Toony Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 £35 MILLION for a goalkeeper. Insane. Obviously Pep has seen enough from Bravo to suggest that he isn't going to be good enough which heaps the pressure on Ederson to be a success after Caballero was released and Hart will surely leave. Quote
Cicero Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 (edited) Guardiola just a cheque book manager as Mourinho to be honest. 90 million and it's not even June Edited May 29, 2017 by Cicero Quote
Toony Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, Cannabis said: It's the most important area of the pitch. No idea why paying such a fee would be considered insane. As for the shake-up I think that Claudio Bravo will drop down to No.2 with Joe Hart joining Willy out of the exit door. With the mass changes that are going to take place this summer and the pressure on the manager to do well there will be no room for deadwood of any kind. I'm surprised Fabian Delph is still there to be honest, I was convinced Guardiola would have tied him to a tree and let him go free to a good home. I actually read it was £45 million on Sky Sports, which is even worse. It's nothing to the top clubs I suppose, but I wouldn't dream of Newcastle even being able to spend that amount on a goalkeeper. Quote
Guest Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 On 25/05/2017 at 4:37 PM, Cicero said: Getting rid of the dead weight I see. Likely to see both Manc clubs spend nearly 200 million again. Ridiculous isn't it Quote
Happy Blue Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 If transfer talk is correct and goes to plan, this could be our team next season Ederson Walker - Marquinhos - Laporte - Mendy De Bruyne - Gundogan - Silva Bernardo - Jesus - Sane Quote
Happy Blue Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, Cannabis said: I love Happy Blue during the summer, I can remember a few years back when Gareth Bale and Neymar had all but signed for City. I was probably on about my fifa game ..not calling anything this year but was 90% correct last summer Quote
nfb_10 Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 On 5/30/2017 at 1:26 PM, Happy Blue said: If transfer talk is correct and goes to plan, this could be our team next season Ederson Walker - Marquinhos - Laporte - Mendy De Bruyne - Gundogan - Silva Bernardo - Jesus - Sane No Aguero? Also, I think Grimaldo would be a great option at LB for you guys. He's a La Masia product and captained Barca B before leaving for Benfica, so I'm sure Pep would have him on the radar, as he fits the profile Pep would be looking for to a tee. The only reservation about him is that he's just 21 and doesn't have much top flight experience. Quote
SirBalon Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 1 minute ago, Messiesta said: Grimaldo would be a great option at LB for you guys. Grimaldo is quality! Another one of the Barça errors... Why sign Luca Dinge when you have superior quality at home. Quote
Happy Blue Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 Just now, Messiesta said: No Aguero? Also, I think Grimaldo would be a great option at LB for you guys. He's a La Masia product and captained Barca B before leaving for Benfica, so I'm sure Pep would have him on the radar, as he fits the profile Pep would be looking for to a tee. The only reservation about him is that he's just 21 and doesn't have much top flight experience. Aguero will rotate with Jesus ..we need 3 FB's at very least, Zaba, Clichy and Sagna have already gone so who knows Quote
nfb_10 Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 3 hours ago, SirBalon said: Grimaldo is quality! Another one of the Barça errors... Why sign Luca Dinge when you have superior quality at home. It's a mistake on par with Thiago in my opinion Quote
SirBalon Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 6 minutes ago, Messiesta said: It's a mistake on par with Thiago in my opinion Could be although the Thiago error is massive! How much is he worth now? One of the best central midfielders in Europe right now. Quote
Guest Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 On 2017-5-29 at 8:10 AM, Toony said: £35 MILLION for a goalkeeper. Insane. Obviously Pep has seen enough from Bravo to suggest that he isn't going to be good enough which heaps the pressure on Ederson to be a success after Caballero was released and Hart will surely leave. Prices seem to be going up for everything now. Its going up quickly but we're slowly noticing it. I still remember when Chelsea and Everton were linked with Koulibaly for 50M last year. I wouldn't pay that much for Godin, never mind Koulibaly. The question is how much more can it keep going up and if its ultimately going to end up hurting the game. Quote
Guest Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 Just now, Cannabis said: If you believe the papers we're back in for him and are prepared to pay up to £75,000,000 . Madness. No central defender should be worth that much. Especially not Koulibaly. Don't get me wrong, he's a top centre back, but he's not worth that much or half of it. Quote
