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He played a good match imo. That situation where he was beat by Vinicius 1 vs 1 can happen to any player. Passing was on point, created some chances, good cross for that big Lamine chance... overall not nearly as bad of a game as people are saying here. I think offensively we could have played...

Meh, somewhat of an average game for his standards, and yet still managed a very nice assist.

Very disorganized. Almost as if he plays some version of street football. Alternating some genius moments with bad choices, some unnecessary flicks and lazy moments. Let's hope he is gonna mature and grow out of this phase.

For me, it's interesting enough that Flick used Raphinha LW and Roony RW, instead of using Rashford LW and moving Raphinha RW. It is interesting, and means Roony is already impressing Flick with his confidence on the ball and his passing ability.

Under no circumstances we should sell for 15m if he continues to impress. That would be a joke. The temptation to sell should be at a much higher price tag. For 15m it's worth more for us to keep him and use him for much needed depth. Selling Roony for some Pau Víctor sum and use those money as...

I hope it is bullshit that we are looking to buy him permanently. If knockout games come in CL and he produces come clutch goals like vs Newcastle, then the value could be there, but otherwise, no way.

70m can get you a top player these days, especially in non-attacking positions. Arsenal for example signed Timber for 40m and he's easily a top 5 fullback in the world, could very well be the best defensively. Depends on what you do with it, but it's plenty of money even today.

Exactly. It works for all parties, because Brahim is not a bad player and even above what Tottenham have in midfield. But the biggest winner is Madrid who can use that 70m, add their pulling power, prestige and everything, and do damage on the market with that money.

Yes, but they are Tottenham. Nobody goes to Tottenham from a big club unless if they aren't good enough to play for likes of Madrid, Bayern, Barcelona, PSG etc. These EPL teams have money, but that's about it. Of course you're gonna spend it on the likes of Brahim Diaz. What else you're gonna...

Normally, because he already plays for a club that can bring him pretty much every title he competes for.

But this begs the question, if someone like Brahim goes for 70m how much would someone like Fermin cost, who compared with Brahim is a big game player with multiple goals in the Clasico and 4 years younger. He'll have to be a good bit over that.

Well, not a first. Madrid usually sell players they don't want to keep anymore in EPL for big bucks. Di Maria, Ozil, Odeegard, not anything new. If they want to sell Vinicius, I can see an EPL side getting him for well over 100m as well. Great market for them. Historically, Madrid buys some of...

Sesko, Gyokeres, Samu, players like that serve a valuable purpose to even the playing field among big clubs despite some having disproportionately higher funds than others. If there wouldn't be so many flops then likes of top 8 teams in the world would be EPL sides + PSG. We are in a good...

Osimhen. The difference between them though is nowhere near 150-180m or whatever it amounts to when you factor in how much Thuram cost Inter vs how much Osimhen total package would cost us. Not unless you think Osimhen is gonna produce in record time some absurd numbers like Mbappe is doing...

I refer to Bayern again. They were in same position as us needing a 9 in 2024. I think they did their homework very well. Only player with proven class at 9 at the level they were interested in, which is serious CL contender and possibly winner, was Kane.

No, but he didn't play in Turkish league. He was Golden Boot I think. You don't give anyone the money Osimhen thinks he earns until he proves it first. It's that simple. Osimhen abilities make a him a good candidate for a decent sum with some variables involved. Not for superstar sums. A club...

He will be 28 in the season you sign him for. I disagree Thuram is way inferior. The football reality of the day says Thuram was decisive in a CL semifinal, and Osimhen never even got close to featuring in one. I would completely move on from trying to sign a 9, since Kane is not gonna be...

At 9, there's Kane if can be signed quickly. Even if you'd sign him on a lot of money, the guy could push you to a CL win on short notice. If you can fund it, it would pay off. Not in a big way, because you'd get what you pay for and he's older, but in a reliable way. Other than Kane the market...

80m + no chance. Not unless you are prepared to risk maybe losing 50m on him. Guy is 28 and if you'll play him in a CL semifinal, it would be his career first. Marcus Thuram who is a similar profile and same wage, actually more proven and more accustomed to higher profile matches, was signed...

I am unusually relaxed for this one. I can see us getting some positives from either result, loss or win. Worst would be an undeserved win tbh. Would make us cocky for no good reason for the rest of the season. This Madrid is weaker than us, so if we do our usual game, we will win rather...