Riyad Mahrez

[Camberwell Fox]

People comparing Sterling with Mahrez is ridiculas.

Mahrez is different class to Sterling and Sterling isn't worthy to clean his boots.

Take a look at some highlights of his skill, look at his goals. Look at his assists, then try and find a real comparison to Mahrez as Sterling clearly isn't one.

He would i believe play every game and not be a bit part player for you, he is THAT good.

Agree with most on here though that this is getting a bit tedious now so hope it get's sorted one way or the other soon.

 

[JoeD]

I hear you. One question though, have we ever valued Mahrez properly or do we take it for granted he is worth 55-60 million?

In the current market, by all means no. Thanks to Neymar, Coutinho and VvD. You also can add Sanchez to the mess.

He's worth much more than that and had he been brazilian and/or playing for one club of the top 6, he would easily be £85-90M worth, at the very least, and no one would bat an eyelid. People are getting worked up by the fact that we bought him for two snickers and he suffers greatly from lack of exposure (aside from 2015/16 obviously), but 70-75M is actually a fair price for his quality. I doubt that Pep is insisting that much on getting him just to put him on the bench. He clearly has a plan for him and where he would fit.

The rags have Mourinho and he's apparently not his type of player but I wouldn't be surprised to see them bid for him, especially if Martial goes. There are also pretty good chances that Chelsea will enter the dance, as soon as they sort out their manager problem. The only team of the top 6 where he wouldn't fit at the moment is Liverpool, because Salah. The rest is certainly on stand-by, waiting to see how the situation will pan-out.

Most of us are convinced that we won't see him play for our club next season. Some of us think that we should maintain a tough stance but I'm not sure that it would do any good for any party. This saga has gone long enough and it could really turn ugly. No point in keeping a player who clearly wants to go.

I personally think that we'll sell him to you for something around £70M. Which is, I insist, a fair price.

 

[Armaan]

People comparing Sterling with Mahrez is ridiculas.

Mahrez is different class to Sterling and Sterling isn't worthy to clean his boots.

Take a look at some highlights of his skill, look at his goals. Look at his assists, then try and find a real comparison to Mahrez as Sterling clearly isn't one.

He would i believe play every game and not be a bit part player for you, he is THAT good.

Agree with most on here though that this is getting a bit tedious now so hope it get's sorted one way or the other soon.

I agree. Sterling shines for City because of the players around him, he’s shit for England just like most of them are because they’ve not got the foreigners around them.

 

[Jalfraag]

In the current market, by all means no. Thanks to Neymar, Coutinho and VvD. You also can add Sanchez to the mess.

He's worth much more than that and had he been brazilian and/or playing for one club of the top 6, he would easily be £85-90M worth, at the very least, and no one would bat an eyelid. People are getting worked up by the fact that we bought him for two snickers and he suffers greatly from lack of exposure (aside from 2015/16 obviously), but 70-75M is actually a fair price for his quality. I doubt that Pep is insisting that much on getting him just to put him on the bench. He clearly has a plan for him and where he would fit.

The rags have Mourinho and he's apparently not his type of player but I wouldn't be surprised to see them bid for him, especially if Martial goes. There are also pretty good chances that Chelsea will enter the dance, as soon as they sort out their manager problem. The only team of the top 6 where he wouldn't fit at the moment is Liverpool, because Salah. The rest is certainly on stand-by, waiting to see how the situation will pan-out.

Most of us are convinced that we won't see him play for our club next season. Some of us think that we should maintain a tough stance but I'm not sure that it would do any good for any party. This saga has gone long enough and it could really turn ugly. No point in keeping a player who clearly wants to go.

I personally think that we'll sell him to you for something around £70M. Which is, I insist, a fair price.

You don't pay those players 100K/week. The going rate is three times that. That's why he won't go for much over 60M, unless the rags are involved.

 

[JoeD]

Personally, I think Barnardo is far more gifted and will prove as much well before he reaches the same age. I'm not sure just how unpopular an opinion that is but, either way, he's similar enough to Mahrez in terms of which systems will benefit their playstyles most. In my mind, we could do with an equivalent of a Bernardo/ Mahrez on the left hand side more for the sake of versatility than symmetry.

