Confirmed Signing Stephen Mfuni - LCB + LB

[junglej13]

Set to sign according to Alex Crook

 

[TomRad85]

Set to sign according to Alex Crook

Looks like he's LB or LCB which is interesting as we need both. Don't know much about the player.

 

[gspotgaz]

Well there’s the left centre back

 

[covcity4life]

Think I've heard his name but prob saw it on here tbh!

 

[junglej13]

Think I've heard his name but prob saw it on here tbh!

I think @Nick mentioned he'd heard something last week

 

[shmmeee]

Watford liked him. I’m assuming as a LB not a LCB

 

[Ccfcisparks]

he’s meant to be the bollocks apparently

 

[Shannerz]

Born in 2008, apparently.

2008. Christ.

 

[TomRad85]

No mention if loan or permanent.

 

[Viktor17]

Think this would be in addition to something, only 18/19!

 

[shmmeee]

No mention if loan or permanent.

Gonna be a loan. He’s future England material by all accounts.

 

[skyblueelephant76]

 

[TomRad85]

Gonna be a loan. He’s future England material by all accounts.

Risky age to slap in the middle of your defence in a struggling Prem team. If he goes LB then less risky. Looks another absolute unit.

 

[Deity]

Bournemouth also interested …

 

[CovveeBreak]

Gonna be a loan. He’s future England material by all accounts.

Loaning an 18 year old defender in the prem you’d hope we saved loans for unattainable experience e.g. Mudryk

A perm I can maybe understand if we see him as an asset we can make massive profit on

 

[Pusb1]

This best be a perm. An 18 year old to save our defence would be diabolical

 

[MAFF]

An inexperienced 18 year old! Just what we need!

 

[Balli001]

Bournemouth also interested …

Usually if Alex crook reports it then its close to completion

 

[Cally Fedora]

If you’re good enough you’re old enough. I understand he is very highly rated

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

Not sure another kid is what we need based on yesterday

 

[shmmeee]

Watford opinion:

Watford opinion: Enjoy watching Stephen Mfuni while you can

BBC Radio 3CR's Geoff Doyle on the impact teenage Manchester City loanee Stephen Mfuni is having at Vicarage Road.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Ccfcisparks]

If we go down then we are gonna have a decent team tbf

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Yeah not sure on this one.

He could be ridiculously good and let’s be honest to be playing in the championship at his age, you’ve got to have something about you.

But feel we need experience in the squad.

 

[Nonamesonshirts]

I’m hoping he’s coming in to compete for a CB position and be a backup LB and that there’s still a specialist LB to come. At 18 years old and 9 senior appearances in his entire career, he won’t be coming in as a definite first choice.

Doug’s a commodities and futures trader. The age and experience profile of our big money signings - Cherif, Yerinkyi, Amenda, Tchouana and this one if true - have the smell of if they do well then great, we will either stay up or sell for profit on relegation.

If it’s all too much for then, then they will be powerful in the Championship and we come back stronger with these players entering their prime and better able to compete. Assuming we can afford the wages with parachute payments.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Watford opinion:

Watford opinion: Enjoy watching Stephen Mfuni while you can

BBC Radio 3CR's Geoff Doyle on the impact teenage Manchester City loanee Stephen Mfuni is having at Vicarage Road.

www.bbc.co.uk

High praise from them there

 

[Cally Fedora]

Yeah not sure on this one.

He could be ridiculously good and let’s be honest to be playing in the championship at his age, you’ve got to have something about you.

But feel we need experience in the squad.

No we don’t. We just need good players.

 

[Measham Sky Blue]

We need experience. Not against it from a squad point of view but as a starter I wouldn’t be happy.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

surely it won’t be a loan

 

[Winny the Bish]

 

[Saddlebrains]

Im thoroughly underwhelmed

We can't keep buying unproven potential talent. Its the surefire way to go down as proven many a time. Defence is a key area to strengthen, needs to be proven experience there. This isnt it, dont care how 'rated' he is.

Callum Doyle was 18 and playing Championship look at him now, still a Championship player and not good enough for the top flight

Stinks of we've used our budget tbh

 

[Ccfcisparks]

if it is a loan surely a top championship club would have made sense first

 

[Billfred]

surely it won’t be a loan

If he's a left centre back I dont mind a loan as much, especially if it means money spent on a left back and centre mid

 

[Teesside SkyBlue 76]

In my opinion we need some experience but we have to trust the process. To be fair he has some fantastic reviews.

 

[Cally Fedora]

If we go down then we are gonna have a decent team tbf

We’re not going down. This is a great year for us to be looking to get a foothold.

 

[Balli001]

Im thoroughly underwhelmed

We can't keep buying unproven potential talent. Its the surefire way to go down as proven many a time. Defence is a key area to strengthen, needs to be proven experience there. This isnt it, dont care how 'rated' he is.

Callum Doyle was 18 and playing Championship look at him now, still a Championship player and not good enough for the top flight

Stinks of we've used our budget tbh

You are always thoroughly underwhelmed though