I think that 6-7 million for Yanga-Mbiwa is not enough.
He's not unknown. He apparently was the best defender in Ligue 1 last year, and from everything I've heard about him, he's a great defender.
And let's be honest, for someone who doesn't follow Serie A, Thiago Silva may be unknown too, because if judged by his displays in CL alone, no-one would think he's the best defender nowdays, not even close. In fact, judging solely on this year's CL displays by T. Silva, one may think that Nesta is still a better defender.
Comparisons with Montolivo cannot be made, because we're talking about one player who just had a fantastic season and he's just 23, and the other player who had a fantastic season three years ago, followed by two bad-to-average seasons, and yet he's 26 last year.
What I'm trying to say is, Yanga-Mbiwa is already a well established defender, and with this miserable offer, we could only wait for him to be free, and hope that on-one will take him, what will surely happen if he continues with his form until January.
Montpellier's president is right; Galliani has just sold the best defender in Italy for over 40M, and now wants to get the best defender in France for peanuts. :S
He's not unknown. He apparently was the best defender in Ligue 1 last year, and from everything I've heard about him, he's a great defender.
And let's be honest, for someone who doesn't follow Serie A, Thiago Silva may be unknown too, because if judged by his displays in CL alone, no-one would think he's the best defender nowdays, not even close. In fact, judging solely on this year's CL displays by T. Silva, one may think that Nesta is still a better defender.
Comparisons with Montolivo cannot be made, because we're talking about one player who just had a fantastic season and he's just 23, and the other player who had a fantastic season three years ago, followed by two bad-to-average seasons, and yet he's 26 last year.
What I'm trying to say is, Yanga-Mbiwa is already a well established defender, and with this miserable offer, we could only wait for him to be free, and hope that on-one will take him, what will surely happen if he continues with his form until January.
Montpellier's president is right; Galliani has just sold the best defender in Italy for over 40M, and now wants to get the best defender in France for peanuts. :S