The Arsenal transfer news machine is cranking into action and it’s polarising as usual.
The name people are struggling with is Ryan Bertrand, a 31-year-old left-back, heralded as cover for Kieran Tierney.
It’s not a future-facing signing, it feels a little like Cedric and Willian, and it’s not exciting.
I can see the argument, but I can also see the logic with this one.
He’s being signed as a proper back-up. Here for 20 odd starts next season. A truly viable option to slip in to cover for a nearly world-class left-back we have in Tierney.
There are three ways into this role.
- Cheap experience
- Buy an up and coming talent
- Bring in from the youth team
We don’t have a kid that’s ready, hence the mess we’ve been through at the backend of this season.
We don’t have the money to buy-in what would be a luxury sub. I’m also not sure there’s a need to bring in a 21-year-old. Kieran Tierney is the left-back, will be for years, he doesn’t need competition to be motivated, so asking a young player to come in and stunt their own growth might be wasteful.
Kieran Tierney dropped 2700 minutes this season, he would have done more if we’d been able to effectively rotate him. I’d love it if we could give this role to a kid, there was talk it might be Cottrell, but if he’s never played a Premier League game, you are risking that Tierney gets injured and you sink a kid. Maybe the hope of Bertrand is that we can loan the younger kids, then when the more senior player leaves, we have someone with 40 games under their belt at 20 years old. Similar process I’m sure to what we’re going to see with Flo Balogun.
Additionally, I think it’s worth noting this.
Arsenal has the joint 3rd best defence in the league with likely the most unforced errors.
We have the 10th best attack in the league.
The job this summer is fairly straightforward, we need to find a way to lower the amount of mistakes in the system, find midfielders that can transition to attack, and find a couple of players that can add ‘now’ efficiency in the final 3rd. Basically, if we get Auba scoring 30 next season, we’ll qualify for the top 4.
A backup left-back isn’t moving us forward on any of those objectives.
We need to rebuild the right side of our defence totally. We probably need to find a centre back that can replace the positives of David Luiz, whilst eradicating his painful errors. We don’t have ball-playing centre backs (consistent at least) and that needs to be addressed if we’re going to move our game forward.
Those two signings alone are going to be very expensive… and even with a cash injection, we’re not rich, so every penny counts. In your fantasy league team, sometimes you have to take a hit in a low-risk area, I think Bertrand is that hit for the greater good which will see money spent elsewhere.
The second player that is moistening loins is Camavinga of Rennes. The 18-year-old centre midfielder is quite obviously going to be a generational talent, that’s no exaggeration. To hold your own and thrive in that position against PSG means you are a different gravy. If there was a statement signing that spoke to the future Arsenal are building, it’d be someone like him. He has it all, great passing, supreme acceleration, verticality in his passing, press resistance, he looks like he’ll have goals to his game at some point.
He’s very, very young… and not many teenagers make it in that position in the Premier League, but he’s absolutely the type of player Madrid or Bayern snap up and build into a force that stays there for 10 years.
Could just be agent hype, of course, but one can dream that Arsenal are looking into France, hoping to take advantage of French clubs desperation to get cash into their ailing businesses. If we’ve learnt anything over the last decade, it’s that France fosters the best kids that bring the most value to clubs long-term. It’ll be a real miss if we’re spending all our pennies on the expensive leagues this summer.
If Arsenal were to operate like a ruthless business this summer, they’d be hoovering up players from distressed clubs.
There are some other transfer stories doing the rounds. It seems like we’re quite into Sander Berge of Sheffield United. He’s 23 years old, absolutely towering, and 20m Euros is good money and a distress price.
Then there are the exit stories.
WILLIAN MIGHT WANT OUT
Can you imagine? Inter Miami. I think he’d bang there. Ok food, big Brazilian culture, nice weather every day. Fabrizio Romano is getting that story from somewhere and I couldn’t be happier. One would assume Willian landed his green card or whatever if he’s now pushing to exit the club. Whatever the reason, it’d be absolutely amazing if he just wanted to go and play football somewhere that wasn’t Arsenal next season.
We’ll see though. Moving on average senior players hasn’t been an attribute of the Arsenal hierarchy, but let’s see what they have this summer.
Right, on that note, I am bouncing. See you tomorrow!
Older full backs can still do a job in the right settings.
