Silva is indisputably world-class and whether he'd get into Madrid's team is up for speculation but not sure how that's at all relevant.
Bertrand would be a good buy as rotation and for cup games, but as our first-choice left back would be disappointing. Not a huge upgrade on Clichy. Mendy is worth spending the extra 5m for
He would be a huge upgrade on Clichy, going forward. Further he can play in a back three and provide cover for our left sided CB too.
He's a clear Kolarov replacement/upgrade and if people can't see that he's obviously not being targeted as a first choice LB, that's their problem.
Please no! We need mendy end of!
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Kolarov isn't leaving this summer so I don't think he's his replacement. But as I said, if he is being brought in as cover for left-back and for left sided CB then sure he'd be a good signing. I haven't seen anything concrete to suggest he's a backup option beyond posts in this forum
Mendy is going to cost ~£40m. Bertrand's price that is being mentioned is £20m.Mendy is worth spending the extra 5m for
Why the fuck are people so obsessed with signing so called "world class players".It fucking doesn`t happen in the real world.For those of you who are infatuated with world class players,go and fucking play on FIFA.
Absolutely. We're at the start of probably the best transfer window ever, still the majority is moaning. Bertrand would be a wonderful acquisition, he's the best homegrown LB that we could get: Shaw is impossible, Rose is a crock. The only good alternative to Bertrand that I know is Sociedad's Berchiche, but favouring an experienced English player is logical.He would be a huge upgrade on Clichy, going forward. Further he can play in a back three and provide cover for our left sided CB too.
He's a clear Kolarov replacement/upgrade and if people can't see that he's obviously not being targeted as a first choice LB, that's their problem.
And what makes you think he's correct on this?
Maybe we're in for him, maybe we aren't. It's hard to put much faith in those in the media when it comes to transfers. They get more wrong than right.
Having said that. I would be happy if it was true. He's a decent player.
A few things:
1. What he said was corroborated by Marti Perarnau, a legit Guardiola insider who has access to our transfer targets list.
2. It doesn't make any sense that City would back out at a 40m asking price for Mendy. That price is to be expected and he's our top priority at the slot. We have the resources to pull it off without question.
3. It's still early in the window.
4. We were always going to target two fullbacks on each side as we have no suitable cover there in our squad as it stands. This has been talked about for some time by various reputable sources and even hinted to by Guardiola.
Just a genuine question. I see many people demanding we sign Mendy and that Bertrand is not good enough. How many times have people watched these players for a full match. Do people genuinely believe they have watched enough games over say the past 2 years to make an assessment?
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Is he a player you can rely on if you need him to start a Champions League final?
I agree that it makes sense in some ways as we have just released 3 full backs. My point was more why do you think it has more validity because Sam Lee said it.
I'd be surprised if Bertrand would be willing to come as back up though and I'd also be surprised if we were targeting 4 full backs. Personally I can see 2 or 3 maximum and then using the squad (such as Fernandinho/Kolarov) as back up options.
I am perfectly fine with Bertrand. He might be the 3rd best Left Back in the PL. Not a bad option for a (back-up)?
Who's the second best? Rose would be #1, but after that...?
Unless you mean Mendy would be in the top 2 and we'd have 2 of the 3 best LB's in the league? Which I'd probably agree with and sounds pretty good when written down like that.