...any CB we sign needs genuine pace, mobility and physicality to go with ability. Failure to have these attributes means we have to defend deep and have little powers of recovery when forwards get in behind.
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2 year loan is the way to go I reckon.
Klaassen has an amortization of approx £5m per season over 5 seasons. That means he's currently on our books at £20m.
Nobody is paying that so we loan him out for 2 seasons which will bring his value down to £10m.
Get loan fees and part/all wages paid. Sell him for £14m after all that and we've actually made a profit on him (in the accounts).
Please, didn't we have enough of this nonsense last year. I'm now sure we started playing crap because of the cringeworthy sexy football tag that we sure struggled to live up to. Lets face it after BFS last season we must surely see better footy.
CRIMHEAD
Player Valuation: £40m
Probably set for Spurs, but man, he’d be fun. Gana, Rafinha. Siggy. It’d be entertaining for sure.
Thing is, you say 'he'll be an England cap eventually' as if he's 20. He's 25 though, older than Stones and Maguire from the current squad, and less than a year younger than Jones. He's been knocking around for 6 years now without a PL club ever moving for him. The fact that Keane and Maguire were both picked up last year but Gibson wasn't (and still hasn't been) tells me clubs aren't sold on him.
Personally I think they're right, he looks very much like Keane to me, and I was actually more impressed with Keane when they were both in the PL (God help me). As has been said, Boro's defensive record was more to do with them being an extraordinarily negative team than colossal performances by individuals.
The sale of Funes Mori caught everybody by surprise, there was talk of a low bid from Boro, but at that stage the sale to Villareal was almost complete. Even SKY only first announced it as a completed deal, which is unusual as they nearly always have some advance information on deals.
I think this may tell us that there may be a lot less information available to us about our incoming transfers as well, whereas I am not sure I remember the last transfer which had not been flagged well in advance.
I think this may tell us that there may be a lot less information available to us about our incoming transfers as well, whereas I am not sure I remember the last transfer which had not been flagged well in advance.
No mate.
Just no - they're absolutely clueless.
Agree with the principal however. We're getting our business done - or attempting to - quietly. Which after the billy big balls approach of last year is probably welcome imo.
Marius57
Player Valuation: £60m
Less fun though. I enjoy the fume of other clubs who get angry at little Everton stealing their players by throwing money about.
Just as long as we don’t end up with another 5 number 10s, and a backline with a combined age of 2000, then any approach is welcome.
Stuartisitc1878
Player Valuation: £25m
Hopefully Rooney will be next out, then that would then be 3 senior players (on decent wages) out the door and we can start to see some players coming in.
..I know, Mate.
If we’re buying 1-2 new CB’s then pick them from teams that play high-line 4-3-3 and can kick the ball already.
Scout defenders from European teams not Boro manage by PULIS.
Scout defenders from European teams not Boro manage by PULIS.
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