Blue Armour 4,712 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 8 hours ago, DH1988 said: I couldn't for one minute believe the board would sell Conor to Spurs, I'd go along with wasting their time through the window so they don't strengthen. Why wouldn't they? They sold Jorginho and Havertz to Arsenal. Once they smell a profit, it doesn't take much to get them going. Selling Cobham products is pure profit. Laylabelle and guddy69 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Personally I would not sell Gallagher , he is plays like a true blue. But if it economically necessary please ask more than 40m. This season he has made a step up and this should be reflected in the valuation. anyway, I have heard from a friend who is close to Dortmund that Maatsen has held talks with them. They are likely to come around with an offer of around 20m euros - half of what we were offered in summer when the fraud declined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,356 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Crazy that we will get half of what Burnley bid for Maatsen. What a shame. Wouldn't have an issue selling him within the EPL, Conor however, different story entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,085 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 We're going to have to come to terms that someone who's a regular will be sold to balance the book along with a few prospects. If Hall's move isn't set in stone, this will happen sooner than we'd hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,476 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 35 minutes ago, LAM09 said: We're going to have to come to terms that someone who's a regular will be sold to balance the book along with a few prospects. If Hall's move isn't set in stone, this will happen sooner than we'd hope. broja, chalobah and maatsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,085 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Mário César said: broja, chalobah and maatsen We'd be lucky to get £40m for all three going off this season alone. Also, where were the takers for the first two (on a permanent basis) in the summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,430 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I saw that inter in financial distress. Selling Brozovic and Onana saved them at the beginning of season but need to file for bankruptcy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,125 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 On 22/11/2023 at 11:35, Tomo said: I wish I bookmarked the bizarre meltdowns when Poch rightly decided against signing him permanently. Were there that many people wanting Felix signed? I admit that I've spent less time on Chelsea fan sites this year than any year in the last quarter century, but my recollection is that the majority of people had agreed that Felix was not the right player to target. I wonder if there are any Blues' fans who would write a cheque to Atleti for Felix now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,125 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) On 23/11/2023 at 22:57, OneMoSalah said: Will never play there. Who does he think he is? I mean he can’t even get into our team as a LB what chance has he got at City. Particularly where Gvardiol is like the perfect blend of left sided CB & left sided full back for them based on what Pep did last season with his tactics and set up? 🤣 I hope that the people who criticised me when I said that I would sign Gvardiol to play LB for us are a little less opposed to the idea now. 🙂 Edited December 31, 2023 by OhForAGreavsie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,476 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 felix is not a bad player just lack of end product and need to be consistet he has nice talent and great skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,942 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Twitter is about to explode in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,430 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Twitter is about to explode in a few days. I just need to see a LB and a proper finisher in the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 9,090 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said: I hope that the people who criticised me when I said that I would sign Gvardiol to play LB for us are a little less opposed to the idea now. 🙂 I think it is one thing to do it for City as their system he isn’t necessarily an out and out left back (or wasn’t meant to be). Another thing doing it in a team trying to play with actual fullbacks like we do (or will when an actual LB is available). I think on paper Gvardiol looked an absolute top buy because most thought he was a massive upgrade on Ake and that he would take his place in the left side of the defence in that 3 2 4 1 shape they used very successfully last season, where Stones pushed into midfield next to Rodri creating a double pivot with Akanji, Dias and Ake effectively becoming a back 3. They’ve not looked as solid this season though but they have also reintroduced Kyle Walker into the starting and had regular injuries to Stones who probably played some of his best football last season in that role. Not to mention Kovacic and Nunes have been thrown into the team also so they’re not using Stones in there either. Would say from what I’ve seen, Gvardiol has played much more often as an out and out left back than actually in that role Ake played than I think most folk assumed he would have done. I don’t think he’s done badly but I think he maybe hasn’t done as well as most would think. Its not his most natural position but he is still more than capable of slotting in there. He can dribble the ball well under pressure (another thing Pep has added to the City team/squad adding him, Nunes and Kovacic all players who are good at ball carrying under pressure/when pressed) but think CB is still his best and where he will end up long term. Genuinely would be surprised if City don’t revert back to that 3241 shape that served them so well last season because it gave them so much more defensively and also added height to their team whilst not necessarily losing their dominance on the ball as the likes of Akanji, Stones, Ake, Rodri, Dias are all excellent on the ball. I am a bit baffled they’re back to more of a 4231 with fullbacks playing as fullbacks. Because they don’t have a great deal of pace in that area bar Walker. Or an actual left back to trade. Edited December 31, 2023 by OneMoSalah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 10,206 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 They wouldn't really sell Gallagher to Tottenham would they !!? Naaaa, surely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 10 hours ago, bluesman2610 said: I just need to see a LB and a proper finisher in the team I want an experienced midfielder like Liverpool got with Endō too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, DDA said: They wouldn't really sell Gallagher to Tottenham would they !!? Naaaa, surely not. They will , and replace him with a schoolboy from Botswana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,763 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 12 hours ago, bluesman2610 said: I saw that inter in financial distress. Selling Brozovic and Onana saved them at the beginning of season but need to file for bankruptcy. Bastoni, Barella or Lautaro would be good additions. But Inter are quite careful while selling - they got the max they could out of Lukaku and seem to have sold Onana and Brozovic at the right time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,430 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Strike said: Bastoni, Barella or Lautaro would be good additions. But Inter are quite careful while selling - they got the max they could out of Lukaku and seem to have sold Onana and Brozovic at the right time too. They might not have a choice Steven Zhang part owner from China is losing crazy money to the China Markets hence why he was trying to sell Inter. In fact Blue Co should just buy Inter would make negotiations much easier. Edited December 31, 2023 by bluesman2610 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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