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hopefulLandlord:
So what would you have proposed? that we force Kovačić to stay? that we should've forced James to be 5th choice in a 3 man midfield?

James is gone but Kovačić is coming back

Spanish sources already reported there's no purchase option for Kovačić

Kovacic on Twitter:

After three years filled with trophies I have decided to move on. Eventhough are paths now separate I want to say big thank you to @realmadrid family and all the fans for an amazing part of my life I will never forget. #HalaMadrid

I've said it here, n*gga is most likely not coming back. He'd push for a full sale like he pushed for a loan. As Tyson said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

-Lord

Miremoses1:
Luka Modric signs new Real Madrid deal.
Will become the joint-second highest earner alongside Ramos at £9M/Year, closely following highest earner Bale at £11M/Year. (MARCA)

He's not going anywhere.

BTW I won't believe this now until our official club website says it.

Waiting for the armchair financial advisors to explain how it is a bad deal to increase the wages of a 33 yr old player.

Thank heavens Flo used his brain this time around.

There's still enough time to close the Rodrigo deal.

-Lord

hopefulLandlord:
Perez needs to stop being a robber

...and a miser.

Tomorrow he'd tell us we can't compete in today's market. As if he's using his personal money to run the club.

-Lord

abiodunalasa:
And you think Rodrigo is the answer to Barca's fortification

It's better than nothing.

There's no galatico striker available in the market, so you take what you can get, and make the best of it.

Upfront Madrid swarms the opposition, so with decent ball control, power, and accuracy; any striker worth his salt will net double figures easily and rack up a decent number of assists.

-Lord

Miremoses1:
Real Madrid is on the verge of reaching an agreement with Rodrigo. They'll make an offer of €60 million, Julen Lopetegui wants it. (OndaCer)

Better!

It appears the board looked at Barca's summer and went "F*ck, we better get our sh*t together or we'll become a buttjoke."

-Lord

Rajmeista:
We the Madridstas sha!

When Navas was making series of blunders for the past two seasons and the back up Casilla couldn't keep up when he (Navas) was injured for example against Tottenham last season, we clamoured for a new goalkeeper. We welcomed the idea of Perez going for Kepa in January but the deal couldn't go through. Now we got a world class keeper for that amount and we say the management is ungrateful to Navas cos we eventually won trophies?

Navas was the best keeper in La Liga when Real signed him though we already had a world class Casillas and Diego Lopez, and won the UCL season before. We condemned the actions of Perez then but what happened thereafter, 3 UCLs.

I'm really glad we got Courtois and I'm sure Lope will manage him and and Navas well. The Castilla needs more hands and Lunin can help there till his time comes. As for Casilla, I'm sure he will find his way to another club soon.

Seriously at 35m, we got Courtois for free. He is the WC Golden Glove winner, he is 26, and Chelsea paid 70m for Kepa who has just 1 international cap.

Casilla should be sold. His wage is defo negligible in the larger scheme of things, but I can't bear to see his name on the team sheet. He is simply not RM quality.

-Lord

Buying Courtois is IMHO a 5* decision and I commend the board for finally resolving a pain point. I've maintained here severally that having Casilla as our 2nd-choice GK is sacrilege. We now join Barca, PSG, Man U, Man City in having ultra-HQ GK pairing, and just gave our CdR and Liga winning hopes a considerable boost. I hope the board offloads Casilla to any unfortunate club who'd have the bad luck of signing him and Luca returns to Castilla or goes on loan.

A Navas, Courtois, and Lunin GK roster fills me with confidence.

Now, we just need to sign a decent striker.

LosVikingos:
Your hatred for this guy is pure... You may think it is not.

It is damn clear...

He gets off on sh*tting on CR7. Later he'd call himself a Devil's Advocate and others ass-lickers. Like I or any other CR7 fan am suppose to apologize for being one.

Well he is within his rights not to have a favorite player. Makes it easier for him to type trash, and call it "fuzzy" when he could have easily done 5 minutes of Googling to clear the mist in his head.

-Lord

Miremoses1:
These spanish players are something else, imagine not passing the ball to vinicus jr when his in position. They did it in several occasions which really pissed me off.smh.

This is a weighty allegation.

You sure it wasn't just players being selfish and trying to go for glory or making a bad passing choice? Didn't watch the match.

