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Summer Transfer Targets: Center Back (self.reddevils)

Izio17 が 投稿

Its quite clear that although Daley Blind has put in an admirable shift as a CB this season, it's not a long term option for our club. He has over-performed as a CB throughout the season, but simply put he shouldn't play CB next year. Here are some reasonable options I believe we should be going for this summer:

Koulibaly - Very tall center-back, extremely pacey, should be a great immediate fit for the premier league

Manolas - Physical, quick and a bit overly aggressive at times, has had years of experience in Serie A. I believe he'd compliment Chris Smalling quite well.

Marquinhos - Strong center back, with all around qualities. Good passer of the ball.

Laporte - A brick wall at the back, but we will face some stiff competition for him.

Ginter - Younger CB, but reads the game very well.

Van Dijk - Probably one of the most underrated CBs in the prem, very consistent but does have the off mistake in him.

Mustafi - haven't seen enough of him to really comment, already had a breadth of experience.

Rudiger - only seen him play a few games, but seems like a highly rated player

Who do you realistically see coming to United this summer? Or is there another defender waiting for a big break in our Academy?

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[–]mufcirclejerk 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Laporte broke his leg in March and was allegedly close to a City move prior to that. I think he'll be staying put for the next 12 months.

Marquinhos is leaving according to his agent. PSG rejected a £40m bid from Chelsea last summer, so we'll need to spend a fair old whack to get him.

Stones is another one. He hasn't had a very good season and probably won't fancy a move to Chelsea at the moment, and Martinez seems to be hated by the fans right now. He'd cost a similar amount to Marquinhos but is young and English. With Shaw and Smalling that's an attractive prospect for us.

[–]silkie_blondoKing Dave 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

CB should absolutely be our number 1 priority in this transfer window. I think the significance of this was shown in yesterdays game.

[–]Izio17[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

It's really been shown for most of the season, but yesterday was just one highlight of it. Not having a solid top CB to pair with Smalling has really impacted the way we play. We have to be more cautious and risk averse with our possession since we can't afford to have our backline exposed.

[–]silkie_blondoKing Dave 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well for the most part Daley Blind has done well for the season. I mean he held Lukaku in check when we played Everton so he has shown he can handle bigger/stronger CFs but it has to be on a situational basis.

I think the reason we had to play him this year was our lack of a player who can play long passes/pass over the top/passes forward.

[–]TudoorsYoung 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

I'd be the happiest with Koulibaly. He'd solve our massive aerial deficiency, and he's simply the best defender at this point in his career.

Marquinhos while he's good is 6 foot tall, he won't solve the problem which we currently have of simply not being able to defend crosses.

Add Maksimovic to the equation as well, I've only seen him a couple of times since we've been linked to him, but that man is a proper bastard, I'd be fine with him too.

[–]blinkfandangoiiRooney 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

We need to be able to defend on set pieces, I think he'd be great for that.

[–]Izio17[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'd be the happiest with Koulibaly.

Completely agree. I think he'd be a pretty snug fit for the pace of the Premier League as well, although his passing could improve a bit. Here's a pretty good write up on him.

[–]Pigeon_AssholeBlind's Sexy Hair 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

Stones has been shite

[–]Izio17[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Which is why I didn't include him in my list -- he's had a very poor season, but he may come good eventually.

Regardless, he's going to be very over-priced though, so simply put: he's not worth it.

[–]Kroesus 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

I'd like an older player. Tofu, Ro-Shaun Williams and Axel Tuanzebe are three of our most highly rated youngsters so splashing for another talent is pointless. Before the season started I advocated Coloccini, but he's been shit all season so I'm glad we didn't go down that path.

One thing is clear: Enough with buying talents in defence.

[–]Izio17[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

One thing is clear: Enough with buying talents in defence.

How many CBs have we splashed out the cash for in recent years?

[–]Kroesus 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well Jones and Smalling were both young when we got them.

What I'm saying is that we have talents. We got Laurent Blanc for 2 years, why can't we go down that path again?

[–]MadddevilDave Saves, Dave Stays 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I don't think Roma would sell Manolas this summer - they would have to pay 50% of his transfer fee to Olympiacos.

[–]Entrepreneur_GirlJuan Manuel Mata García 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

Laporte is apparently city bound

[–]Izio17[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

I've heard much of the same.

However, Renato Sanches was a United player until yesterday. So I won't believe it until Laporte is in a blue shirt.

[–]Entrepreneur_GirlJuan Manuel Mata García -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

Hahaha good point actually

[–]homa-bird 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

Stones or Marquinhos.

Stones for the English core and the fit with Smalling, Marquinhos because he's the best talent available.

[–]Izio17[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Stones taken a down turn this season in my eyes, it may have more to do with Everton than Stones though.

[–]homa-bird 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yeah I'm cautious about that, much like we're a very negative team that makes our defensive players look better than they are individually, Everton is too positive and puts an extra burden on their defensive players...