Zambo Anguissa permanent transfer

[IloveFFC]

https://mobile.twitter.com/NicoSchira/status/1500423645834973186

[Tabby]

Don't see this working out any differently from the Villareal deal. They already have a good price, doubt we'll be lowering our demands. They've been trying to haggle since November.

[Jules]

Really hope this gets done and he doesn't re-appear for pre season with us again. We need to move on and so does Zambo.

[Deeping_white]

€15m is a bargain and he's been one of their best players. If they don't want to pay it then walk away and someone else in Serie A or La Liga will pay the €15m. We don't need to sell him if we go up but if we do want to offload him then there's no point being lowballed by Napoli as they were happy paying the 15m before and are just being tight now

[Fernhurst]

Agreed, high time Zambo moved on BUT Napoli Chairman has a Levy type reputation for trying discount deals. Time to stay strong AGAIN Fulham.

[PaulJ123]

Zambo in the Reed role next season  :HD: :HD: :HD: :HD:

[filham]

Our midfield has not regularly been up to expectation this season and if we get promoted there will be need of him at the Cottage again.

[millsy]

Wanted him gone and don't want him back!

[Mr K.Dilkington]

We should move on from him I think,even though I don't dislike him. He needs a good coach to turn him into just a DM and not box to box but that won't happen at FFC.
If we get less than 15 Mil for him (which is incredibly cheap already) it'll be another stella TC&AM transfer special...

[Craven Mad]

Whilst I think he's worth more than £15m, I can't see teams in Spain/Italy (where he's most known) having so much cash to spend.

I'd prefer him hear next year tbh, but I know there's many on here who'd disagree.

[Ruislip White]

I think our squad is much better with him in it.  He doesn't want to stick around when we get relegated, so from an emotional perspective I can fully understand why many don't want him around.  Putting feelings to one side, I think his inclusion helps rather than hinders our prospects of survival.  He was decent last season.  Unshackled by Parker Ball, he becomes even better especially when driving forward.

[Whitestone]

I think our squad is much better with him in it.  He doesn't want to stick around when we get relegated, so from an emotional perspective I can fully understand why many don't want him around.  Putting feelings to one side, I think his inclusion helps rather than hinders our prospects of survival.  He was decent last season.  Unshackled by Parker Ball, he becomes even better especially when driving forward.

+1

[ffcwickford]

If Napoli do not want to pay the money tell them to get lost and integrate Anguissa into our Premier League squad - he was very good last year and I am sure Marco would be able to get even more out of him - it would also mean one less player to buy!

[b+w geezer]

In theory too good to have on our bench, but I doubt he has starting claims for any role in particular. He is built to be a DM but isn't reliably, and after years with multi-clubs he as near as matters never scores or assists. Although it rarely ends up leading anywhere, he is a fine ball-carrier, so useful for retaining possession and giving us a breather. And he's a big unit of course. Both those traits could make him handy from the bench when trying to close out a match to retain a point or three. To chase results, no, either as a starter or a sub.

[cmg]

When he was playing for us I liked him, I liked him a lot. He became one of the top rated players in his position in La Liga and now in Serie A. For such a player 15m. would seem a bargain.
And yet, I have seen him a few times this season for Napoli and for Cameroon and begin to wonder what he actually contributes. He looks great as he moves around the field and doesn't make mistakes, but doesn't seem to actually DO anything. I wonder if this is why Napoli are looking for a discount. Or are they just tight, or short of cash, or both?
The other elephant in Frank's room is his almost comical inability to put the ball in the net for his club sides. You don't expect your DM to be a goal machine, but you do expect a midfielder to chip in with the occasional score. In 192 games for Fulham, OM and Napoli Frank has chalked up precisely ZERO goals. When he scored 2 in his season in Spain they declared a public holiday.

[millsy]

Good summary Geezer. Zambo has the physique and ball skills but lacks football intelligence. This is why the game often bypasses him and less gifted players outperform him.
Others quote stats about tackles won but what they fail to see is that, due to his poor reading of the game and resultant inability to be in the right place, he rarely intercepts and is too far from the ball even to contest many tackles. The stats only count those he is involved in, not the many he should be but isn't.

If it's a straight choice, give me Harrison any day. If it's a Dickson Etuhu you want, get one who can read the play, as without that essential, you're a passenger.

[WolverineFFC]

After watching Marco bring Seri back from the castoffs, I have no doubt he could re-integrate FZA back in if needed.

Napoli would be getting a better than fair deal at 15m. Heading for promotion, Fulham hold all the bargaining power now. That was not the case in the summer. To sell him for less than the agreed upon price at this point would be foolish. There is no way they would be able to obtain a superior player for less.

[b+w geezer]

If it's a straight choice, give me Harrison any day. If it's a Dickson Etuhu you want, get one who can read the play, as without that essential, you're a passenger.

Pretty much. He's famously unproductive (merely sometimes eyecatching) going forward, but equally (as you say) is too hit-and-miss in defensive senses. You cannot really rely on him as a DM.  Interesting reference to Etuhu, who clearly hit his heights here with Murphy and others around him, just filling in spaces out of possession and doing simple things. If that were the spec again then Chalobah would match it more closely than Zambo would.

[Whitesideup]

Anyone know how long is left on his contract? If it's just a year, probably best to cash in now?

[Tabby]

Anyone know how long is left on his contract? If it's just a year, probably best to cash in now?

It runs out in 2024.