Linked with City today.
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If the sticking point is 5 million like is being touted, over a five year contract it’s bugger all.
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I understand we can get him for free next year but we actually need him or someone this year.
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There’s not much in the difference so if he had 2-3 years left on his contract would we pay the money being asked, would we pay more?
If he’s the one we have identified then bring him in rather than lose him for 5 million,when we know we’d happily pay more if he wasn’t in his last year.
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Linked by me with City yesterday!
If we want this player then we need to pull our finger out.
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If he wants to go to City, fuck him.
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I’m actually wondering if the sticking point is more with the player. Early on he seemed to indicate that he wanted a guaranteed first team place. Could he be considering waiting to see if Konaté signs?
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If it’s guaranteed playing time he wants then he won’t be off to City.
Gvardiol, Stones, Dias, Ake, Akanji, Kushanov all already on the books. Yes he’s probably fitter and better than some but he’d hardly be a shoe-in.
To be honest, if he doesn’t think he could oust Konate from the line up I’d question whether he’s the player for us.
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if youre good enough you back yourself.
he only has to look at Konates last 2 games to know youd walk into the 11
Im just amazed Quansah left 2 months ago and we still havent got a CB in. Yet again the sqaud is painfully short
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This is exactly the scenario Crystal Palace were hoping for.
If true.
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He wouldn’t bother going to City. He would be bench warming at times. Here if he can’t oust an injury prone defender who is winding down his contract then he deserves CP.
We got Leoni tbf, attacking depth is worse imo.
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We did get Leoni but who has actually seen him play. He is 18 and joining the PL.
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I would expect him to be bedded in very slowly unless we are in dire straits.
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If he does end up anywhere but here Hughes, Edwards anybody associated with the transfers. Will need to hang there head in shame after all the game playing.
This is the thing Quansah was sold because he wouldn’t get enough games to develop but someone even younger from abroad will fix an issue.
Thanks for noticing that. The gratitude is just heart warming coming from you Richard.
In fairness to @rab he doesn’t have the time to do this FT as he has to post on here too. Unfortunately that doesn’t come with the same recognition and recompense but it’s certainly as important. TAN thanks you for your service and hopes you feel adequately rewarded with hearts and replies. No doubt @Magnus , @Bekloppt or one of the myriad other 0.01% could give you a villa or some such too as necessary.
Posting on here is my full time job. The “job” thing is more of a hobby.
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At a certain point you either have a valuation for a player or you don’t.
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I’m wondering what Konate is going to do. Is he going to sit tight, wind his deal down, and move to Real Madrid on a free? At which point, next summer it might be one out and one in on a free, with Guehi cancelling it out?
OR, I half wonder if the ‘exchange’ might be brought forward to the end of this window? We allow Konate to go now, as he has not signed any of the deals we have put in front of him. And for a similar sum of money, we bring Guehi in, this window?
Konate is a smashing player and I want him to sign a new deal. But if he will not, we might just get on with building our team for the future without him.
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I really don’t get these Konate to Real Madrid rumours, regardless of whether it is this season or at the end of his contract. I can’t see him starting for Madrid.
Konate is a very good defender, but not an elite defender. For me, if he stays with us, he is our high quality back up to our established 2 CB’s - possibly that will be VVD and Guehi.
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