Jose's three centre back selections are .....

[davidmichael]

http://www.skysports.com/share/10892971

Personally I'd be happy with any of the three but none are likely to come cheap.

 

[Unlikely lad]

Keane will probably be a lot cheaper than the others. Not sure if he's good enough though.

 

[dutchred]

Keane will probably be a lot cheaper than the others. Not sure if he's good enough though.

Did you see the game last night. Sanches is better than all three and younger and probably cheaper. He has been Ajax best defender all season.

 

[ivaldo]

Already discussed here:

https://www.redcafe.net/threads/van-dijk.429349/#post-20950663

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Did you see the game last night. Sanches is better than all three and younger and probably cheaper. He has been Ajax best defender all season.

Look at his thread. I wasn't that impressed. He seems physically strong and fast but had a lot of mistakes in him and got loads of credit for 'strong defending' for blatant fouls.

Michael Keane is the one we want. Perfectly suited to Mou's low block where the opposition revert to crosses because they can't get in behind.

 

[Unlikely lad]

Did you see the game last night. Sanches is better than all three and younger and probably cheaper. He has been Ajax best defender all season.

He was good, but I wouldn't go for him, at least not yet. Our entire game plan was centred around how shite he is on the ball, he's the only one we let play out of the back. He also nearly gifted Rashford a goal and caused the deflection for the first goal. Granted, he looked good with his last ditch tackles, but I feel we need more than that. And yes, he's still young and learning, but I'd rather have something closer to the finished product than someone this raw. I'd rather have Lindeloff, who seems great and also brilliant on the ball to boot.

 

[Nedved]

Did you see the game last night. Sanches is better than all three and younger and probably cheaper. He has been Ajax best defender all season.

Did we watch the same game? He looked like a liability on the ball and not at all ready for a big club.

 

[cheeky_backheel]

bang for buk - Lindelof>Keane>dijk

 

[abaka]

If we want a defender to play from the back then I think Van Dijk has to be the man.

I would rate Keane as well if he's just after a defender, think he's a very Mourinho esque CB and has impressed and could be worth a punt...Personally don't think we should have sold him...He's going to the cheapest also of the three and we might be short of HG players as some of the most likely departures are likely to be the English lads.

If we sign Keane, that means Pogba/Keane/Lingard could be a part of our first team squad. 3 players from the 2011 Youth Cup established in the first team.

Dunno anything about the other boy to comment.

 

[AndyJ1985]

I'd go for Keane. The other two will be massively overpriced.

 

[shield]

Look at his thread. I wasn't that impressed. He seems physically strong and fast but had a lot of mistakes in him and got loads of credit for 'strong defending' for blatant fouls.

Michael Keane is the one we want. Perfectly suited to Mou's low block where the opposition revert to crosses because they can't get in behind.

I think so too. He is a bit underrated here. Like, Cahill is also not considered a great CB, and his move from Bolton did not generate much interest, but he has performed very well for Chelsea.

Think Keane will suit our needs perfectly. He is youth player, is not injury prone, is young and can be moulded, has proven himself elsewhere and comes from a club which defends deep like us. I think he will cost the least among the other mentioned players, and because we already have Bailey and Rojo (not to mention at least one of Jones,Smalling and Blind), getting him won't mean that we have to shuffle things much.