To be honest, I can see us paying that amount. He's English, half decent, plus Pep & Txiki must like him if we opened our bidding at more than we paid for Mahrez. If you think about it, for an attack minded coach, Pep's spent a shit load on defenders and seems to have prioritised them since he came here.
Wasn't it only 21 goals conceded in the league last year? Championships are won with a strong defence, it's the reason Liverpool's fortunes changed after spending a world record fee on VVD. Kompany's gone and we need a defensive powerhouse and leader, however try as I might I can't think of a better option for us right now who's proven, available and British.
I agree with you on this, if City and Pep really wanted him there would have been more noise, its too quiet for City to be serious about this guy, have we even put in a bid yet.I agree & I would sign him now. I’m really surprised this position has not been sorted already. Makes me think we are not that interested as I don’t think we are in a position to waste time,
I don’t get the opinion he’s not good for us. There isn’t many options he’s British & young. The value in the football market is all over and we all know that. Give it another 2 seasons he will be a £100m player. No, not worth it but that’s the way it is with British players. He would also hit the ground running & not many can do that in this league.
I’m surprised it’s not a done deal. If we don’t sort this position & a fern replacement it will allow other teams to get closer to us. We need to really push on now & dominate.
If pep really wanted him I think it would be a done deal already.
I’m happy with who ever pep gets!
Tbh he has never striked me as a brilliant player. Always looks a bit clumsy on the ball. Perhaps we could swap him for Mahrez?Maguire has told Leicester he wants to leave. He only wants to move to City
The only thing we know for certain is Kompany has left, & we're a senior CB short. Stones has been shaky, & Otamendi is 32 next birthday. It makes sense that we're looking at a replacement CB. Maguire being English is also a bonus.I agree with you on this, if City and Pep really wanted him there would have been more noise, its too quiet for City to be serious about this guy, have we even put in a bid yet.
Aké attacking and defensive contribution both better than Maguire's, but what Maguire has the advantage of because of that size is his ability to easily shrug off players and carry the ball, he rarely passes back, very forward thinking player and no nonsense at times (although he also gets dispossessed more number of times than Aké, and obviously isn't as agile or fast as him).
Since watching sky iv never seen a headline saying Leicester have turned down City bid of x amount for Maguire, have you ?The only thing we know for certain is Kompany has left, & we're a senior CB short. Stones has been shaky, & Otamendi is 32 next birthday. It makes sense that we're looking at a replacement CB. Maguire being English is also a bonus.
Nothing has come from City (it never does), but the media claim that Leicester have reported we've made offers of £60, £65 & £70m. However the last part is pure speculation. This is all we know.
Outlandish??Source for your several outlandish claims?