Virgil van Dijk

[Manchester_lalala]

Will be one of the best signings of the window. Liverpool beating us and Chelsea to him is a big statement.

Yep.

 

[Stoned Rose]

He's a good player no doubt.

Those thinking Liverpool have 'beat' us and Chelsea to his signature are embarrassing themselves.

There's no way he would choose Liverpool over either club.

The names will have been used for leverage nothing more.

CB is in hand don't worry.

 

[Salfordian Blue]

Liverpool beating us and Chelsea to him is a big statement.

They have to make their statements through signings.
Regular declarations sound like a Scotsman loosing a fight with a bucket of phlegm.

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

We've always been accused of throwing money away, at least since ADUG, but now that other clubs are prepared to pay more for players than we do then hopefully rabid newspaper headlines about City's spending will become a thing of the past.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

We've always been accused of throwing money away, at least since ADUG, but now that other clubs are prepared to pay more for players than we do then hopefully rabid newspaper headlines about City's spending will become a thing of the past.

Where on earth did you get that idea from? Things will never change. Did they change when the rags paid a fortune for their shower of sh1t? 'enough said.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Is Alderweireld not an option? Even if the £25m release clause wasn't true, would he command a higher fee than the rumoured Van Dijk one?

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Is Alderweireld not an option? Even if the £25m release clause wasn't true, would he command a higher fee than the rumoured Van Dijk one?

Around the same.

 

[Edwin Edwin]

Adarabioyo staying/leaving is irrelevant..Out on loan if he signs a new deal at best.
Lol..Kolarov..Did 'okay' at times last season but right now he shouldn't even be a City player let alone an option at CB cause he's left footed..Can swallow his last year as backup LB not a CB.
Nico..An Enigma..Maldini on Tuesday,A Sunday league defender on Saturday..An option not a stalwart in our defence.
Stones..Has A LOT to learn..Not first choice YET for next season,2019 definitely.
VK..Obv our best CB by miles but going into a fourth consecutive year banking on his fitness is suicidal..Could easily break down in Sep when the window's shut leaving us with Stones + Otamendi. Should actually be a bonus having him if we have a new CB who's not a major drop off from VK.
Basically saying to sustain our title ambitions we have to sign a CB to start alongside VK..New fullbacks will actually help us more in the attacking side by creating overloads..So gaps will still appear at times.Else,we'll fall off again...Can't rely on outscoring your opponents every time,maybe in the PL vs the 'bottom' clubs but in Europe,no way.A new top CB is a must.

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

If not paying the extra gives us a better chance of getting Mendy/Laporte, I'm not too arsed to have pulled the plug tbh.

If, on the other hand, both go elswhere & we see the likes of f*ckin' Ryan Shawcross being signed instead, I'll be somewhat miffed

 

[Tricky_Trev]

He's a good player no doubt.

Those thinking Liverpool have 'beat' us and Chelsea to his signature are embarrassing themselves.

There's no way he would choose Liverpool over either club.

The names will have been used for leverage nothing more.

CB is in hand don't worry.

Honestly, I think it's more embarrassing to adopt the rag cafe approach of "we mustn't have wanted him" than to accept that maybe, just maybe, a player actually wanted to play for a club other than City.