Nathan Ake

[oakiecokie]

The Mail have already rounded up any deal to £40m

Guardian has it at £35M

 

[oakiecokie]

Pure pot luck

Amended.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Can you think of one who’s worked out?

Scott Sinclair, Jack Rodwell, Navas, Savic, Jovetic, Fernando...

Buying players who aren’t better than your first choice and who never will be better than your first choice never works out.

I’ve seen nothing of Ake to suggest he’s going to be better than what we have.

You’ve seen nothing to suggest Ake is better than Stones and Otamendi? Then you haven’t watched him. Or us.

 

[Craig]

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.

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A disaster who played 24 times in a 98 point season?

Yes overall he’s been shite. How many did Delph play that season? Doesn’t make him good enough either although he was much better value for money than Stones.

 

[Akpowell]

Everyone keeps saying he's a backup player, wheres this come from, has the club actually come out and said we're buying him as a backup player

 

[ninjamonkey]

We will have to wait and see how he shapes the rest of the defence before judging this. If as expected he’s Laporte deputy and we go ahead and bring in another right sided CB as a starter and natural left back too then it’s hard to think of anybody better than Ake for that role. He’ll be under no illusions about his role here and after playing every week for Bournemouth im surprised he’s interested in us, he could easily play every week elsewhere in the premier league for a very good side.

We have a free home grown slot after Delph left so this doesn’t necessarily mean the end for Stones either who plays on the opposite side. I’d say this signals the end of Otamendi. It won’t be a trophy winning signing on its own but it’s an important bit of shuffling the pack, managing the squad quota and getting the balance in defence. He’s not overly exciting but I’m happy for us to sign him, hopefully just part of the rebuild, I’m anticipating another 4

 

[K-Bo]

Bad if its our only CB signing, good if if he's one of two. Is homegrown so might give us the room to sell stones.

 

[RayCTID]

Not totally against the signing as Ake is decent cover and fills a few HG and tactical requirements but we could do with an extra defender

 

[ADegenerate]

Everyone keeps saying he's a backup player, wheres this come from, has the club actually come out and said we're buying him as a backup player

it’s common sense. Why we would just abandon all of Our top choices this early when we’ve been linked to two CBS for ages just to peel off Nathan Ake?

 

[kaz7]

He’s a fucken squad player. We’re gonna blow our summer budget for a backup player?

It is extremely clear for any one following our activity that we’re going to get someone top class like Koulibaly or Skriniar.

Fuck me...

He has the prem experience factor,players coming in from abroad can find it difficult to get up to speed (rodders)and some get injured straight away,john I am assuming will go,so we have Eric senior and junior,ake and another with more experience ,that is a good set