Gabriel has signed for Valencia (they've posted a video printing his shirt).

[Rich]

Don’t be a dick Richard.

Yes he may want CL football but so did Lacazette.

He is desperate to leave Southampton and has more or less burnt his bridges at said club. He is really in little position to rule us out.

We are despite our EL status a massive step up from Southampton and VvD would jump at the chance of joining us, leading us into a bright new future and essentially doubling his wages or something along those lines. What is needed is an aggressive approach to the deal, a take it or leave it offer to force the hand of all parties, no room for third party gazumping. If his agent the solicits the interest of City and/or Chelsea then we **** him off.

City have spent around one quarter of a billion pounds of their defence in the last few weeks. I don't think they'd take him. Chelsea have Cahill, Rudiger and the Spanish lads. Perhaps room for one more there.

Your suggestion that we'd take a 'no dithering' approach to a transfer is so left-field that it's beyond laughable.