Ashley Young proved that at Inter, when you go to a slower league, it’s still possible to be impactful. That’s why Lichsteiner didn’t work out he was leaving Serie A to come to a league played at a frenetic pace. Comparing the 34 year old swiss leaving Italy for England to Bertrand is a bit disingenuous.
There’s no reason why Berdtrand shouldn’t work out since he’s moving with the same league and will be on low wages. The highest paid player at Southampton is on 50-55k weekjly.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12309404/harry-kane-again-tells-tottenham-he-wants-to-leave-as-manchester-city-manchester-united-chelsea-lie-in-wait
bac
If it’s true I say the reason he’s pushing now is because the story say he wants it sorted before the Euro’s – that’s less than a month and if Levy dicks about it’ll take at least that long.
“There’s no reason why Berdtrand shouldn’t work out since he’s moving with the same league and will be on low wages. The highest paid player at Southampton is on 50-55k weekjly.“
Source?
Sounds like bollocks. Danny Ings bought for 20 mil and stuck on 55 grand?
Dissenter It is mad that you are batting for signing Bertrand. Cedric was 28 when we signed him and you were disgusted by that. He also had a higher pedigree than Bertrand. He had won the euros too. He was also coming of a good half season from Southampton. And he has been decent when he has been involved for us until our saucy manager dropped him to the bench. Bertrand on the other hand is coming 9f a crappy season, he is 31. The only upside to having him is him filling the home grown quota. Why is all… Read more »
Habesha
The problem with a recent chunk of our signings is Sanllehi was involved and to some the fact that he was employed by the club at the same time means he was either responsible or the player is tainted.
CC
It was widely reported that Southampton were refusing to extend Ings deal with a 60-65k weekly deal that would make him the club’s highest player.
CC
According to this link Ings is on £75k per week.
https://www.spotrac.com/epl/southampton-fc/payroll/
What’s interesting about this is it has Bertrand on £70k per week – does make you wonder if we’re about to repeat history – again.
We need to raid the lower teams, Championship etc
What is the draw for top class players to come to us?
Edu offering more $$$- that would be disastrous
Anguissa is someone we should make an offer on.
Marc
Got it. Raul is bad. I forgot.
Bac, Habesha Even if Kola doesn’t get us any $$, I’m pretty sure we’ll at least completely get him off the wage bill. He is not on astronomical wages and with only 1 year left he will probably want security of a new 4 yr deal which he wont get at Arsenal. And tbh, I haven’t watched Bertrand a lot this season. But from the Southampton games I used to watch prior to this season (and I used to watch a lot of PL games), Bertrand would always stand out as one of their better players. If the likes of… Read more »
Habesha Soares was available for free in the summer of 2020, rather than wait to nab him on a free we pain good money to sign him on a 6 month loan in January 2020 when he was INJURED That was the first basis of my objection to us signing him Then we went ahead to give him a FOUR year deal, that was the second basis of my objection If we sign Bertrand on a one year deal with option of extension or a two year deal. I would have no problem with it. We have a potential worldie… Read more »
Marc
According to you all these squad players Arteta signed?
Leno, Runnerson, Ryan, Tierney, Soares, Gabriel, Luiz, Mari, Chambers, Partey, Xhaka, Ceballos, Ode, Saka, Willlian, Laca & Auba
Made me laugh, I’ll give you that. Don’t apply to Mensa.
Marc
I didn’t want to quote those websites because they vary so much. Another has Ings on about 55k weekly.
I would rather keep Kolasinac for one more year rather than sign Bertrand for two or three years
AFC
I never said Arteta signed them all did I – I said they were his players.
For example Leno – had a choice between him or Martinez and chose Leno, extended Auba and Luiz, persuaded Xhaka not to leave when we had an actually offer for real money.
All of those players can be put in the Arteta camp – you are just looking for more and more excuses to excuse his piss poor performance.
Marc official man Kane is leaving
Dissenter
I know – you can find all sorts out there. The reason I used that is because even though it was higher it still had him on a much lower salary than some of our dross.
Ancelloti not happy says the Everton players are not suitable for the tactics he wants to play. This is why Klopp moved 23 players. I expect quite a lot of in/outs during the summer at Arsenal.
Is berg any good ?
“I would rather keep Kolasinac for one more year rather than sign Bertrand for two or three years”
That’s an option that I’m sure they are considering, especially because it could be leverage to force Kolasinac to leave money on the table, should he decide to leave early.
