SPINNING PLATES NEED TO BE CAUGHT
The news has not shifted in 24 hours, the Raphinha deal, something of a farce at the moment, is still up in the air.
Barcelona just clawed its way out of debt this year, so they might be dim enough to plunge themselves back into it.
Chelsea’s Todd B is just running around having a great time with his new club, so who knows how real their interest is in the Brazilian.
Arsenal still think they are in the mixer, but don’t want to waste time with a new bid if the player doesn’t fancy it.
If it happens, amazing, if it doesn’t, we’ll move on another player that is of a similar quality.
Spurs, fresh off a rejection from Gabriel Jesus, have spent a whopping £60m on Brazilian Richarlison. The player has always threatened to be good. He’s big, he’s strong, he looks like the front cover of a FIFA game, but the reality is, he’s never delivered. £60m should buy you a forward that has, at least once, scored more than 15 Premier League goals in a season. His biggest assist haul is… 5. They are buying potential and a player that is known for being a pain in the arse. I am game for the move. There are more dangerous ways Spurs could have spent the money they borrowed this summer.
As for the ‘better than Jesus’ crowd… Spurs went for Jesus first. Not even Conte is in agreement with you.
Edu continues to do the lords work with contracts, there are strong rumours that we’ve tied Martinelli down to a new 5-year deal. That is immense, especially as we know Jurgen Klopp is a super fan. I like that we’re not living in a SIGN DA TING world these days.
The big one, obviously, is Bukayo Saka. I’d be more worried about it if there were rumours about other clubs circling. I suspect this next deal will be fairly easy for Arsenal, but the one after is going to be very dependent on Arsenal being a top-level team that competes for the big trophies.
Arsenal are still hunting down Lisandro Martinez, but United have entered the picture. If it’s about who can offer more money, we’ll lose. If it’s about who has the best project and the most intent on the deal, it’ll be Arsenal. Let’s see where that one goes. Arsenal are going all guns blazing this window to make sure Arteta has as much time with the players as possible.
Ok, short one today. If you are DESPERATE for sexy content. Matt, Johnny and Pedro recorded a pretty beastly podcast yesterday about all the goings-on in the world of transfers. I think you’ll like it. But… it’s on Patreon.