birchwoodgingerste
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Stones and laporte should be the defence anyway all we need is to keep ottamendi as back up and promote garcia.dont see why we need de licht or Maguire stones is better in possesion than both.
I suspect if Otamendi stays thats what we’ll do , also have Sandler, Fernandinho and Walker if needed as backup. If Otamendi goes it might require a 3rd established cb.Stones and laporte should be the defence anyway all we need is to keep ottamendi as back up and promote garcia.dont see why we need de licht or Maguire stones is better in possesion than both.
We also only offered those silly wages to a small few to help bring in lesser known but better long term players at the start of the project, and it worked given where we are now, and the fact we still don't pay out the most in wages.But we only offered those wages initially to lure players here in the first place to catch up with the likes of United.
I would say this is a case where we are not willing to pay what Barca or United is prepared to. Moreover, I also think that this is an indication that unless Leicester drop their Maguire valuation to 50m we won’t be signing him.
Stones and laporte should be the defence anyway all we need is to keep ottamendi as back up and promote garcia.dont see why we need de licht or Maguire stones is better in possesion than both.
Quite right too imoCity seem to be very firm on not paying over the odds anymore.
We have to cater for any injury to either of those without a drop in standard if that were to be the starting pairI'd be very happy with Stones and Laporte being the starting pair most of the time. I'd quite like to see us find a CB with major potential to add to the squad who does not have the profile of MDL, yet.
I suspect if Otamendi stays thats what we’ll do , also have Sandler, Fernandinho and Walker if needed as backup. If Otamendi goes it might require a 3rd established cb.