Kalidou Koulibaly

[doobyedoobye]

Everyone is a risk regardless of fee. The constant Mangala reference is not constructive though.

 

[adam.marrett]

I'm not worried mate I'd rather Koulibaly.

Agreed. He fixes what we need instantly and is experienced and it's what we need.

I think there's already a deal to Bayern for Upamecano, they always have the Bundesliga's top young talent tied up.

 

[MarsLlama]

Mangala looked good for a season as did Maguire.

Welcome back to another episode of our brand new gameshow, Does This Player Look Good or is it Just That They're English?

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

So being good for a whole season isnt enough ? Good grief, he looks very ready to me and he's a lot younger.

I’m sure it’s been said previously that he normally plays in a back 3 at Leipzig and hasn’t looked as comfortable in a back 4.

That could well be a factor and an indication we won’t be changing our formation this season.

 

[Coatigan]

whenever i see reports like 'revealed, how much (insert name) will cost City, including his Netflix subscription ' i think a deal must be close.

 

[Marvin]

Negotiating a fee down only works if you have leverage or alternatives. Not sure we do. Seems a high risk strategy to me because there's a number of teams who may submit an offer. However I am sure City know what they are doing.

 

[g180aj]

@93.20blue any new update on the 2 incomings?

 

[MillsyTheMosher]

Negotiating a fee down only works if you have leverage or alternatives. Not sure we do. Seems a high risk strategy to me because there's a number of teams who may submit an offer. However I am sure City know what they are doing.

There’s no other team in the world that would pay Napoli what they want (75m plus) for a 29 year old that looks like he’s regressed this year.

City know that which is why we are playing hard ball

 

[Dobsy]

So being good for a whole season isnt enough ? Good grief, he looks very ready to me and he's a lot younger.

Koulibaly has been playing under a similar system to the one Pep prefers with a high press. He's also recognised as a strong leader, a bit of a warrior. We need that too.

Koulibaly for me is the lowest risk with the most immediate impact, and the only available option that ticks all the boxes.

 

[eastmanc]

I wonder why we haven’t tried Walker at RCB. He’s got the qualities we need. Speed, aggression, heading, tackling and can do the long cross field ball.

Play Cancelo at RB.

Should have probably done that in the Lyon match to be honest.