If the case is two 8s and one 6, i think Eze and Doucoure should be the 8s, and i dont think we have anyone yet with the right attributes to play as a lone 6, in the Premiership.

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

Jeez…you are guilty of reading comment from a player in his Lens team saying he was “a complete midfielder” and completely ignoring his main strengths and why we have bought him. He’s first and foremost a no.6, no doubt about it. He will play in the pivot for us this year.

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I dont think he is physically strong to play as a lone No 6, only my opinion

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

I can see its the football insider - will it happen, who knows?
If you look hard enough tomorrow morning you could see the same story rewritten / rehashed a bit to replace the name Gordon with Zaha - or some other equally likely / unlikely permutation of guesswork - its sure a frustrating time of year to be a fan.

You always read rumours about players being swapped, but how often does that actually happen? Brighton got Colwill on loan, but that's about the only one I can think of this season, and that's not really a swap. It's almost like this mythical deal that for some reason parades around the media and fans' forums every window, but never actually carries any weight.

I'm happy to be corrected if I've missed all these swap deals.

Times online reporting we have made a £27m bid for Gallagher. I don't have a link unfortunately.

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If Chelsea accepted £27 million then I would imagine there would be lots of extras like a big sell-on percentage, first refusal and extra bonuses for appearance, goals, caps, etc. My one big worry with this is not his ability but rather how well he would manage the disappointment of not getting a proper crack at Chelsea first. His bright, bubbly personality and eagerness is such an important part of what he brings to the club. Having said that, Tuchel seems a bit of a tyrant whereas Vieira has the appearance and demeanour of the Honey Monster, so maybe Conor knows he'd be much better with us!! Still see this as unlikely and am refusing to get my hopes up.

Got a feeling that is how it is. so we are told Palace have now made an actual offer, surely that can only be because at last Connor is available. Big problem is it might take more than £27 million and Chelsea are open to offers. Chelsea’s market is crazy, when buying, so probably only paying through the roof will get Gallagher.

If this offer is true, it has to be a nightmare for Palace ,that it’s been made public.
It is all ifs and maybe things have gone beyond just an offer. But the likely hood is a first offer would be turned down, and further to that every other interested party can ambush the situation. So is this Palace getting worked over again?