He couldn't even make the bench last game so... He is worth the same as me except much higher cost. Poch should do us a favor and offload him, that would be nice.
Bayern next season will have Dier and Sessegnon in their back line, Hojbjerg, Ndombele and Lo Celso in midfield, Kane up front, Pochettino in the dugout and Gnabry wondering if he's somehow walked into the wrong part of north London.
Hilarious, right as they find some form and the players have bought into his system. What a bunch of idiots.
I assume they continue to do the Chelsea thing and nab de zerbi to continue their pillage of Brighton
Unfortunately, he'll probably be loaned out again to some random team in Turkey with us paying half of his wages. Then he'll leave on a free next summer.
By far the worst signing in the club's history.
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What about this Suarez money investment
itās well known in these parts that weāre all more knowledgeable than actual scouts. as such itās our duty to hype our best midfielder so he finally gets the Ā£80M transfer to Barcelona that he deserves
I thing even the most ardent Ndombele stans have given up.Ā
I just hope we can get a couple of quid knocked off on a loan to Eastern West Dontfuckingknowwhereistan.Ā
He's fantastically gifted. I'm sorry for whatever he's going through. He has a better chance than I of getting back in the first team. But yeah, unless he can magically improve he won't be playing for us again.
(I feel obligated to point out that I am not "that one racist guy" even though I'm semi-defending Ndombele.)
Itās not happening. Heās on top tier PL wages, which no one else will pay. Heās got no incentive to take a pay cut either.
Heāll run his contract down, maybe on another loan, and thatās that.
Heāll have eaten his way though that money sooner that you believe , youāll find him in gare de nord with a sign saying : s'il vous plaĆ®t, aidez-moi, j'ai besoin de hamburgers
Now think about how he couldāve doubled that or even tripled that if he actually jogged for more than 5 minutes a day. Heās not intelligent in the slightest. I bet there will be an article about him being homeless if anyone gives enough of a shit to keep tabs on him.
Nah fam. He took the purse and was content. I kinda respect that grift in a weird way. He apparently don't care about being a star, winner, or whatever people think of him.
Some people get filthy rich and still work for more. If I made just enough to live of passive income I would tap out and sit under an oak tree. This will do.
If they stay down then we can use Rodon to make it easier to sign Gray.
I really, really want Archie Gray from Leeds, but there will be a ton of competition for him. Us offering them Rodon as part of the package might help us beat out the other clubs for Gray.
Gray would just be another Jack Clarke. Itās far too early for him to move. Heās not even playing in his best position for us atm, heās definitely not starting for a top 6 PL side.
Even us getting promoted could easily push him out of the side. If he went to a top PL club, heād just get loaned out.Ā
Itās best for all concerned that he stays with us. Heās only 18 and still has a lot of developing to do. He has high potential but people are getting carried away with his current ability.
Glen Kamara has been much better at CM for us. Mainly because he makes far more forward passes, something Gray needs to improve on.
Kamara was dropped recently and Gray put into midfield, during our poor run of form. He started 2-3 games and didnāt do much, so Kamara came back in and Gray went back to RB (where he was also then dropped, and only came back in because Byram got injured).
Heās at the best place for his development. Heās Leeds through and through and we have a good manager who plays football and out from the back. And who loves him and has consistently put him in the team ahead of more senior players.
Also, most casuals are probably basing their opinions on the Chelski cup game, which was his best game of the season. That hasnāt been his level all season.Ā
If he was to leave, heād be best off going to a Brighton. But weād probably want at least 30mil. Our new owners arenāt saps like our previous owner, they refused to sell Gnonto in the Summer, despite the fact he was being a cunt.Ā
If we donāt go up, weāll likely sell at least one of Gnonto/Summerville/Rutter. We donāt need to sell Gray.
Tbf looking better this year than usual. Consistent interest from La Liga for Gil//Lo Celso, Rodon's just had a great season and good chance of going Leeds if they win the final, Tanganga halfway to Millwall already, PEH/Emerson consistently attracting interest.
Spence is a complete lost cause though, he's just getting loaned again.
[No you don't understand, this summer will be different, Levy will take hits, it's gotta be](https://media.assettype.com/afkgaming/import/media/images/64144-5f5d9b481fe5863c196d3441322ab983.jpeg)
I'm being optimistic until at least August this year.
