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Glad we are looking at other alternatives since we aren't getting anywhere dealing with Napoli but not sure of this guy at all. Anyone seen him play a lot?

I think we will see tonight whether or not 4-2-4 will work against a good team that plays a fluid 4-3-3/4-2-3-1. Interesting match up despite being pre season but I'd like to see us have a MF 3 of Kante - Matic - Cesc come the start of the season.

Imagine paying all that money when they could sign van Dijk from Southampton who is at about the same level and also very comfortable on the ball. English players prices will get even worse as well that's the worst thing about it. Surely Kompany is as good as done at City now? I reckon we should put a sneaky bid in for him, if we could get him fit and back to what he was at 2 years ago he'd be the signing of the season.

His natural position is not right back. This is like Ivanovic all over again. If he comes to play as a Center half then fine but if not don't sign him get an actual right back...

World class? Honestly? He is not world class, he is decent but he had a very good year last season in terms of goals and assists which has made his stock rise so to speak. I wouldn't have him ahead of any of our wide players and when the season gets going we will see how Mahrez manages to continue his performances from last year now he will be doubled up against almost every game now that people will have figured out his strengths. The only opportunity to sign a wide player we should take this summer would be for a Bale, Douglas Costa, Neymar, Alexis Sanchez etc if someone of that ilk was available. I'd take someone like Candreva too because I like him as a player too but hes hardly a necessity or serious upgrade on what we have. But anyway I like how Conte had identified we needed another striker and a central midfielder and managed to get deals done, so hopefully center back and left back will be the next deals done (well we all know he has identified we need a CB due to the media).

I know that's true unfortunately regarding the swap deals but surely a Remy or Moses would be a reasonable player for somebody like a Napoli in a slower and lesser quality league. I mean look at Salah and Gervinho in Italy in comparison to their times in England. Someone like Moses could excel over there where it's a lot slower and less hectic. Even Remy with his pace and movement against a lot of slow defenders.

I'm thinking more for Ruben who has played that second striker role in pre season so far, imagine he had Tevez there to watch and learn from, he was awesome in that role for Juventus and even that half a season after he went AWOL at City, Mancini used him behind Aguero to great effect.

Offer them 30m plus one of either Moses, Papy or Remy. Time to use these sort of deals to try and start persuade clubs to take our deadwood, I'm all for improving areas we need to improve but it's also pointless keeping these players who won't play any games.

Past it? He totally reinvented himself at Juve, playing as a second striker, he could still do a job for us as a second striker with Costa or Michy I reckon, I doubt he's past it after one season in Argentina.

Think he said last week he will be staying at Real which is a shame because he is a superb player, I'm really baffled how Zidane doesn't seem to rate him or Isco and struggles to get him in to the team. Casemiro is a good footballer but Kroos played excellently as a CDM under Ancelotti the previous year...

3 or 4 years ago I'd of taken him in a heart beat due to his huge potential but now I don't think he's half as what he's made out to be, his career stalled because he chose lots of tax free money over waiting for the right move, fair enough this happens on a regular now but I think he surely understands what a mistake it was to join Zenit.

Maybe Neymar, Suarez, Bale, Hazard could go in there yeah but even then still extortionate amounts of money.

Don't think he will ever be good enough for us to be perfectly honest. He's decent and last season Leicester had an amazing year but I doubt he'll be going anywhere, let alone coming here to rot on the bench in place of Pedro/Kenedy/Moses/Cuadrado. We are top heavy in wide areas as of right now and need to get either a loan deal for Kenedy and sell Moses or keep Kenedy and sell Moses and another. Hazard, Pedro, Cuadrado, Moses, Willian, Kenedy, heck even Traore can all operate on either the right or left wing, we have enough wingers. Not to forget Musonda, Nathan and I'm certain even Boga can do a job out wide who are on loan already.

He is a pretty good player but never worth the 100m+ and never will be. Can't believe Thierry Henry said he reckons he will be one of the best midfielders ever... strongly disagree with that. Quite glad we aren't competing in this "auction" for him, insane amounts of money being offered for somebody who was bigged up to be a star of the Euros but he really looked quite ordinary bar one game against Switzetland and another against Iceland. Although if AVB got him when he still played at United and managed to play him and help develop him it would be a different story. Wonder how many people laughed in 2012 when we were linked to him, probably did so myself

Maybe but I don't think anybody in football is worth that money bar Ronaldo and Messi.

€94,000,000 apparently... Are Juventus going daft? Good player but that fee, they've been rooked.

This should be proof to any young German footballer, the grass isn't always greener on the other side, guys like Leroy Sane, Sule, Max Meyer etc should all be wary of going to Bayern. Hopefully Gotze can get himself back to where he was at before he started struggling with injuries, still is one hell of a talent and only 24.

Honestly I don't think he's worth what they want for him but if he doesn't want to be there, table a take it or leave it bid of 35M and move on or this is going to be as bad as the John Stones case last summer. We need a left sided center back because Zouma for me when he's back fit, should be nailed on starter as the right center back based on his potential and what he has shown in the last 2 years. Cahill and Terry both played left center back in various games last year but both can be improved upon, Laporte of Bilbao for example is probably worth what we are willing to pay for Koulibaly or more but we missed a trick with Hummels to be perfectly honest, although competing with Bayern is always difficult. Even Bonucci despite his age and the fact he's normally in the middle of a back 3, would also be worth spending good money on because he's an excellent defender and a leader.

Bit gutted he's going to Barca as I would of liked to see him come here. Has the technique as well as a bit of a presence, will be interesting to see where he plays as he can play as a 10, an 8 or off the left, another good bit of business by Barcelona this window.... the cunts

I honestly don't think Koulibaly is much much better than this kid from what I've seen. Both are decent and can still improve but we have young CBs in Zouma and Christensen who's out on loan, we need a guy who's in his best years and can give us something different. Even then the money being talked about for these two spend it on Laporte from Bilbao...

We won the title with him in our midfield....

Think he has to stay. He is the sort of player I would imagine Conte likes, constantly covera a high distance, tackles, intercepts etc. Obviously last season was an indifferent season for the whole club and I feel he let Cesc down at times when they played next to each other but if we have a 3 man MF this year I think we will see Cesc and Matic back to their best. Kante gives us more balance for a 3 man midfield, which we need to play with now considering the lack of genuine talent in the #10 role, midfield was a big issue last year so hopefully we can get it right and none of this 4-2-4 carry on which would leave us hilariously outnumbered in midfield and also leaves us questioning either Fabregas/Matics' roles in the squad because Kante is here to start.

Midfield 3 of Kante - Matic - Fabregas now please Conte!! Wasn't sure if he'd be a better signing than Nainggolan but he offers legs, drive and tenacity to our midfield (which it desperately needs) and if Matic can get a grip of his game and adjust to playing as a 6, with Kante one side of him doing what he did last year and Fabregas on the other side getting back to his best I feel we could achieve something again this year. Talk of another bid for Andre Gomes as well... Beefing up our midfield options.

they would have accepted 32M... Never mind 40M...

I think he'd be a good signing, he was impressive for Italy where he was paired with Eder. If we are gonna be playing 3-5-2, which I sincerely hope not, he'd be a good back up/rotation player, bringing a different skill set to the squad in terms of his hold up play and aerial threat. For 7-8M you can't go wrong, heck even 10-12m is reasonable and it gives Conte an ally in the squad, someone he already knows inside out.