[Football] Ake 40m

[nordicgod]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53594421

Ake going to Man City for 40m . Dunk must be worth at least 50m

 

[Sheebo]

Dunk is much better than Ake. Much better.

 

[Icy Gull]

Dunk is much better than Ake. Much better.

Knowing how Pep admires the way Potter wants us to play, which isn’t dissimilar to City, I am surprised he didn’t offer 10 million more for Dunk. I guess it’s pace and age

 

[LlcoolJ]

Dunk is much better than Ake. Much better.

He's also better than Harry Maguire. Hopefully other clubs will continue to not realise this though.

Interestingly, when you talk to fans of other PL clubs, most of them rate Dunk as highly as we do. The general gist being that it should be Gomez / Dunk as the first choice England CB partnership. Luckily for us, Southgate is a Palace fool.

 

[Sheebo]

Knowing how Pep admires the way Potter wants us to play, which isn’t dissimilar to City, I am surprised he didn’t offer 10 million more for Dunk. I guess it’s pace and age

Don’t get me wrong, Ake is a very good player. Yes pace and yes is good on the ball. I just think Dunk is much better. I think Dunk has been the best English centre half on the planet this year. Since lockdown, look at Maguires mistakes - Stones too has been dodge and I won’t do Lewis the disservice to even mention Keane or Mings! Tarkowski has been good when I’ve seen him too.

 

[Hamilton]

Bloody Hell.

City really sticking two fingers up to FFP by splashing cash without any real due consideration. Duffy's stats are better.

 

[Beanstalk]

I can't see Dunk ever commanding the £50million it would probably take for us to let him go without a run in the England team, which we all know is highly unlikely for multiple reasons. That's great news for us.

Ake is a Dutch regular and you'd presume that £40million is his relegation release clause.

 

[Icy Gull]

Don’t get me wrong, Ake is a very good player. Yes pace and yes is good on the ball. I just think Dunk is much better. I think Dunk has been the best English centre half on the planet this year. Since lockdown, look at Maguires mistakes - Stones too has been dodge and I won’t do Lewis the disservice to even mention Keane or Mings! Tarkowski has been good when I’ve seen him too.

Pace is a requirement for a top 3 defender and Dunk is lacking, hence he’s still at the Albion imo. He is better at everything else than most of the others though, but no Laporte or VVD

 

[JJ McClure]

Ake is a Dutch regular and you'd presume that £40million is his relegation release clause.

I was thinking £40m seemed over the top considering B'muff being relegated and the economic state of things right now, but hadn't considered it could well be a release clause being activated...plus of course just City being City and throwing cash around.

 

[Sheebo]

I can't see Dunk ever commanding the £50million it would probably take for us to let him go without a run in the England team, which we all know is highly unlikely for multiple reasons. That's great news for us.

Ake is a Dutch regular and you'd presume that £40million is his relegation release clause.

Yep - was reading that thinking ‘if that’s the case and turns out to be the case that’s great for us.’ Don’t need to sell Dunk ever and I think that ship has sailed now. Never really been serious interest - listen to Adam Virgo on the Albion Roar who will know people - said himself agent has always made it clear he’s settled etc. I’d imagine the big 6 would be the only chance of him going.

 

[Thompson720]

Bloody Hell.

City really sticking two fingers up to FFP by splashing cash without any real due consideration. Duffy's stats are better.

They've sold off Sané for about £60m so looks like they've only spent £10m so far with that Torres guy coming in too. Luckily for them...

 

[Beanstalk]

I was thinking £40m seemed over the top considering B'muff being relegated and the economic state of things right now, but hadn't considered it could well be a release clause being activated...plus of course just City being City and throwing cash around.

Can't imagine that any international footballer in the Premier League wouldn't have a relegation release clause built in to their contract. Especially in this league where relatively big teams, like West Brom/Middlesbrough/Villa, have gone down with some big players.

 

[vagabond]

Crazy thing is, Dunk would unquestionably improve the central defensive line for any of the top 6 sides. Especially the likes of Arsenal.

Ditto England.

Their loss is our gain.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Does the Ake valuation set the barometer for Whites “market valuation” not including the fact that we don’t want to sell which also has a price factor


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[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Pace is a requirement for a top 3 defender and Dunk is lacking, hence he’s still at the Albion imo. He is better at everything else than most of the others though, but no Laporte or VVD

Maguire turns like a ferry?

 

[Westdene Seagull]

For those questioning why Dunk wasn't targeted .... maybe he was but Tony said no way, go away ?

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Does the Ake valuation set the barometer for Whites “market valuation” not including the fact that we don’t want to sell which also has a price factor


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Completely different scenarios if you ask me, one has played multiple seasons in the Premier League and is a full international, it’s not fair to compare someone with such lowly credentials to a defender with one season under THE Marcelo Bielsa for the MASSIVE Leeds United.

 

[Pavilionaire]

The other top 6 clubs must be well happy with this. Ake is a very ordinary central defender. Bmuff have conceded 196 goals in the 3 complete seasons he's been there - we've conceded 168. Their best defensive season is worse than our WORST defensive season.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

The other top 6 clubs must be well happy with this. Ake is a very ordinary central defender. Bmuff have conceded 196 goals in the 3 complete seasons he's been there - we've conceded 168. Their best defensive season is worse than our WORST defensive season.

I’d attribute that more to Smug Eddie’s tactics of next goal wins rather than Ake’s ability.

 

[Frankie]

Seems about right the way City do business, I expect them to spend huge sums of money in this window , let's face it they will buy who they want and money is no object .