Don’t want Kane to.leave because they’ll sell Son and Ndombele then do a proper rebuild. Let them stay in the middle zone of uncertainty
Almunia Good luck with the jab mate. My other half had hers and she was in Shit Street for a few days. My rhino-esque outer layer meant I was unaffected save for the bruise which one of my kids took pleasure in repeatedly punching… It’s weird you say that because I respect the way you’re able to rise above the to and fro that many of us get involved in on an all too frequent basis. That advice you offered to a particularly irate poster last week was spot on. That romantic notion of thousands of gooners walking together to… Read more »
Serge
Imagine if we had a summer where we saw us get rid of Arteta and Xhaka and the Spud’s lose Kane?
I think I’d burst into song!
Dream10 they will never replace Kane and then son will leave too whatever happens they have to go
They will try and replace on the cheap
Dissenter We paid 1 mil loan fee on him and paid his wages. It is hardly astronomical. He has been decent for us whenever he has played. I wasn’t too happy about the 4 year deal either. But I figured he reduced his wages so he could have a longer contract. That way if he tanks by the end of the third year we could move him on. And he would still be 31 after those three years. But now Bertrand is already at age where you felt furious Cedric would get to with us. And he has been poor… Read more »
Marc and I would do a little dance to complement your song
Serge
You might not want to do that – you haven’t heard me sing.
As much as I rate Kane I think if Spuds can sell him for good money they will benefit from the deal. They might become a better side in terms of movement and fluidity. Again not a slant on Kane, he is a terrific striker but his sale could be a blessing in disguise for them.
Leno – Arteta chose him over Martinez
Runnarsson-Arteta
Ryan-Arteta
Soares- Arteta
Luiz-Arteta gave him a new deal last year.
Mari-Arteta
Chambers-50-50, it is rumored he is set to sign a new deal
Partey- Arteta
Xhaka- Arteta begged him to stay when he was almost gone.
Ceballos- Arteta gave him a new deal, he should have gone to betis or something.
Ode-Arteta
Saka- Arteta gave him a new deal.
Willian- Arteta
Laca- Wenger
Auba- Arteta gave him a new deal.
So Arteta had a say in 15/16, yep they ate his players.
Marc
You are one of those argumentative types who talk bollocks so you can have a debate. If you actually believe that shit about the squad, fuck you need help.
Backoass
Ha ha. You and Marc deserve each other. Honest, there are no words for extremists like you clowns. Not got a clue.
Spurs will become mid table obscurity without Kane.
Top 3 striker in the world rn. He is literally carrying that team.
Top Goalscorer in the league, top assister in the league.
Just look at Spur’s form when he isnt available.
I’m happy
Always did think that Kane would end up at Manure.
Cavani has gotten rave reviews from Neville and other media mafia and has been ok for United but he’s been halfway between Falcao and Ibrahimovic for goal return in a season for them. 15 in all comps won’t cut it for their man CF.
Kane would be scary in that United attack, would easily score 30+ a season for them.
Only consolation would be that they are unlikely to sign both Kane and Sancho.
So could be Kane to United or Kane to Chelsea with Sancho going to United.
TR7
That’s a fair point about Kane. Their results don’t reflect that front line they have. When you consider that Man City have midfielders scoring more than their strikers, it does open up that debate.
It is just Lazy to sign Bertrand. If we can’t get anyone for huge prices then pay money to sign a good academy player from other teams that hasn’t got a shot yet. If we had a decent academy player we would give him a shot at LB right. Why not sign a player from another team’s academy that has been scouted and is promising for peanuts. We have no European football. And we have tanked this season. We are already disappointed. Signing Bertrand would be like us trying to have a short term fix rather than go the painful… Read more »
Marc and you have not seen me dance lol
CT/WE
I can see Kane at Man Utd. Spurs will miss him because he has carried then at times but who cares.
Thanks CT.
AFC
“You are one of those argumentative types who talk bollocks so you can have a debate. If you actually believe that shit about the squad, fuck you need help.”
Which is actually wrong? Guess you need help the most.
Tr7 I don’t agree Kane is impossible to replace like us and Henry
Tr7 You are underestimating Kane’s influence in that side. Its not a case of Coutinho leaving Liverpool. Klopp’s system actually produced better results without Coutinho in the side even though quality wise he was the best player in the team at that moment. Or Hazard and Chelsea where the success came thanks to Conte and his system, Hazard was just a contributor. Unlike Coutinho and Hazard, this Spurs team is completely reliant on Harry Kane. Everything they do flows through him. And its going to be impossible to replace him. Lets hope Kane goes and Levi activates Carlos Vinicius 45… Read more »
Backpass, so you are also Marc. Why do you all have multiple names?
