[Albion] Carlos Baleba SINGS a 5-year deal

[Mancgull]

He won’t be loaned out. He’s been regularly playing for a French top league team and will be needed in our midfield to perform the Caicedo role. I don’t expect he’ll start on Saturday but we’ll want him in ASAP.
Baleba has been scouted by many of the top teams in Europe.
We tend to move for these players earlier than others to give ourselves a realistic chance of getting them.
If we do capture him, which looks likely, will he be our only French speaker in the squad?
I would think that Adingra is probably a French speaker?

 

[Springal]

He won’t be loaned out. He’s been regularly playing for a French top league team and will be needed in our midfield to perform the Caicedo role. I don’t expect he’ll start on Saturday but we’ll want him in ASAP.
Baleba has been scouted by many of the top teams in Europe.
We tend to move for these players earlier than others to give ourselves a realistic chance of getting them.
If we do capture him, which looks likely, will he be our only French speaker in the squad?
I would think that Adingra is probably a French speaker?

Regularly is a bit of a stretch

 

[Machiavelli]

You are a proper mentalist.

I wouldn't put it that way myself, but have to concede there's something in what you say

 

[Machiavelli]

He won’t be loaned out. He’s been regularly playing for a French top league team and will be needed in our midfield to perform the Caicedo role. I don’t expect he’ll start on Saturday but we’ll want him in ASAP.
Baleba has been scouted by many of the top teams in Europe.
We tend to move for these players earlier than others to give ourselves a realistic chance of getting them.
If we do capture him, which looks likely, will he be our only French speaker in the squad?
I would think that Adingra is probably a French speaker?

Is Bart Flemish or Walloon?
And then there's also the (grand)parentage issue and that difficult word monolingualism.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Regularly is a bit of a stretch

A huge stretch.

He had less top flight minutes than Buonanotte last season.

He is clearly not a short term solution but won’t go out on loan and will be gradually eased into the squad this season.

I’ve just got a hunch that we will also add a DM who is ready, straight out the box. A Hatate, Amrabat or maybe Dominguez. Similar to what Liverpool have had to do with Endo. Maybe a loan for a player like Kalvin Phillips.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Is Bart Flemish or Walloon?
And then there's also the (grand)parentage issue and that difficult word monolingualism.

He's Dutch not Belgian.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

And getting used to the RdZ style of play will take time (see Mo Dahoud).

 

[Gwylan]

If we do capture him, which looks likely, will he be our only French speaker in the squad?
I would think that Adingra is probably a French speaker?

I bet Joel and Bart speak French - virtually every Dutch person I've met seems to able to speak four or five languages

 

[Live by the sea]

I bet Joel and Bart speak French - virtually every Dutch person I've met seems to able to speak four or five languages

Yes they are usually well educated the Dutch even the footballers

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Is Bart Flemish or Walloon?
And then there's also the (grand)parentage issue and that difficult word monolingualism.

I'm pretty sure Dunk's great aunt has a French O Level so that should sort that out.

 

[Bakero]

Does Lallana speak French?

If not, Carlos can chat to Adingra and Chouchane but I wouldn't be surprised if he's fluent in English in no time.

 

[Horses Arse]

Yep, this is where the transfer market has got to

For Chelsea certainly. Not us

 

[dwayne]

10000% done mortgage on it

 

[southstandandy]

Still think we need another more experienced DM as to chuck Baleba in having only played 18 games in the French league in his career is asking a lot of him so early. I'm not suggesting a loan but think he needs to be slowly integrated into the squad like Enciso was last season.

 

[Justice]

Lille got ripped apart yesterday although I have no idea if Baleba not playing was the difference.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Still think we need another more experienced DM as to chuck Baleba in having only played 18 games in the French league in his career is asking a lot of him so early. I'm not suggesting a loan but think he needs to be slowly integrated into the squad like Enciso was last season.

I think we will get two DMs, not sure if the other will be experienced or not though. We need two as we don't have any players of that type in the squad atm. If we do get the 2nd, there seems be a suggestion that Alzate will be sold.

 

[Nobby]

Is Bart Flemish or Walloon?
And then there's also the (grand)parentage issue and that difficult word monolingualism.

LANGUAGE!!!

 

[Icy Gull]

A huge stretch.

He had less top flight minutes than Buonanotte last season.

He is clearly not a short term solution but won’t go out on loan and will be gradually eased into the squad this season.

I’ve just got a hunch that we will also add a DM who is ready, straight out the box. A Hatate, Amrabat or maybe Dominguez. Similar to what Liverpool have had to do with Endo. Maybe a loan for a player like Kalvin Phillips.

Kalvin Phillips is a good shout imo. He’ll need to get rid of his ridiculous hair style though, too Medieval Asian

Losing his England chances as an Albion player may be a problem for him though

 

[rebel51]

Kalvin Phillips is a good shout imo. He’ll need to get rid of his ridiculous hair style though, too Medieval Asian

Another player who won't come here.

 

[Icy Gull]

Another player who won't come here.

You must be a right hoot at parties