Another CB - Odilon Kossounou (Bayer Leverkusen)

[Happy Fox]

How Leverkusen hold key to Premier League's centre-back market

Latest from Sky Sports News' Lyall Thomas:

There is quite an interesting situation in the Premier League centre-back market at the moment – but German club Bayer Leverkusen appear to be at the heart of it.

They need to offload one of either Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah or Odilon Kossounou in order to try to complete the signing of Sepp van den Berg from Liverpool.

Sky Sports News has been told Kossounou has been offered to Premier League clubs, including Wolves and Leicester.

However, Wolves remain in talks with Burnley over the signing of Dara O'Shea and Leicester are focussing on strengthening higher up the pitch.

[Tuna]

Hard to imagine we'd actually be interested.

[ClaphamFox]

1 minute ago, Happy Fox said:

How Leverkusen hold key to Premier League's centre-back market

Latest from Sky Sports News' Lyall Thomas:

There is quite an interesting situation in the Premier League centre-back market at the moment – but German club Bayer Leverkusen appear to be at the heart of it.

They need to offload one of either Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah or Odilon Kossounou in order to try to complete the signing of Sepp van den Berg from Liverpool.

Sky Sports News has been told Kossounou has been offered to Premier League clubs, including Wolves and Leicester.

However, Wolves remain in talks with Burnley over the signing of Dara O'Shea and Leicester are focussing on strengthening higher up the pitch.

How does this work? Does somebody from the selling club ring us up and say, "Hey Jon - you won't believe this but I've got an absolutely primo centre half I need to find a home for. Trust me, this guy will go quickly but I'm offering him to you first for a very modest sum of £15m...."

[LestaLad]

“Unlikely as they chase other players”

 

Not happening then. Close thread. 

[indierich06]

Why would we go for the worst one out of the three too? Tah or Tapsoba much better.

[alanf0x]

7 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

How does this work? Does somebody from the selling club ring us up and say, "Hey Jon - you won't believe this but I've got an absolutely primo centre half I need to find a home for. Trust me, this guy will go quickly but I'm offering him to you first for a very modest sum of £15m...."

Jon is the sort of person not to answer the phone if he doesn’t recognise the number 

[FrankieADZ]

sod bayer, hold a grudge against them this window for the AH deal

[StanSP]

Why are Bayer even considering selling one of them

 

No need to pay Liverpool for that amount when those 3 they already have are more than good enough. 

[urban.spaceman]

32 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

How does this work? Does somebody from the selling club ring us up and say, "Hey Jon - you won't believe this but I've got an absolutely primo centre half I need to find a home for. Trust me, this guy will go quickly but I'm offering him to you first for a very modest sum of £15m...."

Jon’s still sending money to at least 3 Nigerian princes. As per the Musa deal.

[urban.spaceman]

*probably

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

26 minutes ago, indierich06 said:

Why would we go for the worst one out of the three too? Tah or Tapsoba much better.

 

Probably because the other pair would never entertain coming to us I'd imagine!

Edited 22 August 2024 by Miquel The Work Geordie

[LeePhilpottsBaldSpot]

From first impressions he seems better than what we've got, but would mean we have far too many centre backs.

 

I doubt this is true but if it is, Okoli is already feeling like a bust (mad to say about somebody who hasn't played a game!).

Edited 22 August 2024 by LeePhilpottsBaldSpot

[Dan]

3 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Probably because the other pair would never entertain coming to us I'd imagine!

Tapsoba was actually lined up in the window we ended up signing Ryan Bennett. True story  

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

3 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

Tapsoba was actually lined up in the window we ended up signing Ryan Bennett. True story  

 

Yeah brother I remember, great from us – bit of a different proposition now mind

Edited 22 August 2024 by Miquel The Work Geordie

[stu]