Never a good idea to keep an unhappy or unsettled player
I fear this’ll be where we are with Saka in a couple of years if we don’t sort ourselves out
‘Top 3 striker in the world rn.’
Yeah I’d say he sneaks in just ahead of Haaland for now.
Lewandowski clear number 1, Benzema imo completes the trio.
Haaland will top that list within two years though.
This is Arteta’s team no question. Is he supposed to sign all the players to be called his team? Which manager gets that? No one. Not even pep. Arteta has been here for 3 windows. If this isn’t his team now then I don’t know whose it is. It is certainly not Emery’s. And I see Kane going to Man city. Lots of trophies to win. City need a striker because Aguero is leaving. And Kane would be guaranteed some trophies with Pep in charge. He would make them a scary opposition. I don’t think he would choose Ole over… Read more »
The market is truly depressed. Spurs won’t get a good value for Kane.
I can see Man city breaking their transfer record to get him instead of Haaland.
Maybe Chelsea go crazy but Abramovich just spent big last summer?
Kane at ManU is a scary thought.
PE teacher Ole may actually compete for the title if that happens.
But its either going to be ManU or City.
And the gap between us and them will increase even further.
Pep loved Lewandowski. Kane is Similarly a complete striker who can hold the ball up as well as score. I can really see him going there.
“Backpass, so you are also Marc. Why do you all have multiple names?”
If this is your best reply, you need to get help quick. You obviously need it.
United will go for Sancho, they have already renewed Cavani’s contract.
It’s Sancho that transforms United…ask Wenger eagle for that link.
Ik Kane leaves, surely Son will follow.
They will be having a tough summer but that also comes with opportunities.
CT
I agree that Spurs have been totally reliant on Kane, been the case for years. He used to win them games they never deserved to get points in. They’ll get a decent amount for him but I wonder if Levy will want to reinvest, they’re in a shit load of debt due to the stadium & no NFL.
Kane as well as scoring is a very good presence and all round focal point for the Spurs side
He will be sorely missed.
Shame that.
Serge/CT It all depends on how they spend the Kane money. Not to blow my own trumpet but when Coutinho left I had said Liverpool would benefit from the deal as for me Mane was the MVP of Liverpool and they could now build their team around him. I didn’t expect them to succeed the way they did but yeah I did believe they would get better as a side. As for Kane again sure he is Spuds main man but I have always said Spurs lack fluidity and movement coz he is so focal to their style. Spurs look… Read more »
Haaland is a beast. Thunderous pace, extraordinary strength and a ridiculously good finish.
Lad has it all to compete for Balandor in a couple of years.
The only thing he lacks is technique. And I dont believe he will be able to keep up the same goal returns if he comes to the PL.
Even then, he is someone who is going to define this decade of football history.
Bundesliga is a goal fest. One of the most fun leagues to watch. There’s goals galore in every game.
So AFC get’s shown up and resorts to insults.
If he’s right wouldn’t it have been easy to disprove what I say?
Spotify shares fall after Apple and Amazon announce they will give subscribers free access to MILLIONS tracks that sound ‘the way the artists created them in the studio’
There goes Mr Ek’s offer
His billionaire status was always vulnerable
Abramovich will do whatever’s necessary if there’s an opportunity to sign one of the worlds top strikers
I think that Haaland would smash in a silly amount of goals in the PL.
I mean he makes it look easy in the Champions League.
TR7
You’re forgetting Levy and the stadium debt they have when COVID has hit at the worst possible time it could’ve.
I mean how many managers has Levy appointed and how many have been any better than completely fucking useless?
If Pep wants to get Kane he will get his man. No player can say no to Pep Guardiola.
Tr7 Coutinho leaving for big money helped Pool because there were not reliant on him even though he was probably their best player quality wise. He wad just a cog in the system which worked better when he was not playing (actual PL stat for the season when Coutinho left). Pool played their cards right and got massive mkney with which they transformed their side. Kane and Moura may look fluid but take a loot at the results with Kane in and out of the side and the difference is massive. Its like taking Zaha out of CP. Their results… Read more »
Harsha
“Pep loved Lewandowski. Kane is Similarly a complete striker who can hold the ball up as well as score. ”
Pepe is difficult to read, his tactics evolve. This season he’s played more games without a striker with goals spread around the ‘midfield’. I agree though, if he went there with the chances they create he’ll run riot. However, with Haaland available would he choose Kane?
