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Top news, looks a prospect. This is where we have to get the balance right. The last couple of weeks Winks and Faes have shown they should probably be in our best XI at the minute, but whether either are here beyond the summer is doubtful. Same can be said for Soumaré and Ayew who’s contracts are up this summer. Therefore we have to strike a balance between playing our strongest team and the need to get promoted this season, whilst also building for the future. With 9 subs there’s no reason the likes of Page, Monga, Nelson and Aluko shouldn’t be in match day squads at a minimum most weeks. The best academy players have to see a pathway to the first team otherwise we’ll lose them.

Ayew BDCR - Mavididi - Fatawu ??

Stolarczyk Ricardo - Nelson - Vestergaard - Thomas James - Winks Fatawu - Ayew - Mavididi Daka Vieites / Hamza / Okoli / Faes / Skipp / Page / BDCR / Monga / Carranza

Godfrey is truly honking isn’t he

Don’t think James will come straight in due to International Duty, and hasn’t trained with the squad at all yet. So imagine the Skippmaré combo gets a stay of execution for now. Also hopefully going to dominate the ball a bit more against Oxford, so would go with Nelson & Ricardo who offer a bit more quality on the ball at the back. Ayew has played every minute so far, so think he will stay in for now. Stolarczyk Ricardo - Nelson - Vestergaard - Thomas Soumaré - Skipp Fatawu - Ramsey - Mavididi Ayew Begovic / Hamza / Okoli / Faes / Winks / James / Monga / Daka / Carranza

First game back after the International break and starts a run of 5 games in 4 weeks before the next break. Oxford (A) Cov (H), WBA (A), Wrexham (H), Swansea (A) Interesting to see if Marti brings any of the deadline signings straight in or not?

Don’t forget main man Jordan Ayew in the 10

Palace now targeting Pavlovic from Milan, possible domino for Milan to then swoop for Faes…. Very unlikely he moves now though you’d have thought.

What’s the way around the paywall again?

Has posted on his Instagram. Thank god it’s over

What’s he been doing thought it was only an 11 minute flight

Fulham now signing Tyrique George from Chelsea.

Got to be a PSR fiddle with the amount Newcastle payed for Woltemade…

And he’s rejected it. Says he’s going Saudi. Bookers we were offering that in the first place

Last year of his contract €6m book value. Get rid and replace with Ivanovic and Carranza.

Reckon it’ll just be a couple of loans. Would love Jordan James in but just can’t see it getting done, so think we’ll settle for a cheaper alternative in Saletras. Think we may push for Rak-Sakyi loan with obligation as well, but not sure that gets done either and we stick with BDCR/ S Thomas as back up to Fatawu. In Carranza - Loan w/option Rego - Loan w/ option Saletras - <£5m Out Bilal - Loan w/ obligation Alves - Loan

I wonder if the relegation release clause was always €30m not £30m… Therefore, if the deal is €5m loan fee and €25 obligation to buy it is essentially the same as the release clause just structured slightly differently and reduces the sell on fee to Genk. Still not saying it’s a great deal at €30m/ £26m total package, but still represents a profit after 1 year of hardly pulling up trees and being relegated.

Starting for them today, so hopefully just agent talk.

Loan?

Wonder if that would be a loan or permanent. Doesn’t appear to be much in Marti’s plans and been leapfrogged by Page.

Would genuinely rather play Evans up top than Bamford.

If Bilal stays think we only need x2 incomings, pending any other outgoings. 1x CM and 1x ST minimum. If Kristiansen / Faes go we would then need a LB / CB replacement respectively.

Assume it’s because his icon is the Pisa logo

Got what £6.5/ 7m left in terms of amortisation… so should hopefully recoup that and get a new LB in to challenge Thomas.