Stephan Lichtsteiner (9 Viewers)

[zizinho]

Great!!!

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Hopefuly he got Evra's place in our CL squad?

Yes

 

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[Scottish]

He looks a lot more solid in a back four. I guess we will see Lirola from the 18/19 season.

Bookmarked for future ridicule. Any further predictions you'd like to make for the historical record?

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Yes

Excellent. Time to rough up some millionaires

 

[Albo]

Great , i really love Lichst <3

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

He renews! What a surprise

Does that mean D. Alves is gone? Can't imagine us going into next season with the two of them.

 

[s4tch]

He renews! What a surprise

Does that mean D. Alves is gone? Can't imagine us going into next season with the two of them.

i guess it's just the option on his contract that the club took. so this way, licht either stays for an other year, or will be sold during the summer mercato, but at least he won't leave as a freebie to join inda.

 

[lgorTudor]

Forza Litch

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

i guess it's just the option on his contract that the club took. so this way, licht either stays for an other year, or will be sold during the summer mercato, but at least he won't leave as a freebie to join inda.

So the club had the option to extend without the need for Licht's agreement?

 

[zizinho]

i guess it's just the option on his contract that the club took. so this way, licht either stays for an other year, or will be sold during the summer mercato, but at least he won't leave as a freebie to join inda.

Yes, i think he will probably stay after this but doesent have to be. Wonder how it will affect our mercato in terms of signing wingers and CMs if all three of him DA and Benatia stay

 

[s4tch]

So the club had the option to extend without the need for Licht's agreement?

exactly, at least according to gdm:
http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/lich...xtension-with-juventus-exclusion-from-cl-list

"Juventus also has an option to extend Lichtsteiner, which currently expires in 2017, but it must be exercised by January- should they not trigger it Lichtsteiner would be owed €750,000."

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

exactly, at least according to gdm:
http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/lich...xtension-with-juventus-exclusion-from-cl-list

"Juventus also has an option to extend Lichtsteiner, which currently expires in 2017, but it must be exercised by January- should they not trigger it Lichtsteiner would be owed €750,000."

Thanks. The last part says a lot too. I think we will probably sell him after all, or even let him leave for free. Just wanted to not pay the $750K

 

[s4tch]

Thanks. The last part says a lot too. I think we will probably sell him after all, or even let him leave for free. Just wanted to not pay the $750K

also, the club didn't show any usual pics with marotta and the player signing the contract - because probably the club just informed licht about their decision.

 

[il brutto]

Don't see us selling him. He has fought his way back into the team and deserves to stay. Lichtsteiner, Dani Alves and Barzagli as an emergency option is more than enough cover for the right-back spot. We don't need any new additions there.

 

[ZoSo]

Good news

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Don't see us selling him. He has fought his way back into the team and deserves to stay. Lichtsteiner, Dani Alves and Barzagli as an emergency option is more than enough cover for the right-back spot. We don't need any new additions there.

Not sure if either should be a starter for us. One or the other should be a backup imo.

 

[The Quazis]

Agreed. I don't see a reason for one of Licht and D. Alves to leave in the summer. Are we going into the next season with one RB?

 

[il brutto]

Not sure if either should be a starter for us. One or the other should be a backup imo.

Disagree. Dani Alves was really good at the start of the season and Lichtsteiner has improved the further the season has gone. Very hard to find improvement.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Disagree. Dani Alves was really good at the start of the season and Lichtsteiner has improved the further the season has gone. Very hard to find improvement.

Agree that it would be hard to find an improvement. I wasn't really impressed with Dani, though he wasn't bad either. To be fair, we haven't got to see enough of him yet. Licht has been a liability in defence often, but has improved. But both are slow-ish, and would be the weak link in our backline.

 

[s4tch]

Disagree. Dani Alves was really good at the start of the season and Lichtsteiner has improved the further the season has gone. Very hard to find improvement.

if alves stays healthy and licht accepts his backup role, i'd be fine with them staying for an other season.

 

[DAiDEViL]

Renewed contract till 2018

 

[lgorTudor]

Agreed. I don't see a reason for one of Licht and D. Alves to leave in the summer. Are we going into the next season with one RB?

Takes lots of imagination to call Alves an RB