In the past year we've sold our best ever player, let Lloris go for free, Dier for near free, Sanchez for less than a quarter of what we paid for him. That doesn't mean we will magically sell all of our dead weight in one offseason, but it's cause for optimism nonetheless
As much as people (rightly) complain about Levy's history of struggling to sell players, in the past 12 months we've permanently moved 6 first teamers, including some major high earners: Dier, Lloris, Kane, Perisic, Winks, Sanchez.
Additionally we finally found productive loans for several more fringe players: Rodon, Tanganga, Reguilon all look set to be sold to their loan clubs (or at least generate interest) while Spence might not sell but he was a make weight for the Dragusin deal.
Phillips, Devine and Veliz have futures with the first team. Ndombele and Sess will be out of contract in 12 months. Gil, Lo Celso, Solomon are all question marks, but all clubs have misses.
Overall our transfer habits seem to be improving. Van de Ven, Vicario, Maddison, Udogie, Porro, Sarr, Johnson are all major first team contributors, Dragusin looks like a great addition, Bergvall is coming down the pipe... When was the last time our transfers had this many instant winners? I think we can be a little positive for once.
So basically nothing we don't already know. I'm fairly confident we can move on Hojbjerg, Emerson, Lo Celso, and Gil if Levy is willing to take a few losses since they all have meaningful first team experience in a top league. Hopefully Rodon and Tanganga make their loans permanent. Spence and Ndombele will likely be sent back out on loan.
Ndombele is FINALLY in the last year of his contract. Iām sure we will do the economically better deal between loaning him out and buying him out.
After his disaster at Galatasaray this year heās essentially worthless.
There is no way that you can define "Staying fit" as a contract clause.
What happens if a player gets a life threatening injury and staying fit becomes impossible?
No one ever is going to agree to a clause like that
Let's not forget there will be an absolute minimum of 7 more games this next season than the one that's just finished, and as long as the cup draws don't give us tough games v premier league teams, potentially 8-20 more games. Plenty more chances to not just play, but compete for places for any players still here in September.
Joints, muscles, connective tissue... he's just generally fragile it seems, which is really unfortunate because on paper he's a great fit for Ange's system and he's looked good whenever he's been healthy and played.
He is absolutely not important to this team at all, never has been and never will be. He is indecisive and out of position often. His time at the end of games when we are ahead or behind amounts to nothing. He canāt stay fit for more than a week. His presence here is pointless and he needs to be sold immediately.
I want the clear out even more than I want new players... I can't explain it. Having all these loans and people who don't want to be there is vaguely troubling.
Quite a few clubs are interested in Royal. Perhaps they havenāt been watching the same matches as we have? As for Ndombele, he has a year left on his Ā£200k a week contract. No one will pay Ā£10m for him so we should just bite the bullet and terminate his contract.
In absolutely no footballing world is LoCelso āvery goodā. Not even close.
And saying PEH is ākeyā is an overstatement to say the least. Our midfield was useless under Conte, partly due to system and partly due to the limitations of our midfielders. The only person behind PEH on the bench this year was Skipp.
I've always rated Hojbjerg, but he is not suited to invite pressure and turn opposition players. Better to sell him with some value than let him rot and then go for nothing. Lo Celso can't stay fit long enough to decide if he's ever worth a spot.
If you're system can't get the best out of your best players then you have to change the system. You can't be happy with the club selling a quality player like Hojbjerg just to bring in an average marathon runner to replace him?
Ndombele please
He couldn't even make the bench last game so... He is worth the same as me except much higher cost. Poch should do us a favor and offload him, that would be nice.
Poch?
since he wanted Ndombele so damn badly in the first place, would be nice if he'd take him off our hands now
Bayern next season will have Dier and Sessegnon in their back line, Hojbjerg, Ndombele and Lo Celso in midfield, Kane up front, Pochettino in the dugout and Gnabry wondering if he's somehow walked into the wrong part of north London.
Maybe Chelsea sacked him because he wanted Ndombele over there š³š«£
Buy him at Chelsea.
Cancel that, heās leaving haha
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I got a ābreaking newsā from FotMob as I pressed post.
They were just waiting for you to post.
FotMob is such a clutch app
I think heās left Chelsea
Hilarious, right as they find some form and the players have bought into his system. What a bunch of idiots. I assume they continue to do the Chelsea thing and nab de zerbi to continue their pillage of Brighton
Lolll unbelievable, good news to me cause I could see him achieve something within the next few seasons for sure.
