Marc Cucurella

[BigOscar]

We need a first team starter at left back matey, not a cover player

So we are just going to ditch Cancelo then? Or is he then our £50m backup fullback?

 

[Blue Coop]

I could see us just responding with the £50M now if we get some assurances behind the scene that he’d prefer to play at City. The £40M was always to me a negotiation position but if the demand exceeds the supply we lose any leverage we thought we seemed to have in that position.

 

[jimharri]

You have no idea whether we have just been targeting Cucurella or have been looking at other options at the same time. Or for how long meningful negotiations have been going on or when they started. Or whether BHA have been leading City down the garden path as you state. So to conclude that this has been handled poorly by City is a strange assumption imo.

Again, try to read my post carefully. I said that I didn't have access to what was going on behind the scenes. So, obviously, it is guesswork on my part. As with 99% of the posters on here. But it seems you only want to pull me up on it. Fair enough; you've got a beef with me about something. PM me, if you want to clarify what it is I've done to upset you.

 

[meeesh]

You have no idea whether we have just been targeting Cucurella or have been looking at other options at the same time. Or for how long meningful negotiations have been going on or when they started. Or whether BHA have been leading City down the garden path as you state. So to conclude that this has been handled poorly by City is a strange assumption imo.

Well we would all like to assume,surely you included,that we are getting a specialist LB in the club before the transfer window closes,ideally before Sunday,but realistically before 31 Aug

 

[hilts]

So we are just going to ditch Cancelo then? Or is he then our £50m backup fullback?

Opposition rotation injuries. It’s why we don’t have only 1 player per position.

Except left back of course where we have none or half of one depending on your view.

 

[BufordUSABlue]

I've always said LB is the hardest position to recruit for. The best LBs are natural lefties and have decent pace. Add in attacking and defensive quality and its really hard to find decent players that fit that mould. In other positions you can get away with a mix of qualities but a LB has to have it all.

Over the years the position we have always struggled with is LB. Dont think we have had a genuinely great one in my lifetime.

Glyn and Willy say Hi

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Again, try to read my post carefully. I said that I didn't have access to what was going on behind the scenes. So, obviously, it is guesswork on my part. As with 99% of the posters on here. But it seems you only want to pull me up on it. Fair enough; you've got a beef with me about something. PM me, if you want to clarify what it is I've done to upset you.

No issue or beef with you at all and no need for a PM. I just don't agree that City have handled the attempted transfer poorly as you state. I dont understand your reasoning for such a statement? We just differ in our opinion and conclusions.

 

[Stirling1978]

If Cancelo is our outright LB and we seem to have cover in Ake, Laporte, JWE, then we need to sign cover at rightback. Walker can’t play 60 games!

 

[Nicholas van Whatsisface]

I could see us just responding with the £50M now if we get some assurances behind the scene that he’d prefer to play at City. The £40M was always to me a negotiation position but if the demand exceeds the supply we lose any leverage we thought we seemed to have in that position.

I think this one is over mate.

We hit an impasse, where all three parties were pissed off, entrenched and unwilling to budge - at which point Chelsea got all Ed Woodward on this thing and turned up with the full asking price, no negotiation, and tied up the deal.

I don’t think the Club have any appetite to up their bid - and I support them completely in that!

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Well we would all like to assume,surely you included,that we are getting a specialist LB in the club before the transfer window closes,ideally before Sunday,but realistically before 31 Aug

I hope so yes. But I also assume that Pep didn't rate Cucurella highly enough to pay £50m for him.