I always saw Bernardo as a natural successor to David Silva but I didn't follow your team enough, so maybe I'm wrong. I like him a lot and have no doubt about his abilities. He's certainly going to improve in the next years as the first season is always tough.

I still see no conflict in havind him AND Mahrez in one team. Both are talented and versatile enough to adapt to whatever Guardiola wants for them.You can only benefit from it, especially if you want to compete an all fronts.

 

[Manc in London]

People comparing Sterling with Mahrez is ridiculas.

Mahrez is different class to Sterling and Sterling isn't worthy to clean his boots.

Take a look at some highlights of his skill, look at his goals. Look at his assists, then try and find a real comparison to Mahrez as Sterling clearly isn't one.

He would i believe play every game and not be a bit part player for you, he is THAT good.

Agree with most on here though that this is getting a bit tedious now so hope it get's sorted one way or the other soon.

By the end of the second sentence, you lost all credibility.

 

[JoeD]

You don't pay those players 100K/week. The going rate is three times that. That's why he won't go for much over 60M, unless the rags are involved.

Let me put it like this: 60M is a fucking joke by current market prices. Don't blame us but the crazy market. It's not about us trying to mug you. Two seasons ago, I'd have fully agreed with you and if we got 50M for him, we'd have sold him without a second thought.

Mahrez is currently on ca. +100K/week and I'm certain that he won't have any crazy demand since absolutely wants to go and join you.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

People comparing Sterling with Mahrez is ridiculas.

Mahrez is different class to Sterling and Sterling isn't worthy to clean his boots.

Take a look at some highlights of his skill, look at his goals. Look at his assists, then try and find a real comparison to Mahrez as Sterling clearly isn't one.

He would i believe play every game and not be a bit part player for you, he is THAT good.

Agree with most on here though that this is getting a bit tedious now so hope it get's sorted one way or the other soon.

your opinion on sterling is irrelevant. not one fair city fan would do a swap, you calling us all deluded? show some respect to a centurion :-)

 

[cleavers]

People comparing Sterling with Mahrez is ridiculas.

Mahrez is different class to Sterling and Sterling isn't worthy to clean his boots.

I agree with your first sentence, and that is because they are totally different players, completely different roles and skill sets..

The second sentence is because you've been brainwashed by the media about his england form, his City form is all we care about, and we've seen it every week, you probably only on highlights packages and the like.

 

[Dazzle84]

People comparing Sterling with Mahrez is ridiculas.

Mahrez is different class to Sterling and Sterling isn't worthy to clean his boots.

Take a look at some highlights of his skill, look at his goals. Look at his assists, then try and find a real comparison to Mahrez as Sterling clearly isn't one.

He would i believe play every game and not be a bit part player for you, he is THAT good.

Agree with most on here though that this is getting a bit tedious now so hope it get's sorted one way or the other soon.

Sorry pal, you seem like a decent poster so I wont go overboard with this reply, but sterling is brilliant for us and underrated by fans of other clubs cause it doesn't work out for him for england. Sterling always makes something happen. Mahrez is probably a better player, but to describe sterling as not fit to lace his boots is borderline offensive

 

[levets]

Inflated price? £25m for a 21 year old international striker that was capable of hitting double digits at 18? Funny, PSG paid £166m for a slightly younger one in the same window.

