Don’t think it’s good value at his age. Think he’s already played his best part of his prime. I mean sure City is one of the only teams in the world can spunk Virgil money on a CB hoping for a good season or two and not caring about the rest but I’d look for a younger CB in their shoes. They lose Koulibaly for AFCON as way.
No he’s coming to United as soon as they can figure out the Sancho deal.
I believe Koulibaly plays on the left side as well, but I could be mistaken on that.
Angelino back from loan. Ake hasn’t played left back in years. I wouldn’t count on him playing heavy minutes at that position. Despite being useless in the air, Ake is a pure CB now until evidence shows otherwise.
It makes sense Ake is clearly a Pep type of defenseman. He can play with the ball at his feet and he has a great passing range.
Yea that article lightly touches on why Chelsea has so much to spend like we've been saying in this forum for quite a while. Transfer embargo has limited buys, years of selling for high amounts, and loan fees.
And Liverpool's situation isn't unique to Liverpool. There are only going to be a handful of clubs spending significant money, whether it be the revenue powerhouses like United, clubs that already had a war chest like Chelsea, or clubs with other means like City. You also see clubs that are going to do moves that are heavy with future payments, which are going to be very risky. Clubs that already have a squad that can legitimately win, probably won't be very active. Clubs that don't want to take on a ton of risk, probably won't be very active.
We're also seeing clubs that are looking to sell a lot in a tough market because they need to shed expenses.
He will be good for 2 and serviceable for the rest I would say. With how bad the City back line was at times I think it would have been a worthwhile purchase.
For a club with more or less limitless means, I'd agree. For anyone that has any sort of budget, even a large budget, it's something to think about. I wouldn't spend absurd money for KK.
