For the 2023/24 campaign Under-21 players will have been born on or after 1 January 2002.
He is the same 'vintage' as Sarr and Udogie i.e. no need to register this year, but we would then have three extra non-UK players to register in 24/25. So a second major exodus of current non-UK players required next Summer.
Lloris, Dier, Sanchez and Perisic all non-HG and in their final year (Lloris probably wont make it that far...), and unless some incredible transformations occur Reguilon, Lo Celso, Hojbjerg and Ndombele will almost certainly be gone by the end of next Summer as they'll be entering their last year.
I agree that moving 8 out should be doable - maybe Gil in place of Gio. But we are already 3 over the limit, so with Orban added, we have only two slots remaining for this Summer and next. One of which appears to be earmarked for the next new CB. I'm not suggesting that this isn't the right thing to do. But noting that if we have significant further plans for non-UK additions we will need to make some deeper cuts than people may be expecting.
(of course we will) and just pay up and get it done quickly.
Just guessing of course - but I suspect its a combination of getting our deadwood out, and allowing teams to replace the player(s) we are going to buy.
How do you know we're messing around?
We spent a club record fee on a No. 9 last summer. The fact that we'll be taking a punt on this kid in the same window that we sold Kane does not make him Kane's direct replacement. He'll likely start out as third-choice striker, it's absurd to suggest he's our plan to replace the club's record goalscorer.
Sweet mother of Jesus, someone please tell me this is a wind up.
Because we should have been able to put a plan into action. Therefore there was no plan
