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They've signed Stansfield to a 7-year contract, so basically £2.8m transfer fee (if add-ons achieved) per year will be in the books

TransferRoom, yeah https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4333076/2023/03/26/inside-transfer-room/

Exeter have a bit of a reputation for being a good place for young players to develop (mostly when their youngsters get poached by big 6 teams), seems like a great loan move for him

UCL fixtures are being played the same week though aren't they? So CL-qualified teams could've still played each other

They did a "pre-draw" to decide home/away fixtures before the actual draw Which knowing Sky was just a "make sure the biggest 4 teams are playing at home" instruction from higher ups

Walsall Away

Any word on the transfer fee? I saw €1.5m rumoured earlier which does seem a bit low

Scottish players are the hot new thing for Serie A clubs Obviously seen as undervalued with good return on investment

But even then he doesn't know which player with the surname we're bidding for 😂

The marketing copy for that kit was very keen in playing up west London's links to the birth of punk rock and Vivienne Westwood's SEX boutique on King's Road. Chelsea FC are the very furthest thing from punk rock!! 🤣🤣

Thomas Frank is very keen on "out-metricking" opponents. e.g. if his team are away to a big 6 opponent and lose, but outperform the opponent in stats like km run, tackles won, etc he's happy

Was going multiple times in the match As well as Jordan Ayew there was Fuch off Rudkin and Rudkin's a Tw@t

"Report by Kate Thompson" There's a surprise 🙄 Any time fans are remotely anti-Rudkin (or anti-Rodgers in the past) her blogs may as well have been written by the club's comms director

Lyon are signing Tanner Tessmann from Venezia (Serie B last season) for €6m, 22y/o centre mid/DM and he had one year left on his contract If he's good enough for Lyon then is he the type of signing we should've been going for?

Genk want €35m apparently

https://www.hln.be/voetbal/hln-transferlive-el-khannouss-persoonlijk-rond-met-leicester-city-genk-vraagt-hoofdprijs~ad4cd683/ El Khannouss personally agrees with Leicester City, Genk asks for top price Bilal El Khannouss can continue his career in the Premier League. The 20-year-old midfielder of Racing Genk is the subject of strong interest from Leicester City. It looks like Bilal El Khannouss (20) will get his dream transfer. English Leicester City has reached an agreement with the Moroccan international on a multi-year contract and now has to try to reach an agreement with Genk. The Limburgers want to cooperate in a departure, but do want the top price for their playmaker. El Khannouss has been the subject of interest from Leverkusen and RB Leipzig in recent months, but this interest did not result in a concrete offer for various reasons. For example, Leverkusen kept German international Florian Wirtz on board, while Red Bull opted for Antonio Nusa to replace Dani Olmo. In the background, several Premier League clubs, including West Ham United and Brentford, had meanwhile expressed their interest to the Brussels Moroccan's entourage. El Khannouss, who is still contracted to Genk until mid-2027, had the freedom to negotiate with clubs and eventually reached an agreement on a four-year contract with Leicester. That now has to be reached with Genk. It is expected that 'The Foxes' will report to Genk with an opening bid this weekend. El Khannouss played 94 official matches for Racing. He scored 4 goals and provided 14 assists. In 2023, he was elected Promise of the Year. The technician played 14 times for the Moroccan national team. At the Olympic Games, he won bronze with his country. (BFA)

The whole Swedish top flight are releasing a retro-themed kit for the league's 100th anniversary, there are some really good ones

Robbie Savage: INNY-ACHO

Ranieri's tribute to Shakey from the match programme: "I was very upset when I heard the news that Craig had passed away this month," he told the club's official matchday programme. "I still can't believe it, I don't realise, I'm saddened, for him and for his family. He was my precious collaborator as we lived a magnificent adventure together. "I sometimes speak of the Leicester City electricity - and Craig was one of the many people who gave us a spar. When you experience memories like that together, you have a bond forever. Our dreams came true and he was a big part of our glorious success. "Craig as a man was always positive. He always supported me totally in our job. He would always arrive at the training ground with a smile and a laugh. He, also, was so talented and so strong in his job. "As a manager, you cannot ask for more from an assistant. He gave me everything I needed, and he was so, so respected by everyone at the club - the players, the staff, the supporters, everybody. "I know that the first lines of Craig's Leicester City story were written before mine and there were many chapters afterwards, but for the time we spent together, I am so grateful. I think it is very special to see all the words and all the tributes from people in football over the last weeks - it shows you who Craig was. "It shows you the type of friend, the type of colleague, he was to so many, at Leicester City and everywhere else. I am lucky to have known Craig and shared that magical time together. I hug you with my thoughts, Craig, and so does your family." There were tributes by others like Wes, Pearson, Kingy, Steve Walsh, Vardy and Schmeichel in the programme if anyone can post those too

Thomas Müller is just a German Kasey Mack

Dog muck first 55 minutes Team remembered how to play football after that and Spurs got thoroughly rattled Very happy with a draw after that

How did Soumaré not give away a foul, let alone get booked there?

Spurs concede one goal and their whole team get Vietnam War flashbacks from the Battle of the Bridge, they're so rattled 😂

Ref left his yellow card in the dressing room?

Martin Tyler on commentary with "P.P. at the K.P." just now Mate we're not just peepee we're the entire poopoo right now