Centre back options

[domalino]

Nicklas Sule.

Is that just a guess or have you heard something Ric?

Süle and Jonathan Tah are two I've been wondering about because they're very promising, bloody massive (Pep seems to be concerned about size recently), and Pep would have seen them in Germany.

 

[domalino]

I got the impression that Pep was pressured into agreeing to buy Zlatan by the board who wanted a big money signing, presumably for shirt sales and other PR stuff. It was a big mistake though I agree.

Don't think so, I think he wanted a plan B. He knew the 08/09 team needed a plan B to go to and in his coaching infancy he went for a world class big striker.

The reason it failed was because he turned Messi into a false 9. Ibrahimovic was actually pretty good apart from one poor spell when he looked like an outsider, but no one could compete with Messi once he moved to the middle.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Nicklas Sule.

He's huge,a tank,the press have been reporting Chelsea are all over him at around 30m.

 

[Tbilisi]

He's huge,a tank,the press have been reporting Chelsea are all over him at around 30m.

BT Sport Europe now Hoff v Dortmund,not seen him before.Only just started watching.

 

[domalino]

He's huge,a tank,the press have been reporting Chelsea are all over him at around 30m.

He was really good in the olympics, and he's comically large. Looks like a second row wandered into a football match. Google says says he's 6ft5 which I reckon is an underestimate, but he must be 16 stone as well, he's no bean pole like Tosin.

He's been starting for Hoffenheim since 17 too.

Would rather he didn't go to Chelsea.

 

[FantasyIreland]

On BT Sport Europe now v Dortmund,not seen him before.Only just started watching,talks a lot which is good

I'll look forward to your report :-)

 

[domalino]

On BT Sport Europe now v Dortmund,not seen him before.Only just started watching,talks a lot which is good

As you watch it, remember we very nearly signed Ousmane Dembele for £1.5m in 2015.

The one that got away no doubt about it.

 

[FantasyIreland]

He was really good in the olympics, and he's comically large. Looks like a second row wandered into a football match. Google says says he's 6ft5 which I reckon is an underestimate, but he must be 16 stone as well, he's no bean pole like Tosin.

He's been starting for Hoffenheim since 17 too.

Would rather he didn't go to Chelsea.

Agreed.

We are in desperate need of more physical presence,so in that respect he's a no brainer,but does his size hinder his footballing ability?
Is he more Robert Huth?

 

[domalino]

Agreed.

We are in desperate need of more physical presence,so in that respect he's a no brainer,but does his size hinder his footballing ability?
Is he more Robert Huth?

From what I've seen he's very comfortable and good the ball, but what I haven't seen is if his size makes him vulnerable to small agile players on weaving runs, the way Mangala is.

I think Jonathan Tah is even more highly rated in Germany, and he's a year younger but already leapfrogged Süle into the German senior team. He's 6'4 and still a unit, but seems more graceful in the way he moves.

The thing with both of these two is we'd probably get both for the price of VVD, and assuming we are even looking for a new CB, it's going to be a choice between potential or immediate impact again.

 

[Tbilisi]

As you watch it, remember we very nearly signed Ousmane Dembele for £1.5m in 2015.

The one that got away no doubt about it.

Jesus,hes been very good but looks a bit of a fanny,gone off now.

 

[FantasyIreland]

From what I've seen he's very comfortable and good the ball, but what I haven't seen is if his size makes him vulnerable to small agile players on weaving runs, the way Mangala is.

I think Jonathan Tah is even more highly rated in Germany, and he's a year younger but already leapfrogged Süle into the German senior team. He's 6'4 and still a unit, but seems more graceful in the way he moves.

The thing with both of these two is we'd probably get both for the price of VVD, and assuming we are even looking for a new CB, it's going to be a choice between potential or immediate impact again.

It has to be immediate impact,Tosin and others in the academy will do for potential.

 

[Tbilisi]

I'll look forward to your report :-)

Dortmund had a man sent off.We need a big horrible bastard at the back.We could get faster players around him or someone like him....starting with 2 full backs.

 

[Ric]

Is that just a guess or have you heard something Ric?

Süle and Jonathan Tah are two I've been wondering about because they're very promising, bloody massive (Pep seems to be concerned about size recently), and Pep would have seen them in Germany.

Apparently we've been scouting him. Whether or not anything comes of it is another matter.

 

[super_city_si]

Inigo Martinez?

If only his last name was Montoya ;)

 

[domalino]

Apparently we've been scouting him. Whether or not anything comes of it is another matter.

So much for that, he's just agreed to sign for Bayern for €25m in the summer according to reports in Germany.

 

[Jazzman]

Bonucci renewed his contract for 5 more years with Juve, so remove him from the list.

 

[Deepest Blue]

Bonucci renewed his contract for 5 more years with Juve, so remove him from the list.

Looks like Victor Lindelof of Benfica is Rag bound for Mangala money so the list is shorter still.

 

[Dax777]

Looks like Victor Lindelof of Benfica is Rag bound for Mangala money so the list is shorter still.

He is a pretty fantastic looking talent that Lindelof. :(

 

[NorCalBlue]

He is a pretty fantastic looking talent that Lindelof. :(

Is he as highly rated as Mangala was? ;-)

 

[Lancet Fluke]

Is he as highly rated as Mangala was? ;-)

I still think Mangala looked no worse than anyone else in that Pellegrini defence by and large. None of them stood a chance of looking like high class defenders and people forget that even Kompany went through a spell of looking like an absolute chump in the 14/15 season. Reckon we should have kept him this season and at least have given him a chance to show what he could do under a different manager. He is at least fairly quick and strong, doubt he would have been bullied by Costa like Otamendi was the other week.