Wesley Fofana is Back

[Supergray22]

12 hours ago, Deeg67 said:

If Wes can stay healthy next season he’s going to make LCFC a lot of money.

 

10 hours ago, Col city fan said:

Definitely reminds me of a young VanDijk.

The type of player who ‘glides’ across the pitch seemingly effortlessly, with pace in abundance and skill on the ball.

To be playing this well so soon after that horrendous injury is ridiculous really 

Will go on to become a player at a top European club 

I really hope he stays healthy and stays at the club making our fans happy. He will leave at some point but I hope it’s later rather than sooner.
i honestly think he is better than Van Dijk at the same age. At 21 he has quicker feet and all round game. 
In a split second against villareal I went from joy and dreaming of glory this season to one of anger and heartache. That he has come back in form like this is remarkable. I agree that Evans always makes his defensive partners play better but I think the same applies to Fofana for the whole team. 

[urban.spaceman]

55 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Man City summer 2023 or 2024

£105 m  

 

already sad just thinking about that ……

He deserves better than that.

[weller54]

1 hour ago, Supergray22 said:

 

I really hope he stays healthy and stays at the club making our fans happy. He will leave at some point but I hope it’s later rather than sooner.
i honestly think he is better than Van Dijk at the same age. At 21 he has quicker feet and all round game. 
In a split second against villareal I went from joy and dreaming of glory this season to one of anger and heartache. That he has come back in form like this is remarkable. I agree that Evans always makes his defensive partners play better but I think the same applies to Fofana for the whole team. 

Evans played a massive part in us getting 80m for Maguire!

[Supergray22]

53 minutes ago, weller54 said:

Evans played a massive part in us getting 80m for Maguire!

True to an extent. He gets a lot of undeserved stick though. He was always slow but he has a lot of good qualities though. Manure seem to be a graveyard for talent. He really has lost it recently. Evans was much underated too whilst there. Will be interesting playing Roma coming up against smalling. 

[NasPb]

He could be the ivorian franz beckenbaur and I'm serious. Way better than van dijk at same age.. If he continues anywhere close to his current trayectory he'll be a possible goat cb. Way better than van dijk. Hope he gets there for all parties involved. Seems a great kid as well. 

[Dan]

I think he's the second best centre back in the Premier League. Not in terms of achievements to this date, but what he can go on to achieve. He's elite.

[Deeg67]

4 hours ago, Supergray22 said:

 

I really hope he stays healthy and stays at the club making our fans happy. He will leave at some point but I hope it’s later rather than sooner.
i honestly think he is better than Van Dijk at the same age. At 21 he has quicker feet and all round game. 
In a split second against villareal I went from joy and dreaming of glory this season to one of anger and heartache. That he has come back in form like this is remarkable. I agree that Evans always makes his defensive partners play better but I think the same applies to Fofana for the whole team. 

He's gone after next season if he's healthy.  And it should truly be big money - he's the sort of player any megaclub would love to have.

[Staff]

15 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

He had me on my feet clapping at this point (I was at home)

 

 

 

This tackle changed the game. We literally went straight down the other end and scored. I love him so much 

[Guest Col city fan]

It seems a long time ago now since that fateful day at Forest in the cup

Thank God

👍

[Supergray22]

6 hours ago, Deeg67 said:

He's gone after next season if he's healthy.  And it should truly be big money - he's the sort of player any megaclub would love to have.

Obviously that’s the most likely outcome but what would you rather have. Sell him for £100 million next summer or keep him and enjoy him for another three years and sell him then?

Personally I would rather keep our assets on the pitch and strive for further glory. I don’t get this obsession with speculating about a players potential transfer value. It only encourages more speculation. Enjoy the here and now and talk about it when it’s done. 

 

[Chelmofox]

9 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

It seems a long time ago now since that fateful day at Forest in the cup

Thank God

👍

 

In a rather strange self harming sort of way, it was (in hindsight) the best thing to happen to us all season.

[Deeg67]

4 hours ago, Supergray22 said:

Obviously that’s the most likely outcome but what would you rather have. Sell him for £100 million next summer or keep him and enjoy him for another three years and sell him then?

