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Arsenal have spent more on transfer fees this summer than Man Utd have.

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Will Ronaldo now be taking Bruno’s penalties?

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Klopp talking about the end of the transfer window: “Do I expect a busy four days for us? Not really to be honest but you never know”.

Am clinging something rotten to “you never know”.

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It’s the hunger, drive & athleticism still in Ronaldo that is worth having, and any goals will obviously be a bonus. It’s why Ronaldo is a very robust player and why he has succeeded everywhere he’s been.

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I know what you mean Ed, and players returning do tend to cause more excitement than actual results, but I think it does give Man Utd under Ole a big, big lift psychologically.

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Adds a hell of a dimension to the race this season Ed.

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Manchester City have decided to LEAVE negotiations for Cristiano Ronaldo. He’s NOT joining Manchester City – club position has been so clear in the last minutes. 🚫🔵 #MCFC #Ronaldo

Important to clarify: personal terms have never been agreed, same for fee for Juventus. ❌ pic.twitter.com/lEE5A6XSKY

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 27, 2021

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Interestingly, Liverpool have only ever faced AC Milan in a Champions League final. The two games in 2005 & 2007.

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There’ve been just 6 previous meetings between Atletico & Liverpool. And Liverpool have won just one of them.

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Atletico…just who we wanted 🙄

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I always think it a bit strange when managers reveal their plans a few years in advance. Many people don’t know their plans or where they’re going to be at in a few weeks or months time, let alone a few years or how they’ll feel. What if Pep’s on the verge of creating another special team by then? He still just going to walk away? Fergie announced his retirement then went back on it in 2001 and said it was a big mistakes. Also if City find a successor during Pep’s last season, that won’t be ideal, and his authority could wane.

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Rumours of a move for Ronaldo too. Kane still a possibility. Could be some big moves as we approach the 11th hour of the transfer window.

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I think they’re on the way out Rover, with possible new rules detailed here…

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/mar/25/football-financial-fair-play-rules-to-be-ripped-up-after-covid-crisis

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No expert on this Sean, but looking at this season and last, Real have offloaded £160 million in players with few incoming. Barcelona I don’t think have. Also I think FFP does not look at overall debt but more on it’s deficit year on year or over several years. But someone else can maybe better explain it or correct that.

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way…

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Confirmed. Real Madrid have made a formal bid for €160m to sign Kylian Mbappé immediatly. NO green light from Paris Saint-Germain yet. ⚪️🇫🇷 #Mbappé #RealMadrid

Kylian Mbappé has turned down more than three different proposals from PSG to extend the contract. He’s waiting too. pic.twitter.com/cGTAmYVhdb

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 24, 2021

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NEWS | Premier League clubs will refuse the release of players to red list countries for international games in September https://t.co/ccP6pY6j0D

— The Athletic UK (@TheAthleticUK) August 24, 2021

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Problem is Steveo, since the start of the 19/20 season, Arsenal have a net spend of around £260 million I think, so there’s still money being spent. The problem is they generally seem players more for the long term. Whilst Man Utd have also spent a bit on long term signings, they can also spend big on star players still. So whilst there may be some valid question marks over Arteta, he has been put in a difficult position where he has been put there to play the long game with patience but has still spent a lot so putting pressure on him in the short term with no big names to help bail him out.

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Yes it does reek of a press headline. But either way, as I say above, the money spent is adding a lot of pressure on him. You can’t really spend a lot but build slowly. The two don’t really go together in this climate.

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Nine, if that’s true about him having only 5 games to save his job, then that just shows how all over the place the board is. They back a manager in the transfer market at the start of the season, then after just a few games, say he only has 5 games to prove his worth.

A problem is if you back a manager with a lot of money then it puts the pressure on them a lot more. Moyes was appointed West Ham manager at the same time Arteta was and has a much lower net spend, and Moyes is outperforming him. Similarly, on MNF last night, they compared Klopp’s and Solksjaer’s record of their first 99 games which was actually very similar. But Klopp had a net spend of +£30 mill profit, Solksjaer had a net spend of -£314 mill loss.

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