Who’s gone in the summer?

[Cobwebcat]

Play him at LB or in a three.

Too good.

 

[Keeper!]

They are all suffering from Covid. Who has money apart from English clubs?

Real are playing it clever.

Next season they could sign Mbappe, Haaland and Pogba for 80m combined.

Creative and clever dealings.

 

[Saddleworth2]

is it really a fight he can win though. He wont ever be picked ahead of diaz as hes a leader and offers something no one else can. He also doesnt play well with diaz compared to stones.

He doesn't really bond with any other CB. Doesn't form a partnership which is why he will always be behind Dias and Stones whilst they play to their capability. I get the impression he is a bit of a loner and not particularly a team player. Great at his best but if he is unhappy he will be disruptive and if we can get £60m for him fair enough.

 

[doobyedoobye]

The fee is an issue, with white going for £50 and Abrahams for £38, if we are under selling our assets, especially when contract and age wise there is no reason, then all we do is feed the "poorly run plaything" "oil club messing up the market" "ametuers" etc narrative that is slowly being layed out by some in the sports amd wider press.

This casusal attitude to all the negative shite thrown at us doesn't need help from us not getting what a player is worth.

If the two I mentioned are worth £50M and and £38M then Laporte shouldn't go for any less than £75M or we leave ourselves open to more idiocy and scorn from those clowns in the media that sadly many lap up as journalist

So if that is the case why would our club let him go for 60 mil?

 

[urban genie]

So if that is the case why would our club let him go for 60 mil?

You may be better asking that to the club.

 

[Lavinda Past]

He doesn't really bond with any other CB. Doesn't form a partnership which is why he will always be behind Dias and Stones whilst they play to their capability. I get the impression he is a bit of a loner and not particularly a team player. Great at his best but if he is unhappy he will be disruptive and if we can get £60m for him fair enough.

Almost perfect comment sums up Laporte perfectly imo. Just one point of disagreement... If City can get £60m for him, we will have witnessed a miracle.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Imagine dias getting injured and we go in with a pairing of stones and ake.

Bring Walker into a 3 at the back,compensates for a lack of physicality and provides that extra reassurance.

Something like....

------------Eddie------------
------Walker-Stone-Ake-------
Cancelo-------------------Zinc
----------KDB----Grealish-----
-----Bernie---Jesus----Foden---

 

[hilts]

My guess is he wants to be first choice centre back like he was before diaz came. Bernardo is going to have issues getting into the team this season the only reason he was in the team last season was because kdb was playing false 9 hes no back in midfield and grealish has joined it. He was also used as a work horse midfielder a good one mind you but its a waste of his talents. I think both laporte and silva are too good to be on the bench.

Silva should be one of the first names on the team sheet in fairness, like I said if they want to go and can’t be persuaded otherwise then nowt we can do but if we are not careful we could end up with no striker ageing or slow dM and too many attackers not doing the dirty work.

I have yet to see a balanced and decent team put up if Laporte Silva goes and we sign Kane nor one if we don’t .

 

[doobyedoobye]

You may be better asking that to the club.

If we get 60 mil and find a world class replacement with that money this window I'd say it's great business. It's terrible business if we get 75 mil and then fail to find a suitable alternative..

 

[urban genie]

If we get 60 mil and find a world class replacement with that money this window I'd say it's great business. It's terrible business if we get 75 mil and then fail to find a suitable alternative..

I don't think we are looking for an alternative tbf we seem happy with Ake and Sandler as 3rd/4th choice should he go.

So better to try and get his worth if we can which imho is more tha £75M, but if he goes for £60M then fine, it just seems very undervalued for his ability and present fees going about for a central defender