Not likely. He's very important to Dortmund and we don't have CL football to boot. We'll have to offer big money for Dortmund to even consider(50m+).
Dortmund are under no pressure to sell him remember. Furthermore,they dont owe us anything. The market has spoken(and recently to boot), a CB just went for 50m,why cant they demand that much for Hummels. He is every bit the player that Luiz is and probably more. Like it or not,these crazy deals affect the market.I doubt it will be that much but certainly around 40m.
I know David Luiz went for 50 but we aren't mad like they are.
Feel we need to big signings for the spine of our team a CB like Hummels and a CM like Vidal will give us one of the strongest spines in the league/world.
DDG/Hummels/Vidal/RVP
I'd think a host of others would be jettisoned before Kagawa, including the likes of Nani, Anderson , Young and valencia...Sorry, to add to this didn't Andy Mitten say that the squad will be trimmed and without naming names some players have not performed as they might have been expected to? I'd say Kagawa is maybe on that list.
Well or more as the semis showed..Dortmund are under no pressure to sell him remember. Furthermore,they dont owe us anything. The market has spoken(and recently to boot), a CB just went for 50m,why cant they demand that much for Hummels. He is every bit the player that Luiz is and probably more. Like it or not,these crazy deals affect the market.
Is he fast enough for the premier league?
Think Vidic was faster than Hummels thoughVidic lacked pace and he coped just fine with the exception of a couple of games against Torres.
Looked vulnerable to pace first half but has had an excellent second half. If he had pace he'd be the complete defender.
Agree with this, I don't think there are many centrebacks that can keep pace with the fastest forwards. Boateng may be one, but he's often shunted to fullback. Reminds me of Stam vs Anelka in that Charity Shield game, look how that turned out.Looked vulnerable to pace first half but has had an excellent second half. If he had pace he'd be the complete defender.
Having a poor game tonight. Lack of pace really showing and diving in needlessly on a few occasions.
He's been mercurial. Barely anything has gotten past him. I don't remember one defender making so many important interceptions. You've no idea what you're talking about.Having a poor game tonight. Lack of pace really showing and diving in needlessly on a few occasions.
Vidic lacked pace and he coped just fine with the exception of a couple of games against Torres.
Yup. A little stronger in air than Rio too.If he had pace he'd be a 25 year old Rio Ferdinand.
This is genuinely the exact same thing I said to my old man sitting beside me. Great minds think alike.If he had pace he'd be a 25 year old Rio Ferdinand.
He hasn't even been that bad. He got beat for pace once or twice, but he has made some very solid tackles, intercepted a lot of passes on the counter and has looked dominant in the air (although the Argies are tiny).The BBC commentary has been slagging him off all game (and Rio in the studio) so everyone will think he's shite now.
Boateng has been better IMO.
Aggressive and quick? Evans?He'd be superb in a back five with a pair of aggressive, quicker defenders beside him. Like Evans and Jones...
So we are just going to ignore, that he had clear problems with his knee and was nearly unable to play, huh?
Boateng was clearly better than him today, but this does not change the fact that Hummels was overall the best defender in the tournament.
He has been average. A mistimed header nearly cost Germany the title, lucky for them Palacios first touch and finish was beyond shite...He's been mercurial. Barely anything has gotten past him. I don't remember one defender making so many important interceptions. You've no idea what you're talking about.
Yes, did you not read the post?Aggressive and quick? Evans?
That's the problem with Hummels and why he'll never be one of the great CBs. He is too slow. You don't have to be Ferdinand in his prime pace wise, but you have to have a certain pace to be one of the very best.
Got found out today on numerous occasions and was also for Dortmund. Don't get me wrong he is a very good defender, but I've seen him costing Dortmund a few goals, because of his lack of pace.
Evans isn't aggressive or quick.Yes, did you not read the post?
In your opinion.Evans isn't aggressive or quick.
Problem is that he has pace of Vidic, but he defends like he is Rio if it makes sense. It really stands out in a open game against pace like vs Ghana or against top quality pacy opposition. If you are slow sometimes you got to do what you got to do rather than take on say a Messi for pace. Another thing is He gets caught under the ball too from time to time.
Anyway, he is still a very good defender whose standout feature is also his distribution which makes him rated higher than what it should plus the teams that he plays for.