I wouldn’t rule out ManU on the Kane deal either. They’ll just offer so much in wages it’ll blow even City and Chelsea out of the water. Just look at what they did with Sanchez.
Haaland is Ibra with a ridiculous pace. And he might be more talented. But I don’t know about his mental fortitude yet. He has been in ridiculous form in the Bundesliga. He is staying put this summer though. Dortmund got CL. So only sancho is leaving. I can see Haaland going to Madrid next summer.
Great time to be looking for a new manager whilst also having your best player demand to leave because the clubs a shit hole.
TR7
“If Pep wants to get Kane he will get his man. No player can say no to Pep Guardiola”
The combination of Pep & Oil Money is hard to turn down for anyone. I just hope the PL doesn’t turn into the Bundesliga.
Lewandowski might be averaging a goal per game these days, but the 2013 version was my favourite. A bit lighter but quicker than he is now.
Marc
I am not saying Spuds will use the money wisely. Levy had one of the best managers in the world in Poch and he sacked him. So yeah he is a total nutcase. All I am saying is it is possible to use Kane’s sale as an opportunity.
*”It has been reported that Arsenal made a bid worth around £17.2million for Berge, but Sheffield United are said to want a minimum of £25.8million plus a 10-20% sell-on fee.”
Eff Sheffield, they are not in a position to be demanding a 10-29% sell on fee when they are going down.
Dream10
Yes the early Lewandowski was almost impossible to stop. He had everything..
AFC Forever
Incredible player
If spurs sell Kane they are fucked. Both amount of money will replace his goals and contributions. There isn’t even a decent striker that they can sign on the market that can do half what kane does. They can get stronger in other areas because they will have a lot of money but their forward line will be very poor. I would target Calvert lewin if I were them.
I actually think that Ibrahimovic was levels more technical than Haaland is but he was never close to being as explosive or clinical in front of goal. Haaland is an absolute battering ram, runs like the wind and finishes an absurd amount of his chances. Re his big game mentality, I agree that we’re yet to see him excel in that regard in the way that even Mbappe already has. He was pretty quiet in the two legs against Man City in the CL. It was never a massive strong point of Ibra’s though. Why he was always just below… Read more »
TR7
“Levy had one of the best managers in the world in Poch and he sacked him. So yeah he is a total nutcase”
Levy must be regretting that decision!!!! Absolute madness.
Both* No
I wouldn’t be shocked if Spurs bypass the big 3 (let’s admit it, that’s what it is) and sell instead to PSG. Levy might be smart enough to avoid the fans’ anger and avoid a domestic sale.
Let’s not forget he’s under contract through June 2024. Wouldn’t be at all surprised if he stays another season.
WE No doubt Haaland will smash in a ridiculous amount of goals even in the PL. Just dont think he will be able to keep up with his ‘a goal per game ratio’ in the PL. As good as Bundesliga is, PL is just a different beast. Werner, Havertz, Haller,Dembele, Jovic just a few recent Bundesliga stars that have suffered since leaving the german league . Havertz/Werner/Dembele were 30+ Goal contributors. Havertz and Dembele can hardly touch 10 this season. Werner has been okay. Haller forgot how to play when he came to the Prem. Similar situation for Jovic at… Read more »
“Coutinho leaving for big money helped Pool because there were not reliant on him even though he was probably their best player quality wise.”
100 mil is helping any side that’s not on the front line for PL and CL honours. It’s incredibly short-sighted to ever dismiss that level of cash for one player unless you’re giving to a direct rival for a title.
The biggest issue will be the competent use of those funds, because it’s also just as easy to splash 100 mil on dross like they did when Bale jumped ship.
TR7
You’re back again with this talk of Poch being “best managers in the world”
The man went to PSG and had enough time to help them redeem the league title. Instead Lille, who will claim the French title for the first time since 2011 if they win at mid-table Angers next Sunday.
This Lile team is no where as good as the Monaco side that beat PSG to the tile when a certain Spaniard was manager of the Parisian club.
CT
Arsenal were overly reliant on RVP. But Wenger made up for his absence by signing Santi, Podolski and Giroud. We achieved the same result (top 4).
