Delphacito
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Let’s just say Van Dijk’s last season with Southampton was mediocre at best. Look how that turned out...
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Kalidou Koulibaly
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Van Dijk was 26.Let’s just say Van Dijk’s last season with Southampton was mediocre at best. Look how that turned out...
Koulibaly is 29.
Delphacito
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29 is prime age for defenders. Think Vinnie from 5 years ago, was it a bad age?Van Dijk was 26.
Koulibaly is 29.
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Suely even for 3-4 seasons this guy would be worth it.......And we wouldnt have to play him every game either - Garcia is really showing that he can handle it. then there is Laporte ans we could even keep Stones. 4 decent centre halves to rotate around (Or do we need another left sided defender to cover Laporte?
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Koulibaly plays on the left side for Napoli even though he’s right footed. So he can cover for Laporte as well.Suely even for 3-4 seasons this guy would be worth it.......And we wouldnt have to play him every game either - Garcia is really showing that he can handle it. then there is Laporte ans we could even keep Stones. 4 decent centre halves to rotate around (Or do we need another left sided defender to cover Laporte?
Some people questioning age, I would say we would be getting a player in his prime for 4/5 years!
We could for example sign Holgate, who may or may not be a risk?!.....but could walk away at the end of his contract anyway so the age thing is potentially irrelevant.
We could for example sign Holgate, who may or may not be a risk?!.....but could walk away at the end of his contract anyway so the age thing is potentially irrelevant.
Got to be our main target, Koulibaly and Laporte would be a great partnership. But don't trust De Laurentis at all.The most recent report from Castles who while admittedly a twat has been on this before anyone else (is there a Mendes connection?) Says Napoli will accept 40m up front with 10-15m in add ons.
In my book that takes this from "no-brainer" to "what the fuck are you waiting for, quick, quick before they change their minds!" Territory.
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The most recent report from Castles who while admittedly a twat has been on this before anyone else (is there a Mendes connection?) Says Napoli will accept 40m up front with 10-15m in add ons.
In my book that takes this from "no-brainer" to "what the fuck are you waiting for, quick, quick before they change their minds!" Territory.
If we got him anywhere near that price it would be a truly excellent signing.
This is a disingenuous comparison. Van Dyke was rated #1 Defender on Whoscored and the #3 defender on Sqwaka at the end of the 2016-2017 season.Let’s just say Van Dijk’s last season with Southampton was mediocre at best. Look how that turned out...
He then put in a transfer request in August of 17. A request Southampton balked at. Making the first half of the 2017-18 season saga between club and player. He ended up playing just 11 games. Still averaged a 7.10 on Whoscored for those games. Sure it was a drop from his 7.35 of the 16-17 full season.
Even if you considered those 11 games his 'last season' in Southhampton, 'Mediocre' is a stretch as a descriptor. That 7,10 rating would be good enough for #7 defender this year. Granted, this is a down year for defenders. But mediocre does not describe any season Van Dyke had.
Other than that, everything else you said was okay :)