46 minutes ago, markpitts said:

Inter were offering him £50k/w.

Where is it noted that we're giving him 100k a week?

4 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Where is it noted that we're giving him 100k a week?

Romano stated he'd be earning £4.3m net which is about 100kpw gross.

Newcastle were after him. They were knocked back. A deal was agreed with Inter. €45 million plus add ons and a % resale clause. Chelsea gazumped them. Alonso called him personally, said he wanted him. Chelsea offered €57 million, plus add ons and a 10% resale clause. Inter are spewing with Atalanta. As are their fans.

6 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Romano stated he'd be earning £4.3m net which is about 100kpw gross.

chump change

Can't disagree with those saying this feels like your typical BlueCo signing.

Young, less than 100 senior appearances, big transfer fee.

So, between this apparent deal and the players lined up from Strasbourg, absolutely nothing has changed. I wonder what Alonso’s position/feelings are about this.

4 minutes ago, Snedger said:

So, between this apparent deal and the players lined up from Strasbourg, absolutely nothing has changed. I wonder what Alonso’s position/feelings are about this.

Alonso wants Palestra. Called him to tell him so.

4 minutes ago, dermott said:

Alonso wants Palestra. Called him to tell him so.

Well that’s ok then. Although the cost sound a little high, but I guess we need to trust Alonso’s judgement.

And I suppose most of the Strasbourg stuff was probably happening before anyone had even thought about Alonso.

5 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

Can't disagree with those saying this feels like your typical BlueCo signing.

Young, less than 100 senior appearances, big transfer fee.

I really can't get excited about another 21 year old, regardless of how talented they are.

The biggest issues we need to address are maturity, leadership and experience. Don't think this lad ticks any of these boxes.

Edited yesterday at 01:391 day by yaz

15 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Romano stated he'd be earning £4.3m net which is about 100kpw gross.

Palestra must have a very good lawyer of he can get 4.3 nett from 5.2 m gross.

Edited yesterday at 17:351 day by Sconnie Blue

The most interesting about pelastri salary is that it show why selling player is not as easy as most fans want.

Midtable team in pl is paying around 100m+ in player salary and pelastri is being reported making around 8 m. So assuming we want to sell pelastri to midtable pl team, they need to consider him to be at starter or key rotation.

Forget the age thing. It's impossible to get excited over any signing from Serie A.

On 24/06/2026 at 21:15, dermott said:

Alonso wants Palestra. Called him to tell him so.

Yes, Alonso wants experience, of course he wants a 21 year old player from serie A .

28 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Yes, Alonso wants experience, of course he wants a 21 year old player from serie A .

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - B. Taupin, E. John.

4 hours ago, just said:

Forget the age thing. It's impossible to get excited over any signing from Serie A.

Ben Jacob’s on London is Blue podcast noted he was “serie a defender of the year”! They also spoke to his versatility, an attribute desired by Alonso.

Who knows, we’ve not done too bad with Italians in the past (pre blue co!).

5 hours ago, dermott said:

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - B. Taupin, E. John.

I reckon Elton's best album is " Madman across the water. Also" Eric Burden's " rendition of the house of The Rising Sun" is still bonkers good !

Just now, The Rising Sun said:

I reckon Elton's best album is " Madman across the water. Also" Eric Burden's " rendition of the house of The Rising Sun" is still bonkers good !

Of course it is. It's a song about a brothel.

And Eric is reputed to have contracted the most cases of VD amongst the pop stars of the period.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by dermott

7 minutes ago, dermott said:

Of course it is. It's a song about a brothel.

And Eric is reputed to have contracted the most cases of VD amongst the pop stars of the period.

That makes everything even more Rock n Roll!!