Aymeric Laporte

[BlueMedic]

Not looking so good for Denayer. Hope he's as competent at RB as some on here say.

 

[km09]

Are you having a laugh??? 40 million for a unproven 21 year old centre back? Another Ridiculous Buy, Have we not learned anything from the big money buys of mangala and Otamendi ?? How many More Centre backs do we have to buy for 40m before we buy a decent one. How this Clown Txixi still has a job is beyond me.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

I'll probably get slaughtered for it but I'd rather break the bank for Hummels and Subotic. Our 4 cb's would be them and kompany and denayer.
We took a chance with otamendi and mangala. Why risk it with laporte?

Because Pep is going to be our manager...not you.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

So assuming we have a front 3 of Sterling, Kun and Sanchez with Kev at the top of a midfield triangle then who partners Gundongen at the base?

Nobody. Pep love the single pivot. Pogba could be in front though....

 

[BlueDeadHead]

Seems like we are paying well over the odds as per usual. I haven't seen much of him in action so I will reserve judgement.

Bilbao don't sell. You have to meet the clause.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

We really going to be signing two defenders worth 90 million combine? Really?

If you stop thinking of them as defenders and rather as the beginning of our attack you will feel better.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

only in the last 3 years - if this is true news - :
- mangala = 54 mIl
- ota = 45 mil
- laporte = 50 mil
- stones = 55 mil
= 204 mil on central defenders only in 3 years
shit sporring director ?!

Um either you are making shit up or thats in Euros.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

Again, you've completely overlooked what we do with the 4th £30-40m CB. Kompany starts with one of the new ones, when Kompany gets injured the other new one comes in. So the 4th (presumably Otamendi) one does what exactly? The Demichelis role? Because no £30-40m player is going to do that role and it would be a complete and utter waste to have one there, that spot is tailor made for Denayer.

I belive he said: Whoever stays of Màngala/Ota becomes a backup or spot defender.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

Fine if it happens, it just puts an emphasis on what a stupid transfer it was. I'd love to know who's idea that was, because even at the time most people couldn't see any reason at all for it. I guess that's the problem with having a DoF, you never know whether signings are theirs or the managers. If we get rid of him after only one year without Pep even using him then it will look a lot like it was Pellegrini's idea

We used the Negredo money to stop him going across town. If we hadn't, I expect we would be solidly in 5th.

 

[blueju]

He has a broken leg, we'll definitely buy him now