It's Quiet - a new dawn

[Manncity]

VVD and sanchez or mbeppe,would be perfect,then 3 centre mids next year..

 

[adr2.8i]

im a family man, in middle management and in my early 40's, i shouldnt be getting this excited over a summer transfer window should i?? im acting like a giddily school girl whos got a crush on that lead singer from One direction.

 

[Sam Armstrong]

I looked up the lyrics to that song on AZlyrics.com

AZ - Alexis SancheZ

Coincidence?

An anagram of Alexis Sanchez is Six Hazel Canes. Six is the number of deals we've done so far. Hazel Canes could mean something too, probably to do with Mbappe.

There's too much evidence here to ignore.

I remember you!! Didn't you also write the unfathomable 'explanations' for the Dusty Bin clues in Ted Roger's 3-2-1?

 

[ganganvince]

ITS ON[emoji41][emoji133][emoji133][emoji23]

Alan Hanson

 

[Forzacitizens]

As much as Tolmie's cryptic clues build the anticipation; can't he just provide information explicitly?

 

[TRUE BLUE NO1]

As much as Tolmie's cryptic clues build the anticipation; can't he just provide information explicitly?

Just enjoy the ride mate....whether it ends up being right or wrong, its just a bit of fun, while we wait for anymore signings. Personally dont think we'll sign Mbappe and might even struggle to get Arsenal to sell Sanchez but with 4 weeks of the transfer window left and having got most of our main targets wrapped up before season started, anything else is a bonus...

 

[Dax777]

I was thinking 75m for Bertrand? Hopefully @Dax777 doesn't mind if we do. ;-)

Lol.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

As much as Tolmie's cryptic clues build the anticipation; can't he just provide information explicitly?

It would be nice wouldn't it?

Based on news reports, I'm going to guess that we're holding out for Mbappe to give us the go ahead and then we'll try and agree a fee with Monaco. After Pep's meeting with him it might be that we've had good news and it's looking promising.

 

[travelman]

Great expectations

The club really do believe we are going to get both of our super star signings.
Sanchez and mbappe.
Here's hoping

 

[GX Blue]

As much as I enjoy the transfer forum during the boring summer months I do also enjoy taking it off my favourites list on Aug 31st.
So much drivel and oddballs ha! Entertaining though!

 

[almir]

I thought after Mendy it would go quiet for a while although I know Pep said another one or maybe two! Was hoping to get some work done! Think we need a striker and CB.

I'm working intensively today. Guess whoever we might get it won't happen in ext week or so, so better to get some work done before it really kicks.

 

[Keeper!]

If we were to sign both, it must mean that someone would have to be sacrificed...ie Kun?

 

[TonyM]

Are we only holding out til the end of the night?

Nothing like a good ultomato!

 

[worsleyweb]

Great expectations

The club really do believe we are going to get both of our super star signings.
Sanchez and mbappe.
Here's hoping

who says that?

 

[andyhinch]

who says that?

Who gives a fuck, it'll wind the rags up just thinking about it ;-)

 

[yeah whatever !!]

I didn't expect so many replies for a post on the prices of the players. Calm down guys. I wasn't complaining about it at all. Just genuinely asking if that was the highest assembled starting XI.

This forum is so touchy and this RAG calling is out of place.

Well stop posting like one and you'll get no grief... we have enough real ones we dont want a City fan acting like one.

 

[J_MCFC21]

Based on what SamLee has been saying on twitter / podcasts for the last month or so.

We had 4-5 main targets.
GK - Ederson
RB - Alves (Danilo) - Walker
LB - Bertrand - Mendy
Forward - Sanchez

Silva was just out of the blue/ not really reported.

Obviously Alves on a free would have allowed us to spend that money on Bertrand rather than Danilo therefore having one extra signing. By the looks of it we would have wanted to sell a few of our players rather than loan, Hart for example. Also wouldn't have anticipated Kolarov wanting to go but then again they might have "thought" about selling Otamendi. So bringing in another cover CB may have been done anyway.

So probably not brought as much money back as much as City thought we would. However Sam has always said that the vibes he's got from his "sources" is that we wanted both Mbappe and Sanchez (if Mbappe) wanted to come / Arsenal would sell.

May have overspent a bit on Mendy and Walker by 5-10m each if reports are to be believed...We seem to have had a set plan of players but Alves did mean we'd go for Plan(B)/ give up (Bertrand) < looks like he's the one to miss out.

So maybe we did set (a budget) aside to bring in EVERYONE Pep wants. Not saying we should go buy both Mbappe and Sanchez but it could be a case of we have a CB in mind and the forward we will spend big on, then next season when Yaya goes? we then look at the midfield situation.

Not saying Sams word is Gospel btw...he has been pretty much correct all summer regarding who we are bringing in, just putting it out there to get everyone excited before Madrid bring us down...oops :D

 

[simon23]

Well IF you believe Sly Sports news then we are nowhere near either of them:

Real Madrid have supposedly bid 161m for Mbappe (Monaco have denied this)

and

PSG have bid (or are about to) 40m for Sanchez....so 10m below the asking price being spread about when we re supposedly in for him.............

 

[blue b4 the moon]

It'd be funny as fuck if we got Mbop while Arsenal & Sanchez stutter about, leaving them both pissed off and Arsenal out of pocket.

I'd even take a hit on my wager on Sanchez to enjoy the fallout.

 

[york away to this!]

Scrolling through these recent page numbers is rather apt as they meander through the wilderness years...