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I really don’t understand why we loaned Essugo out..or don’t recall him

Undoubtedly a good player but never once taken the game by the scruff of the neck and changed it. You’re always left wanting more from him.

Be interesting to see what the fee is. Good work by SD’s. Pure profit.

Villa look like they’ve got themselves together.

I’m not having that United performance or result. They were very lucky and cracks are appearing already. I still maintain that Carrick will be sacked by Christmas.

It’s a strange to say considering that he conceded 3 goals but I was pleased with him overall.

I really hope the scouting department have done their job on him. I can’t face another Monaco flop.

I think when you look at other teams with new managers and how they have started, Alonso has done really well.

No signs to panic yet but I thought we got away with it against Fulham and Brighton. Both had chances to equalise late on. You get away with it for so long but your luck will run out eventually. Team seem happy and confident though so it’s something to build on. Arsenal will be a big test

I feared a Danny Welbeck equaliser

Sloppy. No clean sheet now for 18 PL games. Very poor.

That’s almost Torres esque by Pedro

Who would have thought that football can be fun to watch..

John Terry on Emiliano Martínez: 🗣 "We signed him for Aston Villa from Arsenal and he was unbelievable. The confidence he shows, the way he trains, the influence he had over the group of players, the mindset is incredible. Someone who wants to win day in, day out, hates conceding goals in training, loves keeping clean sheets. Everything about this guy, trust me, is top, top, top. So so excited to have him in the building. He's great with his feet, great shot stopper. What I love about him, probably the most, other than his penalty saves, has to be the way he commands the box, takes the ball at the highest point, constantly takes pressure off the defenders. He is a really, really good signing for me and a great lad. What a keeper! What a player! And I am absolutely delighted to have this man in the building."

“Club to club talks expected to start soon for Pedro Neto. Chelsea open for a deal in the region of £75-85m. LFC already in talks with Neto’s camp. 👊 #CFC #LFC ”

Seeing some rumours of Neto to Liverpool as they’ve sold Gakpo. Would make sense, they do need someone. Would be a shame to sell him, I like him. Would it leave us short?

“Roberto De Zerbi confirms Richarlison, Pape Sarr and Kevin Danso asked to LEAVE Spurs. “Richarlison he said too many times that he wanted to leave. Danso came to me two days ago and said he wanted to leave, Sarr too”, says via @AlasdairGold.” Blimey! Spurs in a right mess.

Bit worried about signing someone from Monaco based on recent dealings with them.

Matt Law: Chelsea are interested in Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara. But, currently, there has been no bid for Enzo Fernandez or club-to-club contact from Manchester City. Chelsea's previous £120m asking price no longer applies (the expectation is it's now higher) and Chelsea will only consider a sale if they feel they can strengthen. Alex Scott and Zubamendi seen as v v difficulty (if not impossible) to do at this stage #cfc

They are talking about £150m for Alvarez, I really don’t get it. Crazy money.

Neville was right when he said that keeping Sanchez undermines everything that Alonso is trying to do. Imagine if we had drawn vs Fulham - it would been massively disappointing. We only just about won.

Ben Roberts position needs to be questioned. He’s recommended and bought such poor quality keepers.

Assuming we sign Martinez, where does Sanchez go? Can’t send him to Strasbourg.

“Emiliano Martínez would say yes to Chelsea move, open to join if #CFC decide to proceed with the deal. Dibu would be open to joining Chelsea even without European football this season. Up to Chelsea.”

Wow. See what I said in the Sanchez thread - Martinez apparently has some sort of finger issue which is a risk. Club will need to assess that. Plus his performances have dropped abit. Worth a punt though I think.