Leonardo Bonucci

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Max said:
Forget Bonucci... Gary Cahill is available.
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City_Sean said:
I'm not sure we will go in for Laporte again now mate. We placed a huge amount of faith in still pursuing him after his ankle break, yet he left us hanging and eventually signed a new deal.

Curiously, I wonder what he thinks of his decision to stay at Bilbao now, especially after seeing our superb start to the season.
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I would love to walk away from this one and let him live with his decision to stay at Bilbao LOL. But, if Pep loves this kid and theres a way back in, then we should probably pursue. Because...

Dax777 said:
Ah! The Bonucci wankfest. Yup still haven't changed my opinion. Don't want no aging CB from the Italian league. Sorry. Bad decision dodged if you ask me. :)
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True, he is aging, and does play in a league with the slowest pace in all of Europe. These are both worrisome and I'd much rather have another young CB to pair and grow with Stones.
 
Wonder if we'll renew our interest now that it looks like Chelsea are preparing a bid, or has that boat sailed now?
 
Would rather invest big money in a young CB like Gimenez, maybe even back for Laporte? (in the summer that is)
 
IanBishopsHaircut said:
As good as he is 50 mil plus for a 29 year old is a lot of dough
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Doubt he would be available in January, next summer he'd be 30, think we would more likely go back for Laporte. Trouble is with the exchange rate what was £50mill (70 mill euros) at the end of last season is probably well over £60mill at the end of this season. Apparently Ozil and Sanchez have both asked for more because of the Euro rate, so wages could be more expensive as well.
 
blueparrot said:
Doubt he would be available in January, next summer he'd be 30, think we would more likely go back for Laporte. Trouble is with the exchange rate what was £50mill (70 mill euros) at the end of last season is probably well over £60mill at the end of this season. Apparently Ozil and Sanchez have both asked for more because of the Euro rate, so wages could be more expensive as well.
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Yeah...I don't have a problem with us spending daft money on anyone under 25...at least we would get nearly a decade out of them if they are decent..but 50 mil for a 29/30 year old who's legs could theoretically go at any given time is just bat shit bonkers to me...and I really rate Bonucci
 
MeatHunterrr said:
Would rather invest big money in a young CB like Gimenez, maybe even back for Laporte? (in the summer that is)
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Gimenez not really a Pep centreback. Brilliant positionally, in the air and agressive, but his weakness is definitely on the ball playing side of things.
 
blueparrot said:
Doubt he would be available in January, next summer he'd be 30, think we would more likely go back for Laporte. Trouble is with the exchange rate what was £50mill (70 mill euros) at the end of last season is probably well over £60mill at the end of this season. Apparently Ozil and Sanchez have both asked for more because of the Euro rate, so wages could be more expensive as well.
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I doubt a club who does business mostly with clubs in Europe, and has turnover north of £400m a year doesn't keep some money in €. I can't imagine the strength of the pound will mean much except make better headlines when we do sign someone for €70m.
 
domalino said:
I doubt a club who does business mostly with clubs in Europe, and has turnover north of £400m a year doesn't keep some money in €. I can't imagine the strength of the pound will mean much except make better headlines when we do sign someone for €70m.
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No doubt we do, and hopefully when the exchange rate was better we converted some. I'm sure any Euro income could stay in Euros.But how much we could keep in a Euro bank account and how long it would last I'm not sure. That said I think it will be more of a problem for other premier league clubs more than it will for us.
 
FantasyIreland said:
Try google.
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My point is money doesn't always solve problems.

The cost of Rose, Walker, Vertonghen & Alderweireld together is less than Otamendi but yet they have the best defence record so far in the league.

I don't think spending 50million on Bonucci is the right thing to do.
 
Tevez City said:
My point is money doesn't always solve problems.

The cost of Rose, Walker, Vertonghen & Alderweireld together is less than Otamendi but yet they have the best defence record so far in the league.

I don't think spending 50million on Bonucci is the right thing to do.
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I knew exactly what your point was,hence the flippant response.
 
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