Sure sounds like everyone at Chelsea who isn’t named Cole Palmer is in the shop window https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/02/chelsea-weighing-up-50m-bid-for-borussia-dortmund-jamie-gittens
I’ve seen it pointed out that last summer Textor did Forest a solid by having Lyon buy Mangala and Niakhate.
Is this the quo in a quid pro quo? To be on the safe side, let’s put on hold any participation in European competition by Textor’s clubs :smile:
Alternatively, Matt is welcome to stay here :smile: No reason to believe he won’t for the time being, other clubs being interested in our players isn’t evidence of intent to sell.
*if* Brighton indicate they’re interested in selling - that’s a big if
The actual SSN report makes clear this is speculative on Everton’s part - see colored text
If you look into his background he very much could NOT have done that at Arsenal without signing a new contract with the club first - Arsenal wouldn’t send him out on loan otherwise and he chose not to commit his future to the club, probably due to the low likelihood of breaking into the first team.