Finally!

Important signing, this. We now have two big, mobile CBs at the club, which means we can play a back 2, which means we can field an extra CM (and hopefully add more control and creativity). It means we can move Tierney to LB. It gives us a left-footed CB who can hit cross-field diagonal balls to the RW so we can release Pepe quicker and earlier (who will also benefit from the extra CM to play off).

Don’t know how quickly we’ll see Gabriel and Saliba as a pairing, but when it happens it unlocks a lot of potential in this side.