Ryan Bertrand

Is he really that bad defensively?? I haven’t really watched him but he looks great in attack from the videos.

Most technical players do, but more style than substance to his game. Hope i'm wrong, i'm all for having as many academy players in the team as possible but not just for the sake of it i'd be surprised if he ever played regularly in any of the top leagues.
... I'll read this back in five years when he's the next Roberto Carlos (fingers crossed)
 
Delph has a few check marks and a few blemishes, but the checks have it! The main one being he is British and will not take a foreign player slot, unlike Zinchenko, whose age isn’t hurting him now. A trip to the States would do him the world of good. He is at a good age, can play in multiple positions, and would fit in well here. Conversely, Girona. Either way, he is worth keeping, because he rarely looked out of place when playing, and had a few outstanding performances. That said, for £10M, he is a goner!
If we are getting Bertrand one overseas place is displaced if we keep Delph, as for Europe there are only four association trained places. Stones, Walker & Sterling are presumable three so if Delph and Bertrand were in, one overseas place would be lost just as if Zin stayed and Delph left,
 
Most technical players do, but more style than substance to his game. Hope i'm wrong, i'm all for having as many academy players in the team as possible but not just for the sake of it i'd be surprised if he ever played regularly in any of the top leagues.
... I'll read this back in five years when he's the next Roberto Carlos (fingers crossed)

Yea would love to have him back here but can’t really argue against either. There were some rumours we wanted around £10m for him. Hope if we do sell, it’s with a buyback.

Being realistic he will probably be sold. 21 years old and in a relegation scrap in Holland. To make the step up to one of the best teams in Europe is very rare. He would have to be a mega talent and there would already be interest from other top clubs.
 
He's quick and is decent in the final third.

Would be very useful as he can play FB and wide in a 3-5-2.

With Southampton likely going down, he should be available for a decent fee.

4 assists in the league this season.

Delph has 1 assist, Danilo 1 assist, Mendy 1 assist and Zinchenko zero assists. Bertrand has more than all our leftbacks combined playing for a relegation candidate.

He played and won a Champions League Final with Chelsea.

Would have him here definitely. Delph can stay as additional cover for CM and LB. Though I would understand if he wanted to leave. Zinchenko to be sold.
 
With Southampton likely going down, he should be available for a decent fee.

4 assists in the league this season.

Delph has 1 assist, Danilo 1 assist, Mendy 1 assist and Zinchenko zero assists. Bertrand has more than all our leftbacks combined playing for a relegation candidate.

He played and won a Champions League Final with Chelsea.

Would have him here definitely. Delph can stay as additional cover for CM and LB. Though I would understand if he wanted to leave. Zinchenko to be sold.

He's excellent. Would be as good as Delph is offensively and much better offensively, also allowing us to actually use the 3-5-2 if we need to. If they go down I'd hope we'd be able to get him for 15-20 million. Maybe less.
 
He's excellent. Would be as good as Delph is offensively and much better offensively, also allowing us to actually use the 3-5-2 if we need to. If they go down I'd hope we'd be able to get him for 15-20 million. Maybe less.

He can also provide real competition to Mendy given both are specialist LBs. 15m would be great. Would be surprised if it’s less.
 

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