Leighton Baines

[Uwe Rosler]

Baines is being judged on scoring a few pens and assisting a couple goals last season.

He's an average left back and i honestly don't think he'd add anything we don't already possess in Kolarov and Zabaleta.

As Hombre said, its only one season, and even then i don't remember his stand out defensive displays. I remember him costing 8mil in FF and being on pen duty.

I agree, we bought Milner on the back of a good season for an inflated price, although he has got potential he hardly set the world on fire last season.

 

[LoveCity]

Linked with Baines again in tomorrow's Mirror.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

He's been solid for several seasons now.

Does have the odd off day though.

 

[Tevez City]

He's been solid for several seasons now.

Does have the odd off day though.

Every player does.

 

[LoveCity]

Manchester City will test Everton’s determination to keep their top stars by making a players-plus-cash offer for Leighton Baines.

Blues boss Roberto Mancini rates the left-back as the best in the Premier League and originally made enquiries about the England defender months ago.

That initial approach got short shrift from Everton manager David Moyes, but the Goodison Park side are now so cash-strapped they cannot even afford a down payment on their no.1 target, Wigan’s Charles N’Zogbia.

Moyes will almost certainly be forced to sell one of his biggest names to finance any serious move in the summer transfer market and City hope it will be Baines, who they value at £20million.

City will offer a cash payment of around half that figure, plus Everton's pick of two players to make up the difference, with forwards Emmanuel Adebayor and Craig Bellamy possible solutions to their striker hunt.

Moyes is also a fan of defender Nedum Onuoha, while winger Shaun Wright-Phillips and full-back Wayne Bridge are also available.

The Scot has to balance any transfer plans with the fight to keep his big international stars such as Baines, Phil Jagielka, Marouane Fellaini, Mikel Arteta and Jack Rodwell, who is another on City’s radar.

Everton hope to raise £4m when defender Joseph Yobo makes his loan move to Turkish side Fenerbahce permanent, but wideman N’Zogbia will cost more than twice that, and there are no more funds available.

 

[salfordblue-tony2]

He's been solid for several seasons now.

Does have the odd off day though.

Good point mate. An complaint I often heard about Bridge was his crossing never found a blue shirt.

Apparently Baines has set up just 3 less goals for Everton, as Mr Young has for Villa over the last three seasons, despite him being a defender mainly.

 

[Dax777]

Manchester City will test Everton’s determination to keep their top stars by making a players-plus-cash offer for Leighton Baines.

Blues boss Roberto Mancini rates the left-back as the best in the Premier League and originally made enquiries about the England defender months ago.

That initial approach got short shrift from Everton manager David Moyes, but the Goodison Park side are now so cash-strapped they cannot even afford a down payment on their no.1 target, Wigan’s Charles N’Zogbia.

Moyes will almost certainly be forced to sell one of his biggest names to finance any serious move in the summer transfer market and City hope it will be Baines, who they value at £20million.

City will offer a cash payment of around half that figure, plus Everton's pick of two players to make up the difference, with forwards Emmanuel Adebayor and Craig Bellamy possible solutions to their striker hunt.

Moyes is also a fan of defender Nedum Onuoha, while winger Shaun Wright-Phillips and full-back Wayne Bridge are also available.

The Scot has to balance any transfer plans with the fight to keep his big international stars such as Baines, Phil Jagielka, Marouane Fellaini, Mikel Arteta and Jack Rodwell, who is another on City’s radar.

Everton hope to raise £4m when defender Joseph Yobo makes his loan move to Turkish side Fenerbahce permanent, but wideman N’Zogbia will cost more than twice that, and there are no more funds available.

Sounds like a fantastic Idea :) It seems the pendulum is slowly shifting to players I like. The firs 3 weeks was a serious bore for me. Not that the players mentioned weren't good, but they just weren't my taste.

Cahill, SIssohko, Sanchez, and the like just didn't jiggle my wiggle. But lately the Baines, Pastore (and hopefully Vertonghen, Mata) direction will do me just peachy :)<br /><br />-- Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:15 pm --<br /><br />

He's been solid for several seasons now.

Does have the odd off day though.

Good point mate. An complaint I often heard about Bridge was his crossing never found a blue shirt.

Apparently Baines has set up just 3 less goals for Everton, as Mr Young has for Villa over the last three seasons, despite him being a defender mainly.

Yes mate! The cat is out of the bag. Baines is a solid all-round defensive back. ;)

 

[MCC]

Not world class but underrated. An improvement on what we have? Maybe. Decent left peg but surely we should be aiming higher?

 

[M.C.F.C.O.K]

Not world class but underrated. An improvement on what we have? Maybe. Decent left peg but surely we should be aiming higher?

Not saying your wrong. But name a few who are better? And we would be able to get, so not like Asheley Cole and Evra.

 

[LoveCity]

Not world class but underrated. An improvement on what we have? Maybe. Decent left peg but surely we should be aiming higher?

Who? The only player available in the same vicinity as Baines seems to be Coentrao (but we'd be in an auction with Chelsea and Real that would push 30m).

Baines was better than Evra and Cashley last season, whether he will be in coming seasons is unknown but its possible as Evra seems to be losing it a bit and Cole is getting no younger.