Movement on outgoings

Following yesterday’s news regarding the ostracising of Tanguy N’dombele, Giovani Lo Celso, Sergio Reguilon and Harry Winks, there finally appears to be some promising movement on two of those fronts.

Indeed, Fabrizio Romano has announced that Napoli have opened talks with the club over a possible move for N’dombele – it is unclear whether this will be a loan move or a permanent one, but, given the Frenchman’s hefty wages, and the notion that anyone who recruits him will be recruiting an unpredictable maverick at best, it’d be wise to assume that it will be a loan deal. Add the fact that COVID-19 has hit Italian sides hard adds credence to the notion that this will be a loan move.

Of course, we’ve been here before with Tanguy – a club realises there’s a talented player to be had, then they look closely at his attitude and/or wages, before they ultimately decide that their money is better spent elsewhere. And fair enough – retrospectively speaking, we should have taken a leaf out of those books!

The more promising news comes with Lo Celso, who is on his way to Spain to undergo a medical before reuniting with Unai Emery and Villarreal on a loan deal for the upcoming season, as per the ever-reliable  Gianluca Di Marzio:

Nothing concrete as of yet regarding ant potential suitors for messrs Reguilon and Winks, but getting Lo Celso and N’dombele out of the building, even if we are covering some of their wages, is a huge boost.