Geoffrey Kondogbia

[Marvin123 483]

U-20 World Cup

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Zinedine Iniesco 172]

Hes your future great defensive midfielder ala Makalele, Toure, if he lives up to his potential.

He has great tactical awareness and arial ability, he is only 20 years old, yet he is superb in the functions that categorize a good defensive midfielder.

His is still raw with his technique, meaning first touches and passing, that will all come in due time.

I think he would be apt to play first team football with chelsea for example.

You could play 3 man midfield with him infront of centerbacks, or in a double pivot with a player like modric or thiago.

If he can improve his passing, and be given a chance to star, along with pogba he will deservedly be looked at as among the top 5 defensive midfield type players of the future.

[OneMoSalah 8,614]

Isn't his release clause not only 17 million euros or something? Would be a steal from what I've heard about him.

[Zinedine Iniesco 172]

It is about 8 million euros.

RUmors are madrid have a deal already with him, to be dealed with further after the u20 world cup.

Other say that kondogbia doesnt really like the idea of staying at sevilla one more year to develop as some thing madrid would try to activate.

It depends on many variables, madrid look like favorites, but if they mess up, then chelsea would ideally jump on him like rabid dogs.

He has B2B abilities as well if anyone has bothered to really pay lots of attention to his game.

But not to the extremes of someone like Ramires.

Think of yaya toure, but with an even stronger defensive future imo.

[OneMoSalah 8,614]

It is about 8 million euros.

RUmors are madrid have a deal already with him, to be dealed with further after the u20 world cup.

Other say that kondogbia doesnt really like the idea of staying at sevilla one more year to develop as some thing madrid would try to activate.

It depends on many variables, madrid look like favorites, but if they mess up, then chelsea would ideally jump on him like rabid dogs.

He has B2B abilities as well if anyone has bothered to really pay lots of attention to his game.

But not to the extremes of someone like Ramires.

Think of yaya toure, but with an even stronger defensive future imo.

I reckon he'd probably get more games at Chelsea especially if Romeu goes out on loan. Can't see Carlo just selling Alonso and Khedira like that in his first season.

Very much depends on whether Chelsea or Madrid or whoever else have bid/agreed a deal or what not though. 8 million euros would be an awesome deal for any club.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

____Kondogia___Van Ginkel____

Schürrle____Oscar_______Hazard

__________Lukaku____________

Our U-21 team next season.

[Zinedine Iniesco 172]

I reckon he'd probably get more games at Chelsea especially if Romeu goes out on loan. Can't see Carlo just selling Alonso and Khedira like that in his first season.

Very much depends on whether Chelsea or Madrid or whoever else have bid/agreed a deal or what not though. 8 million euros would be an awesome deal for any club.

Khedira would always serve as a back up player.

And Alonso is out till october and is on his last year in madrid.

Kondogbia is the future, and if carlo uses players like modric and isco which he must unless hes mentally challenged, then knodgbia could do well.

Knodgbia is raw though. He needs to improve his technical abilities.

Anyways main reason he isnt guaranteed move to madrid immediatley for example is because hes a bit raw.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

He looks like next Yaya but still too soon. Would love him in our team but only if he is given starting role. No bench/loan shit, we have plenty of such players already.

However having 20 yrs old in CDM position might make us vulnerable for next season, but after few seasons it could be one of best in the world.

[Zinedine Iniesco 172]

To have a player like Kondogbia really do well you need some good partners around him atm.

His passing is not developed enough, and hes not mature enough to be given too many roles in a midfield he has too much to carry in.

Heck Madrid have so little options that they could go for Kondogbia as a starter, and despite his inability to make great long passes he wouldnt have to with guys like modric and isco around him.

WHo does kondogbia have in chelsea that can build a constructive midfield with him atm?

Kondogbia if to be used atm as the raw player he is needs a good system to play in, where passing is not pressured as much and where he doesnt have so much to carry.

He already has the aerial ability and tactical discipline enough to star beside passers like isco and modric imo.

[drog.ba 239]

Bid rejected from an unnamed club apparently: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-transfer-news-geoffrey-kondogbia-2006787

plus Marin just went there on loan

[nadavTKL 1,787]

You think there is a chance its not our bid? i mean the announcement of the bid and the loan of Marko was in the same hour...

[De_ChrapQaa 192]

we could've switch him for marin

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

The loan of Marin must has something related to Kondogbia I feel. I wish I'm right.

[Strike 6,961]

It will be 6million Euros for Sevilla's share of Kondogbia. So probably looking at around 9-10ish

[Peppen 934]

Would make a lot of sense, IMO.

DO IT

[Marvin123 483]

Could be a sweetener as to speak,

Seems too random not to be!

[The Skipper 20,593]

Please be true.

[Zinedine Iniesco 172]

Sevilla is in dire economic situations, thats why their current offloading of negredo, navas, etc.

They will never settle for a trade or deal of the sorts.