Was never a priority.
Kim Min-jae | signed for Bayern
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Words can’t describe how disappointed I am. I have a feeling he would become best defender in the world, if he wasn’t already.
Everyone getting upset remember that Tomori and Smalling are two of the best centre backs in that league.
Also Bailly was brilliant for his first season with us.
One season wonder in an average league sounds extremely risky to me.
Also Bailly was brilliant for his first season with us.
One season wonder in an average league sounds extremely risky to me.
This argument is pointless. One thing doesn't have to do with the other. In a few months, you will join the regretting people as KMJ is not a one season wonder. He is one of the best CBs in the world and we missed out on him.
In what way would you say there was there a big gap? Varane-Martinez played 16 PL games together and lost 4 games, 5 draws and 7 wins = 26 points. Most of our wins, points and cleans sheets came when one of them wasn’t playing. Think very few clubs have better backups for the CB positions.
Think he would have been great besides Martinez, shame we won't see that
True. Still it’s undoubted that adding Kim to a back line where the starting CBs probably can only pair up for a third of all fixtures and backups are - especially Maguire - can’t play ETHs build up game, would have made a BIG difference. No matter if he’s a starter or backup or whatever.
All we ever heard was we were interested which we nay have been? Nothing concrete and we get linked to all sorts. Bayern moved and got themselves what looks to be a very good centre back end of. Dry your eyes ffs. We have more pressing issues to deal with. A striker, a keeper and midfield issues.
Unless I’m mistaken, they haven’t signed him yet, have they?
Because I remember some posters already saying we’re a shambolic club for not already wrapping the deal and so on. Is Bayern in shambles too now?
Anyways, with Pavard and Hernandez gone this summer, CB was a high priority for Bayern, not so much for us. Good signing for them
Because I remember some posters already saying we’re a shambolic club for not already wrapping the deal and so on. Is Bayern in shambles too now?
Anyways, with Pavard and Hernandez gone this summer, CB was a high priority for Bayern, not so much for us. Good signing for them
The release clause isn't even in play until literally now. Nobody was signing him until July, the most that could happen is what Bayern have done and that is agree everything and have it in place.
Since we cant sell a CB I doubt this was ever on for us
I know he has a release clause active only from July, but some in here were already calling for heads because we hadn’t signed him two weeks ago
They were calling for heads, since he is joining Bayern and not United.
I remember when Upamecano and De Ligt were going to be the best defenders in the world too.
To be fair, de Ligt is class.
Upa needs to become stronger mentally. He has all the tools, but his nerves are an issue.
No no it was before Bayern showed interest, people were already complaining he hadn’t signed yet
Have you seen what we looked like at the back when Varane and Martinez were both out injured? Lindelof can do a decent job at CB, but the last thing we need is to either move Shaw away from LB or playing Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named at CB again.
We need 4 reliable CBs over the course of a long campaign and we only have 3 as of now.
If they were it was a small minority because everyone knew the clause was active in July.
A back three of Min-Jae, de Ligt and Upamecano is going to be pretty strong in fairness. With Davies and Mazzraoi as fullbacks they’ll be a solid bet in CL next season under Tuchel.
I’m not against this transfer. However I’m
Not gutted if it doesn’t happen. For years we were fooled by Koulibaly. The defenders in Italy haven’t been up to it over previous 5 years. I think in a few years we’ll know with him how good he really is, but not now.
Not gutted if it doesn’t happen. For years we were fooled by Koulibaly. The defenders in Italy haven’t been up to it over previous 5 years. I think in a few years we’ll know with him how good he really is, but not now.
Meh. Was never going to happen with Harry still on the books.
Not a priority position. We need that new keeper. Would rather have Maguire as 5th choice if it meant we got a new keeper instead of wasting this amount on Kim and keeping DDG.
It's a great lost if we didn't sign him. However we have more pressing positions to fill GK and ST.
I dont see a big difference between that and Hernandez, De Ligt, Upamecano tbh. KMJ isnt going t magically solve their problems.
Surely it’s not here we go until they actually trigger the clause?
Upamecano is wank though and has been for a long while, even before his horror show in the CL.
Availability is the issue with Hernandez, not his quality.
The defenders weren't really a problem last season - apart from Upamecano's mistakes versus City. The balance in midfield without a true no. 6 and in some matches the lack of a 9 were the real problems - that should be solved this transfer window. Raiding Tottenham for Kane and Höjbjerg (as I think that he could complement Kimmich very well - and I like his mentality since he played for Bayern's U23 - seldom have seen a so mature 17-year-old) would be my wish solution...
Of course it does, it shows that players who we wouldn't rate as among the best Centre Backs in the world can flourish in that league.
You just saying "he's one of the best centre backs in the world" doesn't make it true.
We will find out over time whether he is or if he is a player who had a very short purple patch in an average league. I don't really have an opinion on him yet, he's got a lot to do.
name checks out I guess.
Originality doesn't.
Bah 
If I recall didn't Fab get all trigger happy last year with the Martinez deal? Here we go'd for Arsenal then we came in.
Might have been someone else actually. But he definitely jumped the gun.
Golden brother why would you do that to me?
I’m gutted too. Thought he’d be a good fit here, but I have the say Lindelof has improved. Just as long as he doesn’t play next to Maguire- Status