-Lord

CrystalTiger:
He'll be asked to raise that card soon enough and he'll definitely be found wanting...Who needs a player that guarantees 40 goals a season??..Anyway he's still a kid..Season will soon start..

Biko let's leave those fans abeg and rally behind the team.

-Lord

Miremoses1:
we looked a little shaky when carvajal scored an own goal, but the lads picked the game up when bale scored.

We possessed the game till the end.

I really enjoyed watching this young lads play.

Also, Lope is a tactical genuis.can't wait for the seadon to start.

Agree with everything. And it looks like Vinicius would not be going on loan again. Ceballos is becoming something else.

The only quirk now is giving the youngsters enough game time so they can be consistent.

-Lord

Miremoses1:
Full time.

Real madrid 3-1 juventus

Nice result.

-Lord

hopefulLandlord:
Competition could've also made them play even better and won more.

They'd already won the league before he went to SA if I recall correctly. Putting last season's UEFAlona Laliga season down to our lack of pushing them seems overly simplistic sir

Barcelona did not have another gear to get to. If they had, they wouldn't have fallen like a pack of cards against Roma.

-Lord

hopefulLandlord:
Hmmm, UEFAlona lost just a single match out of 38 league games. lost a total of 3 games or so throughout the season in all competitions (excluding the supercopa)

Even if we weren't shit, our chances of keeping up with that would've been very slim. Yes we were shit but they would've won even if we were better. Give credit to where its due my man

And you don't think they didn't lose more games because no one was giving them a challenge?

This is a team that had Busquets play with a toe injury, had woeful first half games all season long, and rested Messi to go play a friendly in South Africa in one of the last games of the season (something that they wouldn't have contemplated the prior season).

-Lord

hopefulLandlord:
Thanks sir, the board deserves the benefit of doubt. the way people display pessimism you'd think CR7 leaving has turned us to Wikki Tourists or something. Like CR7 is playing with 24 other grandmas at Madrid. Some are ruling out any possibility of our winning a single trophy next season

I remember when UEFAlona sold Gaymar and they lost badly to us in superCopa then signed Lord Paulinho. all UEFAlona fans were saying they're doomed and they can't win anything, by the end of the season they've won the domestic double

Yea and who made sure they had a sweet, unchallenged, unperturbed ride to the double? The league started in August and they were running away with it by November.

Because they f*cking lost again to Roma in the UCL.

And at least they bought Dembele and Coutinho to help fill the Neymar void. How many people have we bought to fill the CR7 void? That's right, a fat f*cking ZERO!

That you even have the effrontery to make the Barca board into some type of model that we have to emulate leaves me speechless. Heck, most cules still hate the board, even after the double.

If you are hoping that Barcelona somehow falters and let us have a clean run to a domestic title, then you must be living under a rock.

-Lord

hopefulLandlord:
About Messi's tax payment, De Spiegel leaked documents showing they paid €12M in back taxes for Messi http://m.spiegel.de/international/world/new-tax-problems-lionel-messi-paid-around-12-million-euros-in-back-taxes-a-1187542.html

This report does not relate whatsoever to the first tax issue he had for 2007-2009.

This is for an unrelated second time tax offense for 2016, which would have been bad for optics, bad for the club's reputation, and would like have meant actual jail time or community service.

CR7 offense is a first time like Messi's first one. You're comparing apples to oranges. Did you even read the article you quoted?

-Lord

hopefulLandlord:
if we win treble next season the players must've done it despite all the best effort of the board to prevent them winning anything?


Hmmmm okay

Yes. Because you can't convince me or any person out there that the club refusing to sign a backup striker somehow improved our chances of winning a treble. That you even believe that is deeply disturbing!

-Lord

Yonce:
The dude is completely disregarding the coaches and players effort in our recent successes and giving all props to the Board.
Smh.

The worst part is that he's making it seem like the Board is infallible. Like we have to kiss their a$$ when they make awful decisions. Or keep applauding them for a good decision they made 5 years ago and ignore the st*pid one they're making now, when we don't give players that same leeway. It's obscene.

Fans here have applauded Flo and the board for discovering Carvajal, Isco, Vazquez, Asensio for next to nothing. But God forbid we complain about them sending off James, Morata, and Pepe without adequate replacements. All players and coaching staff are open to criticism, but not the gods sitting in Olympus.

