Kalidou Koulibaly

The way I see it, if we signed Koulibaly for £70m, we'd be paying £50m for three world class seasons at his peak, maybe even four, and then another £20m for a couple more years for an excellent senior squad player to ease out and pass the baton over to a younger player. When you break it down like that, it makes a lot of sense.
He’s my dream signing and has been for the last 12 months, as I’ve posted many a time. Get him and I don’t give a rat’s about anywhere else.
 
To be clear, when you say “done” do you mean we’ve agreed a contract with the agent, we’ve agreed a fee with the club, or both?

Yeah this needs answering, because agreeing with an agent and/or a player means fuck all if they've not got the club to agree. Plus, there's no way anything can be signed yet can it? We were 'done' with Jorginho and look what happened there. It ain't done until its done..
 
Yeah this needs answering, because agreeing with an agent and/or a player means fuck all if they've not got the club to agree. Plus, there's no way anything can be signed yet can it? We were 'done' with Jorginho and look what happened there. It ain't done until its done..
I’m just pulling on my Dani Alves kit as we wait...
 
no they are the same.

AM: Aouar is done.

DM: Camavinga
CB: Bastoni

If we don’t bag Camavinga, do we have an alternative?
Plus, Tolmie says Havertz is possible but I’d assume that’s a Sane replacement.

you’ve been great so far mate. You’ve definitely got something insider related.
 
no they are the same.

AM: Aouar is done.

DM: Camavinga
CB: Bastoni
But what about Almeda, Nouri, and Traore, because you said they were done aswell as Aouar., , and now Carnavinga, and Bastoni, will there be enough coat hangers for our squad -)
 
The way I see it, if we signed Koulibaly for £70m, we'd be paying £50m for three world class seasons at his peak, maybe even four, and then another £20m for a couple more years for an excellent senior squad player to ease out and pass the baton over to a younger player. When you break it down like that, it makes a lot of sense.
it does. But the importance of a left footers at CB is undeniable for Pep. it's only a small advantage, but it's undeniable, especially when we are playing against high level opposition.


One Injury to Laporte & We are back again with the footedness imbalance again.
Koulibaly needs to have a near flawless first season.

To be clear, when you say “done” do you mean we’ve agreed a contract with the agent, we’ve agreed a fee with the club, or both?
All agreed from Man City & The Players side.
(In the same sense as Leroy & Bayern)

just remains to make it official with both clubs & then make it official with the player.

If we don’t bag Camavinga, do we have an alternative?
Plus, Tolmie says Havertz is possible but I’d assume that’s a Sane replacement.

you’ve been great so far mate. You’ve definitely got something insider related.

Nope. if no Camavinga, well survive with Rodri & Aouar double pivot.

Havertz is a False 9 Profile. But Mohamed Ihattaren has the exact profile we are looking for.
Ihattaren is a better fit for us then Havertz.
 
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That’s Castles and Alvarez, both very reliable when it comes to city transfers, saying that we’re in for him. Would love for Pep to have all the tools he needs for his final season and a two footed, ball playing centre half in their prime is certainly a good tool to have. Just hope all the pieces fall into place.
 
no they are the same.

AM: Aouar is done.

DM: Camavinga
CB: Bastoni
Well. The owner said that Camavinga is going nowhere? Who is gonna pay the 100m they expect for him?

Bastoni is left-footed like Laporte. I thought we needed a right footed counterpart to Laporte. Beside that - Bastoni is going to be a starter at Inter next season since Godin might leave for Lyon or go back to Madrid.
 
@Ezzy - you’re getting me excited. What percentage would you put in Koulibaly being at City next season.

Same question for Camavinga (who has been spot on for me on my Eintracht Frankfurt career on FIFA).

When should I get myself to the Barton Aerodrome?

100% chance they play for Manchester City Next season:
Houssem Aouar
Thiago Almada
Rayan Ait Nouri
Amad Traoré

Mohamed Ihattaren
Édouardo Camavinga
Alessandro Bastoni

Inter Milan do not want to sell Bastoni, but they have a replacement for him in their highly rated academy Left Centre-Back (18), rated as a Bastoni level talent.

Bastoni is on our shortlist, so that means he has no problem leaving Italy.
we're just playing the public game by having Koulibaly as the top choice. Bastoni will cost the same or less then Koulibaly & bieng younger will have lower wages.

Oh and also Bastoni is Left Footed, which is essential to our build up play & would allow Laporte to play the Centre of a Back 3.

Koulibaly : 0% chance of Man City signing him.
he will go to PSG



 

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