afcfrimpong

joined 1 year ago
 

Just noticed because I went directly to a community on lemmy.world/c/... instead of sh.itjust.works/lemmy.world/c...

Quite many comments that were over an hour old were missing. I guess there's a problem with the federation. Is anybody else experiencing something similar?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Paywalled, could you "summarize the important bits"? Wink wink

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
 

Chelsea are under pressure to drop their asking price for Arsenal target Kai Havertz after being informed he has no intention of signing a new contract, sources have told ESPN.

Arsenal are interested in pursuing a move for the 24-year-old but have so far proved reluctant to meet their London rivals' £70 million valuation of Havertz.

Sources have told ESPN that Havertz is open to joining Arsenal and the club do not view his existing wage at Chelsea -- thought to be around £220,000-a-week -- as prohibitive to a transfer.

They have had one offer rejected so far but are expected to return with an improved bid.

It remains to be seen whether Bayern Munich enter the running having previously expressed an interest in Havertz.

Chelsea will hope Bayern table a bid to help drive the price up, but regardless Havertz is believed to have informed the club he has no desire to extend his contract, which expires in 2025.

Sources have told ESPN that during conversations, Arsenal have indicated that in addition to operating as a No. 10 ten or No. 8, they see Havertz as capable of playing in any of three attacking positions in an interchangeable forward line at the top of a 4-3-3 system. Havertz's versatility is a big attraction for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, who has played a personal role in negotiations.

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Sources have told ESPN there is surprise at Chelsea's asking price given they signed Havertz for £71m in September 2020, and he has endured a mixed spell at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea are also under a degree of pressure to raise funds before June 30 as they seek to mitigate losses resulting from spending around £600m on players only to miss out on qualifying for any European qualification next season.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Damn, Ruben Neves sold out and about to join a Saudi team. Depressing shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Would prefer bringing Lord Bendtner out of retirement

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No but you're here though. That's what I meant

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That makes a lot of sense, we need active mods more than experienced ones right now i would say

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

True, i think that's a healthy perspective. Curious to see what he could do in a well coached team such as ours.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Liked what I've seen so far, definitely stood out in a poor Southampton side. Do you guys think he'd play 6 or 8 for us?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Confirmed by team news and tix, also saying there's been a lot of nonsense in the press today. Hopefully he's right!

 

Uh oh.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean clearly he has a lot of talent and a unique profile with his height and technicality. Playing in that Chelsea attack must be a nightmare, and I doubt our attackers would look anywhere near their current level if they were in Havertz's shoes.

I'm curious where he would play though. RW? Left 8? False 9? No natural fit, but maybe it's versatility they're after

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you can set default sort and subbed/local/all in settings

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