Manuel Akanji

[Pliskin]

Lacroix is the natural choice for me. He’s got bags and bags of potential. 6”3 also. He is definitely in the same league as the likes of Wes and Saliba. 

[An Sionnach]

4 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

Lacroix is the natural choice for me. He’s got bags and bags of potential. 6”3 also. He is definitely in the same league as the likes of Wes and Saliba. 

With little else to attract him ,I would imagine we would have to pay him big. £8 million a year maybe.

[FoxesWalk]

4 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

Lacroix is the natural choice for me. He’s got bags and bags of potential. 6”3 also. He is definitely in the same league as the likes of Wes and Saliba. 

Agree. Fits in with our pattern of successful buys, tends not to go so great buying guys in their late 20s… 

[JimmyC74]

14 hours ago, StanSP said:

If we sell Vestergaard as well as Fofana, and get one of the above along with Akanji it wouldn't be so bad.

Vesty won’t go unless we sub his wages by £20k a week. - assuming some one offers the £10 mil Fulham did.

 

Not sure the Club hierarchy (Rudders) would sign up for that as it would underline what a fooking poor deal it was last year.

 

We can hope I guess.

[FoxinNotts]

No point talking about who 'we' want in this thread. Probably will go for Akanji. Seems like a credible source.

He's getting no game time this season, for BVB. I'd imagine he's asking for a move, and an opportunity has been eyed.

Can see this one happening, next week, as Fofana leaves 

[Jabfox]

29 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

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

 

there are ways around most things 

Yes very true. 

[Pliskin]

2 hours ago, An Sionnach said:

With little else to attract him ,I would imagine we would have to pay him big. £8 million a year maybe.

You’d be surprised. He won’t be on that much at all playing in Germany. Lacroix really needs to be in the premier league, otherwise he won’t get picked for France unless he plays for one of Germany’s big hitters.

[CrispinLA in Texas]

16 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

You’d be surprised. He won’t be on that much at all playing in Germany. Lacroix really needs to be in the premier league, otherwise he won’t get picked for France unless he plays for one of Germany’s big hitters.

Weren't Arsenal scouting him ....they were interested in him this summer but now Saliba is looking good maybe he's not an urgent buy or maybe they will still go for him to make their defence abit more bullet proof.

[Pliskin]

4 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

Weren't Arsenal scouting him ....they were interested in him this summer but now Saliba is looking good maybe he's not an urgent buy or maybe they will still go for him to make their defence abit more bullet proof.

A few have looked at him. He didn’t have a great season last season, however that doesn’t take anything away from his ability. He could turn out to be an absolutely bargain if we play our cards right. 

[mozartfox]

Our recruitment Team are probably suggesting Ryan Bennett and Moller Wague.  

[Ryy]

1 hour ago, mozartfox said:

Our recruitment Team are probably suggesting Ryan Bennett and Moller Wague.  

 

[Ric Flair]

If we sign Akanji then we deserve everything that's coming our way. Would be appalling business and another who wouldn't be playing and we'd be desperate to move on within months.

[st albans fox]

2 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

If we sign Akanji then we deserve everything that's coming our way. Would be appalling business and another who wouldn't be playing and we'd be desperate to move on within months.

seems likely then …….

 

We should write an open ‘forum letter’ to Susan stating our opinion of the player 

 

she doesn’t get involved in the football side but she can certainly ask pointed questions if we buy another dud …..

[Ric Flair]

1 minute ago, st albans fox said:

seems likely then …….

 

We should write an open ‘forum letter’ to Susan stating our opinion of the player 

 

she doesn’t get involved in the football side but she can certainly ask pointed questions if we buy another dud …..

I mean it's really not very difficult with this one is it. We have faced the worst summer in years because we have been snookered by poor signings who are supposedly experienced and command big wages with very little opportunity to move on and we've had to cash in one one of very few assets we do have rhat are sought after and we're immediately going to go out and buy another one who's put us in this mess.

 

Dortmund fans absolutely hate him, he's also very injury prone. This is every bit as bad as the Vestergaard signing. Even on loan this would be a horrendous waste of time and waste of a squad space to replace the colossal loss of Wesley Fofana to us.

[moore_94]

Looks to be a pretty good source when it comes to Akanji as well

 

“The chance of Manuel Akanji moving from Dortmund to Leicester City is currently not very high - and it is unlikely that this will change in the next few days”

 

 

Edited 26 August 2022 by moore_94

[Sunbury Fox]

2 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Blick look to be a pretty good source when it comes to Akanji as well
 

https://insidefutbol.com/2022/08/26/leicester-city-unlikely-to-land-bundesliga-star-eyed-as-potential-wesley-fofana-replacement/575725/
 

According to Swiss daily Blick, the chances of Leicester securing the services of Akanji from the Bundesliga giants are slim at present.

Hope they're right. 

[CrispinLA in Texas]

6 hours ago, Flannel_Fox said:

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

Hi @Ric Flair what's your take on this guy?

[Ric Flair]

8 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

Hi @Ric Flair what's your take on this guy?

Ticks all the boxes, would cost at least £30-40m though. Ndicka would only cost £15-20m as only a year left on his contract and similar ability and potential.

[Sly]

Let’s hope this is one of those rumours where people have put 2 and 2 together and got 13. 
 

He’d be about as great for us, as Daniel Amartey. 

[st albans fox]

2 minutes ago, Sly said:

Let’s hope this is one of those rumours where people have put 2 and 2 together and got 13. 
 

He’d be about as great for us, as Daniel Amartey. 

We could do with 13 coming in (if we could ship 15 out)

[lcfc sheff]

47 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Looks to be a pretty good source when it comes to Akanji as well

 

“The chance of Manuel Akanji moving from Dortmund to Leicester City is currently not very high - and it is unlikely that this will change in the next few days”

 

 

It’s definitely bullshit, I wouldn’t rule him out as a new 4th place centreback after the sales of fofana and Vestergaard. But certainly not a part of any first choice centreback pairing

[An Sionnach]

1 minute ago, lcfc sheff said:

It’s definitely bullshit, I wouldn’t rule him out as a new 4th place centreback after the sales of fofana and Vestergaard. But certainly not a part of any first choice centreback pairing

I think Dan and Caglar will spend their last year with us as first choice after Jonny gets crocked.

[sm1]

1 hour ago, moore_94 said:

Looks to be a pretty good source when it comes to Akanji as well

 

“The chance of Manuel Akanji moving from Dortmund to Leicester City is currently not very high - and it is unlikely that this will change in the next few days”

 

 

Let's hope this is true. I don't watch much European football so have very little clue who this is, but Dortmund fans, who see him the most, think he's a donkey and want him gone. We need to pass on this especially since he's looking for 10M wages.

[StanSP]

A Dortmund fan I've spoken to says that he's not as bad as being made out, and together with Hummels or Can or Pongracic he suffered. 

 

But the main gripe he said was that Akanji was asking Dortmund for far too much money. And this is my main concern - we can't afford to be fleeced by a player that isn't going to be seriously good. Akanji doesn't strike me as that player, not to mention that we don't really have the capacity to flash the cash, nor is it our strategy. 

 

So with that being said, I wouldn't even consider a loan, given that we're likely going to have to pay a hefty chunk of the wages. 

 

So, probably best to avoid this one and move on. 

[coolhandfox]

Can't see us going for anyone who wants big wages.