Anybody know why Rodrigo De Paul keeps getting linked with Leeds? I can think of at least 6 top clubs looking for an #8 that can use him.
You may be able to think of clubs who could use him, but have any of those clubs made a move for him? Only other team I have seen him linked with is Atalanta. And if he wants to leave Italy, then Leeds isnāt the worst move in the world.
Pretty sure Leeds were in for him last summer but couldnāt get the funds through in the end. Was pretty close at one point I think.
Makes sense heās getting linked again.
Sorry, my point was that he is a really good player. I think more clubs should have been interested in him.
Right, letās spark this conversation.
You have Ā£100m as budget(Ā£40m plus Ā£60m from sales).
Who do you sign this summer?
Grealish and Hakimi.
Grealish and Tierney on one side, Saka and Hakimi on the other, Auba and Odegaard down the middle. Perfect balance.
Yes it wont happen and yes I snuck Ode in their for free.
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Grealish may require all of that Ā£100m available. 
Canāt see Villa not pricing him out. They have dropped off a lot since he got injured which has further highlighted how important he is to them.
How much do people think Ward Prowse would go for.
Admire his talent but he has a bit of drive and character in his game too which we are screaming our for.
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Should be around Ā£40m.
Done deal then.
A big club would make a move for Grealish, not only because he is one of the best players in the league, but because they donāt want their rivals to sign him and get stronger.
He would be the perfect replacement to Xhaka wouldnāt he? Good shout Stroller.
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We definitely need some goals from midfield and a free kick specialist would be a bonus.
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Itās a massive risk for us though.
He alone could require all the money we have available in the summer. We have other areas we need to address as well.
Media are gonna be all over him too. He has coped with pressure with some of it already but when he gets to a big club for such a fee the pressure will be suffocating.
Btw, Southampton might be one of the clubs interested in some of our younger players in AMN, Willock, Nelson and Nketiah.
Grealish is what we need and would cost at least 80m but if we sold some players like Elneny, Torreira, Guendouzi, Lacazette, Willock, etc, it would go towards paying for him.
Those players are on high wages and are probably worth around 50m between them so, if we buy Odegaard as well, it will still be an expensive window.
But with Arteta all these transfers will be a waste of money so we might as well stick with what weāve got until the board start behaving like responsible owners and get a proper manager that knows what heās doing.
Buendia 30m, Ćdegaard 45m, Hakimi 25m and just bring back Guendo from loan, not being able to bring Torreira back kinda fucks it for me tho, maybe heāll reconsider staying in Europe as time goes by. Xhaka and Elneny gotta go and Bellerin too.
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Assumed 40m budget plus:
Sell:
Lacazette Ā£40m
Bellerin Ā£25m
Chambers Ā£10m
AMN Ā£15m
Mavro Ā£10m
Elneny Ā£10m
Torreira Ā£20m
Nelson Ā£10m
Total sales: Ā£140m
Total budget: Ā£180m
Buy:
Hakimi Ā£30m
Ward Prowse Ā£40m
Milenkovic Ā£30m
Odegaard Ā£40m
Edouard Ā£20m
Total purchases: Ā£160m
Bring back Guendouzi to cover for net loss of 1 midfielder, otherwise sell and replace with Guendouzi funds plus spare Ā£20m
Edited for also selling Nelson
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Iāll be happy if we get Ā£25-30m for Laca. Ā£40m is a stretch at this point with COVID affecting the market, his age and him having a year left in his contract.
Hakimi at Ā£25m? Youāre dreaming haha. Inter paid Ā£40m for him no chance theyāre taking a Ā£15m loss on a premium wing back talent