Marc Cucurella

[Keeper!]

Cucurella will play as a lcb like he does at Brighton and can cover chilwell

strange choice for lcb

 

[I'm Blue]

The three positions we needed to strengthen and have known we needed to strengthen for a long while are..
Striker - Haaland/Alvarez - done early
Defensive mid - Phillips - done early
Left back…
I get Cucurella is our main target, but we do seem to be fannying about.
We must have a price in mind that we are prepared to pay, bid it and if it gets rejected move on ffs.
What with the Mendy ‘situation’ we’ve obviously got a list of left back targets, so hurry up and sign one.
Losing Zinchenko has obviously highlighted the fact and made that position more urgent.
Clubs will now know this and take the piss accordingly, along with the ‘City tax’
We’ll now be overpaying regardless.
We’ve done some great business this window, but left back seems to be a shit show.

 

[DMA's]

If Chelsea want to pay that much for him, good luck to them. I suspect this is part of the negotiating game and they aren't interested but time will tell.

All the Chelsea journos are reporting it now. It looks on

 

[kun]

Find it really weird how people are saying we are messing around over £5- £10m as if it doesn't matter.

or as if every report doesn't put us at £10m-20m difference.

 

[Jack74]

Barca will make a move shortly just for shits and giggles

 

[DMA's]

strange choice for lcb

Why he plays there for Brighton primarily and if potter goes with a 4 cucurella moves to lb

 

[Keeper!]

or as if every report doesn't put us at £10m-20m difference.

If we have only bid 30m plus addons I can understand Brighton been pissed

 

[DeBlueLou]

Ake would of been ideal

Not really cuz he cannot play wingback to rotate with Chilwell. Cucurella is a much better fit and better player

 

[houraisen]

I am not opposed to walking away from Cucu.
But we should have moved on sooner if we were not going to meet their asking price.

 

[RayCTID]

But then with Laporte out recovering from surgery, who would cover our LCB?

True but they already attempted to sign him but weren't prepared to meet our valuation.

 

[Keeper!]

Barca will make a move shortly just for shits and giggles

That's the job of the raggys

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Zero new owner can spend shitloads as long as they have a long term plan to get back control of there finances..

Since when? I thought this was touted but never implemented.

 

[DeBlueLou]

A good player but they have missed out on most of their defensive targets barring Koulibaly. This more of a rebound signing,

What would you call the player City signs, IF they sign a fullback?

 

[teddykgb]

Not really cuz he cannot play wingback to rotate with Chilwell. Cucurella is a much better fit and better player

What are you guys on? Cucurella is 1.7m/5’8” he’s not playing CB regularly. Even in a 3 that’s far too small

 

[PragueBlue]

What would you call the player City signs, IF they sign a fullback?

A fullback probably.

 

[cookster]

Actually glad if the Chelsea links are true. We can finally puts this one to bed, one way or the other.

 

[Taylor]

Chelsea trying to get this wrapped up quickly

 

[vincent]

Chelsea’s strategy is scattergun but ours has just backfired big time.

 

[Kamaro011]

This thread is goldmine of ignore list.

 

[cookster]

Chelsea’s strategy is scattergun but ours has just backfired big time.

How has it backfired if we won't pay 50m and Brighton won't sell for less?
The Chelsea move will bring it to a conclusion.