moore_94 Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July (edited) https://www.hln.be/voetbal/hln-transferlive-veel-interesse-voor-mandela-keita-roman-yaremchuk-op-weg-naar-olympiakos~ad4cd683/ Edited 31 August by Finnegan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DezFox Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July Wasn’t he at OH? Funny if we end up paying loads for him. Pointless having a sister club. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July "Similar players to Mandela Keita: Sergio Busquets" Sign him up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-sodapop Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 2 minutes ago, DezFox said: Wasn’t he at OH? Funny if we end up paying loads for him. Pointless having a sister club. 😂 He was and I thought he was worth a look then too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July Pulse? Check! 2 feet? Check! GERRIMIN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 2 minutes ago, MPH said: 2 feet? Check! We'd have a really small side tbf. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will1981 Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 3 minutes ago, MPH said: Pulse? Check! 2 feet? Check! GERRIMIN I prefer my midfielders taller than that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teblin Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 6 minutes ago, DezFox said: Wasn’t he at OH? Funny if we end up paying loads for him. Pointless having a sister club. 😂 Was only on loan wasn’t he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July This would be typical of us. Needed competition for Ndidi for 3 years. Was available on loan with a £4m option and now we'll pay £15m for him instead. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 29 July Author Share Posted 29 July 2 minutes ago, teblin said: Was only on loan wasn’t he? He came through at Leuven, they then sold him to Antwerp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_lcfc Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July Good passer of the ball with very good defensive stats. Not sure if he's the one, but it's exactly the sort of profile we need alongside Winks in my opinion. Ndidi should only be a backup option this year if we want to do well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 6 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: This would be typical of us. Needed competition for Ndidi for 3 years. Was available on loan with a £4m option and now we'll pay £15m for him instead. Depending on the contract length, it might not actually be so bad (although I agree he could have been cheaper a while back). £15m over 5 years is only going to be £3m/year so not that much outlay. Very solid defensively and presents as low risk considering his age. Again, it comes back to resale value. We're in a position that if we get 2 solid years out of him, we could get double our money (by Chelsea...) at this rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July Just now, StanSP said: Depending on the contract length, it might not actually be so bad (although I agree he could have been cheaper a while back). £15m over 5 years is only going to be £3m/year so not that much outlay. Very solid defensively and presents as low risk considering his age. Again, it comes back to resale value. We're in a position that if we get 2 solid years out of him, we could get double our money (by Chelsea...) at this rate. I'm not saying it wouldn't be, he's a good player. It's more the decision making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeybradger Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July (edited) have we seen Ndidi try and play his old deeper role again this preseason? It is a worry that he might not be as solid defensively as before. If so this guy would be a good option to replace him. Edited 29 July by honeybradger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silebyfox_89 Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July So basically Mendy 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July I can only assume news filters through slowly and this was our Ndidi replacement had he not signed…. We probably made an enquiry last month and it’s only just filtering through… with winks, Ndidi, Hamza and Soumarè on the more defensive side, I’d be surprised if this went through… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wink84 Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 45 minutes ago, moore_94 said: He came through at Leuven, they then sold him to Antwerp What the point in having a sister club if we can't help each other out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxinNotts Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 1 minute ago, MPH said: I can only assume news filters through slowly and this was our Ndidi replacement had he not signed…. We probably made an enquiry last month and it’s only just filtering through… with winks, Ndidi, Hamza and Soumarè on the more defensive side, I’d be surprised if this went through… I'm starting to think (what someone on here was trying to tell me, yet I was dismissing it!) is true. Basically, we might not actually play any kind of number 10, at all! It could be that Cooper will want three (or two in a 3-4-3) hard working, energetic, centre midfielders, who get the ball forward relatively quickly, with the creativity coming mainly from the wings or a 'quarterback' position. A three of Keita, Hatate and Winks could suit this kind of system. Backed up with squad players, Ndidi, Choudhury, Golding and Soumare, if he sticks around. Bad news for Alves, I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 29 July Author Share Posted 29 July (edited) 9 minutes ago, MPH said: I can only assume news filters through slowly and this was our Ndidi replacement had he not signed…. We probably made an enquiry last month and it’s only just filtering through… with winks, Ndidi, Hamza and Soumarè on the more defensive side, I’d be surprised if this went through… HLN are quite good - it is who Kristof Terreur works for - so I don’t think that would be the case He is very comfortable on the ball so I wouldn’t be surprised if he is also seen as competition for Winks as well as Wilf Soumare is being linked away as well Edited 29 July by moore_94 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeybradger Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 4 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said: I'm starting to think (what someone on here was trying to tell me, yet I was dismissing it!) is true. Basically, we might not actually play any kind of number 10, at all! It could be that Cooper will want three (or two in a 3-4-3) hard working, energetic, centre midfielders, who get the ball forward relatively quickly, with the creativity coming mainly from the wings or a 'quarterback' position. A three of Keita, Hatate and Winks could suit this kind of system. Backed up with squad players, Ndidi, Choudhury, Golding and Soumare, if he sticks around. Bad news for Alves, I guess Hatate is more of a creative player who will take a lot of risks with the ball and is quite weak defensively according to his transfer thread. Alves could interchange with that profile arguably. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacedX Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 3 hours ago, moore_94 said: He came through at Leuven, they then sold him to Antwerp I knew I hadn't imagined it and the name sounded familiar. I wondered whether it was simply the Mandela effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithuriel Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 9 minutes ago, SpacedX said: I knew I hadn't imagined it and the name sounded familiar. I wondered whether it was simply the Mandela effect. Ah, the Mandela effect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July He's literally only just signed a permanent deal with Antwerp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 29 July Share Posted 29 July 12 minutes ago, Tuna said: He's literally only just signed a permanent deal with Antwerp In the mudkin strikes again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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