Don Pacifico There's no basis for suspecting that. Probably more that he didn't really set the world alight at Juve. Same reason why we didn't go back for Raphinha.

      QuincyAbeyie Clrnc feels like both situations are subjective in how you interpret them. Ultimately, I'd be surprised if Nico Williams joins us.

          preparing to advance fc.

          given how dusty partey looks, skimping out on midfield might not be the best move

            I've been thinking for a while that Johan Bakayoko will end up being our forward signing just from process of elimination.

            Claudius He means not reinforcing adequately in midfield. "Skimpy" is a synonym of "scanty" with a rich tradition of use as a noun to refer to half-dressed women bartenders down under.

                Coombs I think he’s an excellent addition. And will age out as our young guns mature into starters. The signing makes a lot of sense in terms of present quality and signalling to Ethan and Skelly

                  Coombs True, Claude might've meant that. 👍

                  Seems the elite regista everyone agrees we'd benefit from isn't really on the market, so it's all a bit moot.

                    Claudius we don't have a pivot midfielder of the required level. rice isn't it, partey/jorginhos powers are waning, and merino plays a different position. if he's our only midfield signing, we're missing a critical ingredient

                        Gazza M actually, there is so much information on transfers (even shared here daily) that we have a very good understanding of who is in play and who isn’t. For example, we know the 5-6 first team players from our team who are potentially available for transfer.

                        So who is available that you guys believe we should secure ?

                          Gazza M

                          It's a perfectly reasonable question. If you want something, name it.

                            Gazza M if you can't then Merino is surely the best available midfielder on the planet.

                              Line of logic doesn't make sense - even if there's no one else available, it still doesn't change the fact that we're missing a critical ingredient and will have to somehow circumvent the issue.