It's Quiet 32 - enter at own risk

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Ottamendi being linked to west ham

An easy link to make given Pellegrini is there manager and I think they are improving as an outfit.

I think it's difficult though, he will get games with us so he is not desperate to move + we would have to have a new CB lined up and it's getting late in the day for slab head.

However it does open the door for a number of changes, if we can effectively trade Ota for Maguire then we have a foreign spot for Cancelo.

 

[Kompany Car]

An easy link to make given Pellegrini is there manager and I think they are improving as an outfit.

I think it's difficult though, he will get games with us so he is not desperate to move + we would have to have a new CB lined up and it's getting late in the day for slab head.

However it does open the door for a number of changes, if we can effectively trade Ota for Maguire then we have a foreign spot for Cancelo.

True, but I think it might be a bit late for the complex manoeuvring that would be necessary to pull that off. Personally cannot see anybody else coming or going.

 

[GoldenLitefut]

True, but I think it might be a bit late for the complex manoeuvring that would be necessary to pull that off. Personally cannot see anybody else coming or going.

I don't think we are going to pay LC's price regardless of whether Ota leaves. If he goes, it means Cancelo is coming in IMO with Dinho and Danilo becoming backup CBs.

 

[better dead than red]

It's so fucking quiet our transfer forum is being dominated by rags targets. Pining for the days of an Isco link.

DeRossi fake news > Isco fake news

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Hope not,we can't afford to lose another experienced defender

Maybe we are getting a replacement ? ;-)

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Especially one as good as Ota.

A return to Valencia, i could somewhat understand and give him my blessing, for the right fee and with a replacement lined up. But west ham makes no sense, for anyone.

Does for West Ham.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

£25m would be sound business for a 31 year old but I doubt we’d be able to buy a superior defender in 8 days.

 

[cjn]

£25m would be sound business for a 31 year old but I doubt we’d be able to buy a superior defender in 8 days.

If we got £25m for Otamendi it'd be a net £27m for us to pay the release and switch him out for Ruben Dias. I'd do that deal all day long.

 

[grim up north]

With Rodri looking good I can see Fernandinho have some playing time at CB and Garcia playing cup ties

 

[CWMCFC]

£25m would be sound business for a 31 year old but I doubt we’d be able to buy a superior defender in 8 days.

We'll have targets lined up and ready to go if he was to leave. Think about how quickly Danilo happened out of the blue when the Alves deal fell through. I'd imagine he'll have given the club his decision by now though.

It's different with Sane, for example, as we'll probably just continue as is if we were to sell him given our depth in the forward positions. CB we're already light in, so we can't afford to leave it later and the club will know that.