samthegooner the reason you take a centre forward is there is one overlooked player in world football who has to become available at some point: Rodrygo. I’ve been watching Real all season obviously and all of Mbappe, Vini and Rodrygo do their best work cutting in from the left. It’s a real misallocation of resources. Mbappe has been looking terrific btw - unstoppable at times.

So put a big bid in for Rodrygo.

      Claudius he’s said many times he loves it at Madrid even when he’s not getting the minutes. If we think we wasted time chasing Nico Williams and Sesko this summer, chasing Rodrygo would be repeating the exact same thing.

          Coombs would you rather be owned by the Saudis/Qataris? I don't mind personally. Once football became a nation state / billionaire owner play thing I feel like it doesn't matter who is fucking us. The Americans, the oil money boys, the Russians, all the same to me. Let's let them in.

              This season is fucked. Keep the powder dry for summer, for this window just get bodies in. Even a Stirling level signing is fine or bring up an academy lad. Mikel just needs to rotate better.

              flobaba I honestly don't know. I didn't even mean it as a critique, really. Just as an observation when looking at how they run the club.

                samthegooner he may love it, but there is a basic reality that he’s 3rd behind two balon d’or level left wingers. Something has to give eventually. Defenders, right wingers and 8s are needed.

                    Claudius you didn’t answer my question but ok. IF we don’t sign anyone can you agree that we wrote off the season?

                        Personally, I won't change my mind on anything, regardless of the facts that are set out before me. I'm dug in, and I'll never change.

                          • Panda

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                          Think he's more annoyed at the reporter lol but yes everything he is saying is true. Sounds like we will get someone.

                            • JazzG

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                            Panda Yeah I reckon he definitely understood the question but just wanted to make things awkward for the reporter lol.

                            The whole world knows we need a player and they all know we have money. Yesterday I saw someone saying that Leipzig & Wolves supposedly asking for over £75m for their players this window, no idea if that is true but it is what is. The summer is when these deals should be done.

                              Claudius You would think and I would agree but these South American players absolutely love Madrid. He’s also getting paid very well - looks like €240k a week and despite being basically third choice behind Vini and Mbappe, they still figure out ways to get him games (13 league starts out of 20 games isn’t terrible). I just think that it would be foolish to assume he’s going to want out at some point when he’s never said anything along those lines.

                              Now if they did something like bring in Salah this summer, I’d certainly put some feelers out. Otherwise I think we should focus on more realistic options.

                                  Claudius Ideally a winger.

                                  We have 1 striker (who's actually a midfielder). We need another much more than a winger. We currently have 3 wingers available and Saka should be back this season. Jesus is out for a year and shouldn't be considered anything more than 3rd choice after that anyway.

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