Nathan Ake

[cjn]

If we don’t sign Koulibaly we will be in the shit , I am presuming we are as Ake is an average player who will not be a regular , may as well keep stones & Garcia as back up , don’t see the point .

The "point" is that Otamendi and Stones are twin calamities who both need to be replaced and we can't spend 200m on centerbacks this summer. Why is this difficult? One will be cheap (Ake) and one will be expensive (hopefully Koulibaly).

 

[Astrozombie]

Yep, and given the circumstances I think we have done well on both deals.

Well than it's me, but I dont think he's worth 35m as a backup.

 

[blueparrot]

If we don’t sign Koulibaly we will be in the shit , I am presuming we are as Ake is an average player who will not be a regular , may as well keep stones & Garcia as back up , don’t see the point .

Why is Koulibaly the only centre back around, Garcia will be right sided back up but still needs to develop. Ake is better than Stones and is left footed for Laporte back up so theres the point.

 

[blueparrot]

Ake would allow Mendy to play more freely higher up while help covering against the counter attack. I think Ake can with Laporte even if Laporte is left footed because it would be more like a back 3 with Walker dropping back as well.

Could easily see a back 3 of Koulibaly, Laporte, Ake with Cancelo and Mendy as wing backs being used sometimes.

 

[ballinio]

The "point" is that Otamendi and Stones are twin calamities who both need to be replaced and we can't spend 200m on centerbacks this summer. Why is this difficult? One will be cheap (Ake) and one will be expensive (hopefully Koulibaly).

We have to sign Koulibaly, I may view it differently if that happens. We have signed too many average players recently & this is another . Not a good way to go imo.

 

[WRicko]

Zinchenko and angelino are worth 25,30m each, respectively, easily. Young, versatile, on long term contracts.

Wolves offered us 15 for Zinchenko but he did not want to leave his value has gone down since then Corona plus this season and RB won’t pay the 20 odd million in there option so how do you get to those figures

 

[Gabriel]

Doesn't Sandler play on the right?

Yes. We could have the Netherlands’ second centre-back pairing in a couple of years. Both good footballers but not at the same level as van Dijk and De Ligt.

 

[lmhblue1]

He's missed only 14 games through injury in the last 6 years - that in and of itself makes him more valuable than Stones.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Has decent pace and can actually defend 1 v 1. Think he would suit our style of play tbh.

I don't like this talk of him being a back up LB though, all our LB's are bang average, we need a new starter in that position, no more making do with a player who is half the player we bought and a converted attacking midfielder or a 3rd choice CB.

 

[Ezzy]

When you really think about it, these recent "news report" ask more questions then they answer.


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