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Lukaku to Tottenham or Newcastle is a tricky one for me. At the moment I will prefer Lukaku to Newcastle because with the current Newcastle form I think he will do better and the atmosphere around the club will be good for his development and will help him build his confidence again. This might be the perfect return he needs in his career.

Anything that has to do with the sacking of Graham Potter just has to be a rumor because if that was to be true then the Chelsea management knows nothing about football and they have to resign immediately and maybe give the club to someone who actually knows about football management. Chelsea would be in very big financial probably unless the manager they'll be sacking graham Potter for is the Zidane kind of manager that has lots of reputation and respect from players. If we aren't getting a manager like this then let's us stick with Graham Potter.

Graham Potter is slowing getting his squad back so let's us seat back and watch how the boys play under the young coach. He mightn't be able to meet up the standard of other coaches at the premier league but I expect him to make an impact on the squad.

Leeds did a good job to bring over Weston over to the club with good bids. He's still young and have many more years to play football. Weston McKennie is one of the good players available in Juventus with good footings on the ball. He's fast and confident on the pitch, despite the poor form the old lady's are witnessing, he still come out to prove his fate for the team. Flying out england to undergone medical in Leeds is quite interesting because the USA international is one of the best player in Turin.

If I am given a choice between all the top tier coaches, I am obviously going to choose Zidane, Luis Enrique, or someone else. Jose Mourinho comes in the 4th or 5th position on that list. If it was 3 or 4 years ago, I think he would have been in the top three.

But right now his tactics have not changed much and he is certainly not being able to bring in as good of a result as he should have been in my opinion. And I always feel like he can only do well with a very good team that is already established and has very good players in the squad. Otherwise, if he is given a mediocre team, he's not going to do as well as he is expected to do with the team in my opinion

What Chelsea did is something that is quite unreasonable. I think to bring in a midfielder with a very high price, it doesn't make sense. since Todd Boehly took part in the player hunt. every player that Chelsea hunts, the price will increase very drastically.

Speaking of Enzo, the rumor mill is that Benfica are reportedly hoping Chelsea will seek to sign Enzo Fernandez again, although they have complicated the pursuit by increasing his release clause, which stands at around £105m. however Benfica is looking to raise that clause, to counteract the interest. they appear to be looking to increase Enzo Fernandez's release clause by over £25m, which would be £132m.
In this case, Chelsea must make a big decision whether it is worth paying that amount or not. it seems, Chelsea are reluctant to bring in Enzo if Benfica charges him an exorbitant price. IMO, there are plenty of options for midfielders as talented as Enzo.

Leeds got a very good deal for Western McKinney. He will obviously be very good for Leeds United in my opinion. If Leeds are successful in actually getting him, I mean buying him after the loan. Ends, it is going to be a far better deal. Of course, that does depend on how he performs.

It is good to say that PSG is finally trying to improve the defensive side as well. After all, they have been depending on the attacking side for so long. But meanwhile, the defense and also the midfield have not been the best for them right now. So, it is good that they are trying to improve on the defensive side. I believe they should get a few more players in the defensive and also midfield areas.

If Benfica rejected such a high offer, that's on them and it will be a big mistake. Eventually Enzo will be out of contract and he just won't resign with them and move to another team for free. They should take advantage of the situation as it is and sell him, otherwise what's the point of losing him for free. In any case, I believe that we should be seeing Chelsea calm down a bit, the fact that they are still chasing players is just idiotic and whoever is still buying players for them is a moron.

I get that the owner is spending money, but there must be some president or executive that's signing off on these purchases and that person is a moron, they have to just calm down a bit and restart during summer.

The problem of Chelsea is not just the midfield but also the attacking line. The team is currently not doing well in the league but with the recent signings of their players, they probably will start having winning results in games. Graham Potter needs quality players that will suit in the game plan of his squad. Jorginho is also an engine room for the midfield but he doesn't have the strength to muscle his opponents on the pitch, but a creative midfielder. Enzo Fernandez on the rader of the blues, hoping they will open bids for the Argentine.

Chelsea seriously need midfield overhaul with some players like Jorginho leaving. Enzo Fernandez is a great player but only his acquisition only can not solve Chelsea’s midfield problem. They still need a Defensive Midfielder and an Attacking Midfielder because Enzo seems more like a box to box midfielder. Chelsea should be preparing another bid for either Rice or Maddison should any of the team fall off from the premier league

Declan Rice is going to be a hard target to achieve in my opinion. But on the other hand, Moisés Caicedo should be easier to achieve compared to Rice. Because I believe that a lot of other clubs are also quite interested in Declan Rice right now. But that is not the case for Caicedo right now, at least not at the same level as Rice.

I think along with these two players, Arsenal should keep other options in hand. Because of the way things are turning out in recent times, it is very easy for Arsenal to miss out on both of these players. And for some reason, every club seems to want the player that Arsenal targets right now.