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 1, 2017 Subscriber Posted June 1, 2017 Man City will literally pay £50m for a rotation player and it's their own fault for spending that much on players that aren't worth it in the past. Don't tell me that "today's market" is responsible for prices like this. The value is still out there, I've made this argument in other threads about Spurs (who finished ahead of City this season lest we forget) signing most of their first team for less than £20m. It's not the market, it's a question of whether clubs are stupid enough to pay triple the actual necessary fee because they can and or they're too lazy to find a viable alternative who might just need slightly longer to develop into a top class player for £20m instead of £60m. Absolute embarrassment the lengths City and similar clubs will go to to get their man. 1 Quote
Guest Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 1 minute ago, RandoEFC said: Man City will literally pay £50m for a rotation player and it's their own fault for spending that much on players that aren't worth it in the past. Don't tell me that "today's market" is responsible for prices like this. The value is still out there, I've made this argument in other threads about Spurs (who finished ahead of City this season lest we forget) signing most of their first team for less than £20m. It's not the market, it's a question of whether clubs are stupid enough to pay triple the actual necessary fee because they can and or they're too lazy to find a viable alternative who might just need slightly longer to develop into a top class player for £20m instead of £60m. Absolute embarrassment the lengths City and similar clubs will go to to get their man. There is an element of truth in this post but your example of Spurs isn't exactly a good one as Spurs sign most of their players with devalued leagues. Dele Alli in League 1, Eriksenand Janssen from the dutch leagues, and of course Kane came from the academy. Son is one of the exceptions. An example of this is 100M for Bale seeming a lot a few years ago now there and Pogba matched that easily and of course there is rumours of other 100M moves. None that spring to mind but I do recall a few for other players. There is also that daft Belotti release clause. Quote
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 1, 2017 Subscriber Posted June 1, 2017 1 minute ago, LaSambadeStGermain said: There is an element of truth in this post but your example of Spurs isn't exactly a good one as Spurs sign most of their players with devalued leagues. Dele Alli in League 1, Eriksenand Janssen from the dutch leagues, and of course Kane came from the academy. Son is one of the exceptions. An example of this is 100M for Bale seeming a lot a few years ago now there and Pogba matched that easily and of course there is rumours of other 100M moves. None that spring to mind but I do recall a few for other players. There is also that daft Belotti release clause. So what's wrong with City doing that? Why don't they spend £10-15m trying to find and develop the next Dele Alli or the next John Stones instead of paying six times that for players who are established but never in a million years worth that money. Quote
Storts Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: Man City will literally pay £50m for a rotation player and it's their own fault for spending that much on players that aren't worth it in the past. Don't tell me that "today's market" is responsible for prices like this. The value is still out there, I've made this argument in other threads about Spurs (who finished ahead of City this season lest we forget) signing most of their first team for less than £20m. It's not the market, it's a question of whether clubs are stupid enough to pay triple the actual necessary fee because they can and or they're too lazy to find a viable alternative who might just need slightly longer to develop into a top class player for £20m instead of £60m. Absolute embarrassment the lengths City and similar clubs will go to to get their man. Spot on When we've spent bigger money it's generally gone wrong. All about identifying and develop the right young players Edited June 1, 2017 by Storts Quote
Honey Honey Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 How many more seasons do you think he's got? He's currently had 34 pissed off birthdays. Quote
6666 Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 Will be great to see a 42 year old dominate the midfield in the Premier League next season. Quote
The Artful Dodger Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 The Premiership is a shambles in terms of quality so no reason he can't go on, won't be at Manchester City though. Quote
Berserker Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 I think the question is how many more belated birthday cakes can he take? Quote
carefreeluke Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 A good player but very overrated for City. Quote
Dave Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 Given the position he was in this time last year he's done well to prove doubters wrong. If he can keep fit he should play a role this season but given his age i'd be surprised if he gets another renewal. Quote
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