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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5467594, member: 405"] Latest transfer news: Newcastle signs Aaron Ramsdale from Southampton on loan with an option to buy. Competition for Nick Pope, who has had some injuries the last couple years. Chelsea sale of Joao Felix to Al Nassr is finalized. 30M up front, 20M more in add ons. Chelsea getting close on Ajax 19 year old defender Jorrel Hato. He is essential for their squad depth. Manchester United want either Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa, or Benjamin Sesko of Leipzig, as their next number 9, with so many guys already signed. They won't have the money for Sesko - Leipzig will want 80-90M, and Sesko wants an "elite" football club. United can't even offer him European football, so I just don't see it. They may come up empty. Newcastle's window seems to be falling apart. They got Elanga, but they have missed on about half a dozen targets, and now Alexander Isak seems determined to force his way out, even though they offer him Champions League football this year. They may crash down to 10-15th this season with the extra demands of Europe and the lack of squad depth to deal with it. Chelsea close on LW / AM Xavi Simons, a Netherlands International, but Leipzig still holding out for 70M, while Chelsea has offered 60M. Chelsea took a flyer on Morgan Rogers and made a bid to Villa, since the fee for Simons is getting out of hand, and Rogers is already proven in the Premier League. Aston Villa just offered him an improved contract to try to keep him. Luka Jovic, the 27 year old Serbian striker who previously played for Milan and Real Madrid, is a free agent looking to catch on with a newly promoted side in La Liga, Real Orvieto. I remember when he was a huge prospect just 2 or 3 years ago. Man City snatched back GK James Trafford, who they sold to Burnley a couple years ago. Newcastle had offered 27M for him, and City swooped in and exercised a buy-back clause from their agreement. Newcastle left at the altar yet again this summer. United has interest in Emi Martinez of Aston Villa for GK. Martinez is looking for a pay raise on the 225K/week that he's currently making. I don't think United can afford that kind of salary plus a 30M transfer fee. Newcastle still hoping to get Yoane Wissa as Callum Wilson's replacement, but can't seem to pull the trigger on a 30M deal for the striker. Yes, he's 27, but he scored a dozen goals last year. They say they will use the Isak money to buy Sesko. Maybe, but maybe not. As I previously said, a lot of their failure in the market this summer seems self-inflicted, like they can't make up their mind, are always shopping for a deal, and are missing all their key targets. Kind of like Spurs under Levy. You can shop "too hard" for a bargain, and miss out on what you need. LAFC of MLS has moved on from Thomas Mueller and is now after Son Yeung-Min of Tottenham, as Vancouver looks to Mueller. [/QUOTE]

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