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Neither Caicedo or Enzo were big names 12 months ago. Don’t worry. Football moves fast. You’ll get your big name hype soon enough.Utd need a big name to replace Casemiro
Neither Caicedo or Enzo were big names 12 months ago. Don’t worry. Football moves fast. You’ll get your big name hype soon enough.Utd need a big name to replace Casemiro
Give me any of Camavinga/Tchouameni/Valverde when the time comes to replace CasemiroThere will always be another talent to snap up when we are ready.
For once I'd applaud Chelsea. There has to be a limit, 110 is absolute madness. The lad has had 1 good season in a side that has a track record of being more than the sum of their parts.We were being too prideful at £100. £110 is insanity. Well done Brighton.
I'm impatient and want us to get one NOWNeither Caicedo or Enzo were big names 12 months ago. Don’t worry. Football moves fast. You’ll get your big name hype soon enough.
Yes. Although, I liked the idea of someone like paredes or Goretzka as an experienced option to mix in with the youth.So you’re saying sign Adams, leave Lavia alone and just run with Santos and Adams as the DM pair?
Exactly. 2 years ago the unmissable signings were Tchou and Camavinga, all of a sudden Caicedo popped up, same with Enzo.Neither Caicedo or Enzo were big names 12 months ago. Don’t worry. Football moves fast. You’ll get your big name hype soon enough.
He's a Kante level player. He improves their midfield tremendously.£110m , the market is well and truly mad!
I don't know much about your young players but aren't you a bit light in midfield purely based on numbers?Yes. Although, I liked the idea of someone like paredes or Goretzka as an experienced option to mix in with the youth.
Adams is an excellent player, and if he’s not being asked to be a sole anchor as a 6 he does really well.
I believe Santos will just keep growing and growing as a player, and he isnot some random but rated youth prospect . He’s a golden ball winner who some very famous Brazillian midfielders have said will surpass them. Let him play.
I will welcome Lavia and hope for the best of he comes here. But with Nkunku injury I would prioritize Kudus ir Olise now.
Kante who is the only player since Cantona to lead one side to a league title then transfer and lead his new side to the league title? Best midfielder in a world cup winning side Kante? Man of the match in a champions league final Kante?He's a Kante level player. He improves their midfield tremendously.
PanicWonder what Liverpool have seen that made them decide £110m on Caceido was a better deal than £50m for Lavia. Crazy sums.
Caicedo is much better player, 50 million for Lavia or 110 million for Caicedo is a no-brainer.Wonder what Liverpool have seen that made them decide £110m on Caceido was a better deal than £50m for Lavia. Crazy sums.
100%. If it wasn’t for his injury he’d be on the bench for our opener.Would rather see Mainoo develop.
He may well be a decent player but the fee is just crazy. However seems to be the market these days with Rice going just under that.Caicedo is much better player, 50 million for Lavia or 110 million for Caicedo is a no-brainer.
Who gives a feck about what we could’ve done when we were run by incompetent Woodward.Our decision not to sign him is looking dafter by the day.
Oh for sure. I view Santos as the Caicedo or Enzo before they spent a season at Benfica and Brighton. I was more concerned about signing Adams when I thought we were getting Caicedo, as it would block his development. Santos is a legit gem but I’m worried him and Adams won’t be mature/good enough for the level we need just yet.Yes. Although, I liked the idea of someone like paredes or Goretzka as an experienced option to mix in with the youth.
Adams is an excellent player, and if he’s not being asked to be a sole anchor as a 6 he does really well.
I believe Santos will just keep growing and growing as a player, and he isnot some random but rated youth prospect . He’s a golden ball winner who some very famous Brazillian midfielders have said will surpass them. Let him play.
I will welcome Lavia and hope for the best of he comes here. But with Nkunku injury I would prioritize Kudus ir Olise now.
