Jonny Evans

[Plain Speaking]

Name me another option for less then 25mil? Keane was 30mil and isn't as good neither is Gibson who is quoted similar figures. And you are correct in stating Evans is a do for now signing but you are wrong comparing him to those players they were signed based on potential and the belief that that could adjust to the league and those risks didn't pay off Evans is a very low risk signing. Bar stones and Cahill Evans is the best home grown CB out there in my opinion. His fee is high but the market is mad, watch him play left sided CB, comfortable with either foot, good on the ball, good in the air, good positioning which helps as he isn't the fastest, strong and determined. If he wasn't a rag most people would be happier purely based on football not money or past its hard to think of reasons why he wouldnt be a great addition to the teamsheet.

Transfermarkt has Keane down as having a transfer fee of £25.65m. He is far superior to Evans.
Evans will be another player who in relatively short time we will not want, who will be stuck on a high salary no one as will be prepared to match.

 

[Wrighty Wrexham]

We start the transfer window with Bernardo Silva the club ramp up the expectation with more quality signings and showing past great transfer windows on the OS implicating this one could top the lot don't dismiss whispers re Sanchez, Mbappe mysterious CB and then we finish the window with Jonnny F***ing Evans!!!

 

[Nige's Tatts]

Are we in the land of make belief there was a story of Wenger bidding £20M for him, where did £35M come from or have I been Clarkied?

It was £25 million, my bad.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Are there any good websites with this level of detail that's accessible to fans? Can't find a purchase option on that one.

CIES is ok for free but not at the level of detail of instat.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

So it's gone from £18m to £25m to £35m in the space of 24 hours.

At this rate we will eclipse what we paid for Walker and Mendy.

 

[Cobwebcat]

We start the transfer window with Bernardo Silva the club ramp up the expectation with more quality signings and showing past great transfer windows on the OS implicating this one could top the lot don't dismiss whispers re Sanchez, Mbappe mysterious CB and then we finish the window with Jonnny F***ing Evans!!!

Christmas for WBA

 

[TRUE BLUE NO1]

SKY: Evans had a 57% tackle success rate......."The Worst tackle success rate out of the 39 defenders that played more than 30 games last season"

 

[BillyShears]

City have 2 foreign spots open, why it has to be HG?

It's not really about the fact he's h/g. It's about the fact that he know the league, has performed well in the league, and displays the characteristics that Pep requires. I appreciate that we shouldn't just fall into line and continually say "Pep knows best", but at the same time it's pretty sad reading this thread. It's fairly easy IMO to be objective, look at his strengths/weaknesses, the way he's performed in the last couple of seasons, and deduce "yeah, as 4th choice CB he'll do".

 

[hihosilva]

If we're looking for a homegrown defender who can defend why not Ben Mee.

 

[Cobwebcat]

SKY: Evans had a 57% tackle success rate......."The Worst tackle success rate out of the 39 defenders that played more than 30 games last season"

Does that include his tackle on Balotelli? ;-)