Klaus wrote:
Claudius wrote:
Guendouzi will replace Xhaka in the next 24 months. Why would you send him away?
Because that's what I'm worried about. He looks like another Xhaka to me in that position. Bloke has all the makings of an attacking midfielder and zero of the intelligence and discipline that's needed at the base of central midfield.
Interesting. We should discuss it further as the season progresses. I see him as a B2B who will develop a good variety of passes, have quicker ball releases than Xhaka and is more athletic. He will need to improve his toughness and defensive work, but I think he can learn.
But back to Upamecano. If we are to say the top young defenders (u22) are guys like De Ligt, Konate, Upamecano, Dias, Diop, Saliba, etc, then there is a high likelihood that we could sign 2 of the top 10 young/upcoming defenders in the world in one summer. Crazy