Not sure the plans for Estupinan. His form fell off a cliff once he picked up a few injuries. When he got game time he was outrageously bad.
It’s what’s left on his current contract
I’m reserving judgement until he’s fully fit.
It was about the wage structure with RDZ. He wanted to sign players who would have demanded wages higher than our current cap (I'm convinced that Locatelli would've been top of that list for him based on fit and rumours in second half of the season).
Short term left cover until Pervis is fit. First choice right wing/back. Option at left wing back with barco if Pervis plays lcb which I think a great option similar to Cucurella.
Yep, one of the first names on the team sheet pre-injury. Clearly not fully fit in that middle period between injuries, and it also coincided with the massive drop in form across the whole team because of fixture pile up. No doubt he'll come back fully fit, especially if he isn't thrown back in at the deep end.
This Twitter account with 6.3 million followers is saying that Ferdi Kadıoğlu wants the move to Brighton to go ahead, but the current manager none other than José Mourinho is trying to make him stay by offering him a new five-year deal. Really hope Brighton gets this done.
I think Bloom and Barber always planned to step things up a notch this transfer window, but didn't involve RDZ in that because they'd decided he was too difficult to work with, and it was best to just let him have his little strop and then depart amicably with a nice send-off, while they set about finding a Coach that wasn't hot-headed and unpredictable, and who would be easier to manage and who the players would be able to work with long-term. Which wasn't the case with RDZ.
I also think RDZ only wanted tried and tested players. He wasn't happy with the Barco signing or baleba for that matter.
I just see them buying players - that fit the model - where there are gaps like they always have. The money has edged up a bit given the inflationary market - but what we're spending on for example Minteh or reported on Kadioglu is similar to the fees we've spent in the past on
Fati fell out with RDZ? Not a surprise but the first I’ve heard of it
He publicly reprimanded him for his effort / contribution to the team several times last season. (but fair enough - might not be characterised as a "falling out". )
It's the premier league FFS. Any player with half an ounce of ambition would choose a top half PL team rather than stay in an inferior league.
I think a lot of players fell out with RDZ. Or at least were not very keen on him by the end. Ferguson was definitely one of them.
HP?
This - and playing regularly with a fully fit Mitoma. Those two were a phenomenal combination for pretty much a whole season - it's far too soon to be writing off Ol' Perv.
