Harry Maguire

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Despite being right footed he nearly always plays left centre back. He's very unlikely to displace Laporte from that position so we would be playing a club record fee for a defender who would struggle to play in his favourite position.
 
Still don’t think this is over to be honest. I think if Danilo wants to stay and pep is happy with that then the Cancelo cash maybe transferred to this deal. Personally think we need another CB.
 
richards30 said:
Still don’t think this is over to be honest. I think if Danilo wants to stay and pep is happy with that then the Cancelo cash maybe transferred to this deal. Personally think we need another CB.
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Did it even get started?

I think Utd may move for him if they agree terms with Inter to sell Lukaku.
 
Keeper! said:
Whatever happens we need a new CB. Kompany gone, Otto in decline and Stones delicate.
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I think so too, but then I don't know how good the younger City players like Garcia, Harwood-Bellis, and Sandler are.

Foden was a st team squad player at 18 for City and possibly a one-off. Harwood-Bellis is 17. Eric Garcia is 18, but Sandler is the right age at 22.

I think Kompany left one year too early for us. Perhaps the club tour will give us a clue. Are they going to feature?
 
Marvin said:
I think so too, but then I don't know how good the younger City players like Garcia, Harwood-Bellis, and Sandler are.

Foden was a st team squad player at 18 for City and possibly a one-off. Harwood-Bellis is 17. Eric Garcia is 18, but Sandler is the right age at 22.

I think Kompany left one year too early for us. Perhaps the club tour will give us a clue. Are they going to feature?
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Sandier would take up a foreign spot and is going to anderlecht anyways.
 
I think that this is just how many of our transfers will go from here on.

It took us what, 3 or 4 windows to finally get our man to be Fernandinho's long term replacement? We pursue the sort of players that attract considerable attention so we will have other suitors circling them and selling clubs who act like the hottest girl at the dance.

If we get our man this time, that's great. He will have more time to become one of Pep's Own. If we don't, I trust that there are other targets, who may even be better, that we will hunt for either in this or a subsequent transfer window. Or, better still, we may even have academy lads who grow into the role.

Maybe I'm naive, but I have tremendous confidence in Pep/Txiki/Ferran. Between those 3 and our Sheikh, it'll all work out.
 
Coatigan said:
I think a lot of the comments here are quite harsh on Stones. i.e, Pep doesnt trust him, he's lost form, not first choice, etc etc. Is all that because Pep chose to plav VK in the last 5 games of the season? At which point he must have known vinnie's decision to leave, and gave him the send-off he deserves? So many i know were surprised and anxious every one of those 5 games VK started, and openly argued it should be Stones. Including myself for a few of those (particularly consecutive) games. Up until then however, Stones was first choice with Laporte and did really well, more or less all season and the last one too (partnering Ota a good chunk of it).

Ok i know he makes a big error every now and then, but which of our defenders don't? Even VK has a howler in him, and his timing with tackling is so often a bawhair away from a straight red. Ditto Nico. Laporte looks the most composed, but he makes mistakes too (i.e CL spurs at home). I myself can't see Maguire being first choice over Stones if we did go on to sign him. And i wouldn't say there is any problem with his form, quality or attitude.
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Agree with the vast majority of this, Vinnie was selected for his experience in the last 5 games and his leadership and ability to calm other around him, however I winced whenever he was selected in the big games as you just knew he was likely to pick up a yellow early on by body checking a faster forward (united away especially)

Having Vinnie actually fit enough for these games in a row was a miracle but from the start of the season Laporte and Stones was undoubtedly the first choice pairing and I’m sure we’ll see him back to his best this time round.

Also, I’m not against having Maguire sign, no matter the cost because if Pep thinks he’d be an improvement then it’s good enough reasoning for me
 
SkyBlueCanuck said:
I think that this is just how many of our transfers will go from here on.

It took us what, 3 or 4 windows to finally get our man to be Fernandinho's long term replacement? We pursue the sort of players that attract considerable attention so we will have other suitors circling them and selling clubs who act like the hottest girl at the dance.

If we get our man this time, that's great. He will have more time to become one of Pep's Own. If we don't, I trust that there are other targets, who may even be better, that we will hunt for either in this or a subsequent transfer window. Or, better still, we may even have academy lads who grow into the role.

Maybe I'm naive, but I have tremendous confidence in Pep/Txiki/Ferran. Between those 3 and our Sheikh, it'll all work out.
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You are joking right ?

Ed Woodward is the type of individual we should be looking to . He knows how to pull off fantastic deals.
 
I see that the BBC gossip column (source Daily Mail) is reporting that the Rags are confident they can ‘pip’ us to the £75m signing of Maguire. If, as reported, we are not prepared to pay more than £60m and the Rags have offered £75m how, exactly, is that pipping us. It’s more like the Rags winning a one horse race. Good for them.
 
OntarioBlue said:
I see that the BBC gossip column (source Daily Mail) is reporting that the Rags are confident they can ‘pip’ us to the £75m signing of Maguire. If, as reported, we are not prepared to pay more than £60m and the Rags have offered £75m how, exactly, is that pipping us. It’s more like the Rags winning a one horse race. Good for them.
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I doubt we have not even spoke to Leicester about him .
 
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