davieG Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 As I said in the Callum Wilson thread they'll be loads of these type of links now. According to The Scottish Sun, new Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers wants Manchester City's Patrick Roberts having worked with him at Celtic. Leicester appointed Rodgers as their new manager on Tuesday evening, landing the Northern Irishman as the replacement for Claude Puel. Rodgers' swift exit from Celtic has shocked many, but he seemingly wanted to get in and see the Leicester squad ahead of making changes this summer. Signings will be on his radar, and one of his former Celtic stars is allegedly a target – Manchester City winger Roberts. The Scottish Sun report that Roberts could reunite with Rodgers at Leiccster in a £15million move this summer, having initially targeted him last summer. Roberts, 22, has made just three appearances for City, but hit 18 goals in 79 games in a two-and-a-half-year loan spell with Celtic, of which 12 goals in 66 games were under Rodgers. New Leicester City Manager Brendan Rodgers looks on during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion at King Power Stadium on February 26, 2019 in... The Englishman's loan deal finally ended last summer and he headed on to Girona, but Rodgers admitted to The Scottish Sun that he'd have 'loved' for Roberts to stay at Celtic if possible. Roberts has started just four games in La Liga this season and needs to settle down, so reuniting with Rodgers may be ideal as they look to recapture their Celtic magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 Would take him. And we need a winger. These links have only just started though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 Probably a likely signing. We clearly made offers for the player last summer but he wasn't interested. After his indifferent season in Spain and the chance to be reunited with a coach that trusts him it's probably an arrangement that suits everyone. Will be interesting to see how the squad pans out though as we have Ghezzal, Albrighton and Gray who can play there. Ghezzal would be the player to move on but I don't think there would be too many takers for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nicolo Barella Posted 28 February 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 28 February 2019 No thanks... Go big or work with what we've got. How much better is he going to be than Ghezzal and Diabaté, realistically? Unless we're buying a really big quality/quality potential player who's internationally rated, I'd rather not 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 Nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 5 minutes ago, Nicolo Barella said: No thanks... Go big or work with what we've got. How much better is he going to be than Ghezzal and Diabaté, realistically? Unless we're buying a really big quality/quality potential player who's internationally rated, I'd rather not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinklyfox Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 19 minutes ago, davieG said: As I said in the Callum Wilson thread they'll be loads of these type of links now. According to The Scottish Sun, new Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers wants Manchester City's Patrick Roberts having worked with him at Celtic. Leicester appointed Rodgers as their new manager on Tuesday evening, landing the Northern Irishman as the replacement for Claude Puel. Rodgers' swift exit from Celtic has shocked many, but he seemingly wanted to get in and see the Leicester squad ahead of making changes this summer. Signings will be on his radar, and one of his former Celtic stars is allegedly a target – Manchester City winger Roberts. The Scottish Sun report that Roberts could reunite with Rodgers at Leiccster in a £15million move this summer, having initially targeted him last summer. Roberts, 22, has made just three appearances for City, but hit 18 goals in 79 games in a two-and-a-half-year loan spell with Celtic, of which 12 goals in 66 games were under Rodgers. New Leicester City Manager Brendan Rodgers looks on during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion at King Power Stadium on February 26, 2019 in... The Englishman's loan deal finally ended last summer and he headed on to Girona, but Rodgers admitted to The Scottish Sun that he'd have 'loved' for Roberts to stay at Celtic if possible. Roberts has started just four games in La Liga this season and needs to settle down, so reuniting with Rodgers may be ideal as they look to recapture their Celtic magic. I give little credence to reports like this. Rogers has only been in post for a couple of days and has yet to oversee a PL match. I doubt that he has yet been able to fully establish the current and potential strengths of all the squad players, which as a decent manager I would expect him to do before demanding replacements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancunianfox Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Nicolo Barella said: No thanks... Go big or work with what we've got. How much better is he going to be than Ghezzal and Diabaté, realistically? Unless we're buying a really big quality/quality potential player who's internationally rated, I'd rather not When has this ever worked for us? Edited 28 February 2019 by mancunianfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 ... I think Girona was the only option on the table, short of going back to Man. City and playing in their U23s and Roberts seemingly convinced he was coming to Leicester. Disappointed that we didn't get him after the Mahrez deal was concluded as he looks to be a good fit for the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 22 minutes ago, mancunianfox said: When has this ever worked for us? Well, if we do it intelligently (ie try them on a loan with an option to buy, or scout well like we have been doing recently) it shouldn't be a problem. Silva, Slimani, and Musa have been high profile failures, but it's not like all our future transfers that are big will fail by virtue of that happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty98 Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 He's not exactly pulling up any trees at Girona is he? Can't see what he's done to be worth £15 million, he's 22 years old now aswell. We could probably get Jarrod Bowen for similar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcrinaldi Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 Remember when we where all complaining that "we had too many wingers, so why are we being linked with more!?" I miss those days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 Would rather see Kapustka return and given another chance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanya Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 He's no better than what we have. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 Layton Ndukwu will get a chance hopefully first. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes21 Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 Get Ndukwu on the bench as soon as possible and see what he can do first. Then we can reassess the RW situation in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrifox Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 No . It’s not 2017 any more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 2 hours ago, kingcarr21 said: Would rather see Kapustka return and given another chance can’t even get a regular game for Leuven now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 1 minute ago, MPH said: can’t even get a regular game for Leuven now. Even so, Kapustka is our player. Would sooner give him another chance with us under Rodgers than spend money on Roberts. That money could go elsewhere. Allow Rodgers to see all the players at his disposal first hand before we go spending money. Recall him, clean slate and see if Rodgers can get him playing. Their was a reason we went in for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 28 February 2019 Share Posted 28 February 2019 4 hours ago, Nicolo Barella said: No thanks... Go big or work with what we've got. How much better is he going to be than Ghezzal and Diabaté, realistically? Unless we're buying a really big quality/quality potential player who's internationally rated, I'd rather not I have to agree with this. He’s injured currently but otherwise has down very little at Girona. You’d have to question his ability and attitude; I doubt he can offer more than what we’ve got. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluearmyfox28 Posted 5 March 2019 Share Posted 5 March 2019 It’s a no from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsey1727 Posted 24 May 2019 Share Posted 24 May 2019 Been linked again today in the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Foxed Posted 24 May 2019 Share Posted 24 May 2019 Sounds like an actor that plays the lead in Hospital based TV show so it’s a no from me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xen Posted 24 May 2019 Share Posted 24 May 2019 (edited) This is one of those rumours that just refuses to die. It's only being linked because he played under Rodgers at Celtic, lazy journalism. Edited 24 May 2019 by Xen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastik Man Posted 24 May 2019 Share Posted 24 May 2019 I've no idea what he's been doing this season but would hazard a guess he's been injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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