Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 current highest €70m and up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,494 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 8 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said: He makes the 'failed medical' excuse look totally lame though. Wonder if he simply turned us down because he's looking for club where he is the projected starter? Or the club back-tracked on him when they sensed (wrongly) that Osimhen could be signed. Vesper and OhForAGreavsie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 Just now, Strike said: Or the club back-tracked on him when they sensed (wrongly) that Osimhen could be signed. I think this is deffo a possibilty OhForAGreavsie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 Sesko scored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 3 minutes ago, Vesper said: Sesko scored No wonder Juve told us to piss off when we asked about Bremer (who went off injured and then Sesko scored) look at their only 3 other CBs (and one, Kalulu is only on loan and is very slight, more of a hybrid) and Danilo is not really a CB as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 Tomás Araújo looking good for Benfica versus Atletico Madrid mkh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,062 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 1 hour ago, Vesper said: Tomás Araújo looking good for Benfica versus Atletico Madrid Alvarez looking anything but since joining Atletico. It's early days, but I'm still pleased we stayed clear of him. Interest in Duran will continue to ramp up at this rate, though. Vesper and mkh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 Lucas Chevalier absolute monster game versus Real Madrid clean sheeted them with at least 6 or 7 crazy saves and great distrubution under huge pressure streets beyond any of our huge group of keepers Thierry Henry wanted him as the Franch starting GKer in the Olympics but Lille refused Fernando and mkh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 atm Jhon Duran is looking like a young Drogba the way he sees the game the runs he makes, the way he uses CBs the superb shot accuracy (which is Nico's huge weakness) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,952 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 Said a few weeks ago when he scored that screamer that Villa will probably be more likely to cash in on Ollie Watkins than they will be Duran at this rate and he is only solidifying that idea as the season goes on. They’ll want to build their team around this kid in the future and would demand an insane fee from anyone coming in for him now. We thought the £40m they were asking this past summer was high but it seems like that could be a bargain now. Once he has more PL & now UCL goals to his name they may demand £80m+ for him. Unless one, they’re in trouble with PSR again or two, Duran himself sees a better shot at starting every match at another big club. Could see Arse for example or even Liverpool going for him. After we got so close and then walked away I’m not sure he would look kindly on us trying again. Fernando and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,720 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 Nah Duran isn't good enough. I was told so on here. Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 2 minutes ago, Pizy said: After we got so close and then walked away I’m not sure he would look kindly on us trying again. huge blunder and I am not sold on Shamu atm (open to changing my mind) as almost all his goals are against shit Portugese non Big 3 sides, and the other one was against a Norwegian side (who did beat his Porto side) here are his 5 goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 12 minutes ago, Pizy said: Said a few weeks ago when he scored that screamer that Villa will probably be more likely to cash in on Ollie Watkins than they will be Duran at this rate and he is only solidifying that idea as the season goes on. They’ll want to build their team around this kid in the future and would demand an insane fee from anyone coming in for him now. We thought the £40m they were asking this past summer was high but it seems like that could be a bargain now. Once he has more PL & now UCL goals to his name they may demand £80m+ for him. Unless one, they’re in trouble with PSR again or two, Duran himself sees a better shot at starting every match at another big club. Could see Arse for example or even Liverpool going for him. After we got so close and then walked away I’m not sure he would look kindly on us trying again. Here are the giant global teams who need CFs fearsome competition for us 1 Real Madrid Spain LaLiga €1.34bn 3 Arsenal FC England Premier League €1.16bn 6 Liverpool FC England Premier League €923.00m 7 FC Barcelona Spain LaLiga €881.40m 8 Paris Saint-Germain France Ligue 1 €873.50m 9 Manchester United England Premier League €854.15m (I can see them dumping all but one of the CFs they have now) 11 Inter Milan Italy Serie A €672.30m (perhaps, IF they