Don't know about that.
He's an OK back up but we have no idea if Hart is good enough to be the back up.
I seriously doubt it, which would mean trying to sign another keeper when we need the money for other, more pressing, positions.
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Sell Bergwijn to buy Stengs? Bergwijn scored the same amount and got more assists than Stengs in the Eredivisie.........and Bergwijn was only there 1/2 the season!I know Hakimi’s gone now, but he was up for grabs. I'm not sure I buy that chose Inter over ManC and Bayern stuff.
Not all of them need replacing, and there is plenty of value out there. Winks 40m for Sangare 20m for example - we've upgraded and made 20m. Lamela and Bergwijn would fetch us what 40m ? We could buy Stengs or Eze + 20m. Dier, Foyth, Sissoko what 45-50m ? We could get Kessie for that and if we bought Eze buy someone like Todibo for 20m or less. Liverpool picked Tsimakis for 10m. There's value out there. Wijndal the LB at Alkmaar is valued at about 9m Eur.
I'm not bitching about us having limited funds, just what we are spending those limited funds on. Paying 16m for a 28yo Doherty is money down the toilet and barely an upgrade on Aurier IMO, 40m on Hakimi would be worth about 60-70m in two/three years time and an infinitely better player during that time.
Money being tight surely means we need to be even smarter with it, no?
He won't ever be the successor to Lloris, but in my eyes he doesn't have to be. He's good enough to be our 2nd/3rd choice and I'm ok with that. In addition, I think it won't be easy to find a better replacement for him, given the limited amount of money we would get for him.
Our priorities are elsewhere.
If we can get £6-7m for him then yeh, sell him. Frees up a foreign spot and gives us funds to spend elsewhere.
However, I think Mourinho will be against it merely because he's spoken so highly about having 3 top keepers who can all fill in whenever. Not sure he'll trust Whiteman or Austin as a 3rd choice. He might go and sign another English keeper to fit in on a free transfer.
Definitely Gazza 2nd choice, Hart 3rd. Hart has been really bad for a long time now.It's not unlikely Hugo will have a period where he doesn't play. If you have a choice over Hart or Gazza which would you pick? My gut says Gazza. We certainly need three decent keepers on the books, i'm happy for a vintage back-up and a young prospect as third choice. Hart in his peak wasn't terrible, his confidence and concentration seems shot though. It's a tricky one
Just as the “I’ve always rated Gaz he’s been brilliant when called upon” begins........And so the transition from "Literally no one is saying that Joe Hart should be our nº 2" to "Joe Hart is an excellent back up to Hugo" begins.
#WinningMentality
I know Hakimi’s gone now, but he was up for grabs. I'm not sure I buy that chose Inter over ManC and Bayern stuff.
Not all of them need replacing, and there is plenty of value out there. Winks 40m for Sangare 20m for example - we've upgraded and made 20m. Lamela and Bergwijn would fetch us what 40m ? We could buy Stengs or Eze + 20m. Dier, Foyth, Sissoko what 45-50m ? We could get Kessie for that and if we bought Eze buy someone like Todibo for 20m or less. Liverpool picked Tsimakis for 10m. There's value out there. Wijndal the LB at Alkmaar is valued at about 9m Eur.
I'm not bitching about us having limited funds, just what we are spending those limited funds on. Paying 16m for a 28yo Doherty is money down the toilet and barely an upgrade on Aurier IMO, 40m on Hakimi would be worth about 60-70m in two/three years time and an infinitely better player during that time.
Money being tight surely means we need to be even smarter with it, no?
We'll just replace him with someone not as good and not homegrown.And I forgot to chuck in Alli, who must be worth 40-50m to someone, HG etc
I still think Dele has something to offer.And I forgot to chuck in Alli, who must be worth 40-50m to someone, HG etc
If Jose’s promised Hart No 2 slot, I’d much rather sell Gaz, bring in another English veteran for No 3 and put 10m towards a striker.Not without a proper replacement lined up. We are struggling to upgrade squad so I dont think he'll go anywhere in this window.