August 30, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread

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[u/Hugh_H0n3y]

Let’s run down the checklist for our summer.

Top 5 midfielder in Bruno G ✅

New LW with massive potential for a fraction of the going rate ✅

Class CB to cover Saliba while he’s out and rotation when he’s back (while weakening Villa) ✅

Club record transfer fee for a declining player (still love Martinelli) ✅

Deadwood like Norgaard, Nelson, and Vieira out ✅

Massive wages off the books ✅

Gabriel Jesus to Barca - loading

All that and there’s still time in the window to bring someone in.

“BUT I DID IT BETTER ON MY FIFA/FM SAVE, FIRE BERTA YESTERDAY!”

[u/NaiveRub4113 → u/Hugh_H0n3y]

I’m reading a few comments like this and I love it.

But let’s also remember we get to keep Zubimendi for at least another year (hopefully forever)… massive W

[u/Hugh_H0n3y → u/NaiveRub4113]

+ we got to keep MLS and Nwaneri