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He’ll be on low wages so just protects his value IF he shines at Cardiff. Low risk with potential reward e.g a good season in the Championship and he could suddenly be a £10-15m player.

No chance with international clearance etc. Diaz from Blackburn is the only realistic new striker we could get done and in the squad for the weekend (unless there was a breakthrough on the Broja loan).

Wasn’t available when they needed the player in that position so they moved on to other targets… oh what a good idea - maybe we should have tried this!!!

One for Romey

It was 100% a wind up.

I know - Alan Nixon has been a football journo for over 30 years - decent claim

There’s been rumours that he’s been offered to Roma.

I’m not subscribed but the headline seems very positive…

He’s turned into prime Ronaldo (the real one!) since we’ve been linked! Likewise, Traore scored a worldie tonight too!

He’s in the squad tonight too…

I think he’s a decent player and actually his qualities (and limitations) are very similar to Gordon’s BUT it’d be millions spent on a player who will be 29 by the end of the season - it’s not old and arguably peak years but we’ve made this mistake too many times in recent years. If he was in a free, that’s different. If Newcastle are giving him us on a low nominal fee then maybe but I seriously doubt that for a 1st team regular.

Bid rejected!

We best bloody not be!

Sadly, our interest will probably just speed up the deal for Newcastle.

Oh yes please!!!

It’s a massive gamble on Chelsea’s behalf - which they can afford. It’d be an even bigger gamble on our behalf to turn down such a big fee - which we can’t afford to do. If Thelwell or whoever feel they’ve got the highest fee possible then it’s time to take it a move on. If Broja is the number 1 striking target, even on-loan, we need to get that over the line first. I do actually feel we’ve negotiated well on this deal up to now - £35m to Spurs was the starting so almost double at £60m - way above what an attacker with 4 goals in 50 odd games is worth on current ability.

Reading on, that’s £50m guaranteed and £10m add-ons.

Sky reporting £60m including add-ons from Chelsea and rumours that Spurs will rival that.

I disagree - it’s United’s restart. If he had kicked the ball into the stand or something then I’d agree - he knew what he was doing 100% but if anything, the Liverpool players wasted the time.

I saw Wood coming on for Newcastle earlier and it dawned on me that we’d probably be better off now if we’d signed him in 2017 when we were linked… he probably wouldn’t have been our main striker all the time but at least he’d have been a ‘reliable’ option. After this realisation I made myself a refreshing bleach cocktail and feel much better again now.

Reminds me of Coady - can’t think why… Anyway, I think he’ll fill the gap ok if Gordon leaves.

They brought Kudus on in the 73rd min in a 0-1 win.