Confirmed Signing Yerry Mina

MichiganToffee-NSNO · July 30, 2018

VentureBrosEFC said:
I would hazard a guess that most players believe in their ability to become first choice if they don't start that way.

True but United are pretty strong at CB and they might also be bringing in Maguire

larrygobfiend · July 30, 2018

I only want him to sign so we call all shout YERRY...YERRY...YERRY like on Jerry Springer.

MichiganToffee-NSNO · July 30, 2018

blueblue said:
From the players perspective a move from Barca to Everton is hardly a step forward in his career. Sometimes young players make moves that are not sensible for them , he needs to go to a club where he will play every week and establish himself as a top player and see where that gets him.
I am sure he has other options but make no mistake the lure of the Premiership would be far greater than that of the French League which was won by PSG... and it hasn't started yet.

Playing for a CL club is a bit over rated if you are playing for one of the cannon fodder teams in the competition.

Lyon are not making it very far in it so there is that

VentureBrosEFC · July 30, 2018

MichiganToffee-NSNO said:
True but United are pretty strong at CB and they might also be bringing in Maguire

Are they though? They have numbers but not real quality besides Bailly.

blulouie · July 30, 2018

Blue_Berry said:
According to the venerable oracle that is 101greatgoals.com, the list is Alderweirald, Maguire, plus:
Bayern Munich’s Jerome Boateng
Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly
AC Milan’s Alessio Romagnoli
Inter Milan’s Milan Skriniar
Atletico Madrid’s Jose Gimenez
Freiburg’s Caglar Soyuncu

No sign of our Yerri - if you care to believe this...

Oh I'm a beleiver.

Would be so out of character for Jose to sign this lad..

blueblue · July 30, 2018

I do believe we have other options and I don't believe that we would stay talking to Barca and Minna if there wasn't a reasonable chance of signing him.

Blue_Berry · July 30, 2018

Blue_Berry said:
According to the venerable oracle that is 101greatgoals.com, the list is Alderweirald, Maguire, plus:
Bayern Munich’s Jerome Boateng
Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly
AC Milan’s Alessio Romagnoli
Inter Milan’s Milan Skriniar
Atletico Madrid’s Jose Gimenez
Freiburg’s Caglar Soyuncu

No sign of our Yerri - if you care to believe this...

Actually, just noticed it's actually Paul Hirst's (Sunday Times) list. Not sure where he got that from like - I'd certainly hesitate to suggest he got it from Jose!

MichiganToffee-NSNO · July 30, 2018

VentureBrosEFC said:
Are they though? They have numbers but not real quality besides Bailly.

Lindelof could be really good if he plays imo

VentureBrosEFC · July 30, 2018

MichiganToffee-NSNO said:
Lindelof could be really good if he plays imo

Didn't catch more than a game or two of Benfica's when he was there so I wouldn't know but it's definitely a problem position for them as their center mids and Lukaku are excellent.

twoblue · July 30, 2018

blueblue said:
From the players perspective a move from Barca to Everton is hardly a step forward in his career. Sometimes young players make moves that are not sensible for them , he needs to go to a club where he will play every week and establish himself as a top player and see where that gets him.
I am sure he has other options but make no mistake the lure of the Premiership would be far greater than that of the French League which was won by PSG in season 2018/2019... and it hasn't started yet.

Playing for a CL club is a bit over rated if you are playing for one of the cannon fodder teams in the competition.

The lure of finishing 8th and being booed each week is far more enticing

dublinbluenose · July 30, 2018

I'd say we can put this one to bed now. Digne looks done now so you'd have thought we'd have finalised Mina at the same time of it was happening.

roydo · July 30, 2018

dublinbluenose said:
I'd say we can put this one to bed now. Digne looks done now so you'd have thought we'd have finalised Mina at the same time of it was happening.

Well we havnt said a dickie bird about either player so far....

SixtyGrand · July 30, 2018

dublinbluenose said:
I'd say we can put this one to bed now. Digne looks done now so you'd have thought we'd have finalised Mina at the same time of it was happening.

He's definitely Utd bound - Mourinho seems to be looking for a grock CB who can score goals (Maguire) so his interest in Mina seems plausible.

We need to move on ASAP.