Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
To be honest I'd never even heard of the lad until a week ago. I've watched him in the knockout stages of the ANC for Senegal and tbh I think he looks decent. He's strong, very quick, stays on his feet when defending, appears to have a decent left peg on him, and can play both left centre back and left back. He came through the French youth system and since he decided to represent Senegal last year has established himself as first choice for them. Now seems surplus to requirements at PSG who look certain to buy the young Portuguese lad Mendes in the summer. Still only 25 and it's 3 years since his move from Dortmund to PSG. Are your only reservations his form at Dortmund 3 years ago or have you followed his career at PSG too? To me he looks exactly the sort of player we should be looking at. Sign him and look to move on maybe both Keane and Holgate.This concerns me as he has looked utter dross every time I have seen him play. Thought he was terrible at Dortmund. He was one of those players that seems to have all the tools required to be a top player but somehow it just isn't right overall. Favre also stuck him out at LB a few times which didn't help him.
I may be completely wrong, but it really concerns me if he is the type of defender we are looking at.