Confirmed Signing Abdoulaye Doucouré

[KaiserEFC]

When players show what they’ve got and are tipped for bigger things, they move. He didn’t move.

I don’t think he’s all that, I don’t think he’s hungry to prove anything now and I don’t think he’d be a good signing.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Didnt you scoff at the club signing Richarlison ?

No mate. I thought 50 was too much. I have since said it turned out to be cheap.

 

[blulouie]

No mate. I thought 50 was too much. I have since said it turned out to be cheap.

The vaults arnt kind to you my friend .

Edit
Maybee Doucoure will have the same effect.

 

[blueconverse]

his best games are in a 2 with him and capoue so next to allan I reckon he could shine. Not a prolific goal scorer but puts our mids and wingers to shame..Had a bad season at Watford but that clubs a shambles with ever changing managers.

 

[Zatara]

He seems a pure plaster signing, Sign him stick him in midfield let him do a decent job for 1-3 seasons until we get our wages/dead wood out the door and back on track to start making more low fee high reward signings or bigger talents when we have a bit more dosh to spend.
Feels like we can't have any more Kean signings where they're allowed time to get to grips with the league because the squad is so hollow so we get people like Doucoure and Arias who can stop the bleeding for a little.

Doucoure and Allan gives us a solid base in midfield for 3-4 seasons like you say.

During that time we can sort out the rest of the team + players in the u23s who are 16/17/18 will be 19/20+

Not a bad idea.

 

[Dymak]

Wasnt that Allan ?

Nah, it was Doucoure:

Redirect Notice

www.google.com

 

[Zezti]

Wasnt that Allan ?

Both, if you believe the rags.

 

[RomanReigns]

getting Doucoure and Allan in midfield instead of Davies and Sigurdsson is like going from a Fiat Panda to a Nissan GT-R

 

[Zatara]

getting Doucoure and Allan in midfield instead of Davies and Sigurdsson is like going from a Fiat Panda to a Nissan GT-R

Back to The Dogs of War.

 

[ToffeeDevil]

is doucoure that good or is he gonna flop here like bolasie

 

[TheBigIguana]

Back to The Dogs of War.

There seems to be a massive misconception about how much ball winning Doucoure actually does.

 

[matty1878]

When players show what they’ve got and are tipped for bigger things, they move. He didn’t move.

I don’t think he’s all that, I don’t think he’s hungry to prove anything now and I don’t think he’d be a good signing.

they don’t if the club don’t sell

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

He's a decent player, but I just can't help but feel this has a Sigurdsson/Schneiderlin/Bolasie signing written all over it.

Player moves to us in his late 20's, on high wages, whose value will only decrease should we decide to sell. If he's a success then arguably we're only getting a balanced return on the investment we put into him, if he's mediocre / a flop then it'll be even more money flushed down the Finch Farm loo.

Whatever happened to Brand's strategy to focus on promising youth.

 

[Cing C0br]

He's a decent player, but I just can't help but feel this has a Sigurdsson/Schneiderlin/Bolasie signing written all over it.

Player moves to us in his late 20's, on high wages, whose value will only decrease should we decide to sell. If he's a success then arguably we're only getting a balanced return on the investment we put into him, if he's mediocre / a flop then it'll be even more money flushed down the Finch Farm loo.

Whatever happened to Brand's strategy to focus on promising youth.

We hired Ancelotti. We're not looking for a team to develop with a young manager anymore, we need players who can come in and contribute immediately. Whether Doucoure will do that I'm not sure, but the strategy is clearly to get us competing for the top 6, which isn't as far away as it might look in my opinion, then we can make a few more signings like Richarlison, Mina etc

 

[barneygumble]

He's a decent player, but I just can't help but feel this has a Sigurdsson/Schneiderlin/Bolasie signing written all over it.

Player moves to us in his late 20's, on high wages, whose value will only decrease should we decide to sell. If he's a success then arguably we're only getting a balanced return on the investment we put into him, if he's mediocre / a flop then it'll be even more money flushed down the Finch Farm loo.

Whatever happened to Brand's strategy to focus on promising youth.

For me, it depends on a couple of factors


1) Length of Contract
2) Wages
3) Fee

If we tie him to a 3 year with option of a 3rd, with wages similar (if not less), to what Allan is being mooted at then it's good business. If we're getting him at max £20m, then for me it's good business. Don't want to be going above that though.

Don't want to be saddled with an old 33 year old on £120k a week who can't get a game anymore cause his legs have gone. So 3 years with club option for me.