Please tell your board to buy Chevalier, he's linked to PSG and I dont want him to go there and sit on the bench or be loaned out to different clubs for the next 5 years. As the newly promoted #2 GK in the national team he needs to play.
Let's talk 'keepers: who do we buy and why?
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How the feck Maignan's value is only 15 mil? That is a bargain
Last year of his contract and he has told them he won’t sign a new one. Of course he’s actually worth much more than 15m but Milan doesn’t have much leverage. Italian clubs have been notoriously cheap in recent years and they’ve also got no UCL money coming in now. I don’t know if they can risk him leaving for nothing next summer.
https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Act...-issue-de-la-coupe-du-monde-des-clubs/1568638
This article just posted by l'equipe. "With his contract ending in june 2026, the italian keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma still hasnt extended. An intriguing situation while the 2 Manchester clubs are positioning themselves."
This article just posted by l'equipe. "With his contract ending in june 2026, the italian keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma still hasnt extended. An intriguing situation while the 2 Manchester clubs are positioning themselves."
This would be the absolute dream.
I doubt we could afford him or he'd join us this summer without CL.
Wow if Chelsea get Maignan for only 18m that's a bargain.
Cue a load of people coming on posting that Donnarumma is past it and no better than Onana 
That’s certainly not the case. But it would be a stupid signing all the same. Thankfully his wage demands mean it definitely won’t happen.Cue a load of people coming on posting that Donnarumma is past it and no better than Onana
Still can't believe we spent 50M GBP on Onana.
Fortunately he was only £43.8m, about £43.8m too much!
4th most expensive GK transfer of all time. Here is the list of the most expensive GK transfers ever, it just makes me sad how much money we splashed on him compared to other GKs.
https://www.transfermarkt.com/trans...tion_id=&altersklasse=&jahrgang=0&leihe=&w_s=
If we let Chelsea sign Maignan without a fight I'll be pissed
Is he even all that of a keeper? Didn’t he have a shocker against Spain the other day?
I’d be ecstatic if we can get Donnarumma
In his best form he's a top 5 GK
Dunno didn't watch it. I watch a bit of Serie A though, and he's a safe pair of hands. Exactly what we need.
Not a shocker but he didnt have a good game by his standards, he could have done a lot better on Yamal's goal but our defense was atrocious overall.
If Donnarumma ends up at City, we could do worse than looking at Ortega
As a back up? We’d be a laughing stock if we signed city’s back up keeper to be our number 1
Why? He's really good. Same way Kelleher would've been a really good pickup.
Had no idea he's 32 already, mind
If he was that good he’d be competing with Ederson for the number 1, obviously he’s one of the best in the world mind. But he’d have got a move to a decent team by now. Keeper can genuinely play up to like 40 can’t they
Yeah, wouldn't mind him but what would the reported fee for him be?
Yeah, absolutely scandalous fee
Honestly no idea, I dont know what Lille's stance is on him, I dont think they have a successor lined up as their backup is Vito Mannone
. Transfermarkt has him valued at €30M. He's been starting at Lille for 3 seasons and has consistently improved, I think he's ready to take the next step in his career.Mannone -now there's a blast from the past! Aargh gotcha. Not sure we'll have the cash without selling Onana.Honestly no idea, I dont know what Lille's stance is on him, I dont think they have a successor lined up as their backup is Vito Mannone
Maignan has been average at best all season and can't stay fit, not sure people have watched him recently if they're dying to bring him in even at that price.
Ter Stegen has been offered his salary paid up for the next year if he rips up his contract. Surely we need to be all over this on a free transfer? A huge upgrade on Onana.
Someone mentioned a swap with Rashford the other day
Terrible idea. Stay away
I'm not a Barca fan, mate
I honestly don't think we need to spend a tonne of money on a keeper this summer.
I'm sort of half-minded to think that if a keeper of Donnarumma's level is available, you should try to get him. On the other hand, he's going to demand astronomical wages to join us, as well he should. With this in mind, I'm not entirely convinced it'll be the best use of our money.
I'd honestly struggle to give a specific name, but the characteristics I think we need to look for are things like concentration, reliability, and composure. The way I'd describe it is that I don't think we need to sign a goalkeeper who will win us loads of matches, we just need to sign one who isn't going to lose us many.
Basically, give me a regen of Sergio Romero and I think we'll have done well.
I'm sort of half-minded to think that if a keeper of Donnarumma's level is available, you should try to get him. On the other hand, he's going to demand astronomical wages to join us, as well he should. With this in mind, I'm not entirely convinced it'll be the best use of our money.
I'd honestly struggle to give a specific name, but the characteristics I think we need to look for are things like concentration, reliability, and composure. The way I'd describe it is that I don't think we need to sign a goalkeeper who will win us loads of matches, we just need to sign one who isn't going to lose us many.
Basically, give me a regen of Sergio Romero and I think we'll have done well.
The obvious candidate seemed Joan Garcia for just 21m, but he appears Barca bound. Kepa for 5m also seemed like another potentially smart decision. I’d much rather have Kepa than Onana, who I genuinely think is one of - if not the - worst keepers in the league; no hyperbole. And at just 5m is a fecking steal. But I appreciate that perhaps the best approach is to only bring in players who are the absolute standard we require, rather than stop gap options - irrespective of the price. The problem is the budgetary strain. Can we really afford to invest what we’d need to to get the keeper that’s at the world class standards needed? Probably not this summer. And if that thinking takes you back to just getting someone better than Onana in for the short term, then you come back to Garcia and Kepa as great deals.
Donnarumma would be an immense signing but that feels nearly impossible, perhaps Hermansen from Leicester? Seems well regarded, and solid. Certainly had tons of practice this season. And would presumably be affordable. Higher up the food chain, Costa seems an obvious answer, but would be expensive, no doubt. I honestly don’t know much about the keeper market, not enough to speculate with any confidence. If a couple of years ago you’d told me we were replacing De Gea with Sommer, I’d have said that was a shit idea. Instead we signed Onana, Inter replaced him with Sommer, and Sommer looks almost infinitely better for a fraction of the price. So all I can do is hope that our data analysis and scouting department have some sensible recruitment targets in mind, and we’ll bring in a solid, talented keeepr for a good price, even if it’s an unheralded name. I am sure there are some very good options out there that aren’t the glitzing eye catching names often thrown around. We just have to lean heavily on data and expertise.
Donnarumma would be an immense signing but that feels nearly impossible, perhaps Hermansen from Leicester? Seems well regarded, and solid. Certainly had tons of practice this season. And would presumably be affordable. Higher up the food chain, Costa seems an obvious answer, but would be expensive, no doubt. I honestly don’t know much about the keeper market, not enough to speculate with any confidence. If a couple of years ago you’d told me we were replacing De Gea with Sommer, I’d have said that was a shit idea. Instead we signed Onana, Inter replaced him with Sommer, and Sommer looks almost infinitely better for a fraction of the price. So all I can do is hope that our data analysis and scouting department have some sensible recruitment targets in mind, and we’ll bring in a solid, talented keeepr for a good price, even if it’s an unheralded name. I am sure there are some very good options out there that aren’t the glitzing eye catching names often thrown around. We just have to lean heavily on data and expertise.
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He’s only been out like 2-3 games this season due to injury. Was 10 the previous season mind.
Madrid bound surely. Perfect Courtois replacement.
TBH, 80m for Kepa in 2018 looks as bad if not worse worse than 50 for Onana in 2023. At least Onana had a brilliant CL season with Inter.
Seen Milan are looking at Svilar as the main target for Maignan’s replacement.
The Senne Lammens links seem to have quietened down.