The Centre Back thread

[AdamB]

I guess this will rule us out of signing Ben White. Can't see us topping £40m

https://www.skysports.com/football/...om-arsenal-for-england-international-defender

 

[Bedfordspurs]

I guess this will rule us out of signing Ben White. Can't see us topping £40m

https://www.skysports.com/football/...om-arsenal-for-england-international-defender

All comes down to the deal
Can offer more guarantees
Can also pay more up front
And can give them a player too

 

[Robbo]

Only one? Poor bloke.

Perhaps Gattuso will get two.

I heard this guy Sergio in Madrid is unemployed. Cheeky bid?

 

[Jordinho]

Perhaps Gattuso will get two.

I heard this guy Sergio in Madrid is unemployed. Cheeky bid?

There's a very lucrative retirement home in Paris.

 

[IulianSteaua]

Some promising young guys in France, like some users here mentioned, the Monaco guy Badiashile(20yo- transfer market 28 mil€) and Lille's Botman(21yo- transfer market 28mil€). I would get a young CB and a more experienced one(like Ramos, Boateng etc).

 

[JerusalemMan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1408363355950223366

Interesting...
Wonder if Paratici has set his sights too high here.

 

[Danishfurniturelover]

Some promising young guys in France, like some users here mentioned, the Monaco guy Badiashile(20yo- transfer market 28 mil€) and Lille's Botman(21yo- transfer market 28mil€). I would get a young CB and a more experienced one(like Ramos, Boateng etc).

Badiashile is going to be a star, I must have watched Monaco 6 times last season and he always impressed me with his reading of the game and timing of tackles. A bit Ledley King type of a defender.

 

[Danishfurniturelover]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1408363355950223366

Interesting...
Wonder if Paratici has set his sights too high here.

We need a hell of a lot more then one central defender, someone to create stuff in midfield rather then the unfit Ndombele and the permanently injured and workmanlike Lo Celso.

A right wing back 2 central defenders and more then likely one striker. If we are just trying to be quality the sheer cr*press of the rest of the squad will bring that new signing down.

 

[JerusalemMan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1412384455013056512

Seems to be from a local Sevilla media outlet.
Though being 'set' to make an offer is not 'have made' an offer

 

[DaveT316]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1412384455013056512

Seems to be from a local Sevilla media outlet.
Though being 'set' to make an offer is not 'have made' an offer

I’m sold on him purely on the basis that he needed to have counselling to ease his pathological hatred of losing. Sign him up!

 

[Lemonade Money]

I’m sold on him purely on the basis that he needed to have counselling to ease his pathological hatred of losing. Sign him up!

Is signing for Spurs part of the therapy?

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

Is signing for Spurs part of the therapy?

Yes it's the 'acceptance' phase.

That losing can occur ...no matter what you try.

 

[metalgear]

we don't have champions league. doubt Kounde would be interested.
its the same levy talk to the best and milk PR before we say no stratgey.

the best we can do are Ben White and Conor Coady to replace Dier and Toby. That's our level and I would be happy with them. Would help Nuno with Coady in defence.

 

[AdamB]

Kounde wont come cheap at all - played in La Liga, in France's Euro 2021 squad...I think he'll cost more than we want to spend.

 

[Kandi1977]

we don't have champions league. doubt Kounde would be interested.[/B]
its the same levy talk to the best and milk PR before we say no stratgey.

the best we can do are Ben White and Conor Coady to replace Dier and Toby. That's our level and I would be happy with them. Would help Nuno with Coady in defence.

That's just utter bullsh1t. Clubs not in the CL sign good players all the time.

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

Says on Wiki that Kounde is 5ft 10" .

The new Chris Perry.

 

[Yiddo]

Says on Wiki that Kounde is 5ft 10" .

The new Chris Perry.

Probably the new Puyol.

 

[Raziel]

That's just utter bullsh1t. Clubs not in the CL sign good players all the time.

I want to play for a CL club translates to I want to get CL wages .. nothing more ..

 

[Bullet]

Kounde played in France's Euro 2021 squad.

France's centre backs looked poor, especially Kimpembe or whatever his name is. Oh and the other fella that got bullied by a Swiss cheese.

 

[Raziel]

Joachim Andersen guy from Fulham (that supposedly we were looking at) came on for Denmark, he's a big fudging unit that one.