August 31, 20168 yr I remember him being a solid part of that Monaco side who embarrassed Arsenal in the Champions League a couple of seasons ago. Other than that I can't really say.
August 31, 20168 yr 4 minutes ago, Davey Baby said: Anyone know anything about this guy ? Loan in the offing, maybe. He looked very good for Monaco before making the move to Valencia. The club were close to a deal at the time, apparently, before he moved to Spain. He's been out of favour I think, injuries, form, etc, so the price would be on the lower side. I didn't see too much of him other than in the Champions League and he did impress.
August 31, 20168 yr Don't think he's in the same league as David Luiz personally, would say Tal Ben Haim is comparable to him. Loan would make sense though, try before we buy etc Edited August 31, 20168 yr by the special one
August 31, 20168 yr One of the worst signings in La Liga last season. Maybe we can get him with a cheap option to buy. Did look solid for Monaco and I'll take just about anybody at this point.
August 31, 20168 yr Valencia fans are desperate for him to go...so no thanks...Lindelof is the way to go...£25m buy out clause
August 31, 20168 yr With Zouma returning, an inexpensive lone deal would be good. He is quite mobile even for a big guy, If I recall, and he does play in one of the full back positions, too. (Left?) If it works out, fantastic, if he flops, just discard him. Edited August 31, 20168 yr by Kante Conte
August 31, 20168 yr Problem is that he has many of David Luiz's drawbacks without his pedigree or technical attributes. Abdennour does have a decent technique, but he doesn't have Luiz's range of passing or penchant for brilliant long-range strikes. Even at Monaco, he had a habit of making poorly thought out, high-risk decisions in defence more than he should have - much like Luiz. At Valencia, he's just been thoroughly brainless and dreadful, albeit in a very unstable side. I would just take Luiz if I had to pick between the two, albeit Abdennour would probably be substantially cheaper.
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