what we know about Arteta is he likes to stick to his plan - and he's had Sesko, Isak and/or Williams in his sights for over a year now. so i expect he won't want to compromise those deals. If we assume Sesko is most likely, and would come in the summer, then the deals that probably make sense now are something like returning Vieira and loaning Vlahovic. If we can somehow trick Klopp and move Sesko forward, that would be best.

    They’ve put out the price they want for him.

    Coombs he has that grown up head going on, but just a tad smaller to fit his kid size body, kinda like Malcom from Malcom in the middle.

    This is Lebron James "the decision" all over again. Who does this kid think he is?

    we cannot make another loan deal, right?

      HomeSteak re: Nypan, the issue is less the player and more the 24 hour media coverage that like to build epic story arcs about the smallest of things.

      Him taking time over his decision is pretty reasonable - he's contemplating a big move, a big change to his life in leaving his homeland...all things that shouldn't be taken lightly.

      Impressive that Chelsea continues to be able to get rid of their shit players. They could probably manage to fetch 30m for Mudryk...

      If Jhon Duran is available we surely need to be there? With Axel Disasi moving to Villa I can't help but think Chelsea might have already done or be close to a deal. This guy has serious potential, I didn't think Villa under any circumstance would let him go.

        JazzG I think he's a very hard player to assess. There's a reason why he's not starting for Aston Villa, and it's that despite his obvious goal scoring ability, he doesn't do enough of everything else.

          You are right in saying Watkins probably has a better all round game but he is 29 whereas Duran is 21, so has plenty of time to iron out chinks in his game.

          Something about him, he looks a physical specimen and seems to have the x factor about him, can score a goal out of nothing. His movement is top class on top.

          est He's been playing in this league for 3 seasons now, I'm sure our scouts will know him inside out by now.

          Claudius what we know about Arteta is he likes to stick to his plan

          Is that true? Have we signed anyone who turned us down originally? We moved on from guys like Vlahovic and Raphina extremely quickly.

          Big money I'm guessing, only 24 years old as well. Supposedly Jhon Duran has big money offers from Saudi as well.

          Gazza M Thought he was crap anyway lol. Apparently they had to agree fee with us? Not sure.

          It sounds like Heaven is going to Manchester United.
          I assume they are doing the same thing they did with Chido Obi Wan Kinobi - just give him an experienced player salary when he's barely getting League Cup minutes.

          Personally, I’m more intrigued by Mathys Tel than Duran. I’d love to see if we could drop 40-50m on Bayern’s door and see if they blink. He’d be great immediate cover and looks like he could develop into a real world class LW or CF.