Fofana would.be the cheaper option.
Not saying he would be bad. But Rodrygo is an established player in a top team.
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Rodrygo is a not yet established player who cannot get much of a look in at a top team, hence him not really being established and why heās seemingly available.
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It sounds like a circus 
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Fofana wouldnāt even get into that real Madrid team as it stands now. So there.
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Are they expectant of a lot of cash from Chiesaā¦I wouldnāt expect it.
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Thats not correct. He was a starter for Carlo
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Wiki have him playing 270 (172 league)games in 6 years for them
āA starterāā¦someone who only plays when more valued players are unavailable and is frustrated enough about his role player status that he and the club are both open to him leaving.
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He started a majority of their games the last three seasons, including in the Champions League. Thatās despite the fact that heās been blocked from his preferred position by two of the top 5 forwards in world football - Vicinius and MbappĆ©. Heās forced to play as a RW when he prefers to play as a LW or centrally.
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I donāt think the club see them as the same transfer targets.
Rodrygo would be to replace Diaz. A starter who can contribute a lot (Rodrygo and Diaz currently probably at similar levels of ability, but Diaz at his peak and Rodrygo with room to develop)
Fofana would be a Chiesa replacement.
If Diaz goes, I donāt think we go after Fofana. Likewise if Chiesa goes I donāt think we go after Rodrygo. One is a target as a starter, and the other is a target as a backup/squad player.
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Only because Vini Jr is in his position. Rodrygo can also play up front which weāll need if replacing Diaz. Played there in the CL final.
Iād prefer to keep Diaz because of all the churn but Rodrygo would be another exciting signing. Would hate to see him at another PL club
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I donāt think we want to keep Diaz against his wishes and risk him unsettling the dressing room. If heās decided he wants to move on then we should cash in. 60+ million quid would be a great return for him, if we can also get 50 or so for Nunez, then thatāll be great business.
Bring in Rodrygo and that gives us a fantastic like-for-like replacement and we maintain our top-drawer forward line.
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There is no indication hes unsettling the rest of the team if there was he wouldnāt have gone to Hong Kong so im not sure why people keep mentioning it.
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Agreed. It just feels like people need the drama.
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Be his dad who is unsettled thankfully he doesnāt play for us.
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I said itās a risk if we keep him against his wishes. No need to get so butthurt over idle speculation on the internet. Itās not that deep.
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Idle speculation its not even that its shit been made up so donāt get upset when you called out for the bollocks.
What the fuck are you on about? I was making the speculation. Itās not bollocks that he wants away. Itās been reported on by reliable journos including Ornstein. If a player wants to leave the club and we wonāt let him go, then it stands to reason that the player would be unhappy, and then it also stands to reason that said unhappy player could end up unsettling the locker room.
āCalled out for the bollocksā is hilarious. Have a day off mate.
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Weāre nervous cause we want to sign players weāve never seen play.
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Itās quite possibly his dad is unhappy at the lack of money.
If Iām honest he shouldnāt be downhearted by the state of the club or his playing time. Which means itās all about cash.
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