Odegaard out until mid-November at the earliest.

[Rich]

Well, quite. We've certainly got enough tricky midgets, in any case. Thankfully we are past that stage.

R is right, the Turk from Germany who plays in Italy seems far more serious though he may kill Kai Havertz.

More that he might kill Trossard or Martinelli or Jesus.

[Peter]

Well, quite. We've certainly got enough tricky midgets, in any case. Thankfully we are past that stage.

R is right, the Turk from Germany who plays in Italy seems far more serious though he may kill Kai Havertz.

I think we've already killed poor Kai

[Rich]

I think we've already killed poor Kai

Don't be so silly. He cannot come back fast enough imho.

Before the middle of last season he's virtually never missed a professional game - hopefully he can do that again.

[redgunamo]

More that he might kill Trossard or Martinelli or Jesus.

Martinelli is not going anywhere, I think; he'll be mopping up the tail for us (so to speak) for many years to come.

The other two stalwarts are "of a certain age", so .. Leo is at least fit most of the time.

[redgunamo]

Don't be so silly. He cannot come back fast enough imho.

Before the middle of last season he's virtually never missed a professional game - hopefully he can do that again.

But now he's had two big injuries back-to-back. Troubling.

As you suggest though, that's what a bigger squad is for.

[Peter]

But now he's had two big injuries back-to-back. Troubling.

As you suggest though, that's what a bigger squad is for.

By the time he comes back he will have been out for almost a year.

[Peter]

Don't be so silly. He cannot come back fast enough imho.

Before the middle of last season he's virtually never missed a professional game - hopefully he can do that again.

So he'd hardly missed a game previously and has now had two big injuries punctuated by about half an hour's football and will have been out for almost a year.

Yeah, you've really proved your point

Of course we haven't literally killed him. But it has to be a bit of a concern.

[PSRB]

Uh Rich, the point really was that rising young stars at Real Madrid rarely decide to leave for the Arsenal.

So the 130mil bid is somewhat ambitious, and almost certainly utter nonsense

Saw some nonsense that Madrid are sniffing around Dowman. Need a lot of sniffing, can't do anything until he's 17.

[WES]

Saw some nonsense that Madrid are sniffing around Dowman. Need a lot of sniffing, can't do anything until he's 17.

Yes, that was almost as stupid as the Guler rumour they had created out of nothing.

I think they justified the rumour by something like, 'once Bellingham returns from injury his minutes will go down so they may have to sell him'

Yeah, course they will

[Rich]

Saw some nonsense that Madrid are sniffing around Dowman. Need a lot of sniffing, can't do anything until he's 17.

Surely we will pay Max whatever he wants to stay here long term?