Manuel Akanji | City close to £15m agreement, 5 year contract

[Alan Harper's Tash]

With this signing we can move Stones to rb and move Kyle to rw or cm.

Why would we want to do that?!

 

[jrb]

 

[mac]

Why would we want to do that?!

Oh ffs ;)

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

We would definitely benefit from another experienced centre back, especially with such a fixture congestion thanks to those corrupt Fifa idiots screwing up the World Cup

 

[Looby blue]

Most had heard of Diaz though

Lazy and cheap reply to a typo, you could at least have made it humorous like the other replies.

 

[Gumzy97]

Still raw lol, he's 27.

Yes because he's been taught by two of the worst defence coaches ever at Dortmund.

As someone that watches Dortmund regularly

He's decent best attribute is his pace incredibly quick, good with both feet. Did have a few injury scares under Rose but he's a unit strong and quick. Dortmund wanted him to stay but he wanted alot more money than they were offering so Dortmund went out and signed a new cb.

He's got quality reminds me alot of rudiger just not a arse hole. Can play LCB and RCB so Pep will love him a few mistakes here and there but they can be ironed out

He's Ridiculously quick for a cb

 

[jrb]

Fast as f….. Can tackle. Scores goals. Not scared of getting stuck in. What’s not to like?

 

[alexmcity]

Raw at 27?

VVD was 26 when Liverpool signed him...Not saying Akanji can become world class, but some players make big steps later in their career.

Anyway, Akanji would normally cost 40m +, we are signing him for 15m. Excellent buisness (at least on paper).

 

[Gigant]

This is like Matip case

 

[footballmanager]

Source?

wiki

but yeah transfermarkt says 1m88 o: the wiki is wrong. 1m88 then

 

[Kamaro011]

VVD was 26 when Liverpool signed him...Not saying Akanji can become world class, but some players make big steps later in their career.

Anyway, Akanji would normally cost 40m +, we are signing him for 15m. Excellent buisness (at least on paper).

Very fortunate because he is on the last year of his contract, astute signing imo.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

“Who the fucking ell are you,
Who the fuck
Who the fuck
Who the fucking ell are you..”

A song for the Forrest players to sing to each other ?

 

[dronefromsector7G]

He’s a rag fan

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[Gumzy97]

He was classed in the Bundesliga last year as Dortmunds best defender in the start of the season. Just form fell off a cliff when contract talks began. This is a very good deal for the price

 

[hammersmithlad]

He’s a rag fan

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Abort Txiki...abort. Someone in the scouting department didn't do their research :-)

 

[Gaz76]

Abort Txiki...abort. Someone in the scouting department didn't do their research :-)

Tziki out

 

[Gumzy97]

 

[Manc in London]

He was pretty good against us last year and I thought he was Switzerland's best defender whenever I have watched them play in the last few years.

The signing means we can be more flexible in how we set up defensively and allows us to more easily deal with injuries to full backs (not ideally so but certainly better).

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

No you don't, he was their homegrown local captain, they were devastated.

Yes I do

 

[Manc in London]

Suggests the injuries to Laporte or Ake are worst than we have been told.

Laporte has been training on his own and expected to start training this week or maybe next. Nothing to suggest Ake has a serious injury.