Ive probably seen him 10times as a centre back, not enough to be certain. But I kind of agree. Whenever I have seen him he looks good, but he doesnt look great, certainly doesnt look like he should be getting £60m+ as a fee for him, for that price I would much rather look elsewhere. Saying that though if its him and Torres, I would defiantely take him...but want neither
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Ive probably seen him 10times as a centre back, not enough to be certain. But I kind of agree. Whenever I have seen him he looks good, but he doesnt look great, certainly doesnt look like he should be getting £60m+ as a fee for him, for that price I would much rather look elsewhere. Saying that though if its him and Torres, I would defiantely take him...but want neither
That's got to hurt
I'm sure they knew that before.
It's funny because they're actually going to be competing in the third tier of Europe next season
Leaving Sevilla for Spurs is a sideways move. Money wise, it is a step up, but with Sevilla he plays CL.
I think he can do better and he knows it.
I think he can do better and he knows it.
I think were more interested in Maxence Lacroix than Koundé.
I think Kounde will be the best CB itw in 5 years time, or certainly in the top 5. I only favour Varane slightly due to his experience of winning trophies.
If we ever signed him I would have nabbed the twitter handle @Koundevarro.
If we ever signed him I would have nabbed the twitter handle @Koundevarro.
I'm sure it's a nonsense story but humouring it for a minute, it says Kounde's versatility is an attraction as he could fill in at RB. Is he actually any good at RB?
Buy all the players
Sell Baily / Lindelof and get this guy so we can have Maguire / Varane / Kounde / AT and we can also use Matic / McTominay as backup CD's
This the same journalist who broke us being after Camavinga?
I feel like our backup option to Varane has been found by the media. Would hugely surprised if we go after him too
Highly unlikely. Kounde wouldn't want to come here to be 3rd choice CB behind Varane and Maguire and we aren't going to spend silly money right now on a CB we don't overly need when we have more pressing areas of the squad to improve.
If Bailly pushes to leave and Axel goes on loan then we’ll need an additional CB.
Just wondering if he could play in midfield?
Just wondering if he could play in midfield?
Well I think we need a solid 3rd choice, Lindelof is not good enough and Bailly is always injured, apparently he can play RB too,
He won't be. Maguire on the bench.
Probably wont happen but would be hell of a statement though. Sign Madrid's best defender and also sign their replacement!
don't forget Phil Jones!!
seriously though Maguire and Lindelof's fitness has been fairly flawless over the last 2 seasons, add Varane to them and the 3 should be enough
Would never happen.
At one point we had Evans, Vidic, Ferdinand, Smalling and Jones at the club - makes perfect sense for us to want him if Axel is going on loan and Bailly wants out - and he can cover RB too. His price makes this very unlikely though - rumoured at 70m euros.
I could see it if we didn't have a glaring issue in the midfield. But surely any funds we have should be going there after Varane.
Maguire wont be on the bench, hes captain. Can he play multiple positions? RB maybe even DM? I dont know I cant say i've ever seen him play.
No chance unless Bailly is going and taking Jones with him and Tuanzebe on loan. Plus a bargain price. would seem a lot for a back up player if some of the prices quoted are true.
----Kounde---Varane--Maguire--
Swap Bailly for him.
Can't be true. If Varane comes we need a midfielder and a RB (an actual one) before looking anywhere else. Kounde wouldn't come cheap either
Might be a message to AM - we can sign someone younger than Trippier who can fill that role
+ might even get Bailly involved in a swap
+ might even get Bailly involved in a swap
I also think it was being leak to pressure on both Madrid clubs.
Most accurate thing Rat boy ever said
Same vibes
Sort of.
"They (media) say a lot of things and sometimes think too much about them and it hurts when you are giving your all for the club. Things come out like ‘he’s going to Tottenham’, or ‘he’s staying’. These are difficult times for a player. It’s difficult to detach yourself (from the speculation). I was calm as I knew I wanted to continue with Madrid.”
Similar to the Coman and Dembele links during the Sancho approach. Hopefully just a leak to hurry Madrid in negotiations. Signing another centre back after we get Varane would make about as much sense as signing Alan Smith and Wayne Rooney in the same window and..... oh yeah, we did that.
On a side note our negotiating tactics have been a lot more intelligent in this window.
On a side note our negotiating tactics have been a lot more intelligent in this window.
We won't be relegating our Captain to the bench
We won't be relegating our Captain to the bench
Especially after a fantastic Euros.
Lindelof needs upgradation but he would be great to have as third CB. He is dependably average and can do a job. We had a very good defensive record with him to be fair.
I'll assume English isn't your first language? But I love this word, can we make it a word.
This isn't the first report this summer and that we're after two centre backs. And doesn't fit the narrative that we're trying to pressure Madrid as it doesn't say he's an alternative.
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