That's why when they say no player is bigger than the club, they actually mean no player is bigger than a board member. Forgetting that neither the player or the board member owns the club.

Every fr**king player and the coach gets a free pass from me this season. Benzema misses a sitter, Great. Casemiro misplaces a pass that leads to a goal, Perfect. Navas makes a howler, anyone who doesn't like it can go man the post. Kroos catwalks while the opposition is racing towards goal, let him be. Lope makes a selection that later proved costly, so be it. I did not almost have a heart attack during the Juve and Bayern UCL 2nd leg games to have the naughty board put me through that same nonsense again after they made everyone believe they'd solve the glaring issues we have this summer. If the board is immune to criticism, the players should be too.

-Lord

hopefulLandlord:
Lordadamx

As an addendum

I noticed you deleted those parts of my post that talked about Casillas and Kaka. I think you too need to correct our fans too when they say wrong things rather than leave them to spread ignorance. You quoted Yonce's post but didn't correct at least Kaka.

This is part of why I said there's groupthink here. we try hard to avoid arguing with each other and let people run away with misconceptions and misinformation in the process

There's no groupthink to the fact that Real Madrid treats her legends like sh*t. Not using the right examples is inconsequential. The Casillas situation could have been handled better. Replace Kaka with Makelele and his point is still valid.

-Lord

hopefulLandlord:
I think that part of my post began with a speculation that Taxes is the main reason for his leaving? if that's the case and its true Messi got his taxes paid by UEFAlona then its not far fetched to think Ronaldo would've asked for the same treatment Messi got to be given to him by our board too. I never said all those are facts

Messi got suspended sentence of 21 months which was replaced by a 252,000 euros fine for allegedly not paying taxes to the tune of 4.1m euros. Same Spanish authorities gave CR7 suspended sentence of 24 months and replaced it with a 13.1m euros fine for allegedly not paying taxes to the tune of 5.7m. Does that seem fair to you?

CR7 felt Flo and the board could have lessened the impact and have his back. Not pay off a fine for him. Whether that's doable, I don't know; but all evidence says Barca did same for Messi and he got a slap on the wrist rather than have to pay half of his annual wage as fine. I did not find any credible report that Barca paid Messi's fine either. 252K euros is Ibiza party cash for Messi.

If you're going to speculate, use available facts to do so.

By the way, saying tax is the main reason for him leaving is revisionist. There are several main reasons. But that is history now.

So when we win trophies the board shouldn't Be credited. the players and coaches should be but when we crash out of competitions then the board should take all the blame? okay

You tell me? You're the one making it seem like the 3-peat was due to the board's sporting acumen. So when I point out where the supposed acumen fell short, don't do reverse psychology. Every squad needs improvement whether they are winning or not. Zidane was able to extract as much as he could from the squad, and the squad gave it their all.

Which would you rather have, us coasting to La Liga trophy like Barca with their near-unbeaten run/Man City PL run; or us going to wire like we did in 2016/2017. 2017 was a statistical anomaly for us, evident by the fact that we hadn't won a double since donkey years. Then instead of us to build on that, they resolved to send players packing without due replacements and it showed in our 2017/2018 campaign.

Apparently learning no lessons from that; we are about to start another campaign after sending players packing without due replacements. Yet with these obvious errors from the board, you want to absolve them and give the players stick. It is deeply unfair to the players. The board makes things unnecessarily hard for them, yet when they do the unthinkable and make it work, the board gets hailed like they made the elixir; then when things don't work as they naturally shouldn't, they get lampooned by the apologetics.

This is the equivalence of sending soldiers to the fronts without adequate ammunition.

You guys make me laugh. you sound like Perez sits on his chair fiddling while thinking of how to make the club worse lol

So we should've signed Rodrigo or Icardi, right? because all that's involved in making any deal is Madrid. we just slam our fist at the clubs and gbam! the player is ours? lol. what if the club doesn't want to sell? Perez should hold the other club board at gunpoint to sign. what if the club agrees but the player doesn't want to come? Perez should threaten his family so he can sign. what if the club/player ask for unreasonable prices and wages? so Perez should pay cuz we have money.......

Like I told Yonce, you guys should've been the one there not Perez

Perez is a successful business man, but has negative sporting IQ. Icardi, Rodrigo, and Aspas could have been prized away from their respective clubs. Stop making it sound like rocket science. Yet he was making play for Neymar and Kane who were impossible to land.

