Aymeric Laporte

[sam-caddick]

Otamendi has a shot. Mangala isn't great on the ball, nor is he reknowned for his intelligence or passing range. He seems the polar opposite of a 'Pep player'.

mangala will leave i reckon, but it will be a loan like it was rumoured to be last summer.

i do think if we bring in laporte i don't see us bringing in stones as well or any other defender. what would the point of bringing back denayer.

denayer will replace martin and laporte will replace mangala.

i think we will bring in a back-up goalkeeer to replace caballero and both zabaleta and kolarov will leave with us brining in two new fullbacks.

worlseyweb said he had heard angelino was going to get his chance next season so we will see.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Denayer played right back at Galatassary. Think he may be being lined up for that job

 

[City_Sean]

Denayer played right back at Galatassary. Think he may be being lined up for that job

Denayer lacks the quality on the ball to play as a RB under Pep. His full backs have to be like wingers.

 

[Slashman X]

Yup, basically. It's probably us trying to negotiate less than his buy back and Athletic saying buy him now for that price or he'll go for more.

It's a waste of time trying to negotiate with Bilbao.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Denayer lacks the quality on the ball to play as a RB under Pep. His full backs have to be like wingers.

Not sure about that. Denayer is great on the ball. I imagine he could improve quite a lot as well.

Whether he has the 'legs' to do that amount of running is another matter.

 

[johnmc]

(Not attacking you). Anyone else sick of this rhetoric about 'pep players'. If he's so transcendent why can't he adjust and maximize players that aren't prototypical to his system? If it's just a system then he isn't really that transcendent now is he?

Ranieri

 

[cibaman]

I can't see beyond Mangala and Otamendi as the CB pairing for the CL qualifiers. Kompany will not be fit. Laporte is also be coming back from injury. If we sign Stones, even if Everton do not drag out the transfer until mid August, he will be a late arrival after the Euros and doesn't seem to me to be the sort of player that should be thrown into a CL qualifier after spending very little time at the club. If we do sell Mangala I cant see it happening until the final days of the window, more likely on a loan deal.

 

[Dax777]

I can't see beyond Mangala and Otamendi as the CB pairing for the CL qualifiers. Kompany will not be fit. Laporte is also be coming back from injury. If we sign Stones, even if Everton do not drag out the transfer until mid August, he will be a late arrival after the Euros and doesn't seem to me to be the sort of player that should be thrown into a CL qualifier after spending very little time at the club. If we do sell Mangala I cant see it happening until the final days of the window, more likely on a loan deal.

Interesting view. I'm inclined to agree.

 

[Credo]

If Laporte is not fit, don't sign him.

 

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