Kalidou Koulibaly

[Great Kompany]

So using 10,000 words, you think they will get knocked out of CL

One would hope so. And it's more like 5000 words

 

[Coatigan]

I am all for that, that was a dirty stunt they pulled with Jorginho which blew up in Chelsea’s face.

To be fair to that goon, we enabled the stunt.

Napoli named a price. We agreed terms with the player, we offered close to the price, but refused to go the last little bit to complete it, because we were convinced the player only wanted us and we could push that and wait all summer. Player than went on holiday, chelsea changed a manager, his head turned, chelsea offered what Napoli were asking. Be bloody silly not to accept it. It was the player that messed us over, more than the club. To me that doesn't mean we wouldn't do business with them, as painful as it seemed, we were just as stubborn as they were. Part of the transfer game.

Agree though, backfired on both the player and chelsea.

 

[vin]

May be a bit of a controversial one but I’m not convinced by this transfer if it happens. Nothing to do with age or anything like that but from when I’ve watched him - against us, Arsenal and against Juve etc. He genuinely didn’t stand out, especially against arsenal where Lacazette and Aubameyang ripped him to shreds.
Worried he could flop, big time, in this league.

 

[Semper aggressus]

May be a bit of a controversial one but I’m not convinced by this transfer if it happens. Nothing to do with age or anything like that but from when I’ve watched him - against us, Arsenal and against Juve etc. He genuinely didn’t stand out, especially against arsenal where Lacazette and Aubameyang ripped him to shreds.
Worried he could flop, big time, in this league.

Glad we got Ake then!

I'm sure Koulibaly will still be better than Otamendi even if he isn't as amazing as we hope.

 

[doobyedoobye]

I'm convinced this will happen. Absolutely needed and there doesn't seem to an alternative within 10 country miles..

 

[Gremlin]

I'm convinced this will happen. Absolutely needed and there doesn't seem to an alternative within 10 country miles..

This is exactly the point. I think everyone agrees that we need more/better defensive options. So, if not Koulibaly, then who?

 

[Dobsy]

From what I'm reading on valuations Tolmie says we won't go above £65m and they're holding out for €80m (about £73m).

So it seems like a repeat of situations in the past where we've reached an impasse and won't budge.

Hopefully once CL is out of the way we just meet the valuation quickly.

 

[decmancity]

This is just a face off between Txiki and Napoli, could do with Barca turning them over to limit their CL income just that little bit more. We could see another Jorginho where a team comes in and just pays the 80 odd but thats looking unlikely.

 

[nmc]

This is just a face off between Txiki and Napoli, could do with Barca turning them over to limit their CL income just that little bit more. We could see another Jorginho where a team comes in and just pays the 80 odd but thats looking unlikely.

I very much doubt there will be a queue at £65m let alone £80m. We need to sit tight and wait for Napolis CL exit and keep other targets warm just in case.

 

[Marvin]

With UEFA / CAS put to bed, the one nightmare thought that stalks me is that Koulibaly signs for Liverpool or Man Utd. It's quite possible. It's probably the right time for Napoli to cash in given his age.