Boubakary Soumare

[murphy]

Like Inler and Silva before him, he just isn't suited to the cut and thrust of the prem.

[VLC86]

Aurevoir Tits Soumare and the halcyon days of him smiling in pre season. Gone but not forgotten 

[sacreblueits442]

2 hours ago, FoxesWalk said:

Wouldn’t be the worst deal IMO, but yes, they almost never happen 

...didn't Top say we need to be inventive in our dealings or something similar!!!

There is no reason why we do what others do, we need to be innovative.

[NasPb]

18 minutes ago, murphy said:

Like Inler and Silva before him, he just isn't suited to the cut and thrust of the prem.

I don't think it's that. His problem is mental. He's not used to being out of france, and clearly has had emotional slash personal issues. Will be good elsewhere. Peace to him

[sacreblueits442]

1 hour ago, filbertway said:

Going forwards he had the tools to be a dangerous player for us, unfortunately, if you can't win your battles or even compete in his case, then you're going to struggle to make much of an impact. Such a shame that the club don't feel they can get it out of him. If we can cut our losses though it's probably best for both parties.

....not playing in a 4-3-3, he is not going to excel!!!

Watched him in the OHL game, he does come across as creative and quick to see opportunities. Playing in a different way to the rest of the team, he is not going to grab the game by the scruff of the neck and run the show, it is pre-season and we are all playing to instructions in these games.

  If he goes then we just move on, we obviously do not know how to use him, and the last thing we need is another Perez situation arising.

[Legend_in_blue]

He isn't quick enough for the pace of the game over here.  Everything is in slow motion with the guy.  Over time last season it made him look even worse and then mentally he looked done tbf.  Rather keep Praet over him.

[Jobyfox]

43 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said:

....there are 10 players coming to the end of their contracts next summer!!!

Yes … and Soumare might be one we have to keep despite the fact that we want him off our books. 
 

I was responding specifically to a suggestion that we should loan him out instead of sell him. That situation only works out in our favour, long term, if the player’s form improves and somebody else gets the better of it this season. Then, when he returns, his value might be higher to sell - although there’d be no guarantee he’d play better for us. A more likely scenario is the player returns and we still want him off the books as he isn’t good enough.

 

Fine, we can wait until next season to have a transfer window when everyone’s contract runs out, but I’d rather like to have one this season. Soumare could be the player to unlock that. Personally I’d rather have a new CB or RW than a midfielder who’s likely to only have a bit part role.
 

Of course, I might feel differently if we lose a few other midfielders before the window closes, but if Soumare ends up being the one we’re looking to for salvation then I fear we will be in trouble 

[Brainy]

Either way just crack on and sell him so we can buy Oriol Romeu

[Dan]

2 hours ago, murphy said:

I just don't understand what he does.  Not a destroyer, not a play maker, no attacking threat and absolutely miles off the pace.  

 

Take the 15m and get him gone.

Nothing baffles me more than the amount who say "got all the attributes". Am I watching the same player?

[Jobyfox]

1 hour ago, ScrumpyJack said:

Out of the players that are expandable, Soumare would be amongst the ones I’d like to still see at Leicester.

 

Shame we’re getting rid of a young man with a good pedigree and room to develop as opposed to someone that has proven they lack the quality, or have their contract running out soon.

Out of interest what have you seen in him that would suggest that he's worth persisting with? I'm not being confrontational as I'm genuinely interested. 

 

I'd really like him to succeed for the reasons you've stated - young man/room to develop etc., but I've not really seen anything in him to suggest that he will. Naturally, if we do keep him, I sincerely hope he proves me wrong 

[TrentFox]

1 hour ago, ScrumpyJack said:

Out of the players that are expandable, Soumare would be amongst the ones I’d like to still see at Leicester.

 

Shame we’re getting rid of a young man with a good pedigree and room to develop as opposed to someone that has proven they lack the quality, or have their contract running out soon.

 

[StriderHiryu]

15 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

Nothing baffles me more than the amount who say "got all the attributes". Am I watching the same player?

This. He showed very little in his career here. A few nice touches and turns does not equal having all the attirbutes.

 

Sometimes a player doesn't work out, or isn't good enough. I can see why the club signed him based on his underlying stats, but KDH is the player Soumare should have been, so we sell him and move on. Good luck to Bouba, onto the next one.

[Dan]

1 minute ago, StriderHiryu said:

This. He showed very little in his career here. A few nice touches and turns does not equal having all the attirbutes.

 

Sometimes a player doesn't work out, or isn't good enough. I can see why the club signed him based on his underlying stats, but KDH is the player Soumare should have been, so we sell him and move on. Good luck to Bouba, onto the next one.

He's got the aesthetics, a couple of nice turns and the odd bit of skill albeit often not necessary. He's appalling defensively and doesn't create. I think it'd be a borderline miracle if he made it here.

[Blue-fox]

He’s shit. Goodbye

[JimJams]

If there's an impasse in the fee, see if they'll take some other dead wood into the bargain. So Bouba can go for the 15, but you gotta pay 8 for Vesty.

[honeybradger]

2 minutes ago, JimJams said:

If there's an impasse in the fee, see if they'll take some other dead wood into the bargain. So Bouba can go for the 15, but you gotta pay 8 for Vesty.

Should be you give 15 mil for soumare and we'll pay you 3 mil to take vestegaard.

[Vindaloo FOX]

Kids 23 and just feel he is homesick.

 

Get him back to France.

[sacreblueits442]

41 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

He's got the aesthetics, a couple of nice turns and the odd bit of skill albeit often not necessary. He's appalling defensively and doesn't create. I think it'd be a borderline miracle if he made it here.

...he was a member of a title-winning club, beating PSG to the title!!!

It wasn't as if he played 6 games in the season, he played the whole season, he has already succeeded in that league, and in a team environment, he has little to prove.

[Tanya]

I'm glad we are getting rid, his positional awareness is dreadful, we constantly get split open because he never tracks runners. He's not aggressive. He contributes very little, if anything he is a net negative when we play with him.

 

The club has given him a chance and he's clearly not up to the job. He's suited to the French league- hopefully for him he can once again thrive there. We don't always get it right, this will free up some wage space.

[mod hero]

https://www.footmercato.net/a6947876957137959744-las-monaco-a-fait-une-premiere-offre-pour-boubakary-soumare

 

£15M 🤞🏻

[sdb]

Exactly the profile of player we need imo, bar the obvious lack of desire to succeed here. I just pray we reinvest wisely.

[Dusty]

One of the reasons he was bought he was due to his aerial ability, will be interesting to see if his replacement is equally good in the air. 

Edited 20 July 2022 by Dusty

[fox_up_north]

How much did we pay for him? £40 odd million?

 

 

[Dahnsouff]

30 minutes ago, Dusty said:

One of the reasons he was bought he was due to his aerial ability, will be interesting to see if his replacement is equally good in the air. 

No evidence that Praet is any good aerially. 

[Deeg67]

Re-integrating Praet would be a huge upgrade on Soumare but I still think that divorce is irreconcilable.