Kalidou Koulibaly

[Wretched Vengeance]

He was brilliant in both games vs us until his injury. It was no coincidence they went downhill in the 2nd game after he went off. Not sure how he has been since the injury but he was some player a couple of years ago

Strange as I thought he ended up missing the entire season, but just found this:

In November 2017, Ghoulam suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in a Champions League group-stage fixture against Manchester City, and was expected to be ruled out for at least two months; in January 2018, however, he underwent medical tests and resumed training ahead of schedule

 

[Kennedy_probably_has]

Strange as I thought he ended up missing the entire season, but just found this:

Yeah i thought the same, thought he'd done his ACL

 

[Coatigan]

Garcia won't be part of a deal when barca are interested, ludicrous to suggest it.

I wouldn't say that suggestion is aimed at either napoli or ourselves.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Strange as I thought he ended up missing the entire season, but just found this:

he had 3 months out, then fractured his kneecap as soon as he returned, then had a knee surgery that summer, so all in all, he pretty much missed a year with related injuries and has never been the same.

 

[Hydemcfc]

I know he’s just signed a new contract, but couldn’t we offer Leipzig £80 million + Angelino for Upamecano, forget about Messi and KK.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I know he’s just signed a new contract, but couldn’t we offer Leipzig £80 million + Angelino for Upamecano, forget about Messi and KK.

You were doing okay until the last part and £80m + Angelino would be one heck of a deal for Leipzig.

 

[colesy]

Stuff me, for some reason this thread has gone quiet. I thought I would check it again after reading over 100 pages on another lol

 

[razman]

Hate that greedy Napoli owner

 

[leo_city]

I know he’s just signed a new contract, but couldn’t we offer Leipzig £80 million + Angelino for Upamecano, forget about Messi and KK.

Upamecano's older release clause was £54m. His new release clause post extension is about £40m (from next summer). If we really wanted Upamecano I think we would have taken him by now. Good relations between Pep and Nagelsmann so he could be staying away from their best players

 

[leo_city]

Hate that greedy Napoli owner

Wonder how long he keeps this up, Napoli do need money after all, and a year from now Koulibaly will cost barely half of what he's asking, much as he thinks he has the upper hand because the profile we need is best fitting Koulibaly, he will do himself and the club harm if he doesn't take an already high fee offered.