On 06 ottobre 2016 at 11:41, Zeta Orionis said:

Don't know how good he is, but he's nearly 30, is it worth paying all that money when we may only get a few years out of him before he starts to decline?

 

Bonucci is a technic defender...not physic...he can played to high level until 35,36

This is why Conte is the man for us. Buy Bonucci for £50 mill and sell Luiz back to PSG for £40 mill.

Net spend £10 mill. Very, very shrewd.

Bonucci was rumoured to be a replacement for Nemanja Vidic at ManU but they decided he was unsuitable for the physical demands of Premier League.  Really ? 

 

http://in.reuters.com/article/soccer-italy-bonucci-idINDEE89J04N20121020

 

 

On ?10?/?06?/?2016 at 17:41, Zeta Orionis said:

Don't know how good he is, but he's nearly 30, is it worth paying all that money when we may only get a few years out of him before he starts to decline?

certainly worth it . he's in the form of his life and he's constantly proved his worth season in season out for juve ! terry's 36 but still going strong , on that basis bonucci has 5-10 ahead for sure and i dont see a decline in his career , unless he picks up some horrifying injury . italian footballers are known for their long careers (totti , maldini , etc. ...)

Edited October 31, 20169 yr by Gokul JK

On ?10?/?19?/?2016 at 09:09, icecoolguy22 said:

With Azpi converting into a CB and doing the job nicely, we will be loaded with CD next season - Luiz/Azpi/Cahill/Zouma/Christensen. I don't see Bonucci as a high priority signing, sign a Keane for 20M would be a disaster as he will just be wasting his time on the bench.

I'm not convinced with Luiz / Cahill . Neither are stable defenders with too many defensive errors ! Offloading one of them and bringing in Bonucci will be a wise move

On 10/31/2016 at 02:01, Gokul JK said:

I'm not convinced with Luiz / Cahill . Neither are stable defenders with too many defensive errors ! Offloading one of them and bringing in Bonucci will be a wise move

Bonucci is a great defender however I don't see the long term point of spending so much for a player that doesn't have that many years left before he start to decline.

Luiz has been pretty solid since he's come back, Cahill still isn't great but he looks more assured in the new formation. I just don't see the point of Bonucci transfer now, maybe a few years ago but now he's going to cost a lot and be a short term option. 

One thing is for sure, I can't wait for Zouma to be back as an option for the first team. Won't be long now! Here's hoping the injury hasn't cost him any pace.