Alisson fell through the cracks, Courtois is falling through the cracks, even Hazard who did everything except buying and wearing a customized RM jersey was ignored completely.

You're trying to make it seem like there's no decent striker that can serve as a backup to Benzema on the market. Our second GK is Casilla. F*cking Casilla who can't keep out a shot to save his life.

We should respect the board's decisions, they've earned it so far

I remember when we sold Oezil and most Madrid fans were angry at the club talking about how the sky would fall. Even Ronaldo himself said the sale made him angry or something. we won both UCL and Copa that season

Next season we sold Alonso and Di Maria. same fans were screaming at the board saying they're ruining the club. we went on a 22 game winning streak although injury to certain key players made the season end in a disaster

Next season, the board signed Zidane for coaching role the fanbase were also pessimistic saying Zidane is simply a stopgap measure, interim coach and he would be out of the club in six months (if he survives that long). they said the board is ruining the club and killing the status of a club legend. I'm sure many of such posts are on this very thread. That coach ended up staying for 2 and a half years, winning 3 straight UCL titles (more than Almighty Ferguson managed in his entire coaching career), a Laliga title, a supercopa title, 2 club world cup titles, 2 UEFA supercup titles and was regarded by many to be the best coach in the world during his reign.

The board have proved pessimistic fans wrong many times in the past that its time we start thinking they know what they're doing and there's a lot more that goes into running a club than what's being shown to us on match days or tweeted by certain journalists. until the disaster the pessimistic fans say would happen strikes I stand 100% with the board and even if the disaster strikes I have enough faith in our board's ability to weather that storm

I will not respect a st*pid decision. Using Benzema without any backup as a main striker this season is a st*pid decision. I don't care if we win a treble or not. It's a st*pid decision.

We sold Ozil and had one good season. Did you think that maybe if Ozil had stayed, we'd have won the treble?

We sold Di Maria and Alonso and lost out because we understandably lost depth. Then you turn around and talk about injuries? Maybe if they'd stayed, we'd have salvaged something out of the season.

You just seem to be making multiple excuses for heavily flawed decisions.

Zidane was already been groomed to take charge of the first team. He was rushed in because the board made a mess of the Benitez situation. Zidane was that successful because he made it a personal crusade to not let the board interfere with his plans, like they did with Benitez. Now, you're making it seem like it was a board masterstroke. Un-f*cking-believable!

Like we've all got amnesia and forgotten about the Navas debacle.

The board hasn't proven anyone wrong. They get a few things right then proceed to break a lot of things. Then when the stars align, they swoop in to take credit. When things don't go as planned, they identify scapegoats.

I'm calling it now. Things don't go as planned this season, I wouldn't fault any player or the coach. If things go as planned, I ain't giving the board any credit, because they've done f*ck all to improve our chances this season.

What happens if Benzema starts one of his goalless streaks? What happens if Bale gets injured? What happens if Navas gets injured? What happens if Isco, Asensio, and Casemiro have their off streaks like they do every season?

We have no contingency plans for these very real situations because the board is saving money for god knows what, yet you want us to prepare to give the board accolades after engineering a castle built on cards.

-Lord

hopefulLandlord:
Also Ronaldo's case is looking like a purely tax related issue and his move to Italy lends credibility to that hypothesis as he'll pay 100,000 as tax for his foreign earnings in Italy whereas he paid 19M fine for the same in Spain. if that's the case then there's nothing the board could've done about that and they can't afford to set a bad precedent by paying his taxes for him as it would mean paying taxes for other players too if they fall into the same tax sheet

Before you spread misinformation, can you provide any link that corroborates your claim that CR7 wanted the board to pay his taxes for him?

The board should be trusted more with their decisions even if it doesn't look sensible to many fans as they've earned it with their shrewd business and trophies so far. we've been pulling in profits in the last four transfer windows while winning a ton of trophies in the process or maybe we should sack Perez and put you there instead, you seem to know much better than the billionaire with your 0 days experience managing Madrid

You mean the same board that refused to replace Morata and James last summer and caused us an embarrassing CdR knockout to fr**king Leganes in a match where same Bale, Benzema, and Isco who are expected to lead our forward line this year played in; a 17 point difference from Barcelona; and a CL win where CR7's nerve of steel (against Juve), Navas unexplainable gymnastics (against Bayern), Bale's solo display (in the final), and Zidane's black magic saved us repeatedly from what would have been the worst season in recent history.

