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[TommyK]

LEICESTER BID FOR MAGUIRE?

Leicester City have offered £16.5million for Hull City defender Harry Maguire, according to the Daily Mail.

The 24-year-old had a fine season with relegated Hull last term, and the Tigers are reportedly happy to accept the offer.

Tottenham and Newcastle are also thought to be interested.

 

[FOX Franks]

Schmeichel is 30 and will be 31 later this year. Pickford is 23.

Yeah, but I wasn't exactly arguing with the utterly objective point of age.

 

[pork pie fox]

Yeah, but I wasn't exactly arguing with the utterly objective point of age.

But that's the answer as to why one would be worth more than the other, FF.

 

[camberwell fox]

Based on age, talent and potential. £15m is not bad for a goalie. I wouldn't accept it but that's what £30m for Pickford implies to me.

I disagree FIF, a goalkeeper doesn't peak until he's about 35 so Schmeichel is a better buy at the moment in my opinion and would commend a similar or better fee.

 

[pork pie fox]

I disagree FIF, a goalkeeper doesn't peak until he's about 35 so Schmeichel is a better buy at the moment in my opinion and would commend a similar or better fee.

If you rate Pickford though, Cambers, as a lot of teams seem to do, then on that basis you'll get a lot more years for your money.

 

[camberwell fox]

If you rate Pickford though, Cambers, as a lot of teams seem to do, then on that basis you'll get a lot more years for your money.

I get that PPF. I just think the Kasper is proven and at the moment Pickford is a bit Mahrez.

 

[FIF]

And why is Maguire the first CB in line? Or is that the level we're at.

Still better than Wes for next season I suppose.

 

[Robin127]

PPF hit the nail on the head in both posts as to my reasoning for Pickf0rd's value.

 

[FOX Franks]

PPF hit the nail on the head in both posts as to my reasoning for Pickf0rd's value.

Keepers starting well is no guarantee they'll continue to excel in their later years.
Plenty of examples of promising young keepers that have fallen apart.
Less examples of established professionals doing so

 

[Robin127]

Plenty of examples of outfield players doing the same too.

 

[Micky]

David Burns‏ @bbcburnsy



Just been suggested to me Harry Maguire @HullCity has been having a medical @LCFC this evening. Not confirmed yet. #hcafc

 

[fitz]

And why is Maguire the first CB in line? Or is that the level we're at.

Still better than Wes for next season I suppose.

Not sure what level we are at. We've had an opportunity to push on which appears to have been wasted. I'd like to think top half is the ambition but our recent non-appointment doesn't seem too promising. We've also got a stadium too small for demand and despite the cash in football don't have any rumoured plans beyond that. I'd be content with 40 points.

Maguire seems a good buy if possible though.

 

[dpjfox]

Decent player decent price young enough to improve playing alongside Wes or Huth, unlike them he tends to bring the ball out of defence without resulting to hoooffff.

 

[alex]

Great signing if true.

 

[Brown Nose]

Maguire was in Steve Walsh's little black book for years. I think I'm right in saying that we almost signed him from Sheff Utd five years ago for about £500k.

He went to Hull when they inherited Walsh's little black book. Looks like we're now doing the same thing as Hull did - sign up players that Walsh wanted long after he's left the club.

Astonishing amount of money for him if true that the fee is in excess of £15m. He's a good player but not that good in my opinion.

 

[City Fan]

Maguire was in Steve Walsh's little black book for years. I think I'm right in saying that we almost signed him from Sheff Utd five years ago for about £500k.

He went to Hull when they inherited Walsh's little black book. Looks like we're now doing the same thing as Hull did - sign up players that Walsh wanted long after he's left the club.

Astonishing amount of money for him if true that the fee is in excess of £15m. He's a good player but not that good in my opinion.

Money seems fair to me in today's crazy market.

 

[pork pie fox]

Money seems fair to me in today's crazy market.

I think £15m is the new £5m. Everything has just been upscaled.

 

[City Fan]

I think £15m is the new £5m. Everything has just been upscaled.

£15m used to buy you the best striker in England. It now buys you Ahmed Musa.

 

[pork pie fox]

£15m used to buy you the best striker in England. It now buys you Ahmed Musa.

Quite. Players who were "not worth £10m" are now "not worth £20m". It's not right to compare the prices quoted against previous years, as we're now in a different market.

 

[FIF]

Are any of them worth the money? Apart from the Free transfers.