Him and Kaboul were colossal the main reason we stopped up IMO losing only 1 of our last 11 games. He's quick, strong as a Ox, good in the air and reads the game well pretty much everything you want in a CB ... £18m is less of a gamble than that lad from Napoli who could easily be a Mangala MKII for £40m+
Thanks for this info, spot on about the Koubilaly / Mangala comment.
If we get him and Williams in you would have to say we will be more organised and more solid.