Eric Garcia to Barcelona

[WestGorton]

Looks like a deal is close in any event.

 

[Gabriel]

All the noises from the player was that he was happy and very appreciative of getting his chance on a regular basis.

The timing of this stinks and while that won't be down to Garcia, rather dirty tricks from Barcelona again, he needs to take responsibility for stringing City along, certainly when Pep had evidenced to him his trust and played him every week.

I think he is a nice tidy footballer and expect him to have a decent career, but as I said earlier this week, he's not better than Stones yet and might never be.

That's one thing United seem to have over us?

They recruit heavily in the Manchester area and we spread our net much wider on the youth global front, possibly a hindrance if a player does want to go finally go 'home'?

I’ve long advocated that we should stop that policy, especially with kids from Spain. Just because the people running the operations, mature adults, are comfortable living in Manchester and working around the world does not mean teenage boys from Spain will find it as easy. The call for home and familiarity is incredibly strong among Spanish players, even the adults, with David Silva exceptional in more ways than one.
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Far better to prioritise local talent and get South Americans through our tie ups. Trying to get one over the Spanish giants is time and money wasted.

 

[cjn]

I might be wrong but I think he means the day before a quite important football match

Pep was the one who answered the question. If he cared he wouldn't have said anything.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Imagine how United must feel, having watched Pique all these years now?

Pique was a really top talent at the same age.

 

[Mayor West]

A sell on would be pointless.

You add sell ons when you sell to Leicester or Dortmund, stepping stones where a player could get a massive transfer from.

There's not much point adding them to Barca because they don't sell anyone (especially not academy kids) if they're worth enough for the sell-on to be worthwhile.

I'm sure there will be add-ons, I expect it will be appearances and trophy based.

Like i said earlier in the thread, add a low (but reasonable) buyback clause, if he turns out decent, bring him home.

 

[whicko]

No great loss, too slow,too small & simply his heart ain't in it, see ya!

 

[domalino]

Like i said earlier in the thread, add a low (but reasonable) buyback clause, if he turns out decent, bring him home.

And why would Barcelona ever agree to that?

 

[01cravend]

Imagine how United must feel, having watched Pique all these years now?

Pique was a really top talent at the same age.

Pique had the foundations of a top tier CB

 

[BringBackSwales]

Pep was the one who answered the question. If he cared he wouldn't have said anything.

No, you asked about the timing being due to it being the transfer window, I replied that the timing was unfortunate due to it being so close to a huge game? You then responded about Pep not caring?? What’s the weather like? Half past eight

 

[Neville Kneville]

I find it worrying that Pep thought Garcia was good enough to play CB in the Premier league.

He's just sticking with City tradition.

We usually have one. Paul Futcher, Steve Redmond, Darren Wassel, Tal Ben Haim, Nastasic, Garcia. Just a few examples.

If we haven't got one, we usually sign one.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Pep was the one who answered the question. If he cared he wouldn't have said anything.

He was being asked to respond to the news breaking in Barcelona.

If Garcia wasn't playing tomorrow, Pep has probably done the right thing, making sure it doesn't impact our preparations for the QF;)

 

[Gingers Dad]

Imagine how United must feel, having watched Pique all these years now?

Pique was a really top talent at the same age.

Personally thought he was like Garcia when he was at Utd. Made the right choice to go back to Spain

 

[Paul79mcfc118]

Looks like a deal is close in any event.

Probably why pep announced it in press conference

 

[Mayor West]

And why would Barcelona ever agree to that?

Ffs you're dull. Do you ever joke?

 

[Neville Kneville]

A sell on would be pointless.

You add sell ons when you sell to Leicester or Dortmund, stepping stones where a player could get a massive transfer from.

There's not much point adding them to Barca because they don't sell anyone (especially not academy kids) if they're worth enough for the sell-on to be worthwhile.

I'm sure there will be add-ons, I expect it will be appearances and trophy based.

Yeah, tbh we would end up owing them.

 

[SamBlue]

23€ mil for a player who is on £10 K a week...I hope Man City does not move into a meat business, I would need to go vegan.

 

[Marvin]

I think if prospective academy players look at City, there'll see you have a pathway to the first team of Manchester City, or Real Madrid, Barcelona, or Dortmund.

I don't mind Garcia going to Barcelona if it helps us to buy Koulibaly, and it buys time for Harwood-Bellis progression.

 

[Gingers Dad]

He's just sticking with City tradition.

We usually have one. Paul Futcher, Steve Redmond, Darren Wassel, Tal Ben Haim, Nastasic, Garcia. Just a few examples.

If we haven't got one, we usually sign one.

That's the second time today some 2hat has reminded of Darren fckin Wassell. But I suppose the similarities between him and Garcia are unavoidable

 

[cjn]

A sell on would be pointless.

You add sell ons when you sell to Leicester or Dortmund, stepping stones where a player could get a massive transfer from.

There's not much point adding them to Barca because they don't sell anyone (especially not academy kids) if they're worth enough for the sell-on to be worthwhile.

I'm sure there will be add-ons, I expect it will be appearances and trophy based.

It depends on how much it costs in terms of the up front fee, but given their penchant for getting good money for players not quite good enough in recent years (Malcolm, Cillessen, Gomes, Mina come to mind), I'll take some of that. Honestly, it probably doesn't matter a ton either way, I'd certainly take appearance based add-ons also.

 

[argyle]

So if Garcia goes this summer Stones stays?