Found our Dier replacement.
If I am reading the stats right, he is statistically outperforming Gvardiol this season in a worse team (Gladbach), but is flying a bit under the radar.
Could be a steal. He's been on the books at City as well so he is well schooled in football. And he is a CAA Base client, an agency that we do a lot of business with.
Good player, definitely. He's got pace, he's brave...already two things Dier isn't.
But already 26 and still a bit raw at the top level...he's played circa 60 games in the Eredivisie (for lowly Groningen) and another 20 in the Bundesliga with Gladbach this season. His time at Schalke they were in the second tier.
Give him me for say 10-15 mil + bonuses and I'm saying that's worth a pop. Might even be a deal to be done where we get him for free in return for Sanchez going the other way. I'd still recruit another two top quality CB, but would defo be happy with that guy coming in as a backup and playing circa 20-25 games in all comps. Knowing he can also play DM/CM...he's got decent passing abilities and can score a few.