Dissenter
Your comment proves what I said earlier that many just don’t seem to get. A relegated team from the PL gets circa £100 million in parachute payments and how often do relegated teams come back up after a season or 2.
PL teams don’t need to sell and can play hardball.
Dissenter
We should be doing better than Sander Berge. Don’t have as much knowledge on players as some on here, but that is poor talent identification from Edu, Arteta and co. Did one of Artetas assistants work with Berge before?
**” one of the best managers in the world”
Pep loves technical players and therefore would choose Kane over Haaland imo.
Haaland is an elite scorer but Kane is an elite footballer. And Pep likes to spread out the goals instead of trying to create chances for a finisher.
Marc
Exactly, Sande Berge is like a concrete life jacker about Sheffield’s body
It’s like being struck with an expensive ferrari as your only car when you’re moving to the country side with tiny back roads. Everyone knows you have to sell that car.
Captain Tierney
Yeah I agree although Haaland looks a different beast to any of those other names.
Havertz and Dembele weren’t scoring that many in Germany either, more Tens/wide players than strikers.
Haven’t been too many great strikers playing in the Bundesliga in reality, think Lewandowski and Aubameyang are the only two since the 70s to break the 30 goal barrier in a league season.
Dream
I suspect that Barge is plan B or plan C if the likes of Bissouma don’t work out.
He’s a good shout, who ticks all the boxes. It’s a pity he got injured early so you didn’t get to see much of him.
AFC
Yes absolute madness to sack Poch. I think Levy couldn’t resist the lure of signing Mourinho merely to make a ‘statement’. If he had any clue he wouldn’t have touched the Portuguese with a barge pole. Everyone knew Mou was a spent force.
CT
“”””Kane at ManU is a scary thought.””””
Done deal methinks.
Glazers need a ‘big un’ to get their fans onside for a while.
Josh ‘ be excited ‘ Kronk has Berg and Bertam lined up for us.
Tr7 Thats a fair argument. What I’d say is even though we were reliant on RVP to score, we still had a good enough system and good chance creation behind him (The player in your moniker included). He did score some absolute belters though. For Spurs Kane is a one stop shop for everything. He scores their tap ins, he scores a few scorchers, he drops deep to link up play and he also creates chances for Son, Moura and Bale. For Levy to pull off what Wenger did after RVP is going to very very difficult imo, maybe Impossible.… Read more »
Diss
Are you in favour of berge at the club…
They won’t get 150m for him more like 80 with players thrown in.
AFC Forever That’s the concern I have, City running away with the title season after season, would be really bad for the PL Barca + Real have won 16 out of the last 17 before this season Bayern have won every title since 2011 I think Juventus had been dominant in Italy before this season, and Celtic in Scotland PSG had been toppled once since 2012 There’s been 5 different winners since 2013 in the PL, the competitiveness is what makes it interesting, only 9 points separates 4th and 9th Hopefully the gap between City and the rest can be… Read more »
WE
Havertz has 29 league goals in his last 2 Bundesliga seasons. Mostly playing as a 10.
Diss
“Are you in favour of berge at the club…”
I think he’s vastly underrated, same as Westham signing Soucek went under the radar.
He can’t be plan A or plan B though, only if the likes of Bissouma or Anguissa fall through, should we consider Berge.
Berge is like the new generation of American midfielders that many will sneer at until the see them play for Juventus or Barca before they take notice.
It’s a cross roads season window if ever there was one for arteta…
He needs to be bold
Kroenkephobe Had to check out Girona. Christ I’m impressed, looks like a setting for a George Clooney film(beautiful places for beautiful people). You’re right on the border really, not sure the Welsh valleys ever stood a chance. No wonder the bureaucracy is so convoluted, trying to keep the place to themselves! Cheers for the heads up on the vaccine,think I’d put up with anything now just to return to a semblance of normality. Realistically we’ll be lucky to have the country vaccinated by Christmas, so I’ll just be grateful I’m up already. Kane leaving spurs eh? Was always going to… Read more »
Rich Situation around Europe isn’t as bleak as you make out. It has actually been a great season for movement at the top of leagues and the break up of teams dominating. Atletico Madrid just have to beat 19th Valladolid on Sunday and the title is theirs. Sevilla under Lopetegui are right there with Barca and Real in the top 4. Lille just have to beat midtable Angers and the title is theirs. Monaco and Lyon are both within 2-3 points of PSG in 2nd too. Inter ran away with Serie A but even Atalanta and Napoli are both likely… Read more »