Van Dijk 'not on City's A list'

comment by Adam 'The Interview' Lallana (U20650)
posted 38 minutes ago
City filling a stadium
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Liverpool fans poor behaviour 😂

BBC now saying that Liverpool will not sign him after tapping scandal.

facking atrocious

Van Dijk now world class and not only is he City A list quality he's top of the list.

Liverpool are an absolute gift.

I expect his price to drop to a more reasonable level. Maybe we'll be back in for him then.

comment by Abe Lackmann (U21076)
posted 1 day, 15 hours ago
The fee is gonna be extortionate, but if VVD isnt on city's A list, then which defender is?
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supacity is just guessing here. We know Pep likes a defender that is tall and can build up from the back while being a good footballer, vvd ticks all the boxes and more.

vvd is the new kompany and whoever gets him will be very lucky. The pricetag is merely a way to scare any interest of. The real fee will be much lower, but I do think he's worth 50m for what you're getting.

Show me a short centre back

comment by supacity (U15520)
posted 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Show me a short centre back
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https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/javier-mascherano/profil/spieler/19981

I think there's a bit of confusion about what the a and b list are (the concept is something we've had for a few years now).

It isn't just the most talented go on a, the rest on b. It takes everything on board to work out which are the priorities. Given his cost, I'd imagine the priority would be to spend the bulk of the money on fullbacks. If one of those don't come off (like going for Bertrand rather than Mindy for example), then that might free up some to go for a player like VVD instead.