As talented as it gets. Is Ole the one to unleash his potential? You tell me. Can't help but I am still excited, thrilling player.
Ousmane Dembele
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Erm how is what Castles said any different to what the Spanish press have said? I thought the problem was the type of deal the two clubs wanted wasn’t the same? Who cares if Dembele has agreed to join? So has Sancho.
If we get him it will be a decent window, could have done with these players weeks ago but better than nothing
Ugh another RW?
AdM all over again?
A loan move with no obligation to buy. I wouldn’t call it a disaster.
Remember our medical team is one of the worst in top level football, I'll be very surprised if his injury woes magically disappear.
Anyone apart from Castles saying this is going ahead?
Traore not available until January and Pallestri not ready for first team. If someone other than Castles was reporting this then maybe could feel more confident.
Cooper did mention once about us looking into signing both a young and experienced one,however nowhere near enough smoke from other sources.
That’s how it looks like, and Greenwood will likely remain a starter also
if true, can see James leaving next summer unless he slots in at LW from time to time.
We could have had Gabriel or Badiashile weeks ago along with DVB, added to the forwards then that would have been a good window
If someone else jump on this I would move to the 51 -49% its happening side, but as it stands with only Castle saying it, I'm still in the sceptical camp, all he has done is rehash the "agreed personal terms" tweet a few days ago, and will just cover himself in a few hours saying terms couldn't be agreed between the club's if nothing materialises....
He’ll need to go. He looks lost. Even in the EFL games the kid’s confidence has gone
We seem happy to join the race for Upamecano next summer,not saying I agree with that approach but just looks that way to me
Yeah same here
Going years without a natural right sided attacker in the squad, before signing three in one day is the most Woodward thing I’ve ever heard.
Only castles saying we're still in for him? didn't everyone else say its dead?
I'd be unsure about a permanent deal, based on his injury record, a loan with an option to buy, based on a (largely) injury free season, sounds more sensible.
2 mercenaries in 2 days? wow
that is bang onHow is Dembele a mercenary?
We are the definition of idiotic, permanent deal or not.
Why not. Let's go all in on being a banter club.
didnt want to leave Barca
If its 45m permanent then its relatively low risk.
Given we are still briefing that Sancho is our Number one target, how do we all feel that will make Dembele feel if we do end up taking him on loan?
His name isn't Sancho.
Remember when the board said a RW was a priority this window? And now we're in the last 9 hours of the window with no RW
On a long-term contract? Can't see any scenario where this lad is a permanent signing and low-risk, no matter how much money we pay for him. For sure he'll be on decent money, and if he's a flop or injured during his time here suddenly we have another player on our books who we'll struggle to get rid of.
The only way this signing makes any sort of rational sense is a loan with option to buy. Anything other than that and it's a mistake.
Doesn't that make him the opposite of a mercenary? If he were a mercenary, he'd just join the highest bidder, the one that pays him the most.
We'll have 3 tomorrow.
Gotta get him now or Arsenal win deadline day with Partey deal
Why would we negotiate personal terms if it's a loan? I reckon we'll get him permanently.
Mercenary is the wrong word for sure. Apathetic perhaps? My question is why do we want players who we have to kill ourselves over to convince them to join us? That hasn't ended well for us recently and I'm sick of this club being an island full of misfit toys.
If we spend £60m on someone who doesn't even want to be here, with one of the worst injury records of any young player.......
its reminicent of DiMaria, plus this guy it appears cant stay fit. Not the players fault, just goes against the spiel the club churn out about culture reset etc
Don't ever see Sancho joining now,therefore I have decided to accept that fact now
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