Casemiro to Manure - Bruno to Madrid

[GBruno]

Losing players like Bruno was always a concern for me.

If i"m Bruno, Real Madrid are always going to be a temptation. Especially with our lack of signings this Summer. Real Madrid are the level Bruno wants to be at now. Is he willing to wait 3-4 years for us to catch up? Bloody hope so, but wouldn't be surprised if not.

No reason we can't push for Europe this season. It should be our aim. I think we'll get close with a few signings in attacking areas.

From Sky Sports today "Newcastle may have averaged two points per game this year - the most of any calendar year in the club's Premier League history - but their attacking numbers are seriously underwhelming when digging into the data - surprisingly so.

Of all the ever-present Premier League teams since Howe's appointment, no team have created fewer big chances (defined by Opta) than Newcastle (27) and only Wolves and Everton have posted a lower total expected goals than Newcastle's (35.36). No wonder Howe is hunting for a creative player in this window. A solid defence can only take you so far."

Casimero is a quality signing for Manu, though his contract is nuts!

[toptoon]

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