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DisposeOfDeadwood said:
I can understand your point, but we have Emerson and Azpi (who's shown he actually plays better as LB than RB after that A**x game)

and thats if we even end up selling Alonso, so whats the need to go and buy a another LB when it'll probably be more beneficial to us to promote a youth player who can get some minutes here and there?
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The need is due to the fact that Emerson is often injured and Azpilicueta has been on a steady decline over the past year+, even if he looks better on the left, he’s over 30 years old and his legs have already started to go.

 
mwblue10 said:
The need is due to the fact that Emerson is often injured and Azpilicueta has been on a steady decline over the past year+, even if he looks better on the left, he’s over 30 years old and his legs have already started to go.
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Yeah fair point in that regard then, but not sure Chilwell is the man for the job. Im happy to have Emerson as the 1st choice as he's proving to be great, and signing Chilwell for that sort of fee will only end up benching him, and he'll most likely end up leaving for Juventus

 
Surely if our transfer banned gets overturned we will utilise the Ake buy back clause. Another good option at CB who also provides cover at LB.

 
mwblue10 said:
I don’t think it’s worth it.  Ake is no better than Zouma, Rüdiger, or Christensen, and Tomori has a lot of promise so I wouldn’t want Ake playing over him.
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My point exactly. If it was a CB that automatically would be our 1st choice, then thats fair enough. But buying a defender who is no better than what we currently have is pointless.

Though I think the best thing that Ake brings is his versatility in being able to play in several different positions, which I think can definitely prove useful. But even if we do sign Ake, we will need to offload a CB to accommodate him

 
DisposeOfDeadwood said:
My point exactly. If it was a CB that automatically would be our 1st choice, then thats fair enough. But buying a defender who is no better than what we currently have is pointless.

Though I think the best thing that Ake brings is his versatility in being able to play in several different positions, which I think can definitely prove useful. But even if we do sign Ake, we will need to offload a CB to accommodate him
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Speaking of PL CBs and the Leicester City defense, if we are going to target someone that falls in those categories, Soyuncu has been outstanding this season.

 
Not sure about ake, 

Obviously its appealing because of his price, and history, but is he a centre back that is going to really come in a make the difference? 

 
I’d happily have Ake replace Christensen, sadly Christensen hasn’t grown as we thought he would. Showed so much promise under Sarri, and then he went back to his old self.

I think it says a lot when Zouma and Tomori is preferred to Christensen at beginning of the season.

Rudiger is becoming injury prone, so I think Ake would make an adequate back up to our CB pairing.

 
mwblue10 said:
Speaking of PL CBs and the Leicester City defense, if we are going to target someone that falls in those categories, Soyuncu has been outstanding this season.
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Definitely has, but so has Jonny Evans.... Im not sure whether they just suit that Leicester system or if they genuinely are just really good.

Can even make the argument for Maguire who was brilliant at Leicester, and well not that impressive for Utd

 
Don't see the hype for Chilwell at all. Much rather us sign A.Telles who is available for 1/3 of the price.

 
I'd rather we sign Luke Shaw, John Stones and Tom Cleverly for a fraction of the cost.

 
He is playing fantastically well, it has to be said. 

Just not sure on the price. £70m+ is outrageous. 

 
big blue said:
He is playing fantastically well, it has to be said. 

Just not sure on the price. £70m+ is outrageous. 
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For me, the price tag for Chilwell isn’t the bothersome part.  What gets me about our linkage with him, is there are a handful of LBs out there that are just as good who could be had for a cheaper price.  Grimaldo, Gaya, Telles to name a few.

 
mwblue10 said:
For me, the price tag for Chilwell isn’t the bothersome part.  What gets me about our linkage with him, is there are a handful of LBs out there that are just as good who could be had for a cheaper price.  Grimaldo, Gaya, Telles to name a few.
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Hmm, two of those haven't played in a top league and the other I can't see any evidence on them being a top player. 

Could be as good, maybe. Definitely as good, no chancs. Chilwell has played in the premier league and been consistently excellent and is young. Why on Earth are some Chelsea fans so determined to scrimp about £20m to pick up a riskier signing. Madness. Get the best.

 
I hope we avoid this one personally, he's not just overpriced I actually think Emerson is the better LB, it's just that Emerson is made of glass. 

 
Slojo said:
I hope we avoid this one personally, he's not just overpriced I actually think Emerson is the better LB, it's just that Emerson is made of glass. 
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I agree. People are buying the English hype atm because the next crop of golden generation is starting to emerge. 

 
I wasn't a big fan and still need more sample size before converting but he's been highly impressive ever since that 9-0 match, he's got a lot more aggressive in his forward play.

 
Alonso and Emerson are both quality LBs but are both prone to inconsistency whereas Chilwell seems to be giving solid performances week in week out.

Is Chilwell approaching "world class" status?

 
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I haven't seen enough of Chilwell defensively to asses whether he would be good for the team yet sense he would be damn expensive.

Going forward he reminds me of Petrescu.

 
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