⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Amphenomenon]

Let's hope that the arrival of Morgan Rogers will favor Chelsea because spending 117 million on just one player is no joke so there has to be a guarantee that the player is ready to contribute to the club because the performance

Before Chelsea will spend that amount of money on player, then they have properly analyzed the player’s performance, and they believe his pattern of play is definitely going to fit Alonso pattern of play also, and he will be able to improve Chelsea performance. Chelsea performance was terrible last season, but now they have a new coach which is trying to build the team, so he is trying to sign some players that will improve the teams performance. Chelsea should perform better by next season, am not expecting them to win any trophy, but they should be able to end the season in a better position.

The comments there is quite funny for me because I can recall the number of bad transfers we have made especially while spending big, Saudi clubs were helpful to reduce or limit loss.

I only hope Morgan Rogers will turn out well, this thing seem risky but that is how the transfer market works now and hopefully we sign more players because spending big on a single player may bot change anything.

[Berry2d]

The local Manchester news portal is reporting that Phil Foden has signed a new contract with Manchester City, that ties him to the club until 2030:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/phil-foden-signs-new-man-34332584

Foden has been playing for the club all his life, so naturally he's loved by the fans who appreciate his loyalty. But I'm not sure if he will play a crucial role in Maresca's team.

There are 4 other Man City first squad players whose contracts are expiring within the next year. These are: Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish and Marcus Bettinelli, so potentially some extension negotiations are going on in the background.

The Maresca i know is a good coach that never jokes with utilising any opportunity he sees to succeed in difficult moments so he can not overlook the presence of foden in his team.
Yes his tactical technique is completely different from that of pep but that doesn't mean foden won't be a key figure in Maresca's game plans. Come to think of it, assuming foden wasn't in Maresca's game plans he would have given the opportunity to leave instead of offering him a contract till 2030 as he has done now.
For now in Manchester City i don't think foden will not be a starter in the coming season because he is indeed a great talent.