PURE PANIC!!!There seems to be nothing in the press about Chelsea. So where has this Chelsea stuff come from?
If Poch is keen to prioritise a back 3 (and given last year's performances I think he should be) then getting another CB is essential. Any of Dier, Toby or Jan get injured and we're playing with Wimmer or CCV --> not good enough.
I agree that there are more obvious areas for improvement. I think this is one of them signings where you realise sometime after why we signed them.I understand your points and I'd deffo like him, just making the point we have 3 excellent CBs for a back 3 which could become a back 4 if we got an injury. Obviously, another quality CB would help and I agree on Jan and Toby but, if you had to pick a position where we were desperate for another face, CB would be low down on the list.
Obvs, part of this is me insulating myself from pain if he goes elsewhere!!
All those saying we don't need a centre back. We will if we sell Wimmer. People complain when we sold Walker without getting a replacement first. Now we're looking to get a replacement for Wimmer before he is sold and people say he isn't needed.
It could just be ajax themselves just trying to drum up business, they have accepted he will leave and want the most money now.
This is my take on it, they are just trying to up the price imo
I'm sure most people don't know what our finances are and what we have available to spend. Besides we'll only pay so much up front and the rest over the next few years. I really don't undersatnd why people worry too much about what we spend on players. If we didn't have the money for him and others we wouldn't even be this close to signing him.Pretty sure we're all excited about getting the guy. It's just the 'blowing most of the budget' when we've not strengthened elsewhere that worries us.
We've been pretty much bang on net spend for years now so 40-50m doesn't leave us with much for, in my opinion, more pressing areas of the squad.
HereThere seems to be nothing in the press about Chelsea. So where has this Chelsea stuff come from?
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I'm sure most people don't know what our finances are and what we have available to spend. Besides we'll only pay so much up front and the rest over the next few years. I really don't undersatnd why people worry too much about what we spend on players. If we didn't have the money for him and others we wouldn't even be this close to signing him.
Well it seems we were ready to splash out on Balde and we're still chasing Barkley so I guess we still have plenty to spend. I don't not think the numbers quoted for Davinson are right anyway. Maybe more like 35m euros.Because of precedent.
If we sign this guy for 40-50m I think we'll make a compromise elsewhere in the squad.
I'd rather that CB was that compromise, but I really don't want to debate that. It's just my opinion.
Maybe we have loads more money than I think, and I'm wrong. If so, I'd obviously be delighted.
Agree. Maybe 40+ total possible package. If he has decided he wants to go, has turned down other major clubs as reported then I think this is 100%. Ajax will try and stir up a bidding war in the hopes someone tempts him but they know they can't match wages.Well it seems we were ready to splash out on Balde and we're still chasing Barkley so I guess we still have plenty to spend. I don't not think the numbers quoted for Davinson are right anyway. Maybe more like 35m euros.
That's what I don't like about Ajax , always trying to take Danny Boy's cash for duds like Eriksen, Verts and TobyIt could just be ajax themselves just trying to drum up business, they have accepted he will leave and want the most money now.
Not sure 3 at the back suits us anymore now without any fit pacy wing backs
But dier is also one of three main midfielders plus winks...somewhere we need an extra central number
I agree that there are more obvious areas for improvement. I think this is one of them signings where you realise sometime after why we signed them.