Kalidou Koulibaly

[citytill1die84]

Oh yes we do

Garcia was going to be 4th choice, he knew that hence why he's fucking off. THB is young and also a blue so again we don't need a younger version.

 

[Mancity1980]

Anyone seen this?:


or this?:

 

[Mancity1980]

Are we? Does it? Is there even a transfer there to speak of, let alone be protracted?

It is all complete speculation, the interest never mind any approach, which to date hasn't happened.

We played as much of a part in that summer's 'mess' and how it turned out, however the player played the biggest part. That isn't me criticising Tixi, it is just a comment on what happened.

I personally would have no issue with the club decided not to do business with Napoli, i just don't think it is true nor can anyone claim it with such certainty, based on very third hand interpretation of fourth hand rumours.

All part of a waiting game of bluff and bluster, it won't happen till the last minute, if it does at all.

You are taking all the fun out of the transfer window...:)

 

[blueparrot]

Garcia was going to be 4th choice, he knew that hence why he's fucking off. THB is young and also a blue so again we don't need a younger version.

He wasn't, he was going to be 2nd choice right centre back.

 

[citytill1die84]

He wasn't, he was going to be 2nd choice right centre back.

Oh god

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Is this the game when Lukaku supposedly bullied him?

 

[RayCTID]

I am not totally against the signing but I am little less convinced that he is worth what Napoli will want.

 

[kaz7]

Rumours are we officially reached out to Napoli but I don’t trust anything until Fabrizio says it.

Aké - Laporte - Koulibaly - Walker

I doubt we’ll concede at all with a line-up like this.

Ake is not a fullback and no rarely is it true players can play to a decent standard in multiple positions

 

[Gabriel]

I am not totally against the signing but I am little less convinced that he is worth what Napoli will want.

I doubt there’s a team in the world that would agree to Napoli’s starting price for any player. It’s the final selling price that matters.

 

[Nicholas van Whatsisface]

Ake is not a fullback and no rarely is it true players can play to a decent standard in multiple positions

He has actually played an entire season in the Premier League at full back, when he was at Watford.

Ake is a strange case - he was a DM when he was at Chelsea (in the youth team, and in his very limited first team appearances), then a full back at Watford - and only started being played regularly at CB when at Bournemouth.

He was 21 by that stage, so had spent his entire development career to that point being played anywhere but CB.

Given how Pep asks his full backs to tuck into central positions when we're attacking up the pitch, Ake has all the attributes to fill that side of the role perfectly.

He definitely won't provide the attacking threat Mendy has in him, but against teams where we want a more solid defensive option, he'd actually be a very good choice at left back.