Kalidou Koulibaly

Gumzy97 said:
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I know a lot more goes into a transfer than any of us will ever know but these reports always make me laugh. Like they've been given a heads up from Txiki while he continues searching under every sofa.

"Sixty nine million eight hundred and ninety three thousand nine hundred and eighty eight pounds and ninety three pence..."
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mccity said:
I don't think Kompany had even notably dipped, despite his injury and age. He'd play well, get injured, come back, look like he's never been out of the team, and then get injured again. And repeat. Whatever flaws that were present in his game in his later years were there prior for me. It's just he was so injury prone you were gambling on him being available all the time.

So if a crock like Kompany can still keep to his high levels at a later age with a horrible injury record, then there's no reason someone like Koulibaly can't either.
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It's a good comparison but I think the context of the overall squad is also important. Kompany averaged about 40 games a season for his first 6 years and 20 games a season for his last 4 years. The price we'd pay for Koulibaly means we'd need for him to contribute more than 20 games a season I think, given the relative balance of the money around the squad and the available backup options.
 
i think 93:20 said this would be done by next week. Im pretty sure he has been spot on in the past with transfers and the media reports are starting to lean that way as well.

Of course anything could happen and someone could come in and blow us out of the water with an offer to Koulibaly or Napoli but signs are positive.
 
simon23 said:
i think 93:20 said this would be done by next week. Im pretty sure he has been spot on in the past with transfers and the media reports are starting to lean that way as well.

Of course anything could happen and someone could come in and blow us out of the water with an offer to Koulibaly or Napoli but signs are positive.
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Another journalist?
 
Tugay One Cup said:
I know a lot more goes into a transfer than any of us will ever know but these reports always make me laugh. Like they've been given a heads up from Txiki while he continues searching under every sofa.

"Sixty nine million eight hundred and ninety three thousand nine hundred and eighty eight pounds and ninety three pence..."
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You need to know the difference between pounds and euro's my friend.
 
Dobsy said:
It's a good comparison but I think the context of the overall squad is also important. Kompany averaged about 40 games a season for his first 6 years and 20 games a season for his last 4 years. The price we'd pay for Koulibaly means we'd need for him to contribute more than 20 games a season I think, given the relative balance of the money around the squad and the available backup options.
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Sorry if I was unclear but my point was that if Kompany with a batch of injuries can still keep to his level then Koulibaly without them should too. I'd assume unless he becomes a crock then he'd be playing many games a season.
 
Do we really need to care about Koulibaly money? I mean we are prepared to pay 60 million anyway...and if he has the same impact of VVD for 3 seasons without getting injured then it would be well worth imo..Personally cant wait for him to come and make an impact
 
Only us City fans can downplay going after a defender with the reputation of Kalidou Koulibaly. If United and Liverpool were going for him their fans would label him as the next "Maldini" coming to Anfield/Old Trafford.

I dislike arrogance but our fans need to have a little more self belief in how big we've become, how good we are and what we've won over the years. We aren't that little club anymore.

If we are to be considered one of the big boys in World Football attitudes have to follow suit with it. Who cares about how much a 29 year old costs, we aren't here to penny pinch- we want to become the best team on Earth and to do that we need to spend whatever it takes on proven quality. If Van Dijk was being sold from Liverpool for 63 million- Liverpool would have their pants pulled down and he's the same age as KK.

The way I see it, we bought Sane at a very young age to set up the future of this club and lost him- and that could happen to a lot of players we buy at a young age. Football is a short career, players from other countries don't tend to want to stay at clubs for a long period of time. Silva, Aguero, Kompany are the exception. But if you look around the world - Barcelona bought Neymar young to set up their future after Messi and he left. Mbappe probably won't stay at PSG for very long. There's no guarantee. Id rather we buy proven world class in areas that need immediate improvement than buy another young player with potential like John Stones who is still potential and hasn't improved under us - even after having the time being Kompany's understoody for 3 seasons. With Rodri we have time because we still have Fernandinho, with Jesus we have time because we still have Aguero but in defence we have Laporte who still isn't the finished article yet like a Van Dijk, Terry, Vidic or a Tony Adams. We need a defender who's ready now to get back what's ours. The title.

In a world where there are very little available top class defenders who brings the presence Koulibaly could bring to us- we've got to strike.
 
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JoshH7611 said:
Only us City fans can downplay going after a defender with the reputation of Kalidou Koulibaly. If United and Liverpool were going for him their fans would label him as the next "Maldini" coming to Anfield/Old Trafford.

I dislike arrogance but our fans need to have a little more self belief and self arrogance in how good we are and what we've won over the years. We aren't that little club anymore.

If we are to be considered one of the big boys in World Football attitudes have to follow suit with it.
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Could I respectfully request small u for united, small l for liverpool, and the same for anfield and old toilet. Thanks
 
JoshH7611 said:
Only us City fans can downplay going after a defender with the reputation of Kalidou Koulibaly. If United and Liverpool were going for him their fans would label him as the next "Maldini" coming to Anfield/Old Trafford.

I dislike arrogance but our fans need to have a little more self belief in how big we've become, how good we are and what we've won over the years. We aren't that little club anymore.

If we are to be considered one of the big boys in World Football attitudes have to follow suit with it. Who cares about what a 29 year old costs, we aren't here to penny pinch- we want to become the best team on Earth and to do that we need to spend whatever it takes on proven quality. If Van Dijk was being sold from Liverpool for 63 million- Liverpool would have their pants pulled down and he's the same age as KK.
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Spot the fück on.
 
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