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Dejan Kulusevski
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Bedfordspurs
Terry Naylor
Not worth that fee though
That would be doing them a big favour IMO
He may if he progresses but he ain’t there yet
I posted something about him a couple weeks back and a couple people picked holes at comments about playing him in CM.
I could see us doing this, perhaps for £25m-£30m, and then selling GLC for similar money
He's not the creator we need, but in place of GLC, Dele or Ndombele, it would be a smart move given he's more fitting with what the manager wants/needs
milo
Jack L. Jones
He played in CM for Atalanta. We'd probably need to play 3-5-2 to accommodate him there but his flexibility may be attractive. I'd see the main attraction him being able to cover Kane and Moura, if we are unable to bring in any of our primary striker targets in January. Stopgap cover with a life beyond the end of the season.
Agree about the flexibility....though sometimes the danger with those players is that they're ok in 3 positions but not great in any
If we can get him for £25m-£30m though, would be hard to lose money on him and Swedes are generally lower risk. Plus the physical side of the PL should be fine for him
Not one to set the pulses racing, but sensible enough at the right price, and he can hardly add less that some of our CM options
milo
Jack L. Jones
I think that we'd primarily sign him as a right inside forward but his flexibility could be useful this season where bringing in a lot of players in Jan will be difficult
Bedfordspurs
Terry Naylor
How does a right inside forward fit into a conte system?
his scoring record is pretty poor… well very poor TBH
milo
Jack L. Jones
It's the position that Moura is playing right now and he can play other positions too.
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Colin Calderwood
If that was true I’m sure we’d bite their arm off.
milo
Jack L. Jones
His Who Scored data from this year.
https://www.whoscored.com/Players/355855/Show/Dejan-Kulusevski
Here's his FB Ref data as a wide player
And here's his data as a forward
braineclipse
Terry Dyson
So not a lot of goals to be expected.
Could he play as a wing back for us?
Could he play as a wing back for us?
I like GLC and think is potentially a top player however for various reasons it hasnt worked out for him at Spurs. Also not clear to me how he fits into Conte's system
Therefore if this swap deal is possible, and we get a younger player who is possbly more likely to succeed in the PL, and it solves a problem with offloading GLC, it seems like an obvious deal to do, even though I think GLC is probably worth more
That's a good call. We apparently want a RWB this window and haven't been linked with many at all
braineclipse
Terry Dyson
Haven't seen nearly enough of him to say so more of a question to those that may have rather than a call as such.
Stats would be a decent fit with a wing back role, but so much more to it than that.
milo
Jack L. Jones
Not so far in his career.
I think that the main appeal of him in January is that he can cover a few positions where we are short but could have a role with us beyond this season. I don't think that he has ever played RWB, I'd be surprised if that was what we had in mind.
milo
Jack L. Jones
Poor old Conte, converts Victor Moses to a RWB and now everyone expects him to repeat the same trick again with any average winger he coaches
I think that we'll be signing a specialist for the role and it is probably our top priority for this window