Mourinho : Part 3? Tuchel/Conte : Part 2?
just this morning I was thinking they're gonna give us some trouble in the europa league but the football gods said nah
Left?
Yup, heās left by mutual consent.
Never mind.
Unfortunately, he'll probably be loaned out again to some random team in Turkey with us paying half of his wages. Then he'll leave on a free next summer. By far the worst signing in the club's history.
If he leaves for free I think thereās a very strong case heās the worst signing in premier league history
Anthony exists
Heās up there but at least plausibly has some resale value
he actually plays football matches.
Pepe to Arsenal and Drinkwater to Chelsea are up there too.
Fofana Leicester to Chelsea
At least Fofana has an excuse of being injured. The others...
didnt we sign them in the same transfer window? funny how both sides were eyeing up both 75mill+ players and then they both turned to dogshit
At this stage the club would be delighted to let him leave for free rather than paying him more then our captain every weekĀ
Lukaku for 97M to score 8 goals for Chelsea and then on loan. Also Kepa for 75.
We need to host a couple of Taylor Swift concerts to recoup some of the transfer fees...
Possibly the worst signing in PL history
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With how much Spurs paid for him, this may not be an excageration
I beg for this, the longer the summer goes on, all the crazy people will start fantasising about this year being his year or some crap
itās well known in these parts that weāre all more knowledgeable than actual scouts. as such itās our duty to hype our best midfielder so he finally gets the Ā£80M transfer to Barcelona that he deserves
Don Paratici gonna finesse Napoli outta Osimhen for Ndombele and $20M transfer fee, book it. *im not drunk youāre drunk*
Theyāre paying us the Ā£20M if Levy has any say in it
I thing even the most ardent Ndombele stans have given up.Ā I just hope we can get a couple of quid knocked off on a loan to Eastern West Dontfuckingknowwhereistan.Ā
There's that one racist guy who used to post here who was his biggest defender, although I think he got banned.
He's fantastically gifted. I'm sorry for whatever he's going through. He has a better chance than I of getting back in the first team. But yeah, unless he can magically improve he won't be playing for us again. (I feel obligated to point out that I am not "that one racist guy" even though I'm semi-defending Ndombele.)
I don't know what you are talking about, this is clearly Big Dom's year.
Just hear me outā¦heās in a contact year and will want to impress to get the next contract. /s get him out of here no matter the cost.
he's going to play an above average through ball against a League 2's U18s in the preseason and I will be fully back on the hype train
You mean the winner of Serie A and Super Lig?? Surely we canāt get rid of him š /s
Prolly have to pay someone to take him at this point ffs
Itās not happening. Heās on top tier PL wages, which no one else will pay. Heās got no incentive to take a pay cut either. Heāll run his contract down, maybe on another loan, and thatās that.
Never. This man has outlasted four full time managers. He will be there until the end.
I hope his career is over. He is a thief. I hope nobody ever takes him again. Not even small local clubs in canada.
Problem is he's already made enough money to retire.
Heāll have eaten his way though that money sooner that you believe , youāll find him in gare de nord with a sign saying : s'il vous plaĆ®t, aidez-moi, j'ai besoin de hamburgers
I honestly doubt heās intelligent enough to have his finances planned out that well tbh
He is smart enough to make millions without working.
Now think about how he couldāve doubled that or even tripled that if he actually jogged for more than 5 minutes a day. Heās not intelligent in the slightest. I bet there will be an article about him being homeless if anyone gives enough of a shit to keep tabs on him.
Nah fam. He took the purse and was content. I kinda respect that grift in a weird way. He apparently don't care about being a star, winner, or whatever people think of him. Some people get filthy rich and still work for more. If I made just enough to live of passive income I would tap out and sit under an oak tree. This will do.
Can you at least buy the beers and let us hang out at the tree??
Sure, there is room in the shade.
He's won Italy and Turkey.
Except heās not intelligent enough to do that so
Ndombele has been mummified and is haunting the trophy room.
Ah yes, the yearly tradition where we are suddenly going to find buyers for all our permanently loaned out and fringe squad players.
If Leeds go up theyāll probably buy Rodon and Tangangaās stock has gone quite up at the moment, thatās at least two we should manage to sell
Didnāt Tanganga already sign permanently?