That's the same board you expect skeptics to have faith in.

Since they've been making profits 4 seasons in a row, why on God's green earth did they refuse to sign a quality back-up striker like Rodrigo (nevermind a galactico like Icardi) even tho' it's obvious to anyone with a bit of sporting sense that we need one. When sh*t starts hitting the fan, you and your ilk will start picking on specific players or the coach. I hope the team performs, but there is no iota of doubt that it is deliberately being sabotaged by Flo.

I'd really want to see the board's objectives for Lope this season so I can laugh my a$$ off!

-Lord

Yonce:
Real Madrid treat all their valuable players like shìt.
Iker, Kaka, Cristiano to name a few.
Players who have fought for them, gave sweat and blood to win trophies and accolades other top teams can only imagine. . .these men made it a reality for us.

If Perez can let go of Cristiano like a disposable rag then who tf is Modric.

I can't wait for the season to start to see how Benzema and Bale will lead our attack against Europe's finest.

Personally, I don't want to jinx the season.

But if we lose Modric as well, I wouldn't blame Lope or any of the players (even Benz) if we don't get results. Last season it took all the will and experience we could muster to get something out of a disastrous season after we shipped off James, Morata, and Pepe and didn't get replacements. Even tho' we've not replaced those players, we're also shipping off more, and have no plan to replace them either.

Given Benz's recent seasons, why should he be asked to spearhead an attack, if not to make him a convenient scapegoat. With Bale's real injury concerns, why should he be made to be main man without any backup, if not to make him a convenient scapegoat. Why should Asensio be made to walk in the shoes of a 5-time Ballon D'Or winner, if not to make him a convenient scapegoat. Why hire a new coach, ignore the very obvious issue with the team by not signing the headline striker we desperately need, and expect him to win a treble.

Hopefully Lope performs magic and the players play their best football all-season long. I don't think it's fair to the players or the coach to start a season with so many ifs. If things don't go their way, I know who I'd hold responsible.

-Lord

hardeycute:
Evil days ahead



Zizou, CR7, probably Modric and Kovacic to also leave

If Modric leaves, Kovacic will stay.

Eyedea:
OK, if he leaves, that translates to more minutes for kovacic and ceballos but I don't think inter Milan can pressure us into selling anyone

Inter Milan is not pressuring Madrid. They want Modric to ask for an out, like CR7 did with Juve. Next week we'd know if his reps asked for an out or if he decided to stay.

-Lord

Miremoses1:
Modric to inter is no longer a joke. Inter wants to pay him £11m per year if he joins.

The interesting part is that he's actually considering it. He's currently on vacation in Italy. And AS is saying his reps could meet with Flo next week to push for an out.

Inter just got Nainggolan and Borja in Mid. They've got Icardi and Perisic upfront. And they're in the CL.

WTF is happening! Modric please don't leave!!!

-Lord

LosVikingos:
Like you've said... Modric won't go.. But it will be his decision to stay.

And seriously.. I don't think modric can join barka...

It's Inter that's interested in him.

Inter was chasing Vidal as a back-up plan. Barca hijacked Vidal from Inter, which implies that Inter will press harder for Modric.

What's especially frustrating is that we all were expecting these veterans to stay at the club and gradually ease out of the way for the tyros, while we maintain competitiveness. All of a sudden, it appears like we were too optimistic. Inter of all clubs looking to prise the world's best midfielder from Real Madrid. You couldn't make this up.

Now we're heading into a season with Benzema, who we all agreed plays better as a 10, as our main striker; and Bale who got injured in training. F**king training. Buy a striker, even Rodrigo or Aspas, as an emergency backup option; Flo says no. It's like Flo didn't learn anything from our disastrous domestic campaign last season.

It just seems like the man is setting up Lope.

-Lord

Miremoses1:
I believe modric won't force the club to let him leave.

Let's just wait and see.

Reports are that he's asking for a wage increase. However, instead of Flo to address that he said he'd sell Modric for 750m euros, which is reminiscent of his CR7's comment after the UCL win when he said CR7 is under a contract. Seriously, how can any reasonable person put a price on Modric? In a season where you've lost Zizzou and CR7. He's not for sale. Period. Nasser or Levy will not put a price on Mbappe or Kane currently. They're not for sale.

