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I personally dont mind him, my only concern is the money being rumoured. I wouldn't pay anything over 40 million as mentioned by adam a few posts ago.

 
Leicester apparently want £80m for him. Can’t see Marina paying that. 
 

£40-50m max

 
I’d rather we looked elsewhere but under £50m I’d be OK.

If Ashley Cole rates him, then that’s good enough for me. He’d know about top quality LB’s!

 
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JM7 said:
Leicester apparently want £80m for him. Can’t see Marina paying that. 
 

£40-50m max
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Yeah from all the reports about Marina, she is known to be a hardline negotiator and does waver much on her set goal post

 
We need a very good left back but I am not impressed by Chilwell. He looks the part; young English, pacy, likes to go forward. Maybe he just looks too much a fit. I feel if you give Emerson a run of games he can produce everything Chilwell can.

 
I dont see this happening unless we pay silly money which i dont see us doing. He has 4 years left on his contract aswell, wouldn't say he's desperate to leave Leicester as they are doing well.

 
I'd pay 85m for 23-year old Ashley Cole.

Chilwell is nowhere near that level and I'm not sure he'll ever be. He's slightly above average, that's about it. Spiller86's video above is bad enough, but I seem to remember his performance vs Man City where Mahrez completely destroyed him, it was schoolboy level of defending. Now, maybe Frank sees something in him I don't, but honestly apart from being young and English I can't figure out what it is.

 
We need steel at the back. We lose battles in the box. Alonso is easily destroyed 4 at back, Emerson's never had a run of games due to injuries. Emerson is lightweight in the box.

Could we just school Tomori to play left back. He has pace and a good frame. Not sure if he could operate higher up the flank though.

 
evissy said:
We need a very good left back but I am not impressed by Chilwell. He looks the part; young English, pacy, likes to go forward. Maybe he just looks too much a fit. I feel if you give Emerson a run of games he can produce everything Chilwell can.
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Which isn't a good look for Chilwell when you consider how bad Emerson has been for us. 

 
abramovich said:
I'd pay 85m for 23-year old Ashley Cole.

Chilwell is nowhere near that level and I'm not sure he'll ever be. He's slightly above average, that's about it. Spiller86's video above is bad enough, but I seem to remember his performance vs Man City where Mahrez completely destroyed him, it was schoolboy level of defending. Now, maybe Frank sees something in him I don't, but honestly apart from being young and English I can't figure out what it is.
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Everyone has games where someone tears them apart. Zaha ripped apart Azpi when he was at his best 2-3 seasons ago and tormented him. It happens. When Leicester beat us at the Bridge last season, he along with Pereira were the best players on the pitch. He was absolutely sensational. I have been studying him closely for past 3 seasons and I am surprised at all the criticism he gets. Open play, offensively, he is one of the best FB around. His crossing and passing is quite good too and seems people are forgetting he is just 23. In the few matches he has played for England also, he has looked very impressive.

 
evissy said:
Scott Harris said:
Which isn't a good look for Chilwell when you consider how bad Emerson has been for us. 
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He's never had a run of games. Was 5/5 in Europa League final. He was excellent.
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He had a run in the team at the start of the season and was largely ineffective. Emerson doesn't do anything, the game passes him by almost every time he plays.

 
Yeah Emerson is disappointing. He has everything physically to be a top left back, he has pace, ball control, passing, etc but positionally he’s not smart.

 
abramovich said:
I'd pay 85m for 23-year old Ashley Cole.

Chilwell is nowhere near that level and I'm not sure he'll ever be. He's slightly above average, that's about it. Spiller86's video above is bad enough, but I seem to remember his performance vs Man City where Mahrez completely destroyed him, it was schoolboy level of defending. Now, maybe Frank sees something in him I don't, but honestly apart from being young and English I can't figure out what it is.
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Thats all it takes to slap on a ridiculous pricetag these days.

Ever wondered how no clubs from outside of england rarely go for players like this? Its always teams in the prem that are linked with these ridiculous pricetags for average players just because they're young and english. Chilwell 85m is almost as bad as Macguire 80m and Stones 50m

 
I am saying he hasn't really had the chance. Injuries really hit him and at worst of times. At best he can do what Chilwell does. Chilwell's ceiling however is potentially much higher.

 
If we do sign Chilwell for 60m will that be the most unpopular signing any club has made for that money? No one seems to think he's worth over 50m.

 
Maybe there are not so many good LB these days and that's why his value is said to be so high?

 
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I wouldn't say Emerson was great at any point. He's been bang average.
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On the whole yes, but there were a couple of games when he was very good and showed signs, its just a shame it was very inconsistent and the injuries didnt help either

 
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