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I wouldn't be comfortable with a 20 year old keeper in net, they lack the experience. IMO i'd keep Penders out on loan for the next 3 years.
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Aren’t we moving the post a bit here? Courtois joined at 19yrs, and was starting for Atletico Madrid a top 3 La Liga team. Penders is 20yrs; and there is an acknowledgment by the club that the longer he stays out on loan, the greater the risk of detachment from his parent club.

He isn’t going to go out on loan for the next 3yrs. Club should have left him out on loan for next season, but as usual they have jumped the gun. The only alternative is to sell low, and attach a buyback + sell on clause.

PS. Where did this sudden love for Diogo Costa come from? We were linked with him 3yrs ago, and everyone said No! Brilliant shot stopper, good with his feet, but bad with catching crosses.

 
Aren’t we moving the post a bit here? Courtois joined at 19yrs, and was starting for Atletico Madrid a top 3 La Liga team. Penders is 20yrs; and there is an acknowledgment by the club that the longer he stays out on loan, the greater the risk of detachment from his parent club.

He isn’t going to go out on loan for the next 3yrs. Club should have left him out on loan for next season, but as usual they have jumped the gun. The only alternative is to sell low, and attach a buyback + sell on clause.

PS. Where did this sudden love for Diogo Costa come from? We were linked with him 3yrs ago, and everyone said No! Brilliant shot stopper, good with his feet, but bad with catching crosses.
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I think they will.

 
Same, although i do like Costa.

For me just get the Lacroix deal done as a starting point. It improves us significantly and demonstrates that these clown are physically capable of completing a deal for a grown up.,
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Not sold on Lacroix. Find it odd we never tried signing Ake, who left for Fenerbache for £7m, or Akanji who City are trying to sell to Inter for €15m. I just don’t see how Lacroix is more experienced or better than the aforementioned players. I still insist that Lacroix, just like Wharton benefits massively from playing in a 3-4-3 in transition. That Palace side has conceded over 50 goals in the last 3 seasons.

 
I think they will.
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To where? Unless you are loaning him out to a PL team, you are effectively demoting him. Tell you what, not buying the Diogo Costa rumours. He is another Jorge Mendes client and has been trying to sell him for big money for the last 3 seasons. Last year he was City bound.

 
Not sold on Lacroix. Find it odd we never tried signing Ake, who left for Fenerbache for £7m, or Akanji who City are trying to sell to Inter for €15m. I just don’t see how Lacroix is more experienced or better than the aforementioned players. I still insist that Lacroix, just like Wharton benefits massively from playing in a 3-4-3 in transition. That Palace side has conceded over 50 goals in the last 3 seasons.
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Because those two are on the obvious decline and made of glass, whereas Lacroix is entering his prime years and never gets injured. There's nothing I've seen from either Wharton or Lacroix personally that suggests they are dependent on a specific system. Many thought Rudiger was only good in a back 3, yet he did very well at Real.

To where? Unless you are loaning him out to a PL team, you are effectively demoting him. Tell you what, not buying the Diogo Costa rumours. He is another Jorge Mendes client and has been trying to sell him for big money for the last 3 seasons. Last year he was City bound.
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If Penders is this all-eggs-in-the-basket signing the club have made, I don't see them giving him the Slonina treatment. He needs first team football.

 
Thomas Schjelderup hit a cross in a game at the world cup and it became a goal and now £43m is the asking price and Benfica say Chelsea are interested. :eek:

 
Thomas Schjelderup hit a cross in a game at the world cup and it became a goal and now £43m is the asking price and Benfica say Chelsea are interested. :eek:
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Well spotted however our SDs will be fully mugged off by this

 
I can't see how we do both Lacroix and Wharton. Guehi is a prime example of what Palace will do to hold on to a player who wants to leave. Even one of them, at the moment, looks unlikely.

Wharton will require an Enzo sale, which too looks unlikely. Morten Hjulmand has gone to Atletico (no idea why we were never interested); Santos is gone. It's just looking bleak right now. I'll be damned if we go into a 4th straight year with Caicedo carrying bricks for 38 matchweeks.
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What odds we dont sign either

 
What odds we dont sign either
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Oh, I am well prepared for their briefs come August.

"Quenda and Jackson have impressed Alonso in preseason, and the club are confident they can rejuvenate the squad"

"Lavia has impressed the coaching staff so far, and with the inclusion of Barco the club don't see the value in spending big on an established midfielder"

"Chelsea always felt Como centre back Ramon was their first choice and were merely testing the waters with Lacroix."

"The club felt the inclusion of Pep Chavarría would've hindered the development of Hato"

 
Oh, I am well prepared for their briefs come August.

"Quenda and Jackson have impressed Alonso in preseason, and the club are confident they can rejuvenate the squad"

"Lavia has impressed the coaching staff so far, and with the inclusion of Barco the club don't see the value in spending big on an established midfielder"

"Chelsea always felt Como centre back Ramon was their first choice and were merely testing the waters with Lacroix."

"The club felt the inclusion of Pep Chavarría would've hindered the development of Hato"
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Hmm for the highlighted there is also the possibility of:

"The club felt the returning Axel Disasi to be like a new signings and after his excellent spell at West ham now view him as ideal for Alonsos back 3"

Or:

"Both Benoit Badishille and Wesley Fofana have impressed Xabi Alonso with their all around, mature play in training and the club no longer felt the need to to add further reinforcements in this position"

Or perhaps even:

"Xabi Alonso has been left awestruck by the commanding displays of Tosin, with the new manager now believed to view him as an unsaleable asset and key figure to his backline"

 
If Penders is this all-eggs-in-the-basket signing the club have made, I don't see them giving him the Slonina treatment. He needs first team football.
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Speaking of Slonina, he’s apparently ‘on trial’ at Strasbourg with a view to a permanent transfer. Another get out of jail free card transfer.

 
Speaking of Slonina, he’s apparently ‘on trial’ at Strasbourg with a view to a permanent transfer. Another get out of jail free card transfer.
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The Strasbourg situation is one to keep an eye one. Won’t be surprised if they get relegated. We have ripped out the heart of their team by taking Penders, Barco and to a little extent, Emegha. Diego Moreira has an offer from Roma, and Guela Doue might be Inter bound.

Still can’t wrap my head around the Marco Palestra deal; he has played 1 full season of 1st team football. Guela Doue is more experienced, and metrics look way better. He is more of the plug and play option.

 
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