madras Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Smal said: Longstaff was this good under Benitez as well. He's always had this level in him. McTominay has not. When he first broke in he looked good but that fell away pretty quickly after 4 or 5 games. He had this alarming thing for playing passes a couple of yards short loads of times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufi Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 I love watching Le Fee. He seems like the perfect player for us. Anyone else on the Le Fee train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, Sufi said: I love watching Le Fee. He seems like the perfect player for us. Anyone else on the Le Fee train? What's Le Fee likely to be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufi Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Prophet said: What's Le Fee likely to be? Haha. Im not sure. I've seen as high as 40 for him. Seems unlikely it will be that much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, Sufi said: Im watching the fellas on Toon Review youtube live right now and they are talking about De Paul. Interesting player. I'd prefer to look elsewhere though. Had no clue we were linked. He’s not very good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Yeah, overrated imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Looking like Ugarte is off to PSG according to Romano. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelrouser Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 36 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said: Looking like Ugarte is off to PSG according to Romano. Or Chelsea lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 It's quite nice of Chelsea to volunteer as the "FFP rules are essentially unenforceable" guinea pigs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Sufi said: I love watching Le Fee. He seems like the perfect player for us. Anyone else on the Le Fee train? He's a classy player, but he's very small. Not the sort of physical profile we've typically looked at in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempiternal Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Would take Phillips over McTominay every day of the week. Played really well for England. Didn’t work out at city but they are the best team in the world. Pressed a shit load under Bielsa. Good player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sempiternal said: Would take Phillips over McTominay every day of the week. Played really well for England. Didn’t work out at city but they are the best team in the world. Pressed a shit load under Bielsa. Good player Different kinds of players though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempiternal Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Depends where Howe is wanting to play McTominay tbf. Phillips is a better footballer imo, really good athlete as well. Was absolutely quality next to rice for England. I still rate him personally. Pep isn’t a fool and clearly saw something in him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Phillips will cost quite a bit and his salary his quite high. You blow up the wage structure for him? Not convinced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Phillips might not be for sale anyway. Might just be undergoing the Pep preparation year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempiternal Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, gazza ladra said: Phillips will cost quite a bit and his salary his quite high. You blow up the wage structure for him? Not convinced. Fair point, we will have to at some point though. I do think he’s good though, was brilliant in the euros. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufi Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 1 hour ago, KaKa said: He's a classy player, but he's very small. Not the sort of physical profile we've typically looked at in midfield. Thats a valid point. He's a feisty little guy though. I think we have enough tenacity and strength in the squad. We can afford to have a slightly smaller guy who works hard. What he lacks in size he makes up for everywhere else tbh. Reminds me a bit of a young Modric in his agility and range of passing. Obviously not comparing him to Luka in any other way asides from that and maybe the size criticism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufi Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 33 minutes ago, gazza ladra said: Phillips will cost quite a bit and his salary his quite high. You blow up the wage structure for him? Not convinced. I'd take him in a heartbeat but I doubt he's available or even willing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Phillips is a much better player than McTominay, there's much better value in terms of wages we'd have to pay than both anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufi Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Gravenberch looks like a clone of Isak except for hes a CM. His appearance and dribbling style look insanely similar to Isak. Wonder if we can get Bayern to agree a fee for him. Looks like a star. I'd be fine with 40m for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 13 hours ago, Jack27 said: Dare I say… enough for a thread? Please do, young wizard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 7 hours ago, Sufi said: Thats a valid point. He's a feisty little guy though. I think we have enough tenacity and strength in the squad. We can afford to have a slightly smaller guy who works hard. What he lacks in size he makes up for everywhere else tbh. Reminds me a bit of a young Modric in his agility and range of passing. Obviously not comparing him to Luka in any other way asides from that and maybe the size criticism. I like him a lot, there's another similarish smaller midfielder that plays for Sassuolo, Maxime Lopez, that I like too. I just think in that deeper midfield role, from most of the links we've seen, it is likely that we are looking for someone with some physical presence in there. I might be wrong though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Newcastle and Aston Villa keeping tabs on Swansea youngster Azeem Abdulai with the Scotland Under 21 midfielder's playing style drawing comparisons with Jude Bellingham Abdulai, 20, made his Swansea first-team debut against Oxford in Carabao Cup He received a first international call-up for Scotland Under 21s back in March Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen are another interested in the midfielder Newcastle United and Aston Villa are among the clubs keeping tabs on Swansea City youngster Azeem Abdulai - whose midfield style is being compared with Jude Bellingham. The Scotland Under 21 international made his first-team debut for the Swans in their Carabao Cup match against Oxford United earlier this season. His performances in the academy ranks were rewarded with outings in the March U21 internationals against Sweden and Wales. Newcastle and Villa have been keeping tabs on 20-year-old Abdulai's progress and Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen are also watching him closely. His stature, playing style and ability to dominate a midfield have drawn comparisons with England and Borussia Dortmund star Bellingham, 19, from some who have watched him in action. Abdulai was born in Glasgow to a Sierra Leonean father and Scottish mother, joining the Jimmy Johnstone Academy at the age of just six. Celtic spotted his talent and signed him into their academy at the age of nine but he was released aged 16 in April 2019. His father Abu was paralysed after breaking his back lifting weights in the gym in 2008 but defied doctors by learning to walk again. Abdulai moved to London by himself aged 16, living in an Airbnb room before he found the AG Football Academy run by agent Godfrey K Torto. After trials at Brentford and AFC Wimbledon, he eventually signed for Premier League club Leicester City after Kolo Toure, a first-team coach under Brendan Rodgers, remembered his talents from Celtic. In the end, Abdulai moved on to Swansea in 2021 and quickly established himself in midfield for the Welsh club's Under 23 side. Russell Martin called him into the Swansea first-team squad for their FA Cup third round tie against Southampton in January 2022 but he didn't get off the bench. However, Abdulai did make his senior debut in Swansea's Carabao Cup tie with Oxford at the Kassam Stadium back in September, a game they lost on penalties after a 2-2 draw. In March, he made his Scotland under-21 debut off the bench in a 3-2 defeat to Sweden at St Mirren Park, and then started the 3-0 loss to Wales a few days later. Abdulai showed potential in those games, and his Swansea U23 games, to attract a string of high profile admirers ahead of the summer. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12124673/Newcastle-Aston-Villa-keeping-tabs-Swansea-youngster-Azeem-Abdulai.html?ico=topics_pagination_desktop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 48 minutes ago, Sufi said: Gravenberch looks like a clone of Isak except for hes a CM. His appearance and dribbling style look insanely similar to Isak. Wonder if we can get Bayern to agree a fee for him. Looks like a star. I'd be fine with 40m for him. I think he’d cost between 25-35m - Bayern bought him for circa 16m so it’s a decent profit for them after 1 year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Chris Rigg to sign for us on his 16th birthday? Pewa profit for them at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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