Manuel Akanji

[Scotch]

8 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

Zagadou is a free agent isn’t he? 

 

 

[Danny280995]

5 hours ago, Shane said:

Dortmund fans don’t rate this lad

Still better than Amartey and vestergaard 

[Lambert09]

41 minutes ago, Scotch said:

 

wasn’t a suggestion, just a response to the poster aboves suggestion that it could be him we were interested in from dortmund.

 

Ive looked through the squad and i haven’t a clue who it could be if not akanji. 

 

Sule has just arrived. Schlotterbeck and hummels are surely not options. 

 

So who …are we finally signing hazzard and not actually looking for a cb there 

Edited 26 August 2022 by Lambert09

[Scotch]

39 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

wasn’t a suggestion, just a response to the poster aboves suggestion that it could be him we were interested in from dortmund.

 

Ive looked through the squad and i haven’t a clue who it could be if not akanji. 

 

Sule has just arrived. Schlotterbeck and hummels are surely not options. 

 

So who …are we finally signing hazzard and not actually looking for a cb there 

My bad. Didn't see that. That's interesting. 

[LFox99]

1 hour ago, Danny280995 said:

Still better than Amartey and vestergaard 

and I'd be fine if he was replacing either of the aforementioned players

But I'm not fine with him being the Fofana replacement

[Jon the Hat]

6 hours ago, JimJams said:

Dont think of him as a fofana replacement. Think of him as a Vestergaard/Amartey replacement. 

But they aren't going anywhere.  We cannot afford another third choice CB.  

[Danny280995]

14 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

But they aren't going anywhere.  We cannot afford another third choice CB.  

Akanji won't come here to sit on the bench 

[eddylcfc]

8 hours ago, South Shire Fox said:

Another player in his late 20s with no resale value, club needs to sort their recruitment policy out and fast

thats what happens when Callum Smithson is in charge.

 

Arsenal fan who told me that Adrien Silva was the next big things since sliced bread. Sack him 

[FoxesWalk]

7 hours ago, The People's Hero said:

Seems like guessing games to be. Someone has got half the story. Right club. Wrong player. 

Dahoud as a Youri replacement  he’s out of contract in the summer 

Edited 26 August 2022 by FoxesWalk

[Fox 4 Life]

Inter have been pushing hard to sign him too

[TommyK]

Soumaïla Coulibaly? 

 

Looks like Borussia Dortmund shave signed two center backs in the summer. 

[80footgiraffe]

Denayer is still on a free? Think he’s been very solid at Lyon the past 5/6 years

[dbtcity]

7 hours ago, Scotch said:

 

Yikes that doesn’t make for good reading… I guess this is the reason nobody has took the plunge on him! Looks like a player heading for retirement at 23

[st albans fox]

1 minute ago, dbtcity said:

Yikes that doesn’t make for good reading… I guess this is the reason nobody has took the plunge on him! Looks like a player heading for retirement at 23

As others have noted 

 

tbh, I was concerned about this link but he actually looks perfect for our club ….. I wonder what his golf handicap is ……..

[CloudFox]

7 hours ago, The People's Hero said:

Seems like guessing games to be. Someone has got half the story. Right club. Wrong player. 

Right position too? I'm guessing not! 👀

[ronnup]

We must have the most comfortable treatment beds in Europe at Seagrave

[stu]

4 minutes ago, CloudFox said:

Right position too? I'm guessing not! 👀

How can it be a Fofana replacement if it is the wrong position?

[happy85]

It not BR signing - John percy

 

According to sources in Germany, Borussia Dortmund's Manuel Akanji is Leicester's No 1 target if Fofana is sold. A Switzerland international, Akanji has been identified as a high-quality replacement by Leicester's recruitment team. 

[Flannel_Fox]

This guys pretty good on his analysis and identifying what  a club needs. Lets hope the board listens 

[moore_94]

€40m release clause for Lacroix (if it is still active)

[Jabfox]

20 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

€40m release clause for Lacroix (if it is still active)

Id have him over Akanji every single day but can't see us paying that. 

[Danny280995]

Losts of souces are reporting this in short period of time, looks like some truth behind this one

[Stadt]

The profile of CBs we're linked with sees to favour passing and carrying over everything else. Our shit ball progression is the coaching not the players deployed - Akanji looks as though he's a shiny Vestergaard.

[st albans fox]

31 minutes ago, Jabfox said:

Id have him over Akanji every single day but can't see us paying that. 

We can take a loan with obligation to pay the release clause next summer 

 

there are ways around most things 

[stu]

1 minute ago, Stadt said:

The profile of CBs we're linked with sees to favour passing and carrying over everything else. Our shit ball progression is the coaching not the players deployed - Akanji looks as though he's a shiny Vestergaard.

I'm pretty sure that Akanji has a fair amount of pace, but other than that I think your point in terms of fitting Rodger's style of play is warranted.

 

The criticism I'm seeing of him is that he is prone to mistakes, which obviously is a concern when you compare him to our other fringe defenders, who we know are also prone to the same thing.