sell Lautaro) 15 AC Milan Italy Serie A €601.01m (long shot) 16 Juventus FC Italy Serie A €575.15m (IF they sell Vlahovic) (long shot) (you can also add Citeh, and then take off either Real or Barca IF Håland leaves for one of those 2 sides (surely thsoe are the only 2 sides in the running for him, I do NOT see Håland going to PSG or another EPL team) next summer or in summer 2026) Barca can sell one of their 70m plus valued players (sub zero chance they sell Yamal) to afford Duran, or 2 of them (and maybe some lesser valued) to afford Håland : Gavi Pedri Frenkie de Jong Ronald Araujo players below those 4 (in valuation) who Barca could/would sell: Raphinha Jules Koundé Andreas Christensen Alejandro Balde Ferran Torres Fermín López (tough as hell pull) Pau Cubarsí (tough as hell pull) Ansu Fati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,147 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 1 hour ago, LAM09 said: Alvarez looking anything but since joining Atletico. It's early days, but I'm still pleased we stayed clear of him. Interest in Duran will continue to ramp up at this rate, though. I have said before that I did not get the hype with Alvarez. I saw him many times leading the line for City in Haaland's absence and he did not impress me. I don't see why people were clawing to have him ahead of Jackson. Good link up play but for me as the sole striker, does not cut it for me. Vesper and LAM09 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 In terms of an LCB, assuming we do not even remotely think about dumping 75 to 80m quid on Jarrad Branthwaite (I simply to do see us doing that, he likely goes to either Manure or Pool).... then, from all that I am seeing atm, we likely move for for one of the 4 following (David Hancko turns 28yo next season, so outside our age perimeter) Gonçalo Inácio or Murillo or Piero Hincapié or Castello Lukeba (he also can play LB) Any of them are massive upgrades over Badi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,062 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 43 minutes ago, Stats said: I have said before that I did not get the hype with Alvarez. I saw him many times leading the line for City in Haaland's absence and he did not impress me. I don't see why people were clawing to have him ahead of Jackson. Good link up play but for me as the sole striker, does not cut it for me. Neither did I. He was virtually invisible during the Olympics as well. I feel his performances at the WC might have painted a different picture to some. As you stated, he isn't cut out to lead the line by himself (he was in a pair during his time at River Plate). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,226 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 21 minutes ago, Stats said: I have said before that I did not get the hype with Alvarez. I saw him many times leading the line for City in Haaland's absence and he did not impress me. I don't see why people were clawing to have him ahead of Jackson. Good link up play but for me as the sole striker, does not cut it for me. I agree he is not a 'lead the line for a title winning EPL team' type of CF he is only 1.70m, slight of frame, and not a true threat in the air either 1.70m is the shortest CF in the top 50 highest valued the next 3 closest are Endrick at 1.73m (also not a classic lead the line type), Lautaro at 1.74m (who can lead the line but is often used with a SS/co CF) and way down, Vitor Roque (another short Brasilian type of striker who has been a semi bust at Barca so far) also at 1.74m here are the heights for the top 15 (and this includes Mbappe as a CF, at number 2, and 1.78m, plus Nkunku, who is not a CF IMFO as well, at 1.77m if you pull out Mbappe and Nkunku (again, who are not at all classic CFs), then other than Lautaro, Alvarez is 10 cms shorter than the next shortest (Watkins at 1.80m) and much shorter (16 cms or MORE) than all the rest (the next shortest after Watkins is OSIMHEN, an aerial monster, at 1.86m) Stats and Blue Armour 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 601 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 @siphillipssport linked Chelsea to Liam Delap today. So, are you going to trust the scouts or have a meltdown? 🤔🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 601 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 Don't forget the Duran deal to Chelsea didn't work out because Conor Gallagher didn't want to go to Aston Villa!!!😪😵💫 Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,062 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 16 minutes ago, mkh said: @siphillipssport linked Chelsea to Liam Delap today. So, are you going to trust the scouts or have a meltdown? 🤔🤔 At this point, just keep an eye on players who are or once were part of City's youth set up (four of them scored in the EPL at the weekend). A side note, I really like the look of Rogers. It's a shame we're stacked where WF/AM are concerned. mkh and Reddish-Blue 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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