01 Sep 2026 09:22:58
Long time reader, but for the first time I feel the need to post...
Belgian, so a bit of info about Belgian players: goalkeeper Brughmans: amazing talent. Everyone is surprised about the fee in Belgium, not about the transfer. Amazing talent, really happy to see him come. If (and it is a big if) he keeps progressing, he will become one of the best. I haven't seen a lot of 18 yo this good (I can really only think about Courtois, Donnarumma, Casillas..) I am not saying he will be as good, but these are the only ones I think were better as 18yo..
But what I really, really don't like: Fofana might be off to Arsenal for 40 million? He is an amazing talent, we have been interested, is a known Liverpool fan.. keeping Gakpo while we could have gotten Fofana + 40 million is just criminal.. Fofana would already be an upgrade, can also play right wing.. he is one of the best talents I have ever seen in Belgium (when he still played at Ghent), unlucky with injuries last year, but for this price an absolute steal...
01 Sep 2026 10:09:17
Don't see any logic in paying any sort of money for a Left winger. We need a very good right winger.
01 Sep 2026 10:33:07
We've no need for a LW who missed most of last season due to injury.
01 Sep 2026 10:47:16
Chewy, the sudden clamour for injured/injury players this summer is astounding.
01 Sep 2026 10:48:07
Hey @Gert from Belgium, I live in Brussels, man.
Where you at, man?
01 Sep 2026 11:10:47
I know Oli, goes to show you the absolute state of the market too.
01 Sep 2026 11:42:59
All true, but keeping an LW who wasn't injured, still didn't produce an can't play RW while we can have 40M, a winger who can play LW or RW (even though he prefers LW), a higher ceiling and younger. There isn't a reason not to let Gakpo go.
Might go to Sunderland, great news, at least we can buy him in 2 years for 80M...
@OliRed, I live in Ghent, watching the occasional game (that's how I know Fofana this well.)
01 Sep 2026 12:16:43
Gert (or is it Geert?), I agree with you that Gakpo did not need to be sold except he wanted to go.
Nice city, Ghent. Never been even tho, my wife and I have been planning to go but never do, lol.
We will go someday, man.