SkyBlueTX
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Get to see him in the flesh in February then in CL? If he played for us half those sliding challenges, even though perfectly timed, would probably be given as red cards.
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Full Backs?
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I like his level of skill and speed on the ball, but his brain sometimes is Kolarovish.Joao Cancelo from Valencia for me.
I'm leaning more towards:
RB
Perreirra
Karsdorp
Weiser
Perreirra is the best fullback at a non top 10 club. Simply put, we should go get him. 2 years running now, he is no flash in the pan.
Karsdorp seems like the epitome of a modern fullback. In the mold of Lahm. At worst, say we miss out on Perreirra, we should consider him strongly. The rise in level of competition might make him start slow but he'll grow into It quickly.
I'd also take a punt on : Mitchell Weiser because he is technically sound and has history with Pep. Cancelo will be a distant 4th for me.
LB:
Okay we are not getting Alaba (I personally don't rate him that highly) but also he already plays for a top club. Unfortunately so does Alex Sandro, who has been outstanding so far this year.
So what do we do then? Well here are some thoughts on how to approach it.
Top of my list:
Daly Singraven
Alex Grimaldo
Al Shahrani
Kostas Stafylidis
Daly Singraven: This to me is quite funny, for all intent and purpose he is Zinchenko playing at left fullback. He is an attacking winger with great ball skill and vision playing Leftback. The very same role I argued Zinch should have gotten in the summer.
This kid will kill it here and I hope he is played at LB most of the season for Ajax so he gets the experience. He has what it takes to become quite special at LB.
Grimaldo: currently injured or was last I checked. Like hi. Coz of his history with Barca and his general technique. And also we've been linked :)
Also Shahrani and Stafylidis are punts if we can't get either of the above 2. But honestly I'd sooner drop Zinchenko into LB first and backing him up with Shahrani or Stafy. But will take the above 2 as starters.
Shahrani is a Marcelo like dribbling fullback from Al Bilal. I find his style quite impressive. But he is a project.
Stafylidis on the other hand is doing pretty well for Ausburg right now. Similar energy to the young Clichy, with better footskills.
So that's 7 options for the fullback spots. Also I think everyone is under 25 on that list.
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Negotiations have already begun between City and Bayern Munich over a deal to bring in left-back Juan Bernat (23) for next season. [AS]
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To be fair, I haven't watched as much football this year as I have in years past. And I haven't seen much of him, but he fits that mold. A Midfielder who plays fullback. I like the prototype.@Dax777
What's your opinion on Henrichs? We've been linked with him recently. Seems like an option for RB.
Dunno if there's any truth to it...
Already tracked by Chelsea and Manchester United, Portuguese international right-back Nélson Semedo (23), according to UK sources, has been targeted by Manchester City as well. Currently on a deal with Benfica until June 2021, the player has been recently linked to Bayern Munich, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain as well. An 80million euros exit clause is set on him.
Already tracked by Chelsea and Manchester United, Portuguese international right-back Nélson Semedo (23), according to UK sources, has been targeted by Manchester City as well. Currently on a deal with Benfica until June 2021, the player has been recently linked to Bayern Munich, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain as well. An 80million euros exit clause is set on him.
At that price he is a waste of money.Dunno if there's any truth to it...
Already tracked by Chelsea and Manchester United, Portuguese international right-back Nélson Semedo (23), according to UK sources, has been targeted by Manchester City as well. Currently on a deal with Benfica until June 2021, the player has been recently linked to Bayern Munich, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain as well. An 80million euros exit clause is set on him.
At that price he is a waste of money.
I've no idea mate,I'll take your word for it.
Just saying we should not be spending 80 million on a fullback. The scouts need to do better.I've no idea mate,I'll take your word for it.