Kalidou Koulibaly

ancoats said:
the mangala hit we took is a big scare for me at £70 million
i know its not the same and he is a better player koulibaly ? but unknown in the premier league and we all know you don't get time on the ball the premier league ? its a league that finds your weakness fast and can make you look daft very quickly

if they are saying they want the £100 million or nothing then walk away ? and if they come back say £50 million haha
must be other world class defenders out there ? we should never look desperate and the nathan ake signing gives us options and maybe stones can find his form again
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Anything approaching £100m is too much for anyone, apart from a young striker with incredible potential, even then they would have to be something very special (e.g. Havertz, Haaland) to gamble that sort of money. At least with a young striker who has already shown incredible potential, even if it doesn't work out, there will be plenty of other clubs willing to take a gamble, even if you do lose a few quid.
 
Domkeefe said:
I wasn't convinced when I watched him at the Etihad, or in the reverse fixture in Napoli. He also had a shocker against Arsenal (Lacazette and Aubameyang destroyed him).

My worry is whether at 29 he is already past his peak and would be on the decline joining us. He definitely doesn't look the most mobile defender in the world and can see him being a Mangala MKII - which is a horrific thought!
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He's a very good player and would more than likely improve us but not to the extent that we should pay anything resembling the money De Laurentiis seemingly wants. At tops £40-45m for a player of his age, especially a defender.
 
ctid1894 said:
Anything approaching £100m is too much for anyone, apart from a young striker with incredible potential, even then they would have to be something very special (e.g. Havertz, Haaland) to gamble that sort of money. At least with a young striker who has already shown incredible potential, even if it doesn't work out, there will be plenty of other clubs willing to take a gamble, even if you do lose a few quid.
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yep i think £50 million is still a touch high for his age and with the covid-19 the transfer market is going to be hit hard and just look at sancho daft if anybody pays £100 million in today markets
 
minnesota blue said:
How long is otamendis contract and what is his salary? How old is otamendi? And ditto for Smalling?
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this has is market value at £14.5 million ?? united cooking the books again

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Chris Smalling, 36, from England ➤ Al-Fayha FC, since 2024 ➤ Centre-Back ➤ Market value: €1.50m ➤ * 22/11/1989 in London, England
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Koulibaly:

Season 20/21: 29 years old
Season 21/22: 30 years old
Season 22/23: 31 years old
Season 23/24: 32 years old

We would get at least 4 good years on top level from him. He could might as well be amazing until 35, as long as he keeps his speed and agility. We all know he can defend. So he had a mediocre season, just like our Bernardo. Doesn’t mean he’s in decline. I expect Van Dijk to be world class atleast 3 more years, think most people do. Why would Koulibaly be finished? He’s the same age as Van Dijk.
 
ancoats said:
fuck me united are getting £23 million for chris smalling
www.express.co.uk

Man Utd have £23m asking price matched with transfer to be signed off

Manchester United are looking to sell a number of their fringe players to bolster transfer funds.
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otamendi is priced at £8 million ? something is not right here and city should not just give him away for that fee
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Think there might be a bigger picture here which might explain the odd fees quoted. My far-fetched theory is that the Torres/Otamendi deal might also involve Almada. Otamendi started at Velez Sarsfeld, so a percentage of the money is apparently going there, which coincidentally is where Almada plays. I looked at some Argentinian papers last week and amidst all the very big teams being mentioned, Valencia were listed as a credible destination. There’s a bit of me thinks that Almada might arrive there, but with an agreement in place that we get him down the line.
 
BREAKING:

#ManCity have offered €63 million plus bonuses to Napoli for Koulibaly .

Napoli have asked for at least €70 for the defender. Man United have not made an offer yet.

[@AlfredoPedulla]
 
skyblues said:
Koulibaly:

Season 20/21: 29 years old
Season 21/22: 30 years old
Season 22/23: 31 years old
Season 23/24: 32 years old

We would get at least 4 good years on top level from him. He could might as well be amazing until 35, as long as he keeps his speed and agility. We all know he can defend. So he had a mediocre season, just like our Bernardo. Doesn’t mean he’s in decline. I expect Van Dijk to be world class atleast 3 more years, think most people do. Why would Koulibaly be finished? He’s the same age as Van Dijk.
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i think some city fans me included think the fee they want is to high in the market right now, with the covid-19 outbreak money is not flying about in the game ? even for manchester city we still have to cut over cloth and don't get mugged off because they know we are in big need for a defender to partner laporte

for me even £50 miilion is a big fee right now for a defender and the transfer market is on its knees waiting for manchester city to over spend so other clubs can get more money for their players on the back of what we are paying

the transfer market in football will be in a mess for 2 years or until the virus is beaten and a vaccine found and fans start spending money going to games ? football clubs just don't have the money to splash and the bigger the club the worst it gets because of debt they are in

i can see clubs holding on to players more and more because they can not get top dollar for them and manchester city and PSG are the key because we are the only clubs willing to pay over the odds and other clubs know it
 
Just out of interest, how much would Carlos cost by comparison? Not seen much of either player, but he looked very impressive this evening.
 
tonethestone said:
BREAKING:

#ManCity have offered €63 million plus bonuses to Napoli for Koulibaly .

Napoli have asked for at least €70 for the defender. Man United have not made an offer yet.

[@AlfredoPedulla]
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If that's true I can't see it not getting done.

There can't be much of a difference between €70m and €63m plus bonuses so it wouldn't be unreasonable to think there'll be a "compromise".
 
tonethestone said:
BREAKING:

#ManCity have offered €63 million plus bonuses to Napoli for Koulibaly .

Napoli have asked for at least €70 for the defender. Man United have not made an offer yet.

[@AlfredoPedulla]
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Offer them €62m tomorrow, €61m on Thursday and so on - they’ll soon get the message.
 
I’ve thought this one would be the deal that gets done all along, for once ADL doesn’t have the upper hand as this is his last chance to realise a decent fee for KK. Consequently it’ll get done, imo, for a figure in region of £60mil with a few shitty add ons.
 
ancoats said:
i think some city fans me included think the fee they want is to high in the market right now, with the covid-19 outbreak money is not flying about in the game ? even for manchester city we still have to cut over cloth and don't get mugged off because they know we are in big need for a defender to partner laporte

for me even £50 miilion is a big fee right now for a defender and the transfer market is on its knees waiting for manchester city to over spend so other clubs can get more money for their players on the back of what we are paying

the transfer market in football will be in a mess for 2 years or until the virus is beaten and a vaccine found and fans start spending money going to games ? football clubs just don't have the money to splash and the bigger the club the worst it gets because of debt they are in

i can see clubs holding on to players more and more because they can not get top dollar for them and manchester city and PSG are the key because we are the only clubs willing to pay over the odds and other clubs know it
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most clubs will have to sell because they`ll be on their arse,
 
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