Raphinha
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Who does he play for?
Strikeb4ck
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Kane, Son, Kulusevski, Richarlison, and Raphinha would be a disgustingly good array of options in attack. I don't see it coming to fruition, but we can dream.
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JUSTINSIGNAL
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it would but we’re not signing BOTH the Brazilians as per The Athletic article
greavesy461
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Obviously it’s a squad game but Raphinha RWF and Kulu RWB?
Ron Burgundy
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Yup. Think his ability to sub for Harry could be key
mil1lion
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Swap in Eriksen with either 1 of Raphina/Richarlison is still great and most likely
Personally prefer Richarlison but Son can lead the line so doesn't really matter too much. I like the aerial threat of Richarlison though.
Ghost Hardware
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Considering we supposedly like Antony it’s not that surprising we like Raphinha who is sorta similar but older, more developed and prem proven.
spursfan77
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I read earlier that reports in Brazil are saying he wants to wait until after his holidays to sort out his next move. I wonder if that is why we are now linked with Raphinha, as we don’t want to wait.
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It's an interesting squad building exercise if you start to build it out and you think that Eriksen rotates with Kulusevski basically then your rotation options for the forwards are Eriksen and Richarlison. It makes you feel like you need one more who maybe can offer more of your classic forward type of skills. A guy like Cornet as a 6th option would make a lot of sense.
Johnny J
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If I had to choose between them, and I don't, I'd choose Richarlison. They're both good players, but Raphinha can't, AFAIK, cover as many forward positions as Richarlison. And Richarlison has been doing well in the PL for longer.
Johno1470
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Kulu would be wasted at RWB. He’s best driving inside and is really good in the box picking out passes. He’s also a fantastic finisher too.
Aleks
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Man City levels of depth
THOWIG
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I think this is a really exciting option. People keep saying it’s a waste of Kulu’s talent but it’s not. A RWB in a 4 can also be seen as a Right Midfielder. Kostic on the other side is a perfect example of this. He’s classed as a wing back but spends most of his time in the attacking third. It’s an option.
SpartanSpur
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It's definitely an option we will look at next season I'd imagine but not like a first choice thing.
Could also come into play if we played a 3 man midfield. He'd really be expected to push high then.
van_Pommel
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He's a very good player no doubt. However, applying (my admittedly limited) logic - Lucas has said he's staying so we have Deki and Lucas for right wing but have no cover for Son on the left. Based on this we should go for a player who can cover both left wing and striker which is Richarlison. I personally like the look of Terrier for that though. I'd still be very happy if we got him but if rumours are true that he has an agreement with Barca he might wait till late in the window to see if they can raise the cash for him.