The two aren't mutually exclusive, it wasn't that they didn't have the £100m because they spent it on other players. They just thought they could get Caicedo for cheaper, they turned out to be wrong.Can somebody explain me, why Chelsea haven't bid 100m earlier in this transfer window instead of signing around 5? random talents for 20m each for the future? Feels like Caicedo would have been more of a key player for them.
Maybe they thought no one had the money or need for Caicedo. They maybe wanted the player to throw tantrums which I think he was starting to. That way Chelsea may have felt they could have gotten way with paying £80-85m.Can somebody explain me, why Chelsea haven't bid 100m earlier in this transfer window instead of signing around 5? random talents for 20m each for the future? Feels like Caicedo would have been more of a key player for them.
Pretty much. Grave miscalculation it turns out. Brighton played this splendidly.The two aren't mutually exclusive, it wasn't that they didn't have the £100m because they spent it on other players. They just thought they could get Caicedo for cheaper, they turned out to be wrong.
You laugh now but it’s strengthens them enormously. He completes their midfield rebuild. They are all young and have great potential. Strong contender for the 2nd/3rd spot.£110m
Right now? He’s nowhere near. And whether he gets to the level of someone who will go down as a great remains to be seen.He's a Kante level player. He improves their midfield tremendously.
We didn't due to lack of knowledge on how to get round complicated ownership. Brighton were smart and had the advantage of having done a previous dealWho gives a feck about what we could’ve done when we were run by incompetent Woodward.
I'm certainly not laughing and now dreading facing that midfield in both league games. Particularly that trip to Anfield just 9 days before ChristmasYou laugh now but it’s strengthens them enormously. He completes their midfield rebuild. They are all young and have great potential. Strong contender for the 2nd/3rd spot.
It's absurd now people are just throwing around these statements.Right now? He’s nowhere near. And whether he gets to the level of someone who will go down as a great remains to be seen.
For 100...billion...dollarsGive me any of Camavinga/Tchouameni/Valverde when the time comes to replace Casemiro
I'm very much in deluded modeFor 100...billion...dollars
I think you’ve had enough transfer dopamine hits for the summerI'm impatient and want us to get one NOW
TBF Kante had one good season for Leicester before joining Chelsea, granted it was a season that was better than what Brighton or Caicedo delivered this season but the guy is a top talent, there's a reason he was already known as a top prospect before he even went to Europe. This isn't some flash in the pan type player.Kante who is the only player since Cantona to lead one side to a league title then transfer and lead his new side to the league title? Best midfielder in a world cup winning side Kante? Man of the match in a champions league final Kante?
Jesus wept, he's had 1 good season for Brighton.
This is a prime example of why I say he's being overrated.
Pffft Schneiderlin still holds the record for most tackles in a PL season, he must not be that good. Brighton's system made him.He's a Kante level player. He improves their midfield tremendously.
Happy to finish it off with Pavard & AmrabatI think you’ve had enough transfer dopamine hits for the summer
Yeah, I mean he’s good but he’s not THAT good. Jesus. Just a really solid DM with a good alroind game but he’s not some generational talent. Completely absurd. He’ll improve them a fair bit, as you would hope at 110 fecking million, but it’s not like he’s got some game changing ability.Yeah, it's way over the top, but it could be a game changer for them.
All mental fees. Tchouameni is the best of the lot imo, and is the “cheapest”. Caicedo has something like 45 top flight games to his name. Utterly mental pricing.Tchouameni £87M
Rice £105M
Enzo £107M
Caicedo £110M
All in the last 12 months.
Who would you like to see come in next summerThey've now got a young and world class potential trio in midfield.
But ours is ready to click now + Mainoo can be bedded in. Amrabat isn't exactly old either, so I think we have a good balance. Definitely need to keep an eye on keeping our midfield fresh with another big talent for the future next summer though
I'm sure there will be a huge new monster midfielder bursting on the scene this coming season. There seems to be one each yearWho would you like to see come in next summer