4 minutes ago, Valerie said:

Ooooh, somebody who runs a lot !

We'll knock that out him...😂

Allegedly he’s a top DM having a medical now in Turin initial loan buy next season 30 mill

Wee Billy who ? 😂

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Who is Zakaria? 

So if he can outrun Werner, will he be more offside than Timo then? 

He is a Better Tall Saul.

Apologies....

6 minutes ago, evissy said:

Who is Zakaria? 

So if he can outrun Werner, will he be more offside than Timo then? 

I got that he can tackle Werner, but every bugger can do that.

Do any of these last-minute panic buys ever work out? 

I think I would rather us sign a stop gap in midfield for now while we wait for a top quality player to become available. No point signing expensive but average/good players. We want top quality. 
 

1 minute ago, JM7 said:

I think I would rather us sign a stop gap in midfield for now while we wait for a top quality player to become available. No point signing expensive but average/good players. We want top quality. 
 

Better a stop gap in midfield than a gap in midfield?

9 minutes ago, Socrates said:

Do any of these last-minute panic buys ever work out? 

What is positive about them is the pressure is a bit lower for the player. Put 97m pricetag on a worldbeater and this club can make you disappear...

This is a loan as well.

1 minute ago, evissy said:

What is positive about them is the pressure is a bit lower for the player. Put 97m pricetag on a worldbeater and this club can make you disappear...

This is a loan as well.

Just as long as we don't put the number 9 on him...

12 minutes ago, Valerie said:

Better a stop gap in midfield than a gap in midfield?

Or "Jorginho" as he's named, but I accept calling him "gap" too...

2 minutes ago, dkw said:

Or "Jorginho" as he's named, but I accept calling him "gap" too...

@dkw face when we start with Zak AND Jorgi vs Wet Spam...

21 minutes ago, Socrates said:

Do any of these last-minute panic buys ever work out? 

I thought Giroud was a bit last minute and i always liked him. I know he wasn't prolific but always a class act imo

1 hour ago, BordeauxBlue said:

My Juve supporting mate is not bothered about him going. 

Hardly fills me with joy... 

you have to take into account he played for Allegri so he probably will fit right in at the bridge 

 

 

Di Marzio was just being interviewed on Sky regarding the deal, and spoke pretty highly of Zakaria. We shall see...

Just now, forbzy said:

Di Marzio was just being interviewed on Sky regarding the deal, and spoke pretty highly of Zakaria. We shall see...

I really liked him before he went to Juventus. 

1 minute ago, azpi28 said:

I really liked him before he went to Juventus. 

To be fair who likes watching Juventus? Probably the only side out there more boring than we are of late.

18 minutes ago, JM7 said:

I think I would rather us sign a stop gap in midfield for now while we wait for a top quality player to become available. No point signing expensive but average/good players. We want top quality. 
 

I’d settle for quality. If Zakaria turns out to be another Saul then it’s hopeless. Jorginho can’t play every game, so what happens if Kova and Kante are on the sidelines for most of the season, like they were last season? If Zakaria is going to play DM, then he’d better be very good. We can’t afford to carry players in that position. Right now our only fit midfielders are Jorginho, Zakaria and Gallagher. That looks like a pretty desperate situation to me. 

When does the window shut? In 3 hours right?

2 minutes ago, Socrates said:

I’d settle for quality. If Zakaria turns out to be another Saul then it’s hopeless. Jorginho can’t play every game, so what happens if Kova and Kante are on the sidelines for most of the season, like they were last season? If Zakaria is going to play DM, then he’d better be very good. We can’t afford to carry players in that position. Right now our only fit midfielders are Jorginho, Zakaria and Gallagher. That looks like a pretty desperate situation to me. 

There is always this guy too:

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

There is always this guy too:

Wouldn’t mind him playing as a DM

think he would easily fit into that role 

6 minutes ago, Socrates said:

I’d settle for quality. If Zakaria turns out to be another Saul then it’s hopeless. Jorginho can’t play every game, so what happens if Kova and Kante are on the sidelines for most of the season, like they were last season? If Zakaria is going to play DM, then he’d better be very good. We can’t afford to carry players in that position. Right now our only fit midfielders are Jorginho, Zakaria and Gallagher. That looks like a pretty desperate situation to me. 

To be honest i still wish we had gone in earlier and harder, if we were dealing with Juve, and paid whatever to get Locatelli.

4 minutes ago, azpi28 said:

Wouldn’t mind him playing as a DM

think he would easily fit into that role 

Not a bad shout. At least he is mobile

5 minutes ago, azpi28 said:

Wouldn’t mind him playing as a DM

think he would easily fit into that role 

Put him and Zak in front of our back 4. Not that is a solid base to let Reece, Ben, Auba and Sterling do their thing.

Just like Alvarez, we'll be seeing Zakaria at the World Cup in a few months time. Juve doesn't look like a team that would actually care to sell this kind of a player, but if we offer 50m they might.