Ihenacho will get goals. Better than that Slimani they paid lots for and better than Ulloa?... hence both gone

 

[93.01]

Sterling is class and last season there were matches when his absence was felt.
However, without getting into specifics and do think Mahrez is better, not in all round game, as they both have strengths and weaknesses.
Its Mahrez's ability to change a game with individual brilliance or his ability to create that stands out at this time.
Again this does not mean that Sterling is shit or is unable to do the same, as he can, its just that Mahrtez, I suspect is or will in this City side be more potent in being able to affect games more consistently.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Some on here seem to think the club has a bottomless pit of money and just expect City to sign whoever they want. Clearly that isnt the case these days. We spent a huge amount of money the last few transfer windows and Khaldoon stated that spending wasn't going to carry on. Mahrez is ok but he isn't as good as the players we already have in Barnado Dave and KDB. Sane and Sterling are just as good. People slate Sterling for his missed chances but forget that he creates so many of those chances himself where as other players simply don't create as much. If the club has walked away at the figures touted by Leicester then good. There are others out there. £90 is way too much for a player who averages 11 goals and just over 6 assists a season. If Leicester think they can get £90m elsewhere then that is their prerogative they don't have to sell.

 

[robbieh]

I agree with your first sentence, and that is because they are totally different players, completely different roles and skill sets..

The second sentence is because you've been brainwashed by the media about his england form, his City form is all we care about, and we've seen it every week, you probably only on highlights packages and the like.

They are totally different but are likely to be competing for the RW slot a lot of the time.
What makes Mahrez a mouthwatering prospect in a City shirt is his calmness in front of goal something Raheem for all his qualities still has to add to his game.

 

[teddykgb]

The problem for Leicester is they last seasons market seems to have gone away. You can’t cite Sanchez, Pogba, Dembele or Coutinho imo when that kind of money isn’t being spent. Fekir was mid 50s, Lemar around 60. Lamar was rumored at 90 last season. I don’t think the market has cratered and you can debate Mahrez in relation to these and other players but their valuation being pegged to last transfer season is a mistake

 

[cleavers]

They are totally different but are likely to be competing for the RW slot a lot of the time.

We really don't know what Pep is thinking though, so they might not, but even if they are, different games require different skill sets, and I'm sure we'll see a variety of different ways of utilising them both together, if we sign Mahrez.

 

[Dazzle84]

They are totally different but are likely to be competing for the RW slot a lot of the time.
What makes Mahrez a mouthwatering prospect in a City shirt is his calmness in front of goal something Raheem for all his qualities still has to add to his game.

But would mahrez find himself in goalscoring opportunities as often? If so then some incredible numbers could be posted. If not maybe we'll appreciate the work sterling does to find space.

I find the prospect of them together most mouthwatering

 

[domalino]

They are totally different but are likely to be competing for the RW slot a lot of the time.
What makes Mahrez a mouthwatering prospect in a City shirt is his calmness in front of goal something Raheem for all his qualities still has to add to his game.

I'd be very surprised if Mahrez and Sterling were competing for RW much if at all.

The gap in the squad is at LW. We have 2 strikers, 2 options at RW (until Pep considers Bernardo a midfielder, which he's shown no indication of doing) and only Sané to play on the left.

The idea that we'd sign a 3rd player to play on the right makes no sense, there's already healthy competition there, there's already a choice of having a more creative player in Bernardo or a faster goal-scoring player in Sterling, a natural wide player, or someone cutting inside. It's not an area of the team that needs any improvement,

 

[JoeD]

The problem for Leicester is they last seasons market seems to have gone away. You can’t cite Sanchez, Pogba, Dembele or Coutinho imo when that kind of money isn’t being spent. Fekir was mid 50s, Lemar around 60. Lamar was rumored at 90 last season. I don’t think the market has cratered and you can debate Mahrez in relation to these and other players but their valuation being pegged to last transfer season is a mistake

None of them has ever set a foot in the PL until now, let alone been the PFA player of the year and Ballon d'or nominee (7th). Or has achieved the double figures goal/assists twice in the last three season. One of them is a proven PL player, the rest are a gamble. Bakayako (Chelsea) this season is an eloquent example.

He is in Hazard's league, ability and results wise whilst playing in a lesser team. So why should he be worth only 60M?

 

[BringBackSwales]

And Bravo looked like a Pep goalkeeper to Pep.....until he didn’t!

That’s that then Pep got one wrong, so he hasn’t got a fucking scooby. There’s a big difference which is he has seen Mahrez play regularly in the Premier League, so I am afraid your analogy is bollocks