Incoming? Terence Kongolo

[Bladesman]

 

[Addison]

Really hope he's playing his usual mind games. We may not get anyone in to-day but we have until the 16th to get someone from the championship. Both goals came from our failings down the left hand side yesterday. If we go with what we've currently got I fear for us.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

There is absolutely no rush for us to get someone in today. Fake deadline for us given the pond we fish in.

 

[Brownieblade]

Agreed, if it’s championship level then we have more time

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Agreed, if it’s championship level then we have more time

I did think about our other available loan slot and initially I thought it'd make sense to use that today. However, it might come in handy should a Buendia/Brooks/King type opportunity arise.

 

[wizadry]

I think it’s the £8M price tag that’s putting us off.

 

[Macfarlane21]

I think it’s the £8M price tag that’s putting us off.

Seems like that's the issue.

What Sheffield United must pay to sign Terence Kongolo and why their search for defensive reinforcements could continue until later this month

Sheffield United know the amount they must pay in order to secure Terence Kongolo’s release from Huddersfield Town, after Chris Wilder identified the 26-year-old as the ideal player to help his team cope in Jack O’Connell’s absence.

www.thestar.co.uk

 

[bartman]

JOC of 2019 is a huge miss, but 2020? JRob is his equal and adds the long throw. We still need a 2019 JOC replacement, but Kongolo's injury record rules him out, Smalling on loan is the best of a poor choice for me.

Robinson is his equal?. Robinson is a championship defender at best. He is slow and his positioning is poor. If he is one of our 3 centre half for the rest of the season we will struggle. We need upgrades on him, Osbourne, McGoldrick and Lunny all of whom should not be starting games on a regular basis if at all

 

[KiwiBlade]

I think it’s the £8M price tag that’s putting us off.

I thought he’d failed his medical on account of his foot, failed one at Fulham too by all accounts.

 

[Le Cynique]

Robinson is his equal?. Robinson is a championship defender at best. He is slow and his positioning is poor. If he is one of our 3 centre half for the rest of the season we will struggle. We need upgrades on him, Osbourne, McGoldrick and Lunny all of whom should not be starting games on a regular basis if at all

I suspect the point was that JOC, through being half-crocked, wasn’t at his usual standard since Project Restart.

 

[wizadry]

I thought he’d failed his medical on account of his foot, failed one at Fulham too by all accounts.

You hear of injured players passing medicals all the time, for me I think it’s the sum of money which we’ve got but unwilling to pay for him which is the stumbling block. I could be wrong!

 

[Brownieblade]

If it’s a loan to buy and he comes in and plays solid then 8 million is sod all compared to what we would lose

 

[wizadry]

If it’s a loan to buy and he comes in and plays solid then 8 million is sod all compared to what we would lose

You know that, I know that, everyone knows that, the problem is it’s £8M on a position that we didn’t think we’d need to spend a week ago, it’s not a small gamble especially after the Brewdog signing.

 

[8lade]

You hear of injured players passing medicals all the time

Can't remember where I heard it from maybe United medical staff on an Alan Nixon show I think but it was stated, 'every player fails the medical', they went on to say whether it was something you could handle made it a signing or not. I remember thinking these must be the toughest physical tests in a person's life but it may just be they push them until their heart rate exceeds the maximum level.

 

[Le Cynique]

If we need someone to come in and replace JOC, but that person isn’t fit themselves and could be out for a while longer (which is what it sounds like with his cyborg foot), bringing him in would be utter lunacy

 

[Grizzly blade]

We can’t afford to be bringing players who are injured to replace a player who is injured.

If there’s no viable replacement out there to come in and improve us from Robinson we either look within the squad at alternatives or change formation.

Been saying it forever, in our system you just don’t find centre halves able to do what Bash and JOC have done. It will take a lot of coaching to get someone who has been a “normal” CB to get to do it well enough.

IMHO...we are going to have to ditch it and look at an alternative system until we can get the right players back fit or replaced. We need to add quality to midfield in possession and creativity up front. This season may well be the biggest test of Wilders career in management, and if he pulls it off and we stay up will be a bigger achievement than last season. It was obvious post lockdown when JOC was injured we were in big trouble.

 

[Brownieblade]

You know that, I know that, everyone knows that, the problem is it’s £8M on a position that we didn’t think we’d need to spend a week ago, it’s not a small gamble especially after the Brewdog signing.

but we don’t pay the 8 million till next season, right now this season it would be paying wages we would have to pay for a loan to cover a long term injury

 

[Brownieblade]

If the guy is long term injured then I agree, the fact he has had 2 Medicals recently suggests he is closer than we think

 

[Barnette]

Move on

 

[wizadry]

but we don’t pay the 8 million till next season, right now this season it would be paying wages we would have to pay for a loan to cover a long term injury

Yeah sorry, for some reason I missed the loan to buy bit, I didn’t think that was an option for us?

 

[Brownieblade]

Yeah sorry, for some reason I missed the loan to buy bit, I didn’t think that was an option for us?

No probs mate, I wouldn’t be considering him if it was a straight up fee ha ha

 

[BushBlade]

EFL window doesn’t close for ten days. If he’s not that far away then he should be able to pass a medical before it closes.

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

Looks good at the Soccers to me geriimmin

 

[Toronto Blade fan]

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Good player, but a gamble. I don't blame us for not rolling the dice on his fitness. Hopefully we can get one of the others done.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

That will set tongues wagging if they sign him and play him against us,when he reportedly failed a medical with us.

 

[FTPE]

Good player, but a gamble. I don't blame us for not rolling the dice on his fitness. Hopefully we can get one of the others done.

What others?

 

[CaptainMorgans]

What others?

Other links have been Ben Davies (PNE) & Diego Rico (Bournemouth). But also maybe Jake Cooper (Millwall).

Can't think of any other left footer options.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Are there any available with ambidextrous feet.

 

[Bladeinleeds]

It’s a gamble - he looked like a perfect fit for our system (and maybe in available on loan) but if he’s still got metalwork in his foot, it’s unlikely he’s going to be fit to play anytime soon. Suppose you just have to trust the medical staff.

hope we can get someone in though.