I think it depends upon how its been integrated - if its a cast iron rule or if its a guideline consideration where there is the possibility where every case is decided upon its merits - in which case who decided which merits are more relevant ?

As others have said how will they handle the Zaha situation, perhaps offer him a new deal whilst still 29 ?

Additionally how many other guideline rulings are there (that we haven't heard about within the club) which could be effected by either upholding or an eroding of this one ?

Difficult to say -

But at the moment it seems as though the club is insisting on it being a one year deal & presumably the player is insisting that he wants more security than that - bit of a stalemate but the clock is ticking / the season is starting & presumably the club have a plan to go forward without him if necessary.

I guess it also depends on if the club think we'll need him season after this. CD has effectively taken his CDM place. With Richards, we also now have some CB cover.

If we continue to recruit well, there is a good chance that he wont make that bench let alone the team in 23/34.

We'd have said the same with Zaha 10 years ago and look what happened there. Got ousted by competition and fancied an attempt at international success via AFCON.

Is Eze a likely member of the England team with Sterling, Saka, Mount, Bowen, Foden, Grealish, Rashford, Gallagher, Smith-Rowe, Maddison etc. etc. all going for the same spots? I certainly wouldn't say it's likely that he'd be in line for regular game time at tournaments, same with Olise at France. May make the squad, may not.

Eze is eligible for Nigeria, Olise is for Algeria & Nigeria.

Kouyate would have a backup role and therefore be pencilled in for playing at times such as when key players are at AFCON. With McArthur's age in 2024, Kouyate's role with Senegal has to be a factor because we're better off de-risking by having a group of non-AFCON eligible midfielders.

26th January 2010 - Enter Administration
2nd May 2010 - D-Day 1 - Survival at Hillsborough
1st June 2010 - D-Day 2 - Survival at Lloyds
7th June 2010 - CPFC2010 exchange contracts.

Evening All,

2 more in-comings before close of window both possible loans unless something else becomes available as there is still around £15m to £20m to spend.

2 loans looking very likely now are:

AWB with option to buy
CG - yes you heard it right if Chelsea sign Frenkie De Jong then exprctvdeal to be agreed.

Evening All,

2 more in-comings before close of window both possible loans unless something else becomes available as there is still around £15m to £20m to spend.

2 loans looking very likely now are:

AWB with option to buy
CG - yes you heard it right if Chelsea sign Frenkie De Jong then exprctvdeal to be agreed.