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Could we not just have less players and pay them more individually?

I agree with this and it needs to be noted amongst fan more than it does. However… If this is your No.1 guy and he’s replacing someone for €40m less and you are trying to set the right tone after last summer by getting your first upgrade in through the door which usually has a chain reaction and makes subsequent deals easier as players see what we are building then for the sake of €2-4m you just pay the release clause. Thats not to say Liverpool still wouldn’t of stepped in of course but who knows… Anyway on to the next one. Maybe it’s a Zenden/Robert moment and we end up with someone better!

Yeah but they are linked… Athletic > NYT > Liverpool owners? Always seem to get favourable coverage.

Aren’t the NYTIMES essentially a Liverpool propaganda outlet in the USA? Might be mistaken but thought they had ties with the owners.

A new stadium you feel will definitely help us regain the pull we are lacking currently. So long way away before transfer windows become any easier

Czechia v South Africa 2-0 Switzerland v Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Canada v Qatar 2-0 Mexico v South Korea 2-2 USA v Australia 2-1 Scotland v Morocco 0-2 Brazil v Haiti 3-0 Turkey v Paraguay 2-1 Netherlands v Sweden 1-1 Germany v Ivory Coast 2-2 Ecuador v Curacao 2-0 Tunisia v Japan 0-2 Spain v Saudi Arabia 3-0 Belgium v Iran 2-1 Uruguay v Cape Verde 2-0 New Zealand v Egypt 1-2 Argentina v Austria 2-1 France v Iraq 3-0 Norway v Senegal 2-2 Jordan v Algeria 1-1 Portugal v Uzbekistan 2-0 England v Ghana 3-1 Panama v Croatia 0-2 Colombia v D.R. Congo 2-1

https://x.com/MagpieMediaX/status/2067572342339797398/video/1?s=46

It’s ok to play like that in relatively low temperatures in an air-conditioned stadium. Winning the group and staying there for as long as possible will help. Still think we might come unstuck if we have to play Mexico in Mexico.

It’s usually Villa first game. Man Utd Boxing Day or NYD (have they stopped playing on one of them now?) but we might get Hull this year. Last game Fulham or Brentford most likely.

Who said it was internal? Maybe they are trying to contact the agent and he’s not returning our calls currently.

Maybe worth reminding how hard windows are going to be in future…

It was notable how quiet all the journalists were on this deal yesterday. When it wasn’t done Monday/Tuesday after the Spain game you sensed the agent and player was up to something.

That is the biggest failings of VAR. Not stamping out cheating and encouraging it.

Similar to me. Balogun would seem a good fit for us at first viewing. Diomande looked great on first viewing also, you can see why they want so much for him (and Nusa). Yep I know the guy you mean, might be a little lightweight but certainly had something about him. Didn’t see much about Camera that we are linked with mind.