Gerard

Never agreed with the signing at the time and nothing has changed. He was never getting in ahead of Maddison and peak Tilemans and spending £15m on a back up who was mid 20's and thus likely to never improve looked a waste of money at the time as it does now. Proven mediocrity, money should have been spent on potential to have the chance to eventually push Maddison/Tielemans or maybe a Bosman.

Manchester City only won the Champions League last season because Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich aren't quite the teams they were 10-15 years ago.

Yes, according to Betfair we're about an 87% implied chance of getting promoted. He's a 19yo who looks like he has every chance of going all the way in the game in a position we desire. He'd be a buy to cement our credentials for promotion and a after six months of bedding in PL quality with an excellent chance of selling for a profit further down the line.

Reading the Brazilians quoting on that thread they're almost to a man fuming at him going that cheap. Always a great sign.

Not that I want Ipswich to win or challenge us but I don't mind them matching us stride for stride as it's about finishing in the top two and them being alongside us gives us focus. If we get miles clear of second you would have to worry if our focus and hunger drops a tad, saying that I trust in Enzo to nip that in the bud early if it happens.