Fair enough. I disagree with all of that. Let’s take someone like Amad Diallo for example. Everyone knows he’s available for loan, he will be going out on loan whether it’s tomorrow or at the end of the window. If he’s still available for a loan in the last week of the window we’ll probably be one of many clubs interested in him, as when that time comes we’ll be woefully short on numbers and already into the season. Except if we don’t beat off the competition for him and he goes elsewhere, at that time we have absolutely no alternative but to scramble around desperately and likely make a panic signing as it’ll be the last week of the window. It’s not what proper clubs do.
He’s just one example but there are absolutely loads of players that the footballing world already knows will be available for loan. You’ll tell me that we don’t “know” they are because no one has explicitly said in public that they are, but applying a little bit of common sense leads you to the conclusion that they will be going out on loan.
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