I don't think he's great defensively but is probably the best English LB around right now. He plays like what we expect Shaw to be.
Ben Chilwell
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Could see Chelsea going after him as well
Sam Lee said on Second Captains the other day that City had agreed everything to sign him around April but realised they couldn’t find any takers for Mendy and had to back out.
Would you boys be kind enough to get your heads together and compile a list of players that, “big clubs”, arent going to take from us, just so we know where we stand?
He's probably not be interested in leaving Leicester at this point in time. Leicester have got something going on again and he has been there since he was a kid. He's very young and has plenty of time for the big move. Vardy has remained despite enormous attention and Chilwell could easily do the same.
Chelsea need a marauding LB with their style and he fits the bill nicely. Lets see how things pan out.
Chelsea need a marauding LB with their style and he fits the bill nicely. Lets see how things pan out.
I'm not so sure City can spend so freely these days. They are under investigation for a number of misdemeanours at the moment and FFP must catch up with them at some point. I seem to remember they pulled out of the Maguire chase because they wouldn't pay £80m. Besides, surely a solid central defender is more of a priority.
That's difficult.
I have a feeling that Leicester would be a little stronger in any future negotiations with Chelsea after selling Kante so cheaply. He's now worth more than double what we paid.
Leicester have got it going on again and he may well stay. At least until the end of the season. I can't see January happening.
Would Leicester knock back a bid £80m?
He would cost £70m+
I rate him highly and we do need to reinforce LB, but that's too much imo.
I rate him highly and we do need to reinforce LB, but that's too much imo.
I wouldnt. I must admit, that until the Soton game, I would have delivered him in a wheelbarrow for a fraction of that. That game seems to have encouraged him to show some backbone in the last third, taking it on, instead of passing sideways or backwards. Lobg may it continue, because he really isnt all that defensively. Chillwell, until very recently, was considered, somewhat as, “ the kinks new clothes”, at Leicester, and needs to do it consistently for a while before he trully wins us over. 80mill? Yes, I would deffo take it. We have James Justin, who though right footed, has looked good at left back.
Your squad if basically made up of players who joined Leicester from elsewhere.
I wouldn't expect too much loyalty from most of your squad nor a manager who has left three clubs while under contract.
The competition for him in the summer is going to be very big. City Chelsea and us will surely be in the mix. Can't rule out a Leicester extension either with their current top 4 aim.
I like him, but Williams has the potential to be just as good, if not better.
I'd rather give him a chance to usurp Shaw.
I'd rather give him a chance to usurp Shaw.
everything barring the small matter of actually having a transfer bid accepted
Kante, Mahrez, Drinkwater and Maguire.
If Leicester get Champions League football for next season the price will go up even more.
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He will unfortunately leave for City this summer for something like 60M+
He's not in the same level as the sh** we have
He's not in the same level as the sh** we have
Yeah, tends to be one a year, if the price is right. Wont happen in Jan. If we hang on for Champions and first three losers league?
Why would a young quality player consider a move to Spurs these days. Looking in from the outside they appear to be a club in turmoil with players running contracts down and stars underperforming. Levy is famous for underpaying players and that coupled with the lack of recruitment doesn't make Spurs a target for young ambitious players. I would think there are only a few clubs that Chilwell would view as an upgrade & even fewer who would put up the kind of cash Leicester will demand.
If clubs want him, they will probably bid in January to unsettle him with the aim of pushing a move in the summer.
Leicester so far have not sold more than one key player per season. We will lose someone in the summer but I think will only be one key player.
I am all for giving Williams a chance. But Shaw is finished at this club and we will need another LB.
ill go against the grain, he's not that great. Good engine, half decent quality, we need to be doing much better if we are going to significantly upgrade on Shaw.
He's very quick and has great stamina, that's half the battle at full back. Can't say I've seen enough of him to comment on his mentality or defensive game but he's still young so either way they should improve. Also think he's not been particularly injury prone so far? I regard that as a very important trait in a defender - lets the manager decide when to destabilise the back 4, not force them to throw the deputy to the wolves in a big game when they're perhaps not match fit.
I think he is over priced. Looking at the market and Lecisters position, someone would probably need to come a bid of £70m. In my opinion, there are other LB's out there that can be had for a lot less that aren't that dissimilar in level. Telles and Gaya spring to mind.
Does the term 'overpriced' even apply anymore?
If you want a top-class player in your squad, which Ben Chilwell most certainly is, then you have to be prepared to pay a heavy price. That's just the way of modern-day football.
This guy is getting overhyped. He is no better than Shaw, but obviously he is at least fit. Would you pay that amount of money for a fit Luke Shaw? I wouldn’t.
Chillwell is a fit Shaw that can cross a ball. Shaw can't cross to save his motherfecking life.
Disagree, he's in another league compared to Shaw!
We tried for him before he moved to Leicester but he wanted guaranteed game time. Superb left back, and can see why we were interested, has all the qualities to be a top left back, would thrive in our system and Chelsea’s.
He was already at Leicester, when you tried to sign him. he was with our academy.
Hmm I've already seen him do more for Leicester and England than Shaw has ever done for us.
This prompted me to search for a highlight reel of Luke.
I've been a fan of his in the past, and he has a cracking through ball on him (shame we don't see it enough), but some of the stuff that made it in this is hilarious.
Honestly i thought he's 27 y.o. Didn't know he's 22. We should go for him and sell Shaw. With Williams being backup.
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Needs to change his hairstyle, I thought I was watching Joey Barton the other day.
Well when there are other LB's out their of similar ability that could be had for less i.e. Telles and Gaya, then I would say, yes, overpriced is a term we can still use.
My mistake
we tried to sign him from you guys but he opted to stay.If Sam Lee thinks that’s what really happened I want whatever he’s smoking.
How about we just sign all of Leicester’s scouts and dump our duds ?
I've seen plenty of Chilwell in the PL, and he is nothing better than Shaw or Lucas Digne for example, who many on here big up as well. Only thing he is better is staying fit, but that is not worth 60-70m imo. I'd rather we invest game time in Brandon Williams rather than throwing that amount of money on motherfecking Ben Chilwell.
He ain't. He's also playing in a much better team in the league at the moment, under a better manager.
By all accounts Luke Shaw is done here, really. "Small" injuries like this one at the moment as much as the leg break killed it for him and I think unless he does something extraordinary till the rest of the season, he should be a goner. Replacing him with Ben Chilwell for 60-70m I don't think should be our priority however.
Chilwell is vastly superior to Luke Shaw, only blinkered United fans could dispute this.
I suspect Shaw will end up playing as a LCB, perhaps in a 3 long term.
Whether Chilwell is the solution to our LB woes or not is a different matter. I do like him though
Whether Chilwell is the solution to our LB woes or not is a different matter. I do like him though
Chirlwell is just so much better at crossing than Shaw. It has Nada to do with being in a better team or being under a coach. Its why he was Klopp's first choice target before he got Robertson.
Telles and Gaya are only comparable on FIFA. Both are seriously limited defensively and would be found out in an instant in more physical leagues.