MoroccanBlue

Nah think you are writing it off far too early. You’ve provided several examples of Badiashile playing three positions during his time with the Monaco senior team which emphasis his comfort level in playing different sides. He’s a player much like Rudiger where he has a good understanding on how to play on the inverted side. Rather we see how preseason fairs before we even contemplate spending money on another CB.

Should of added at youth level. Pretty good in depth analysis on when Badiashile played RCB when being partnered with Panzo/Serrano.

These players have spent the past 2/3 seasons being poorly trained. No surprise some are dropping after being put through an actual effective training regime.

Badiashile played RCB for a large portion at Monaco with Jonathan Panzo at LCB.

We were already 1 CB too many even before Fofana. We don't need another CB let alone another 19-21 year old CB or a CB that will either cost a fortune or isn't that much of an upgrade on Chalobah. If we bring in a top CB, we will be exposing ourselves to another issue next summer with 4 top CBs demanding playing time.

Why? There are Silva and Chalobah as depth options.

So your solution is to sell Chalobah because he allegedly wants more minutes (even though an opportunity now presented itself for more minutes here) and you want to replace him with a "top CB" but have provided options that have significantly less top flight experience than Chalobah, will cost a fortune, and are not as versatile as Chalobah.

Badisahile has played RCB several times at Monaco. Still not sure what else Chalobah needs to do to earn the trust of the remaining fanbase. He's a valuable squad option that can play across the back 4.

Badiashile's return will ease things. We can likely expect a Badiashile/Colwill partnership with Chalobah and Silva rotating.

Or we keep both Santos and Casadei.

Aye I can hear their cries of laughter from the Championship.

Start of the season.

Our rehabilitation department shouldn't worry about job security.

Tbh I've had my suspicions on Fofana in a back 4. Seems like a Kounde type, where his driving with the ball only really suitable in a back 3.

He always overextends his knee when he challenges. Every time.

This isn't a player that will need time to adapt or anything. He will slot right in. So long as the pivot before Liverpool is Enzo and Caicedo, we'll be fine.

We really got fucked with Fofana.

Add Broja now to those injured.

Keeping Chalobah is simply a must now.

An immediate pay bump + a verbal promise to let him go this summer.

Ampadu would certainly be a better option than Gallagher in the pivot. Seems he's off to Leeds. Nice little book profit there.

. At least Brighton have their preseason the states too.

A amidst all of this FFP controversy, its seems we didn't breach anything. Sold enough players to even get above breaking even for the 2019-2022 years. (United and Barcelona have been fined for breaching.) To add insult to injury to those wishing for our demise, UEFA has gone and praised the club and that we should be the example for other clubs to aspire to.

Pulisic doesn't have the creativity and turns the ball over far too many times to be an effective CAM.

I don't have any ill feelings towards him. Or Ziyech for that matter who I believe is unfairly criticised by some. It's only Mount really.