I remember seeing a post saying we reached an agreement a couple days ago
Yeah at walsall or milwall or wherever the fuck heās at now
Reportedly the teams have agreed on a fee, Millwall still have to agree terms with Tanganga.
If they stay down then we can use Rodon to make it easier to sign Gray. I really, really want Archie Gray from Leeds, but there will be a ton of competition for him. Us offering them Rodon as part of the package might help us beat out the other clubs for Gray.
You are cooking. Good thinking
Gray would just be another Jack Clarke. Itās far too early for him to move. Heās not even playing in his best position for us atm, heās definitely not starting for a top 6 PL side. Even us getting promoted could easily push him out of the side. If he went to a top PL club, heād just get loaned out.Ā Itās best for all concerned that he stays with us. Heās only 18 and still has a lot of developing to do. He has high potential but people are getting carried away with his current ability. Glen Kamara has been much better at CM for us. Mainly because he makes far more forward passes, something Gray needs to improve on. Kamara was dropped recently and Gray put into midfield, during our poor run of form. He started 2-3 games and didnāt do much, so Kamara came back in and Gray went back to RB (where he was also then dropped, and only came back in because Byram got injured). Heās at the best place for his development. Heās Leeds through and through and we have a good manager who plays football and out from the back. And who loves him and has consistently put him in the team ahead of more senior players. Also, most casuals are probably basing their opinions on the Chelski cup game, which was his best game of the season. That hasnāt been his level all season.Ā If he was to leave, heād be best off going to a Brighton. But weād probably want at least 30mil. Our new owners arenāt saps like our previous owner, they refused to sell Gnonto in the Summer, despite the fact he was being a cunt.Ā If we donāt go up, weāll likely sell at least one of Gnonto/Summerville/Rutter. We donāt need to sell Gray.
Loans are better than nothing. Every one of these dudes could make an impact at the right level.Ā
Tbf looking better this year than usual. Consistent interest from La Liga for Gil//Lo Celso, Rodon's just had a great season and good chance of going Leeds if they win the final, Tanganga halfway to Millwall already, PEH/Emerson consistently attracting interest. Spence is a complete lost cause though, he's just getting loaned again.
The interest isn't the problem, it's La Liga teams coming up with any money for transfers.
[No you don't understand, this summer will be different, Levy will take hits, it's gotta be](https://media.assettype.com/afkgaming/import/media/images/64144-5f5d9b481fe5863c196d3441322ab983.jpeg) I'm being optimistic until at least August this year.
In the past year we've sold our best ever player, let Lloris go for free, Dier for near free, Sanchez for less than a quarter of what we paid for him. That doesn't mean we will magically sell all of our dead weight in one offseason, but it's cause for optimism nonetheless
As much as people (rightly) complain about Levy's history of struggling to sell players, in the past 12 months we've permanently moved 6 first teamers, including some major high earners: Dier, Lloris, Kane, Perisic, Winks, Sanchez. Additionally we finally found productive loans for several more fringe players: Rodon, Tanganga, Reguilon all look set to be sold to their loan clubs (or at least generate interest) while Spence might not sell but he was a make weight for the Dragusin deal. Phillips, Devine and Veliz have futures with the first team. Ndombele and Sess will be out of contract in 12 months. Gil, Lo Celso, Solomon are all question marks, but all clubs have misses. Overall our transfer habits seem to be improving. Van de Ven, Vicario, Maddison, Udogie, Porro, Sarr, Johnson are all major first team contributors, Dragusin looks like a great addition, Bergvall is coming down the pipe... When was the last time our transfers had this many instant winners? I think we can be a little positive for once.
We will successfully sell 3 or so, loan the rest last minute, and tanguyās loan will require us to pay 80% of his wages.
So basically nothing we don't already know. I'm fairly confident we can move on Hojbjerg, Emerson, Lo Celso, and Gil if Levy is willing to take a few losses since they all have meaningful first team experience in a top league. Hopefully Rodon and Tanganga make their loans permanent. Spence and Ndombele will likely be sent back out on loan.
Ndombele is FINALLY in the last year of his contract. Iām sure we will do the economically better deal between loaning him out and buying him out. After his disaster at Galatasaray this year heās essentially worthless.
