[Albion] Mercurial, majestic, magnificent Mitoma [20/10/23: New deal signed]

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JBizzle

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Apr 18, 2010
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Seaford
I think we're starting to see the old Mitoma back with Lamptey behind him. He is at his best when he has a full back behind him that's also asking questions of the opposing.

For large parts of this season, Mitoma has been doubled up on and Pervis (and the rotating cast of back up LBs) haven't really helped him in the way Lamptey has of late. Sure, it's less defensively sound, but the opposition full back has to deal with Mitoma AND a potential overlap from Lamptey, which is creating more space again
 


Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull
May 22, 2012
17,689
Worth having a look at Mitoma's reaction to the Chelsea goal on Saturday – from the one minute mark here – essentially telling everyone to keep calm and possibly reassuring Bart at the same time.

The whole video is bound to be helped by a massive spike in Japan, but he certainly had a good game against Todd's boys!
:goal:

Edit: another touch of class at the end. He shakes the hands of two of the three officials and doesn't interrupt the third one who is already engaged with someone else. He then remembers to go back to that guy to shake his hand about a minute later.
 
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Not Andy Naylor

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Dec 12, 2007
9,170
Seven Dials
The whole move was brilliant. It began with Bart playing the ball out to Ayari, and as a Liverpool player went to cover the expected square pass to JP, he hit it diagonally to Baleba instead - Arne Slot commented that "a ball from the goalkeeper to a midfielder who pretended to play the ball to the outside and then played his midfielder was a great moment from them." Baleba drove half the length of the field before passing out to Mitoma. As soon as he's threaded that pass through to Welbeck, KM was off into the middle so found himself in the right place to produce that unbelievable finish.
 








Milano

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Aug 15, 2012
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Sussex but not by the sea


SeagullinExile

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Sep 10, 2010
6,388
London
I will be the most gutted about a player leaving than I've ever been as an adult, it would eclipse Bobby Z, Knocky, Ali Mac and Pascal. However this is the best outcome, I would literally hate to see him in another EPL team.
He’s not going anywhere for 40-45m Euros.
 




Gabbiano

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Dec 18, 2017
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Spank the Manc
Reports that Bayern may offer between €40m and €45m for Mitoma having sent scouts to Brighton to watch him several times already. https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/2025/bayern-munich-take-interest-in-brightons-kaoru-mitoma/

SSN Germany corroborating this:


Would surely cost a lot more than that. Despite his age, he'd surely fetch at least £60m.

The £90m Saudi bid is irrelevant, he didn't want to go and nobody else will pay that much.

But €40m (£33m) is a piss take.
 




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