The left-back market…

Andersons Dietician said:
Your suggestion is Chilwell who isn’t as good as Shaw and is also a sicknote( anyone who thinks otherwise is not worth debating with)

Why are we trying to replace one sicknote with another. Chillwell also earns 190k a week at Chelsea whilst Shaw is 150k. I’d imagine Chelsea would want us to pick up all if not the majority of those wages. It is just a non starter and in my opinion not even a discussion worth having. Rather just let Amass have a go at it, anyway, Thank you and goodnight.
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Chilwell is better than Shaw at LWB (not LB)

I'm just suggesting him as a short term (6 month) loan as cover until the summer (if we cannot get a better option) - also wouldn't want to front all the wages but seeing as how desperate they are to get rid they might be interested in us only covering half.

I'd also like Amass to have a go but it doesn't look likely as we've seen an unfit Malacia and Dalot out of position on that side in recent times.

Thank you.
 
Hester_manc said:
Left backs we perhaps could sign in January, if we have money enough:

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Alvaro Fernandez (Benfica)
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Patrick Dorgu (Lecce)
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Alphonso Davies (Bayern)
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Theo Hernández (Milan)
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Nuno Mendes (PSG)
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Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth)
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Fernandez Gutiérrez (Girona)
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Could also add

Ait-Nouri (Wolves)
Robinson (Fulham)

So who is the best fit for the system out of all these LWB options then?
 
croadyman said:
Could also add

Ait-Nouri (Wolves)
Robinson (Fulham)

So who is the best fit for the system out of all these LWB options then?
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In order of overall quality as a LWB (and not thinking about age) I’d say:

1. Theo
2. Davies
3/4. Mendes or Gutierrez
5. Robinson
6. Ait-Nouri
7. Kerkez
8/9. Alvaro or Dorgu - haven’t seen much of either this season so can’t really say.
 
daba said:
In order of overall quality as a LWB (and not thinking about age) I’d say:

1. Theo
2. Davies
3/4. Mendes or Gutierrez
5. Robinson
6. Ait-Nouri
7. Kerkez
8/9. Alvaro or Dorgu - haven’t seen much of either this season so can’t really say.
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Can't see us signing Hernandez due to age, think they would love to sign Davies but still sense he's Madrid bound. So the next best option is to do a deal for Mendes or anyone below that.
 
croadyman said:
Can't see us signing Hernandez due to age, think they would love to sign Davies but still sense he's Madrid bound. So the next best option is to do a deal for Mendes or anyone below that.
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Yeah. And Robinson is two months older than Hernandez. 27 is past the prime age for a fullback, and INEOS would be fools to sign either of them for that reason. A team this far from contention has no business signing either of them.

One of the younger guys would be more than welcomed. Air-Nouri is only 23, on an even worse team (I think...), and should be reasonably affordable in the summer. Seems like he'd be the sweet spot to me if the chemistry/off-field stuff fits with the team.
 
We need to buy 2 left footed players. Statistically, these are harder to find. No harm accumulating. They will always have some value because of their rarity. I can't believe that Malacia is a top 25 left wing back based on FIFA but that's the way it rolls.
 
croadyman said:
Can't see us signing Hernandez due to age, think they would love to sign Davies but still sense he's Madrid bound. So the next best option is to do a deal for Mendes or anyone below that.
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bb8 said:
Yeah. And Robinson is two months older than Hernandez. 27 is past the prime age for a fullback, and INEOS would be fools to sign either of them for that reason. A team this far from contention has no business signing either of them.

One of the younger guys would be more than welcomed. Air-Nouri is only 23, on an even worse team (I think...), and should be reasonably affordable in the summer. Seems like he'd be the sweet spot to me if the chemistry/off-field stuff fits with the team.
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The question was who would be the best fit, so who would have the most impact if we were to drop them into the team today.

If the question is who should we sign with a medium to long-term view, things would be quite different:

1. Davies
2/3. Mendes or Gutierrez
4. Ait-Nouri
5. Theo
6. Kerkez
7. Robinson
8/9. Alvaro or Dorgu - haven’t seen much of either this season so can’t really say.

Leaving Alvaro and Dorgu at the bottom as on their own I don’t expect them to be ready to walk into our struggling team and lift us. If however, we signed any of the top 5 and we wanted another wingback, I think Dorgu would be an excellent shout as he can play on either flank, has bags of potential and is at least naturally physically ready for the league.
 
How about a cheeky loan bid for Zinchenko if all other moves fail. Looks like he will be glued to Arsenal's bench with the emergence of Lewis-Skelly as deputy to Califiori.
Before you laugh me off, I think he will be a upgrade over all your current options (bar a fit Shaw) at the LWB position. Gives you elite control, stability and ball progression from the left side of the pitch
 
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