For £15-20m I'd say it's worth a punt to see if Poch can bring out the best in him.
For £50m he can piss off.
How? Mahrez won Player of the Year last year, Sissoko was always average for Newcastle.I think the thing that puts me off this the most is that it feels very much like a Sissoko style signing.
How? Mahrez won Player of the Year last year, Sissoko was always average for Newcastle.
The reality is, if we want to bring in someone who improves our starting 11 from last season, we're likely going to have to take a risk.True but he strikes me as the sort of player who has his moments but ultimately would rather jizz his talent up the wall than put any effort in, which I think is the same for Sissoko.
Maybe I'm being unfair on Mahrez, but the way he just phoned it in this season was, to me, very reminiscent of our own 'keep it in the corner magician'.
I think you're being harsh. Yes, he's not covered himself in glory this season, but there were extenuating factors. The whole morning after the night before seemed to affect a lot of Leicester's players, understandably, and the Ranieri revolt situation added on top of this. Plus there was the focus on the CL, where he did play well, as well as opponents in the PL figuring him out a bit more. All in all, it just all came together and he seemed to lose faith and confidence.True but he strikes me as the sort of player who has his moments but ultimately would rather jizz his talent up the wall than put any effort in, which I think is the same for Sissoko.
Maybe I'm being unfair on Mahrez, but the way he just phoned it in this season was, to me, very reminiscent of our own 'keep it in the corner magician'.
What about the £30m in between?
We don't what that carry on at our club!!!I believe we were interested in him at one point but I think he has exposed himself this season.
His workrate is quite slack anyway but he really seemed to down tools this year, I do also think last season was a purple patch that he will unlikely ever repeat. If we can, I'd have Lemar over him easily.
We don't what that carry on at our club!!!
Seriously this is a guy who has prem experience his contribution to Leicester has been phenomenal even when he was shit this season his stats still stack up.Poch + mahrez = world class imo