[Albion] Valentin Rongier

[albionite]

Another midfielder we have been linked to...

De Zerbi eyeing up brand new midfielder ahead of Brighton summer spend - Versatility could be key - Sport Witness

With Alexis Mac Allister sold and the potential exit of Moises Caicedo, Brighton & Hove Albion are going to have to sign at least one new midfielder this summer. They have been linked to numerous names, but La Provence in France add a new one on Monday, as they claim the Seagulls are interested in

sportwitness.co.uk

 

[The Fits]

He's the closest match to Caicedo on Fbref. Think he was mentioned in the swansmann post about Fbref and likely data driven signings. Fails on age, but experience is good.

 

[BluesRockDJ]

Looks like our midfield targets are getting smaller all the time ?

 

[Dick Swiveller]

If Valentin is Rongier then I don't want to be Rightier.

 

[The Wizard]

Is there any player we won’t be linked to?

Just seems to me like there is a lot of lazy journalism, potential selling £100m+ of players so of course we are signing everyone and their nan

 

[Bakero]

He's the closest match to Caicedo on Fbref. Think he was mentioned in the swansmann post about Fbref and likely data driven signings. Fails on age, but experience is good.

He was indeed on Swansea's list:

Possible replacements for Moises Caicedo:
1. Oriol Romeu, Girona
2. Marc Roca, Leeds
3. Johann Lepenant, Lyon
4. Charles Aranguiz, Leverkusen
5. Valentin Rongier, Marseille
6. Manuel Locatelli, Juventus
7. Dominik Kohr, Mainz
8. Nabil Bentaleb, Angers
9. Rodrigo Bentacur, Tottenham
10. Cheick Docoure, Crystal Palace

Thread 'Predicting future signings' https://www.northstandchat.com/threads/predicting-future-signings.399572/

 

[RyFish]

He's the closest match to Caicedo on Fbref. Think he was mentioned in the swansmann post about Fbref and likely data driven signings. Fails on age, but experience is good.

Also closest match on the
Opta Analyst player comparison

https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/opta-player-comparison-tool/