Is he really good or are we just desperate for a CB? He looks tall and strong, young and his price is relatively cheap. But it kind of bothers me that he is a third choice in Bilbao. Not every player we will sign from Bilbao will be like Laporte. Players at the age of 22 already play in the biggest teams in the world and win titles.
Haha, fourth choice? So an inconsistent and passive Stones, an error-prone and slow Otamendi and a 35-year old CDM would start for you ahead of this guy? If this story has legs, it is to find a partner to Laporte and nothing else. While everyone hoped it would be John Stones, clearly it isn’t anymore.
If they aim to bring him in this January, Otamendi would need to leave. But I could see it happening. With no defensive reinforcements we will once again bow out of the UCL, either against Real or the next round.
Except he’s a 3rd choice centre half for a team sitting 7th in their league. He’s nowhere near being first choice for us, more likely a back up for a decent fee.
Just because he doesn’t play every game for them shouldn’t be a dealbreaker. Why do we have to wait until he becomes a regular at Bilbao and they increase his clause to 100m before we make the move? We become a laughing stock only buying ready-made stars and not being able to identify talent before their breakthrough. He went through the same academy as Laporte and one can see he has a lot of quality.
Are you serious about John defending better than this guy, you should stick to golf mate.
I never said it was a deal breaker or that Stones is a better defender. Are you unwell?
On March 27th 2018 UEFA announced that they will be phasing out the cup tie rule for the Champions League and Europa League starting in the 2018-2019 season. ... This means that players can represent two clubs in the Europa League and Champions League, but only a maximum of one player per club.If we brought him would he be cup tied with CL?