Summer 2021 transfer window

[HanDoJin]

Does this mean Kieffer Moore isn’t coming then?

 

[Freddeno]

I would like a good CB and a quick DM too, then im happy

 

[Jinky]

Sounds like Caleta-Car might be happening (not sure what that means for Botman). They want to recoup the £19m they signed him for, by the sounds of it.

CC (sorry, Dan) is a solid defender. Tough and good in the air, but he’s not particularly fast, which again is a surprise given our ambition to play a high line.

https://t.co/TsXBlzF3JC

 

[Kenny]

Want both (this chap is pretty decent for news at times)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1431602704091131911

 

[Freddeno]

Sounds like Caleta-Car might be happening (not sure what that means for Botman). They want to recoup the £19m they signed him for, by the sounds of it.

CC (sorry, Dan) is a solid defender. Tough and good in the air, but he’s not particularly fast, which again is a surprise given our ambition to play a high line.

https://t.co/TsXBlzF3JC

yeah, would have preferred Kyle Walker

 

[The Bion]

Lille president has said Botman is staying. For now, anyway

https://twitter.com/x/status/1431590133996818440

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Want both (this chap is pretty decent for news)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1431602704091131911

I hope he’s on the money this time. Things looking promising.

 

[Wolvensam]

Would be very, very happy with both. Guessing it would mean Saiss is off or Yerson will predominantly be U23s maybe.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Would be pleased with Caleta Car, he's a dominant CB with a great pinger of a left foot.

Has been tracked by some much bigger clubs.

 

[northfield wolf]

After reading all these posts, i feel better now than when i got up this morning. I would love Botman down here, if im being honest Boly has never been quite the same since his training injury 20 months ago.

 

[BGreenWolf]

Various whispers about Youssouf Fofana, midfielder from Monaco.

 

[The Bear]

DCC certainly looks a big strong unit. Got a good passing range on him too.

 

[Wolvensam]

Sevilla in for Botman now.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1431613992934559747

 

[The Bion]

You'd think in a straight fight we won't be able to compete there. It's the hope that kills you...

 

[BGreenWolf]

If we have indeed put a bid in for Caleta-Car, you'd say we didn't have all our chips on Botman.

 

[prawnking]

Various whispers about Youssouf Fofana, midfielder from Monaco.

Lille, Marseille and now Monaco?

Has Jeff been sending all his Fifa 21 scouts to France?

 

[Kenny]

Lille, Marseille and now Monaco?

Has Jeff been sending all his Fifa 21 scouts to France?

Doing his best Jez impression. Target clubs who are skint and need the £££. Moxey just concentrated on the likes of Luton though

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

You'd think in a straight fight we won't be able to compete there. It's the hope that kills you...

If the Kounde deal collapses then Sevilla don’t need Botman.

 

[The Bion]

Youssouf Fofana falling behind in Monaco pecking order with Niko Kovač unimpressed (Wed)

After an impressive campaign last season and becoming one of the first names on the Monaco team sheet in recent times, midfielder Youssouf Fofana is in Niko Kovac’s bad books, as reported by L’Équipe.

The arrival of Jean Lucas from Lyon for €11m has often seen Fofana usurped from the Monaco first team this season. This is something of a surprise given Lucas’ fringe player status at Lyon and an average loan spell with Brest during the second half of last season. However, the Croatian coach explained: “The past is the past… We are resetting the dials this year and that goes for everyone, including Youssouf.”

Kovač’s displeasure, the ASM coach has been frustrated by what he sees as Fofana’s sloppy use of possession in recent times, became clear as early as preseason with Fofana only starting one of Monaco’s five friendlies, despite a swift recovery from a minor injury, as youngster Eliot Matazo (19) was preferred.

Oddly, the 22-year-old midfielder, who signed from Strasbourg for €15m in January 2020, is often criticised by his coach in training and at press conferences. Fofana, however, remains outwardly unaffected and continues as a lively, humorous and prominent dressing room personality even when not starting games. Sofiane Diop’s press conference comments last week underlined Fofana’s popularity within the camp.

“I don’t want to just highlight [Aurélien Tchouaméni’s] performances. There is a duo that must be highlighted,” explained Diop. “It’s the Youssouf-Aurélien pairing, not just Aurélien. Youssouf is extremely important for Aurélien’s game and vice-versa.”

Perhaps surprisingly, Fofana’s marginalisation isn’t linked to any transfer business, with neither club nor player seeking a move away from the principality for Fofana this window. Kovač has instead looked to use Tchouaméni in the deeper areas usually taken up by Fofana with Lucas pushing forward, something Fofana is less suited to. However, given Monaco’s poor start to the season with just one point from their opening three Ligue 1 games, the tactical move has hardly paid off so far.

 

[Kenny]

If the Kounde deal collapses then Sevilla don’t need Botman.

€20m gap in valuation between Chelsea and Sevilla apparently.
Ball well and truly in Chelsea's court on that one.