ShinjiNinja26
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Probably. But for that kind of money is that not a very expensive upgrade?
Who cares? Thats the whole point, it’s an upgrade. If he takes our defence to the next level it’s money well spent.
Probably. But for that kind of money is that not a very expensive upgrade?
I haven’t seen any reliable figure yet?Probably. But for that kind of money is that not a very expensive upgrade?
Is the money being talked about not around 10m more than Lindelof cost? For a guy who has won pretty much everything over the past decade.
Who cares, that’s the whole point it’s an upgrade. If he takes our defence to the next level it’s money we’ll spent.
This is such an important point. It’s a bit like Maguire, he gets picked on for individual events during a game but over the course of a season he’s as good as anyone right now.Varane is a very good centre back and would complement Maguire well IMO. Don't let the Euros fool you. He's not perfect but he's far better than any other realistic (and affordable) option I can see.
Talking wages rather than fee.
Will he though? I'd say taking us next level would be making Maguire our 2nd best CB.
I'm not dissing Varane here, I'm just not convinced by him that's all.
Really not sure about this. Think we'll look back on it as a very expensive mistake.
Well, not necessarily a mistake but I'm not convinced he's any better than Maguire.
He will be an asset and improve us, but if he will take our defence to a new level remains to be seen. Looking back at the years with Real, I wouldn’t exactly call their defence solid. Most of the time conceding around 40 or more goals per season.Who cares? Thats the whole point, it’s an upgrade. If he takes our defence to the next level it’s money well spent.
Uncanny
Varane, Sancho, and a DM who can pass the football and that’s pretty much as close to an ideal window as we can get.
Sell some ‘deadwood’ and possibly try get Trippier, and maybe one other young talented player to go in the youth ranks.
Yes Switzerland were surprisingly good and managed to explore France weaknesses. And Varane will get help in the box by Maguire especially in the air. As I wrote, I really like him, but he does have a few weaknesses that might be a bigger problem in the PL than la liga.That doesn’t sound too convincing…
I think he’s going to be great for us alongside maguire. We usually keep it tighter than France did tonight. Switzerland were class when you think about it. What a comeback. Great game for the neutral. If England beat Germany they’ll be favourites.
He will be an asset and improve us, but if he will take our defence to a new level remains to be seen. Looking back at the years with Real, I wouldn’t exactly call their defence solid. Most of the time conceding around 40 or more goals per season.
Yes Switzerland were surprisingly good and managed to explore France weaknesses. And Varane will get help in the box by Maguire especially in the air. As I wrote, I really like him, but he does have a few weaknesses that might be a bigger problem in the PL than la liga.
He will be an upgrade defensively. And getting him as our first CB would mean we would automatically upgrade our third choice as well which I think would have a big impact.He is better than Lindelof nomatter how you look at it so he will be an upgrade nomatter. How much of an upgrade is debatable , but i'd say quite a bit..
Hah, yep yep I know! Sancho is all but done, and fingers and toes crossed this Varane deal is over the line too. That gives us the rest of the summer to get an actual midfielder.Don't get greedy
Hah, yep yep I know! Sancho is all but done, and fingers and toes crossed this Varane deal is over the line too. That gives us the rest of the summer to get an actual midfielder.
He will be an asset and improve us, but if he will take our defence to a new level remains to be seen. Looking back at the years with Real, I wouldn’t exactly call their defence solid. Most of the time conceding around 40 or more goals per season.
This would be an incredible signing. If we get Varane and Sancho over the line this early under Murtough and Fletchers reign then it's a brilliant start.
Sell the deadwood next and use that money for Camavinga!
I’ve just moved here from the Sancho thread, so how likely is this signing? Are we monitoring the situation or already getting ready to prepare a big?
He wasn't good at all last night but you obviously can't judge a player of that one game alone. Varane - Maguire has potential to be our best duo since Rio - Vidic days for sure.
Convinced we are being played for a new contract. Been here too many times before with Real Madrid and Barca players.
Someones edited his Wiki page already.
Raphaël Varane - Wikipedia
Yes he’s great at 1v1 at counters etc which is maybe more important than being strong in the box, at least if we want a higher line. If we look at how we lost points in the PL last season it was mainly due to setpieces or our first CB pair didn’t play.The most important thing he brings to the table is pace and 1v1 play which will allow entire team to push forward and dominate against most teams. Even if that means we concede more open play goals, it is fine by me. Plus surely he will help plug our gaps in set pieces.
I'm denying it."Someone".