Aymeric Laporte

[domalino]

isn't this the biggest and toughest part?

These days I don't think so. If the player is keen to join you, and you have our chequebook then you're 80% of the way there. Once you've got the agent onside, you get to the point where the club starts weighing up what their price is.

If the price is at all sensible, it's just a case of bartering and posturing until the clubs agree.

IF the price isn't sensible then the agent starts causing problems (knowing that his pay day is dependent on it) and then clubs start wondering if all this trouble is worth it.

 

[domalino]

I assume we'd have some informal discussions with Juve as to the price level. The last thing you want is that we'd get agreement with Pogba and suddenly Juve start pulling rabbits out hats in terms of terms and prices. I hope the third party rights issues are resolved at this stage.

Third party rights issue is resolved.

http://www.sport.fr/football/serie-a-pogba-et-l-affaire-des-droits-d-image-379873.shtm

In french but you can use google translate.

Also, there's probably no need to speak to Juve about the price if we're talking to the agent. Mino Raiola will know what Juventus' valuation is.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

£40m for another defender... but this guy is good, so hopefully this will be money well spent finally on CB.

 

[richards30]

£40m for another defender... but this guy is good, so hopefully this will be money well spent finally on CB.

It's a problem area mate without question and hopefully we can find the right formula. I still think otamendi could be top class under pep

 

[01cravend]

£40million for a player yet to be capped for France because he's behind the likes of Koscielny, Mathieu,Sakho & Mangala for a left sided CB spot. A central defender who at only 21 has 6 red cards already in his career, the premier league record is 8 ffs. I mean what about him makes him worth that much money? because he punts long balls up to Aduriz(at a 50% success rate) all game akin to Boateng occasionally does to Lewandowski/Muller? His overall passing is no better than Mangala's, when Bilbao play pressing teams his accuracy regularly dips under 70%, which for a CB is atrocious.

Will be another poor CB acquisition to add to Peps list - Pique being the exception. Chygrynskiy, Caceres, Benatia & Henrique have been his other signings so far, all rubbish.

 

[the_game_161]

If it's a battle between us and barca not sure I like our chances.

 

[richards30]

If it's a battle between us and barca not sure I like our chances.

Isn't there something about Spanish basque ad French basque and barca?

 

[waspish]

Good player but 40m is another risk for a player who hasn't played in premier.

 

[MCFC1993]

If it's a battle between us and barca not sure I like our chances.

Barca won't pay that much for a defender.

 

[the_game_161]

Barca won't pay that much for a defender.

They have made it a need this summer so I think they would. I think more defenders is their summer need from all reports.