Okay, so I’ve spoken to @FabrizioRomano. It looks as though Chelsea have agreed Ahanor’s signing as a deferred transfer for the 27/28 season, while this season he’ll join Palace on loan from Atalanta. Ergo, no rule break with Disasi. Fab told me: “I can only guarantee to you that this season he plays at Palace and next season he plays at Chelsea.” #CFC

Do you know how I know Cole Palmer is world class? Two reasons. First, eyes. Second, when he has ONE bad game, rival fans come crawling out of the woodwork celebrating like he's been exposed. You don't celebrate an average player having a bad game. #CFC #Palmer

Tottenham have won just ONCE in their last 41 visits to Stamford Bridge. 27 #CFC wins. ONE #THFC win. 78-31 on aggregate. That's across all competitions since 1990. Think how many managers & players both clubs have been through in that time. That's psychological trauma...

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Man United have conceded inside TWO minutes in consecutive Champions League games. Bruno says conceding early puts the team in a "mood of defeat". If your most important player and leader admits the team feels beaten with 88 minutes on the clock, how do you fix that problem? Also, there's a bigger question about appointing Carrick at all. Solskjær won 14 of 19 as caretaker. Carrick won 11 of 16. Both got deals, but I'd argue they just transformed the mood. Lifting a dressing room after a crisis and building a side are two very different things. We've seen it time and time again with ex-players turned interim managers, especially in the EPL. That's valuable, but it doesn't prove they're the right person to build something long-term. Have United twice mistaken a short-term morale boost for a genuine rebuild? Subsequently, even without hindsight, was putting Carrick in charge a mistake? With that said, if Bruno is saying that a defeatist mentality is there, perhaps the problem runs a lot deeper than Carrick. #MUFC

Can he pay that in installments?

Last week I asked why Chelsea score so quickly after kick-off and half-time. Neto says Alonso adjusted the build-up against Everton's man-to-man press at the break. 43 seconds later, he scored. Nine of our 17 league goals have come in the first 10 minutes of either half. #CFC

Arsenal announced 55 redundancies in 2020, becoming the 1st EPL club to announce major job cuts during Covid. Six years later, they've won the league, reported record revenue of £691m and are proposing 60 cuts. Covid was the explanation then. What's driving it now? #AFC

Something Xabi Alonso is getting right at Chelsea is how we start games and come out after half-time. Eight of our 15 Premier League goals have come in the first ten minutes of either half. That's over HALF our goals in just 20 of the game. What's interesting is that his Leverkusen side were particularly dangerous late on in games. During their unbeaten season, the final 15 minutes was their most productive period. So what's is it? For me it's got to be the players. When you have that front three of youth and pace you attack with everything and then hope that's enough. It's not a flawless system and it needs to be backed up by better work at the back, but it's fun to watch. Whatever he's doing in that dressing room, I'd love to know. Let me know your thoughts, I'm genuinely interested. #CFC

Man City were found guilty of disguising £830m of owner funding as sponsorship. Bloomberg says that before the verdict, City held settlement talks over a payment instead of relegation/title stripping. Talks failed. City still say they're innocent. Why negotiate? #MCFC

Man United could lose JJ Gabriel, on their books since 11, to Barça, Real Madrid, Bayern or PSG for £350k compensation and no sell-on clause. One of England’s top teenagers could leave for the price of a League Two player. #MUFC

Harry Kane is just 34 goals behind EVERY West Ham striker and winger COMBINED for top-flight league goals scored for West Ham since Uber West Ham called him a “one season wonder”. #WHUFC

Some VERY recognisable former Premier League names are still free agents. All can sign outside the window: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jadon Sancho, 26 🇺🇦 Zinchenko, 29 🇫🇷 Martial, 30 🇨🇮 Zaha, 33 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sterling, 31 🇫🇷 Paul Pogba, 33 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dele Alli, 30 At their peaks, that's £200m+ worth of footballers.

Estevao has scored SIX goals in his last nine games for Brazil. He has played 23 Premier League minutes for Chelsea this season. When does it turn from he's young, be patient to, if we don't start him we might lose a generational star? #CFC #Chelsea #Estêvão

I've never had a tweet where so many people are like: "This is genius. Out of all the punishments I've seen I think this one covers it." & "You decide nothing, not even who your slut sleeps with. Fuck off." Two genuine replies. It was just an idea. It won't happen. #MCFC

Roberto Mancini was asked about the alleged “double contract” during his time at Man City: “Manchester City are not guilty and, as for the double contract, it’s not my problem, but theirs, if anything.” That is an absolutely extraordinary answer. #MCFC #PremierLeague