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We do our business in private we dont publicise stuff unless we think we’ve got a deal in place We wouldn’t tell Percy that and he wouldn’t write about it unless we were confident doing a deal. I'm concerned that those responsible for getting the move done we’re convinced that we could do a deal this week when a plethora of Italian journos were saying that the player really wanted Roma. Whilst that isn’t proof of anything in itself it should raise enough red flags that you don’t pass any info to Percy on the deal. Just not necessary.

(Or we’ll pay less in fee and pay the balance of his contractual arsenal pay) I tried to point this out earlier ric - good luck !

If Romano is right then it begs the question how on earth the club believed that a deal was very possible to be closed this week. (to the extent that they fed that to JP ). Percy wouldn’t have written about soule unless he was told something concrete.

People are speaking about 5m+ for Casey ! Nelson is a home grown talent who can’t get into arsenal starting line up. But he’s in the list for starting options if wide player injured. Had a v good spell in Germany. and he is 24/25 so will have a resale value in three years

I think the player is worth 20/25m if we’re paying 15m then the 5/10m difference is to cover what we’re prepared to pay him in wages (say 65k) and what Arsenal are paying him (100k) thats 3 years at 35k/week = approx 5m (plus a loan fee for this season which will be approx 2m)

If juve don’t want to sell to Roma then why are there talks in the first place ?? its all a game of poker

If the fee is only £15m then that’s why a player of his profile should be more than that

Presumably we would loan Ben out so we can save on kits ……

gonna soon be a horses head in someone's bed ...........

Given the injury he suffered, I would fully understand that the kid could be in a hurry. childhood dreams are one thing but a big contract will sort him out for life. I know what I’d be doing and it would be where I’d play the most at the highest level I could coupled with earning the most dosh.

Yep - They’re mostly Corbynites and suffer from an illness. An illness where they simply can’t see that being in government is more important than anything else. i think they enjoy being in opposition more than being in govt when you actually do stuff and change things.

I think it’s naive not to worry we’ve lost very decent mid teen prospects already past few seasons Do you think maresca hasn’t marked the chelsea recruitment department’s card on him and a few others here ?? but if the kid is being advised to see out his deal here then we do need to expose him because that will get his price up at tribunal. Infact, a bidding war in January would likely deliver a bigger fee for us than him walking away next June.

You accept they’re interested there are non Roma journos who have tweeted that he wants to join Roma Whether they’re being fed nonsense by his agent (or someone else) is the question. assume this has to be sorted by this weekend because juve have players they want to buy and there are deals beyond. Getting to the time when pre season begins for the international players.

This topic is not hot enough for those suspensions infact it wouldn’t surprise me if they reversed the policy this is about starmer putting down a marker to those who see a thumping majority and decide it’s ok to do as they please regarding their own politics rather than the party line. If they campaigned on the manifesto then they should support it. These seven will have to decide what they intend to do over the next six months and therefore beyond. I imagine that if they continue to vote against policy then they will not get the whip back. They had an abstention option.

We must surely have been trying that. if he hasn’t signed yet then that must be down to his advisers ??

Shame they didn’t pick 69

Good to see Jason out and about too

They played together last season

I assume that if we sell mads then we buy a replacement I wasn’t expecting us to just revert to Jakub or Danny

Bouba blew hot and cold but on at least three occasions his concentration lapse meant he ended up wrong side of his man

Apparently an ankle injury - not short term

Hamza and Bouba in combo with souttar and okoli isn’t helping us play out

Bet Shrewsbury aren’t too chuffed

Rudkin masterclass !!

head of secret service falls on her sword (post trump debacle) i guess she knows she'll be kicked out come november 6th !