Nathan Ake

Alan Harper's Tash said:
That’s irrelevant. Few teams can buy Ake off us now as he’s a valued squad player.

Even fewer teams will be able to buy Ake from Chelsea when he’s on more money for longer.

Do you remember Wayne Bridge, Danny Mills, Emanuel Adebayor?
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Yes I do but we did find clubs for both Adebayor and Bridge (although we loaned Bridge out)
 
Ake has to be replaced, other wise you are going into a season with one Centre back that doesn’t have injury issues. Stones and Laporte both have injury issues throughout a season. Plus the World Cup etc. you would then be relying on either Laporte or Stones being able to go a full season without an injury
 
Gumzy97 said:
Ake has to be replaced, other wise you are going into a season with one Centre back that doesn’t have injury issues. Stones and Laporte both have injury issues throughout a season. Plus the World Cup etc. you would then be relying on either Laporte or Stones being able to go full season without an injury
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Good luck in finding one.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
Let’s leave it there. That makes no sense and we’re going round in circles as you aren’t clairvoyant, however much you want to be.

If you were, you‘d be a very well paid director of football somewhere.
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Same for both us at the end of the day. It is still a discussion board. You have the same amount of knowledge as me. Not any better not any worse.
 
RayCTID said:
Same for both us at the end of the day. It still a discussion board.
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It is, but it needs to be based on some form of rationale.

Knowing how Chelsea will think in 2025, when their owner has only been in place about a month seems a bizarre hill to die on.
 
loio said:
I linked two this list a couple of days ago.. in the It's Quiet thread, left footed CBs

Transfermarkt - Advanced player search

See if you can find some gems there.. most of them are starting to go though lol.
Some suggestions I read earlier on like L Hernandez, Gvardiol here is realistically like 70, 80m.. except for Hermoso that Atletico wants to shift.


One suggestion I have for a kinda stop gap for a few years, like 2, is Inigo Martinez, a very good CB from Bilbao that has a contract that runs out next year. Has always rated him highly.
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Some good shouts in Hermoso and Martinez. I didn't know Martinez was in his last year. They'd both be decent if they wanted to come. Weirdly Spain's NT has more left sided CB's than right. Laporte and Torres would probably be in before these 2. If anything it could enhance their chances esp. Hermoso.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
It is, but it needs to be based on some form of rationale.

Knowing how Chelsea will think in 2025, when their owner has only been in place about a month seems a bizarre hill to die on.
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Chelsea are an ambitious club and as useful as Ake is he isn't quite good enough for being a regular is my point that I am sticking to. Chelsea may not recoup what they have paid us but they can still move him on for a good fee after a couple of seasons (I don't think Chelsea are not to be paying him silly wages) is my second point.
 
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