I think if Romelu Lukaku decides to go to Tottenham, it is going to be a bad move because Tottenham is expected to achieve so much right now. But compared to that no one actually expects too much from Newcastle United. Even if Newcastle United stays in the same position that they are in right now, I don't think that anyone is going to make a big fuss out of it. And because of that, he is not going to have too much pressure to perform. So eventually his performance is going to be good in my opinion. At least better compared to what he might have been doing in Tottenham.

The value of Newcastle United is rising day by day. I think this transfer will be a great opportunity for Romelu Lukaku. Because he seems to have left his prime period behind. He may not get the opportunity to play for bigger teams again. His performance in recent years has been in a sharp decline. Even if he transfers to Tottenham, he may not be able to go back to his old days. But maybe he can do it in Newcastle. Because Eddie Howe used Chris Wood very well. He can do the same for Romelu Lukaku. Both players have similar characteristics.

I think this isn't a very difficult transfer to make from now on. It was just like that in the previous transfer window. Because West Ham weren't willing to sell him much and they were demanding a huge amount of money for him. Manchester United withdrew their offer after seeing them waiting for a much bigger amount. This made Rice really disappointed and he wasn't satisfied with his team's attitude as well.

As a result I expect Rice to join a much bigger team sooner or later. If it doesn't happen now it should happen in the summer.

Arsenal definitely needs a defensive midfielder right now and I think any good player to help us out in future will be good. Caicedo and Rice both are good targets but that's not the end of the road for us. We still can get another player and maybe a good player on a less price. I think we have long list of targets besides these two players. Rice is hard but I think we have good chance on Caicedo given how he is pushing and things being discussed at Arsenal internally also and preparing for the bid. Whatever happens about Caicedo will happen soon as we desperately need a defensive midfielder and we don't want to waste time discussing things about one player only.

I have yet to hear an official announcement regarding Keylor Navas' move to Nottingham Forest, but if it is true then there is no mistaking his decision to leave Paris Saint Germain to earn himself minutes and be a key player in the team. I think he was very brave with his decision, because the team he chose was an ordinary team, moreover the team was playing in the Premier League. This will be a challenge for Keylor Navas to show all his abilities when playing in the Premier League.

Sunday's transfer gossip:

Arsenal have submitted a second offer worth up to £70m for Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo but Brighton want £80m for the 21-year-old. Arsenal seem to have no luck in bringing new players to the club lately, but they are doing very well in the English league.
Meanwhile, Arsenal will continue their summer pursuit of West Ham and England midfielder Declan Rice, 24, even if they sign Caicedo. Will Arsenal finally succeed in bringing the desired player?
Newcastle and Tottenham could move for 29-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, who is currently on loan at Inter Milan from Chelsea, in the summer. Does this mean that Lukaku is returning to England again?
Meanwhile, Leeds have agreed a loan deal - worth an initial 1.5m euros (£1.3m) with a 35m euro (£30.8m) obligation to buy in the summer under certain conditions - for Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie. The 24-year-old USA international will now travel to England for a medical. This seems like a very good deal for Leeds.
Inter Milan centre-back Milan Skriniar will join Paris St-Germain on a free transfer in the summer but the French side have offered around 10m euros (£8.8m) to sign the 27-year-old this month. Inter have rejected the offer and want at least double that. We all know that PSG has no problems with its finances and can pay for everything 

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/64441281

I concur. Jose leads teams to victory. His ugly football wins games. He fits in with Chelsea's new talent.

However, his first Chelsea stint was unsuccessful. His efforts to turn things around will be fascinating. Jose and Chelsea are taking a risk, but measured risks can pay off. This may or may not benefit everyone. Chelsea fans may expect many surprises this year

PSG already made final decision and navas agreed with such decision. Navas thinks that if that would better for him to play for forest rather than not getting regular time to play in the main squad. You can even read some articles that already discussed about that. PSG has even confirmed it if navas will be moving to the EPL. i think that it's just the matter of time until navas will be playing in EPL.

To be honest, i have never been the biggest fan of Jose Mourinho as a coach. I think that he really is a good coach and especially when he won the Champions League with FC Porto it was a huge upset and surprise and in my opinion also the biggest achievement of him as a coach. Then he came to FC Chelsea and had the opportunity to coach a squad that was full of stars. Still they did not manage to win the Champions League. At Inter Milan he was again extremely successful with another win of the Champions League title.
I think Mourinho is great at motivating his team and making them play for him too, i also think tough that there are several coaches out there that are playing a much more attractive style of football like Guardiola, Klopp, Tuchel or Pochettino for example.

I have heard that Romelu Lukaku is on the radar of Newcastle and Tottenham these days.

I really don't know if Lukaku would be eager to return to the English Premier League again in a short time. Because he was so eager to join Inter side and he reached his goal. His current loan contract ends this summer but Inter were thinking of extending its duration if I'm not wrong. On the other hand, Lukaku hasn't been able to find a chance in the starting eleven since he recovered from his injury. He didn't seem good in the World Cup either so it might be really difficult for him to get the shirt from Dzeko.

Maybe this might be a reason for him to return to England if this situation goes on like that.