Clement Lenglet - Confirmed (On Loan)

[pauliewalnuts]

Barca are getting antsy about his overall lack of game time for us and I can't imagine he's too happy about it either. Think it might be in all parties' best interests to just quietly send him back in Jan

Not for us you dafty, he's performing very well

Indeed, he looked pretty shit at Legia (mind you, not the only one, not by far) and he's a touch on the slow side, but he's definitely alright for what we'll need him for, and did well last night.

Can't see how it'd be in our best interests to send him back and then waste time looking for someone else.

I'd much rather we spent that time looking for a right back at the very least.

[Risso]

He's like Torres, with similar strenths and weaknesses, only not as good, and even slower. He hit a couple of absolutely fantastic 40 yard passes last night though, one in the first half to Diaby was as good as you'll see anywhere.

[Bully2345]

Not in our interests to send him back and probably not in Barca's interest to take back the £150k weekly wage. It's nonsense paper-filling talk.

He's a convenient (although expensive) 12 month cover for an unexpected injury and he's doing fine

[AV82EC]

Not in our interests to send him back and probably not in Barca's interest to take back the £150k weekly wage. It's nonsense paper-filling talk.

He's a convenient (although expensive) 12 month cover for an unexpected injury and he's doing fine

Exactly.

[AV84]

Not in our interests to send him back and probably not in Barca's interest to take back the £150k weekly wage. It's nonsense paper-filling talk.

He's a convenient (although expensive) 12 month cover for an unexpected injury and he's doing fine

We're not paying him £150k a week.

[OCD]

It's only the gutter press that are saying Barcelona are unhappy with the lack of football he's playing.

[Somniloquism]

We aren't paying him that I suspect, but if he went back to Barca they would be paying the full amount if that is what he is on. Unless they can loan him out again of course.

[AV84]

He signed an extension to his original Barca contract, so he's there until 2026. He's on a massive wage, but some of that is money owed for deferred payments during Covid. They were willing to sell him to Spurs this past summer for £12mil, but Levy did his usual thing and the deal never happened.

His original contract was until 2023, and since then he's spent a year at Spurs and a year here, so they obviously don't want him anymore, but are trying to get as much as possible for him. I wouldn't pay 12mil for him to be 4th choice, 5th if Mings comes back. I suppose I can see why they'd want him playing more. Seems unlikely we'll buy him, and he's not exactly in the shop window playing a handful of midweek games.

[LeeB]

Seems a well liked player within the group if the goal celebrations are anything to go by.

[chrisw1]

I thought he looked pretty bright last night, good on the ball.  But it wasn't the most taxing game he'll ever play and they did get in behind him a few times.  Even so, based on my initial assessment when we signed him he looks better than I expected.

[Dave]

I thought he looked pretty bright last night, good on the ball.  But it wasn't the most taxing game he'll ever play and they did get in behind him a few times.  Even so, based on my initial assessment when we signed him he looks better than I expected.

My unscientific analysis is that he gives us about 80% of all the things that Torres gives us, both (mostly) good and bad.

[chrisw1]

I thought he looked pretty bright last night, good on the ball.  But it wasn't the most taxing game he'll ever play and they did get in behind him a few times.  Even so, based on my initial assessment when we signed him he looks better than I expected.

My unscientific analysis is that he gives us about 80% of all the things that Torres gives us, both (mostly) good and bad.

I think that's a very good analysis.

[PaulWinch again]

Worth bumping this. He has done pretty well of late, I doubt he’ll end up here permanently but he could play a really important role for us.

[AV82EC]

Fair play to the fella, signed because Mings got injured then  only played the Cup games up until Pau got injured and has played his part filling in. He's not as good as Pau but he's stepped up to the plate.

[AV84]

Worth bumping this. He has done pretty well of late, I doubt he’ll end up here permanently but he could play a really important role for us.

He's done a good job putting himself in the shop window. Barca will be happy at last.