Modric is 33. He is a WC Golden Ball Winner and will definitely be in the Ballon D'Or top 3 this year. Has won all there is to win. Has no more than 2 years at the top. Contract ends in 2020.

Now is his chance to get a golden handshake before his performance inevitably dips and he's unceremoniously shipped off like Pepe. We all know Flo and his merry band of "the club is always bigger than the player" supporters wouldn't want to give him a better contract. If they couldn't for CR7 why would they do so for LM10. Some are already saying we are stacked in the midfield, so we should cash in on him now.

That's why I said it's looking like a Cristiano 2.0. Modric staying is not dependent on Flo, it's dependent on Modric. And with Barca hijacking Vidal from Inter's grasp, who knows what kind of offer they're preparing for Modric.

-Lord

Seems the Modric saga is shaping up to be Cristiano 2.0.

#fingerscrossed

-Lord

Miremoses1:
Benzema, Bale, Ceballos and Vinicius will play against Atletico.

Isco, Modric, Kroos and Casemiro will not be available because of the World Cup

Managing Madrid report that Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Dani Ceballos and Vinicius Jr are likely to start the game against Atletico Madrid in Tallin as the two Madrid teams will battle for the UEFA Supercup.


Julen Lopetegui has apparently chosen the 4-2-3-1 formation for the match as it has been his main option during the latest training session in Miami. Thus, Ceballos would take the central role while Bale and Vinicius will occupy right and left flanks respectively. 

Isco, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Casemiro will not participate in the game, according to the source, because of the late return to training after the World Cup.


Do you like this attacking line-up?

I'll wait to see ATH lineup before commenting.

-Lord

Nbote:
Where are those fanboys dat called Messi a fraud... Here's ur Fraudnaldo... Dis and Messi were d reasons he left Spain...



Eye dey pain U or are U d Spanish govt??

U dey okay at all?

Read and understand.

That is what he was accused of. In the final deal he signed and that got necessary approval, the Spanish govt tracked back and found that he owed only 5.7m in taxes.

The final deal - which on Thursday received the necessary approval of Hacienda, the Spanish treasury - sees an acceptance that €5.7m is owed in taxes, with the remaining €13.1m including court fees and fines in interest.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/ronaldo-s-18-8m-tax-punishment-approved-in-spain

What he was accused of owing and what he actually owed are miles apart. Go school! Public schools are almost free in Nigeria.

-Lord

gurunlocker:
In fact his own fraud is like times 4 of Messi own. One of the reasons he left Spain though, make tax no go kill him.

Na only to compare rubbish dem dey c una.

The final deal - which on Thursday received the necessary approval of Hacienda, the Spanish treasury - sees an acceptance that €5.7m is owed in taxes, with the remaining €13.1m including court fees and fines in interest.

So how is 5.7m euros four times Messi's 4.1m euros? Go school u no gree!

-Lord

Miremoses1:
it will, can't wait to see what Lope has in stock for us, winning the Super cup will surely boost the moral of the players.

I heard Asensio wants the no7, what do you think.

Not sure I care that much about the number TBH.

Someone else is going to wear it eventually, it might as well be Asensio if he wants.

-Lord

Miremoses1:
during lunin's unveiling yesterday, papa Perez said the club won't sign a big name this summer, rather they will train the youngins into becoming world class players. Lets watch and see how that goes.

About signing a new goalie, I'm in support of Navas staying next season, but getting courtios for 35m is a bargain.

Oh this season will be fun!

/s

-Lord

Miremoses1:
lol, the CR7 era in madrid is over, the earlier we start doing things without him the better.

Our style of play will change, lets just hope big benz can now score goals.

Let's just hope pigs can now fly.

The goal-scoring Benz idea has sailed. The plan is to have multiple players get on the scoring chart. Whether it'd mean some of the big names playing selfishly in the final third to become our "new" savior remains to be seen.

Ahem, do you still think we'd make a young big name signing this summer? Cos unless I misread, we're supposed to be rebuilding.

And is it just me or isn't Navas better than Courtois? 35m is a good deal, but Navas still has at least 2 good years at the elite level in him.

-Lord