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Sevilla sources insist Barcelona have not made an offer for Kounde. They still expect him to join Chelsea. [md] Romero better be right...

Romero just said we have reached an agreement with Sevilla and Kounde will be a Barca player! https://twitter.com/gerardromero/status/1550745400218460162

Fati, Ferran, Auba, Memphis, Dembele and one of Lewa/Raphinha would have been more than serviceable for this season. Not comparable to Braithwaite situation. Signing both forwards for over 100m knowing it would close the door to a good player in another position was not a wise decision based on...

Spending the entire transfer budget on attacking options is not pragmatic, but it is easy to see what Laporta is up to here. Mortgaging some of the club's long term future to sign flashy, marketable forwards that will capture the attention of fans and rivals and restore some of the "magic" to...

Laporta was not messing about. It's over, multiple sources in Barcelona confirming we've given up the chase. Second lever is only enough to register the new signings. Without getting rid of Frenkie we will not be able to make any more major purchases unless a 3rd lever is activated.

President Laporta to a fan: "Kounde? He's signed by Chelsea." [relevo]

Nothing new. We have not submitted an offer yet and the longer this remains the case the more likely Kounde is to join Chelsea.

Chelsea have almost closed the deal. At the very least this saga will be over soon barring last minute intervention from us. Romero already talking about alternatives.

Nice volley. Movement and combinations were top class, but was dispossessed every time he tried to dribble.

Did Dembele hurt himself already? :facepalm:

Leave Busi in Miami.

Kessie the stand out for me so far. Great verticality, always open to receive the ball and progress forward. Dribbling better than expected and top anticipation.

He's doubling down and started the Twitter campaign #CalmaKounde :lol:. Just when the bloke is starting to regain his reputation he is risks himself looking like a clown again. Fans started souring on him in the summer of 2017 when he blew smoke up everybody's ass about the Coutinho deal being...

[Matt Law] Chelsea in advanced negotiations with Sevilla over Kounde. Nothing finalised yet and more talks to come

Think the opposite is true if anything. Ajax hype train got derailed after joining a dysfunctional Juve side on the decline. When I've watched him play he has always looked a good defender with excellent reading of the game, presence and physical tools. Downsides are can be caught flat footed, a...

Auba scored 11 goals in 17 league matches last season. Something would have to go terribly wrong for Lewa to not hit 20 league goals. Folks here really comparing Lewandowski to likes of Arda, Ferran and Werner.... Age is the only concern, quality is undeniable.

Won't start at Ajax either. Not even good enough to start for any Championship side serious about competing for promotion. Hit the jackpot by weaseling his way to Barca, why leave?

Bulk of the competitive matches Lewandowski played against Spanish sides were Champions League fixtures against Barca, Madrid and Atleti. Won't face that type of competition in La Liga bar 4 matches a season.

A LW on his last legs turned makeshit ST that could not play with his back to goal or link up (Auba) totally transformed our side. We have the quality out wide and in the middle of the park to give Lewa regular chances. No reason why we should not be competitive in every competition this...