Personally I would rather keep our assets on the pitch and strive for further glory. I don’t get this obsession with speculating about a players potential transfer value. It only encourages more speculation. Enjoy the here and now and talk about it when it’s done. 

 

That's not going to be up to us.  As Wes showed with St. Etienne he's extremely ambitious and when he wants to go, he'll push hard.

[KingsX]

And it's Wesley, Wesley Fofana

the best defender outside Ghana

 

 

[Ric Flair]

How isn't he widely acknowledged as the best young defender in the world, there's nobody even close. Saliba isn't a patch on him and he's having a monster season.

[An Sionnach]

I would assume that the Ivory Coast have already asked him to join their international team especially as he is working with Touré.

[Lesterlad]

We have been blessed with top players in the past. But to have had 4 truly world class players in last 6 years. JV,  Kante, Mahrez and now Fofana. 
If our back 4 had stayed fit all season we would be pushing Spurs for 4th. 
Fofana is absoloutly magnificent in full flow. 
and he is only 21 wow 

[Sunbury Fox]

1 hour ago, Ric Flair said:

How isn't he widely acknowledged as the best young defender in the world, there's nobody even close. Saliba isn't a patch on him and he's having a monster season.

For 2 reasons. First, because he doesn't play for a Greedy 6 club. And secondly because the English media are more interested in trying to convince us all that Mason Mount and Declan Rice are generational talents. 

[Ric Flair]

1 minute ago, Sunbury Fox said:

For 2 reasons. First, because he doesn't play for a Greedy 6 club. And secondly because the English media are more interested in trying to convince us all that Mason Mount and Declan Rice are generational talents. 

I'm glad in a way but it'll happen soon enough, he's absolutely unbelievable.

[Sunbury Fox]

1 minute ago, Ric Flair said:

I'm glad in a way but it'll happen soon enough, he's absolutely unbelievable.

Agree. Fofana is so good that I find myself shaking my head and laughing at some of the things that he does, just as I did with Kanté. 

[Lesterlad]

On 15/04/2022 at 10:53, coolhandfox said:

For all the plonkers saying injuries shouldn't make a difference to our season, just watch this guy, then watch Jonny and have a word with yourself.

Add to that Ricardo and Castagne being injured for very long periods. And you lose 4 top top defenders. Them 4 stay fit we challenge for champions league 

[Hamilton Fox]

On 16/04/2022 at 08:22, Supergray22 said:

Obviously that’s the most likely outcome but what would you rather have. Sell him for £100 million next summer or keep him and enjoy him for another three years and sell him then?

Personally I would rather keep our assets on the pitch and strive for further glory. I don’t get this obsession with speculating about a players potential transfer value. It only encourages more speculation. Enjoy the here and now and talk about it when it’s done. 

 

Agreed other than I’d want way more than 100m, guy could go to Real Madrid and be best defender in the world for next 10 years we’d be getting ripped off!

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

https://youtu.be/bz-VYpqWGJc

 

Wesley Fofana - Ramadan and Me.

[ARM1968]

On 15/04/2022 at 23:45, NasPb said:

He could be the ivorian franz beckenbaur and I'm serious. Way better than van dijk at same age.. If he continues anywhere close to his current trayectory he'll be a possible goat cb. Way better than van dijk. Hope he gets there for all parties involved. Seems a great kid as well. 

I’m sure he could be better than Van Dijk, but way better?  That would be likely the best CB of all time. 

[Torten]

19 minutes ago, ARM1968 said:

I’m sure he could be better than Van Dijk, but way better?  That would be likely the best CB of all time. 

I would not be surprised in the slightest. I would wager Fofana is ahead of where van Dijk was at his age, and he seems to have come back a better player after 7 months out with a broken leg? Stupendous

[Clever Fox]

28 minutes ago, Torten said:

I would not be surprised in the slightest. I would wager Fofana is ahead of where van Dijk was at , and he seems to have come back a better player after 7 out with a broken leg? Stupendous

That's not surprising, Sometimes players can learn more by sitting in the Stands watching whats happening on the Pitch than by playing all the time.

They develop a better understanding of the game which serves them well for the future.