Maybe we could get him, Grealish & Sancho if there was any truth to that release clause figure. I know it's very unlikely but nothing wrong in hoping.
Wouldn't blame him Ole if he has decided to take his time finding a player to partner Maguire.
He hasn't played much this season, after October he has mainly been out of the team. I would say that he isn't ready, it wouldn't be a bad idea for him to join Leipzig if Upamecano leaves. But I think that he has been linked with Rennes who are building an interesting new project.
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I haven't watched Sevilla but he was alright with Bordeaux, I generally don't have a lot of good things to say about their players because it's a chore to watch that team play football. Currently among you french CBs I wouldn't really look beyond Upamecano, Konaté, Kouassi, Todibo and Saliba. If we want to take a gamble maybe Barcelona would welcome an offer for Todibo.
We have. We've been linked with Badiashile Rodon Pau Torres and Salisu by reliable sourcss
Didn't know this. It seems like none is (potential) "world class" though. Which defeat the purpose of getting new CB. But I don't know much on any of those (maybe Rodon, but i don't have any impression of him).
His first test? Absolutely not
This is coming from a reddit tier 2 on transfers, I realise it doesn't disclose any names at all but at least does suggest a CB is on the radar.
Yeah I cannot see us signing both a marquee CB and RW in this window.
Definitely Skriniar and Koulibaly are the top two options but the former won’t leave Inter. And regarding the second is Ole the type of manager to spend big again on a CB or is he going to go the youth route and buy a lesser known name but with potential for around 40m?
How old is Koulibaly?
Turned 29 two weeks ago.
I can only assume those who think that haven’t watched him extensively enough. Aside from (IMO) not being of sufficient quality, he has a propensity for trodding on the head of downed opposition players. Insufficient ability coupled with a very questionable attitude ensures we shouldn’t go near him. Thankfully, Ole looks at the quality of the man as well the quality of the player, so I can’t see Mings being a realistic option. I think I made these points in a different thread recently; however, they’re applicable in here too.
Thank you.
Wait, wait, wait! End of discussion or not?
" The website claimed they had been in contact with the player’s entourage and were ready to make a move to take him from Leipzig this summer. "
Bournemouth are going down. We could probably land him for 20 million. I think it's a no brainer as that is the max we can afford after Sancho, and Ake can cover also for Matic as a defensive midfielder as that's where he used to play
Good to know. Thanks, mate.
Just because Smalling is excelling in the Serie A in a different system, doesn’t magically make him a ball playing centre half.
I'm forced to wonder whether anyone who wants Smalling back has actually watched us play this season. With Smalling in the back line, we might as well just give the ball to the closest pressing opposition forward.
Smalling rarely gave the ball away. He knew he was poor on the ball so didn't try to do too much. He just normally made the easiest safest pass.
Don't think these people even analyse the game as a whole. It's all "defending", "attacking", "pace", "power" ... All well and good and that is in consideration in every discussion.
Agree completely.
What worries me about Ake is that he is just a fast Lindelof. He too is not great with headers. Last thing we want is another defender who does okay with headers, but is not likely to come second best more often than not. He's 6ft which is quite short for a CB. He's not Patrice Evra who had an amazing spring.
You haven't watched him play if you think he's just as fast as Lindelof. I picked Ake because his attributes compliment Maguire. The main one being his speed. And he doesn't need to be great at headers (not sure if he is or isn't to be fair) because Maguire is. It's about complimenting each other. Rio and Vidic were great because their attributes were different. Vidic and Terry are probably two of the greatest defeders ever to play in the EPL but they probably wouldn't make good defensive partners because their attributes were too similar and didn't compliment each other...
the previous poster said he's just a fast Lindelof, he didn't say just as fast. He felt that Ake is just a faster version of him. I don't agree with assertion but that's what he was saying.
