McCormick Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Won’t come cheap though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Just now, McCormick said: Won’t come cheap though. But then again, who does? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Is this another one that we're not actually really looking at? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Shearergol said: Is this another one that we're not actually really looking at? nee cunt has any actual idea who the NUFC transfer warlocks have secretly targeted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Shearergol said: Is this another one that we're not actually really looking at? Possibly the opposite. We are looking and enquiring but with no real intention, trying to make it look like we have plenty of options in order to keep prices down on the real targets ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, McCormick said: I think he’s really really good tbh; very clever little player. His only downside is he’s not as quick as you’d ideally want for a PL winger. Amazing work rate for a young “flair-player” too. Ah, okay. Interesting. I haven't actually seen him play, so was just looking through his statistical profile etc. and they all look very good. His dribbling and passing especially. Looks a really talented prospect. Just been watching some of his videos to get a feel for how he plays and it looks like he doesn't hug the touchline like a traditional winger, but sits in narrower, which is what Howe wants from his wide men, with the full backs then providing the width, and so the electric pace shouldn't be an issue. His passing really stands out from his clips, looks a classy player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) Yep. Fantastic first touch and vision. Very classy player, good age and good work-rate; really does seem like someone Howe would love to work with. Good news for us is that he’s very under-appreciated/ underrated in France. We’ll still probably need to spend at least 30m to prise him away though. Edited July 25, 2022 by McCormick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, McCormick said: Won’t come cheap though. Apparently Monaco are looking for £20 million for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Just now, KaKa said: Apparently Monaco are looking for £20 million for him. Surely not. If so that's a good price. Can't see Monaco selling this cheap though. They are tough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 No-brainer then. Like I said, he seems super unheralded in France. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, McCormick said: Yep. Fantastic first touch and vision. Very classy player, good age and good work-rate; really does seem like someone Howe would love to work with. Good news for us is that he’s very under-appreciated/ underrated in France. We’ll still probably need to spend at least 30m to prise him away though. Leicester have been looking at him, but can't move for him without selling players first. The reports were that Monaco were looking for around £20 million from them. We went up to £35 million for Diaby, so I don't think the price would be a problem. Both he and Diaby are 22 years old, and we seem happy to pay more for younger players. Think the reason we wouldn't go higher for Harrison is that he is 26 years old. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bompeter Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 MediaFoot is complete bollocks. It’s basically a Marseille fan blog that farms for clicks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ikon said: Surely not. If so that's a good price. Can't see Monaco selling this cheap though. They are tough. All the reports regarding a price from when Leicester have been linked are saying £20 million. Apparently Monaco got a new manager in January, and he didn't use Diop as much as the previous manager, and so Monaco are open to a sale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Bompeter said: MediaFoot is complete bollocks. It’s basically a Marseille fan blog that farms for clicks. Marseille have been after Diop but were hoping to loan him initially as they can't afford him, so maybe that's why this has popped up on MediFoot's radar. Guess we'll see if there's any truth to it. Looking at Diop's profile though, it would make a lot of sense if we are interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I’ve never seen him play but 6 assists in 90 games over his career isn’t very exciting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 He won’t be solving any of our goal issues but he’s a quality player imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 He had 9 goals and 7 assists last season. Season before 7 goals and 2 assists. He's more of an emerging player really. Didn't really start games or play too many minutes prior to the last two seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMal Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 4 hours ago, bowlingcrofty said: Lyon have said they need to trim their squad and they’ll consider offers for all of their players Could this be that our boy has put in a transfer request as was speculated the other week, we have put in £30m bid and they are trying to flush out bigger bids?, ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, KaKa said: He had 9 goals and 7 assists last season. Season before 7 goals and 2 assists. He's more of an emerging player really. Didn't really start games or play too many minutes prior to the last two seasons. 6 assists & 9 goals In 45 games in all competitions for Monaco last season Edited July 25, 2022 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, McCormick said: He won’t be solving any of our goal issues but he’s a quality player imo. We need a winger that will do exactly that. For too long we’ve relied on Wilson when fit and ASM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 19 minutes ago, McCormick said: He won’t be solving any of our goal issues but he’s a quality player imo. What’s the point of him then ? Genuine question btw but if he doesn’t score or assist what does he do ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I really think people with any eggs in the Paqueta basket are going to end up disappointed. It's a like that mainly exists because everyone just assumed, because he is Bruno's mate, he must be on his way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: What’s the point of him then ? Genuine question btw but if he doesn’t score or assist what does he do ? What I will say is the whole assist thing shouldn’t be taken too seriously. Having bet on the assist market I’d say Maxi crosses a ball and it takes the slightest nick of a defender he won’t get credited with the assist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, gdm said: 6 assists & 9 goals In 45 games in all competitions for Monaco last season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, gdm said: We need a winger that will do exactly that. For too long we’ve relied on Wilson when fit and ASM Jack Harrison got decent numbers but for some its a no goer for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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