Get a room :)No worries at all mate, fair point and understood, I only get offended when people lose the ability to be civil on here and you've always been more than decent .
Arrogant twat.I hope he proves me wrong and is class :)
more than happy to say I was wrong but it doesn’t often happen.
welcome Ruben.
I tend to view these things a bit more pragmatically (you can read that as happy clapper if you want haha). I totally agree that last summer not getting a CB was a criminal decision. But that's gone now, the question for me was how they rectified that mistake this window. Buying two, including one who is proven in the our league, is a huge step forward for me.
The question of quality (Dias vs Kounde vs Koulibaly) is difficult to judge until Dias starts playing for us, but I'm totally convinced that he's a big big upgrade defensively on Otamendi and Stones.
Accurate article overall, just need to add one thing.Dias now looking much the likelier, and cheaper, option to join City , if only because of Sevillas 'fee stance' on Kounde . but an interesting comparison article regarding both players here ....... with a little warning to City regarding Uniteds purchase of Lindelof at the tail end of it!
He renewed his contract last year mate, after Benfica realised he is in demand they renewed his contract the same window and boosted it up to €100m. Nothing complicated there.He was available for €66m last summer why are you talking about £100m?
And why are you talking about Otamendi moving or no one foreseeing CB being a problem? That's comolete bullshit. Kompany left, pep said we needed a CB, everyone on here said we needed a CB and we didn't get one and predictanly it cost us.
Disagree.Pep hates all aspects of pre match q & a and would sooner be anywhere than talking to the fucking press and its leaches.I agree. I think Pep is hugely pissed off at the moment, or at least has been since returning - look at his press conferences! He looks devoid of any enthusiasm.
He renewed his contract last year mate, after Benfica realised he is in demand they renewed his contract the same window and boosted it up to €100m. Nothing complicated there.
Calm again and ready slowly, Otamendi could not get a move because of his wage issues, and it remained an issue this year. No one is denying we did not need a CB, but our option was limited to just Maguire at the time as there were no free foreign spots. Fortunately for us the rags paid 80m for him, and even though Pep was allegedly left frustrated, we went into the season with Stones, Laporte, Otamendi, Garcia, Fernandinho. Stones and Laporte were expected to carry most of the work load for Prem, but we could not have predicted that Laporte would have an ACL injury, it could all have been planned well, but we cannot also throw big money on names like Maguire hoping it'd work out.
Hence its evident whatever panned out, and in the end even though it took a while in the window we went and got not 1 but 2 centre halves. Sounds like addressing the issue well, whether you like the signings is up to you. I'm sure they'll admit not being able to get a centre half last summer cost them, it's no surprise, but not every season can go well planned and executed perfectly, you're just having unrealistic expectations if that's the case.
Real a year ago splashed 300m and is linked to players like Mbappe and Camavinga who will cost tons of money.I was very keen on Kounde because of his age and potential - I do think he will become a superstar and probably will replace Ramos at Real next year.