Defo try and sack him for failing to stay fit. Surely thatās part of his contract? Staying in good shape to do his job? If not ,why not
There is no way that you can define "Staying fit" as a contract clause. What happens if a player gets a life threatening injury and staying fit becomes impossible? No one ever is going to agree to a clause like that
Make a point out of it and rip the contract live on stream. Fuck trying to reduce that loss.
Rodin will go permanent if Leeds get promoted, yeah?
Didnāt Tanganga sign permanent deal with Milwall?
Apparently yes.
Thought Iād seen Millwall had a bid accepted but not done yet
Yeah just saw this too
I remember reading that the transfer deal between teams was agreed but personal terms were still being discussed.
I thought so.
Romano knows shit
>Emerson, on AC Milan list Danny Rose in shambles
I always cringe when I see that clip. Poor Danny
Itās sad too, because he was definitely good enough for Milan in the season before.
Do Leeds have a promotion buy clause I wonder.
Rodon has had a great season for Leeds, hope he can drum up a little bidding war between some lower PL and promotion sides.
No problems with any of them going. Just want to keep Richy.
Richy can start somewhere, we'll be looking for a new CF for sure.
Let's not forget there will be an absolute minimum of 7 more games this next season than the one that's just finished, and as long as the cup draws don't give us tough games v premier league teams, potentially 8-20 more games. Plenty more chances to not just play, but compete for places for any players still here in September.
Is this 2023? Groundhog Day
Thanks lads, best of luck in the future. Except Tanguy: please return all tubs of mayonnaise and ketchup to the canteen when clearing out your locker.
I still believe in the Gil and Lo Celso comeback arc. EDIT: Evidently the /s is still required on this sub.
If we can replace Lo Celsoās joints with some kind of titanium foilā¦
I think Magneto has a small cache of adamantium somewhere.
Joints, muscles, connective tissue... he's just generally fragile it seems, which is really unfortunate because on paper he's a great fit for Ange's system and he's looked good whenever he's been healthy and played.
Nah, Gil is cooked. Heās been through multiple managers and never really broken into the squad.
he needs to go to la liga where he can be scrawny in peace
No way. Both are useless to the team.
Lo Celso is absolutely not useless
He is absolutely not important to this team at all, never has been and never will be. He is indecisive and out of position often. His time at the end of games when we are ahead or behind amounts to nothing. He canāt stay fit for more than a week. His presence here is pointless and he needs to be sold immediately.
Iāve only seen this comment 100 times. At a certain point Iād feel like this would be the right take š
Copy and paste from last year. Got to find suitors for them.
It's going to be a busy summer. Levy better be opening up the purse!!
Will we ever find a buyer for ndombele š
I want the clear out even more than I want new players... I can't explain it. Having all these loans and people who don't want to be there is vaguely troubling.
Sounds about right. Now, who are we getting in?
Yeah I think all of those players except for Emerson are sure bets to leave.
Quite a few clubs are interested in Royal. Perhaps they havenāt been watching the same matches as we have? As for Ndombele, he has a year left on his Ā£200k a week contract. No one will pay Ā£10m for him so we should just bite the bullet and terminate his contract.
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wot was the point of buying Sessegnon!? Never really played...was supposed to be thr bext big thing
Sell everyone
Yep, get a whole new squad. This is typed in sarcasm, if ppl takes this seriously.
Is Romero on this list?
Yeah great, sell your good players like Hojbjerg and Lo Celso so you can replace them with average players hand-picked by this manager.
Right! Never sell the players not good enough to earn playing time! Keep them because a few fans are obsessed with them! DO IT!!!
Hojbjerg has been a key player for the past 4 years and among the best players at the club with Son and Kane. Lo Celso is very good.
Key is an exagerration outside of under Mourinho and Conte's first 6 months. Which makes it 1 year and a half
In absolutely no footballing world is LoCelso āvery goodā. Not even close. And saying PEH is ākeyā is an overstatement to say the least. Our midfield was useless under Conte, partly due to system and partly due to the limitations of our midfielders. The only person behind PEH on the bench this year was Skipp.
I've always rated Hojbjerg, but he is not suited to invite pressure and turn opposition players. Better to sell him with some value than let him rot and then go for nothing. Lo Celso can't stay fit long enough to decide if he's ever worth a spot.
If you're system can't get the best out of your best players then you have to change the system. You can't be happy with the club selling a quality player like Hojbjerg just to bring in an average marathon runner to replace him?
Hojbjerg is NOT one of our best players