) Cucu deal public. Tony sticks statement out to wrestle back control of the negotiation.

That’s what I’m imagining as well. Doesn’t seem like one who likes to compromise Tony, and may be calculating who has more to lose if the deal falls through…

Paul Gascogne has just arrived at Lancing with some lager and a fishing rod

Think how Dizzy that would make Blue Moon with all their about turns.

Yep. Although my guess would be the issue is less the fee and more the buyback clause. We famously don’t like those.

I think the wording of ‘no agreement’ suggests a bit more than that. But as per earlier post, that may be just ‘you need to agree to what we want on Colvill before we sign off on this’

This would be funny. Although I wouldn’t trust getting paid by them any more than I would the 1p in the £ lot up the road

Feels like most likely Bloom is playing hardball on Colwill. Deal on Cucu agreed subject to that, agent has jumped the gun and Bloom issuing that statement to ensure he doesn’t lose negotiating leverage. But of course I’m only guessing. (Along with everyone else)

But will he pass a medical with the niggly calf injury that kept him out on Saturday?

It shouldn’t wind me up so much, but the reporting on this is mental. So City are ‘threatening to walk away’. From a deal to buy a player we don’t want to sell. That’s like me threatening not to sleep with Sienna Miller.

Maybe the oil is running out

Can’t believe this has fallen off the first page.

This is exactly right. Solly playing LWB would be a downgrade on Cucu playing there. But he’s still decent. Just not as good as the player one of the biggest sides in Europe want to sign. That’s not a sleight on Solly, just a fact.

Yeah that’s fair. But I really feel Biss will show he’s one of the best midfielders in Europe now he has the bigger stage. I think he’s that good. Had a slightly wobbly season, probably for obvious reasons, and was still easily the best player on the pitch on many occasions.

Bissouma for me, then Cucu. Gross and Veltman for value.