LestaLad Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 (edited) Edited 15 June 2020 by LestaLad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 I'm calling bs, mainly due to this "on the former Charlton defender.". Tarkoswki has never played for Charlton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 As last time we were linked with him, no thanks. Doesn't fit into the Rodgers type of defender but I guess Lovren never did either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 Nooooooooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthefox Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 There's better out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 I like him, I worry if his defensive stats are boosted by the fact he plays for a team who don’t have much possession genuinely, plus play with two defensive fullbacks so unsure if he’d cope playing with two fullbacks who bomb forward. We’re always linked with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Shire Fox Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 1 hour ago, LestaLad said: Well at least we’re not being linked with the same players as Everton and West Ham any more. That’s nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 Fine by me if it's around half what we were looking at last season. Would prefer Ake though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Loyal Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 Only got 2 years left on his contract, so he'll value will start to drop after this summer. Could be his agent trying to get a better contract though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesta2014 Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 Take this over vestergard but not 30m, 15 max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 2 hours ago, jonthefox said: There's better out there. There's better in our U23's!!! No No No. If there is any truth in this - then Congers needs to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJD_LCFC Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 Don't see any faults with this transfer. Tarkowski knows the league, solid defender. Where we have lacked I think is from set pieces in both boxes as we really only have Ndidi over 6ft, maybe Evans as well. He can be like Maguire for us. Provides good competition for Cags and Evans. Admittedly tactics might need to change as he is fairly slow so might need to defend deeper than with Soyuncu. If he does well great chance of England game time with the current English central defenders and we know first hand how good England performances can raise the price of players. Rodgers will bring out the best in him. If the transfer is for reasonable fee 20-25million think very solid option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVIE B Posted 15 June 2020 Share Posted 15 June 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Lesta2014 said: Take this over vestergard but not 30m, 15 max Would be amazed if any English centre half goes for under £30m You’re not wrong though re Vestergard. Edited 16 June 2020 by STEVIE B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 16 June 2020 Share Posted 16 June 2020 Too expensive for what he is, in all likelihood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 16 June 2020 Share Posted 16 June 2020 Nah. Would represent poor value IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxinNotts Posted 16 June 2020 Share Posted 16 June 2020 (edited) I think I’d rather have Vestergaard (hear me out) assuming Benkovic’s loan goes well/better until the end of the season, then we are after a 3rd/4th choice centre back for next season, with hopefully more games to be played (Europe). Like others, I’d rather not spend £45m on this guy to play 15 games. I’d rather spend say £18m on a Danish international (admittedly who has had an indifferent season) to fill in on the games that suit with Benkovic. Edited 16 June 2020 by FoxinNotts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tielemans63 Posted 16 June 2020 Share Posted 16 June 2020 All depends on the price for me. Imho Tarkowski is a good player, comfortable on the ball and has the most headed clearances in the prem this sesson despite being under 6ft. If we hopefully get Champions League football then we're going to need different types of players and they need to be quality. It's lucky for us that neither Cags nor Jonny have sustained a serious injury this season or we'd have been ****ed. I love Wes to pieces but I would personally feel a lot happier seeing Tarkowski come into the side and start than any of our other options. As I say though, all depends on the price. Anything north of £30m would be poor value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ric Flair Posted 16 June 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 16 June 2020 He is a decent player but as I repeat time and time again the price we'd likely have to pay for a player approaching mid to late twenties would offer poor value for money. The two players we properly attempted to sign in January (Demiral and Tapsoba) suggest we still try and recruit younger players with a huge potential ceiling and hopefully we look to do that in this forthcoming window. Steer clear of the best players from mediocre PL clubs unless there is a release clause as it's just not worth the hassle. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmt Posted 16 June 2020 Share Posted 16 June 2020 14 hours ago, mozartfox said: There's better in our U23's!!! No No No. If there is any truth in this - then Congers needs to go. Classic ridiculous overreaction haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxford blue Posted 16 June 2020 Share Posted 16 June 2020 As it's from the Mirror there won't be in anything in this story, speculation that fills few column inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 16 June 2020 Share Posted 16 June 2020 1 hour ago, bmt said: Classic ridiculous overreaction haha Yeah you are right. In his first ear he has brought in some fantastic talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsX Posted 16 June 2020 Share Posted 16 June 2020 No from me, due to high price, low sell-on value, and because we play so differently. His job is to stay home and clear out tons of crosses and long shots that Burnley invite. (OK, and get up front for corners.) Risky to project such a player in a more mobile, possession-based system. What we could do adding young talent in this window, with most European and lower division clubs desperately cash-strapped ... compare that to emptying the kitty for Tarkowski. I worry about this one, because similar reports in the last window were verified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
January47 Posted 16 June 2020 Share Posted 16 June 2020 Didn't realise Evans only has a year left on his contract. Together with Morgan only being cover now, and if they don't rate Benkovic I can see why we might want to spend proper money on a proven Prem centre half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban fox Posted 16 June 2020 Share Posted 16 June 2020 He is a good player but not worth the sort of dosh being suggested last season (ok that was inflated as we had just got a wedge for Maguire). if we are even thinking of shelling out anything over £25-30M for a CB there are better options. would still like to see us go all out for someone like Demeral. If we have the wherewithal we should be putting out statement of intent, not taking second picking at an inflated price simply because they are English. I know there are quotas etc to satisfy UEFA but i would rather we promote from within or pick up someone from lower leagues at a fraction of the price for those purposes and splash the serious cash where it would do more to improve the main PL squad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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