Barrettinator

Not sure how reliable this is.

Hmmm. https://twitter.com/PremiumSportHD/status/882942562134261761

I don't think Chelsea are actually interested in signing Griezmann, tbqh. There has hardly been any whiff of it in the media.

Aubameyang - 63m Belotti - 75m Morata - 80m That's my preference in that order.

I get what you're saying (and I'm not a big Lukaku fan either) but this is going off the assumption that Morata is the finished article.

If that makes you sleep at night, I guess.

You don't get what I'm saying, do you? It all reeks of "here, boss, I spent even less than you gave me. Here's some change. I'm such a good negotiator, boss." It's not about being "overruled". They're probably just trying to prove some silly point to him. The same Roman who wants to spend 500m on a new stadium isn't going to say "don't spend on new players". Especially considering the fact that all our income generated over the past year from player sales to endorsements to prize money and what not is about 380m or so.

We should offer Torino that money for Belotti tbqh.

Same Roman who's been reported to green light a huge warchest for spending this summer? Same Roman who reportedly wants Chelsea to be back among Europe's elites? Why do you think this stingy board could even bid big money for Sandro? You think they'd do it if it was Roman who didn't want to spend? Ha! I've got a bridge to sell you!

Jim White just said on Talksh*te that he's been told by top Everton officials that no deal has been agreed. Strange.

Because we have a board more worried about spending money than the owner of the club himself? Summer of 2015 should have told you that by now.

Don't kid yourself. We definitely were.

Probably why the reports of us being desperate to get rid of Costa last night were true. I imagine he'll be offloaded for about 30m, which would be a kick in the nuts but we don't really have a choice. He ruined our negotiating power with that press conference about the texts, absolute c**t.

If we really want him, it won't matter. We'll just match the offer and I'm sure he'll pick us. You have to wonder though what the f**k Marina and co have been doing all this time faffing about. According to Kristof Terreur, Conte has been in constant contact with Lukaku over the past few weeks. It would be interesting to see how well he takes it if we do let him go to United. I'm guessing he won't be all smiles.

We're never getting Griezmann. I don't think we're even interested in him. Best to forget about that fantasy now rather than getting yourself disappointed unnecessarily. I'm not even sure if we'd be able to shoehorn him into our formation. Just forget about it.

Wow. You're serious. You want a whole new XI. Hahaha. Good one mate.

Just to be clear....are you saying we need 10 or 12 NEW players this summer?

Very very good post. You should post a little more often.

He used to be a jewel at Porto at RB with Sandro at LB, he was more highly rated than Sandro. Since he went to Madrid however, he's had several sh*t performances, I'm not sure he can even reach his potential anymore. Sandro obviously gone to Juventus and grown leaps and bounds into a world class beast. I've stated my opinion about Danilo before i.e there are probably 10 other RBs I'd rather go for. But it may just be that he couldn't handle the pressure at Madrid as a Madrid fan recently told me. For example, he started throwing away easy passes with no opponent within yards of him, etc. If we can get him back to his true level, then sure, we'd be getting an insane talent. But that's a project. I'm not sure we have the patience for a project right now. Then again, Conte turned Moses into a serviceable RWB out of nowhere so who's to say he can't work on Danilo in short time? Then again it could just be a BS rumour.

Fully expect an announcement within the next 24 hours.

Possibly why the deal has moved so quickly That's nonsense by the way. If they wanted him, they'd have gone for him way before we even registered interest.

Leicester also almost knocked out Atletico. Doesn't mean they're a better team overall. It's the CL. Sometimes you just need good tactics and a bit of luck to win a tie. 2012 should have taught you that.

I think this is accurate.

It does seem like Juve are pulling different tactics. From saying he's irreplaceable a few days ago to saying PSG and City are now interested to saying they're about to give him a new 5.5m/yr contract, etc. They need to f**king decide if they want to sell to us or not and stop wasting our bloody time.

They're always trying to prove they can get a bargain on every deal. Annoying twats.