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Perhaps a January move?
would we really want him on current form though ?
even AC might be scratching his head at the moment
Perhaps a January move?
A cheeky bid might be worth whilewould we really want him on current form though ?
even AC might be scratching his head at the moment
His heads been turnedwould we really want him on current form though ?
even AC might be scratching his head at the moment
Why? He isn’t our player.Dropped by Italy too. Even when playing a back 3. Worrying
Of course but the problem is that they will still want a massive fee, probably all the money we have available in the next window, so his form has to be taken into account.Surely this is all playing to our hands. He hasn’t turned into a bad player overnight. He is also very young. All setting up for a January bid surely?
I am not sure that the Lenglet loan for the season has an Option to Purchase included. I think he goes back to Barca thankful for any game time he wouldnt have got at the Catalan club and thereafter it’s a conversation regarding buying, taking in to account the loan fee maybe, and of course, his performances this season.Depends on how Conte and Paratici compare him to Lenglet (now Conte has worked with Lenglet), and also what Lenglet would cost next summer. One could argue that getting decent ball playing right footed CB as backup for Romero / Dier is more important than LCB (where we have Lenglet & Davies).
That is why I said one of the things it would depend on would be what Lenglet would cost next summer - we do not have an option.I am not sure that the Lenglet loan for the season has an Option to Purchase included. I think he goes back to Barca thankful for any game time he wouldnt have got at the Catalan club and thereafter it’s a conversation regarding buying, taking in to account the loan fee maybe, and of course, his performances this season.
It doesn't.I am not sure that the Lenglet loan for the season has an Option to Purchase included. I think he goes back to Barca thankful for any game time he wouldnt have got at the Catalan club and thereafter it’s a conversation regarding buying, taking in to account the loan fee maybe, and of course, his performances this season.
It doesn't.
Think it's something we'll review in the summer rather than doing anything in Jan (which I think partially explains why we pushed for a loan in the first place) as that keeps our options open.Interesting… I wonder whether we’ll see some developments in Jan or get an option added, seems like he’s one of Conte’s faves already.
I think Lenglet will become a key player for us and Barca will 100% need the money as they've sold just about every last piece of that club now and are still broke. Whether we then also go for Bastoni is to be seen and depends on whether Lenglet provides strong cover/competition for Dier as well as Davies.Think it's something we'll review in the summer rather than doing anything in Jan (which I think partially explains why we pushed for a loan in the first place) as that keeps our options open.
We can assess whether players like Bastoni, Gvardiol etc. are attainable, affordable and willing to come. If not then we might opt to try and get Lenglet as a cheaper alternative.
Or maybe if Lenglet absolutely smashes it, we'll make him our number 1 target and then allocate the 50m+ extra that a Gvardiol/Bastoni would've cost to other positions.
Yeah if I had to bet, I'd say the most likely outcome is we sign Lenglet on a perm for a relatively cheap fee (15-20m).I think Lenglet will become a key player for us and Barca will 100% need the money as they've sold just about every last piece of that club now and are still broke. Whether we then also go for Bastoni is to be seen and depends on whether Lenglet provides strong cover/competition for Dier as well as Davies.
As much as I liked the idea of signing Bastoni in the summer, I'm not sure how much sense it makes to sign an underperforming Italian CB from a team whose club badge he has tattooed on his body, for a fee that will have to be way above his actual market value.