Definitely a solid player. I think we should be looking at a stop gap DM this window and let either Douglas Luiz improve or wait for good, young options to come available in the next couple windows.Nzonzi, don’t think he’d be that expensive either. 3 years younger than Fernandinho, gives us a few years to find a young DM instead of gambling this year. Been a big fan of Nzonzi for years, I think he’d be perfect for us.
Just remembered that when Danilo joined, he said Pep thought he could play in the middle as well as at fullback.
So we've got Gundogan, Delph, possibly using KDB there on occasion, possibly Danilo, possibly 1 of the kids on tour steps up...
We do have plenty of options if we have to wait 12 months to nail down someone perfect to take over from Fern.
Yes but the argument is we had all these same options last year and Pep almost exclusively relied on Fern when he was available.
Because he was always available and fit.
Plus Delph was stuck at left back, Danilo was probably doing a lot of learning of the system, positioning etc. All the kids were either a year younger or on loan too, and Gundo was still feeling his way back from a major injury until Christmas - so he didn't really have all those options at all.
Verratti, Silva and De Bruyne as a midfield three would just be taking the piss.Wish we could steal Verratti, somehow. A clearly superior player to Jorginho.
Who id break the bank forWish we could steal Verratti, somehow. A clearly superior player to Jorginho.