Houssem Aouar

[Paul1970]

Only way we don’t get him is if other clubs offer first team football all season instead of rotating which he would at ours . I think he is quality and we should be all over this one but pep will not get rid of gundogun for love or money . So doubt we will bid so if will be another transfer to bite us n the arse

 

[Chi-town blues]

According to reports in France, Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar has put Juventus at the top of his wish-list, ahead of PSG, Arsenal, Manchester City and Real Madrid.

Their interest in the 22-year-old talent has been going for well over a year, which may give them the advantage in an eventual bidding war.

The asking price is over €50m, which only increased with the run to the Champions League semi-finals.



source Le10sports.com

Thought city has been scouting him for a while .

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I don’t see us buying him at all. It’s not a priority for us. I reckon he will see other clubs that want him more and will join Arsenal/Juventus.

 

[CenturyClub]

What exactly does "held accountable" mean to you? Should they be made to stand on the Nexen Tire bridge wearing a sandwich board saying "WUM" on it at the next home match with fans?

The very first line of your post says "I am calling bullshit on this transfer" - if we sign Aouar, do you need to be held accountable?

I have not been on this forum long enough to know who is credible and who isn't credible.

I really hope the people who said the deal is done are correct because he is one hell of a player.

You go on social media now especially twitter and it is full of ITK wannabe's just spouting absolute rubbish and not having a scooby, all for retweets, likes and followers. I just find that it gets so draining and tedious.

Who am i to judge if the people who have called this transfer are reliable?

 

[BAB.DAB]

I have not been on this forum long enough to know who is credible and who isn't credible.

I really hope the people who said the deal is done are correct because he is one hell of a player.

You go on social media now especially twitter and it is full of ITK wannabe's just spouting absolute rubbish and not having a scooby, all for retweets, likes and followers. I just find that it gets so draining and tedious.

Who am i to judge if the people who have called this transfer are reliable?

Golden rule of the transfer forum
It's not a done deal till it's a done deal.
Funny thing is that WUM and ITK can both be right or wrong.
Enjoy the ride!

 

[Dax777]

I can't tell if this is sarcasm.

Fouled against constantly (like Hazard, or players good at keeping the ball), made Dinho look terrible.
Won multiple tackles.
Glided through the midfield and our players like nothing.
Created one of their goals indirectly.

Nobody's perfect, but that video clearly shows he had a great game against us.

Why would he want to join Arsenal? :s

They beat us and won a cup. Maybe he enjoys beating us.

 

[himalayan_blues]

We only have 3 players ferna/rodri and gundogen as DMF or CMF. We need extra one. THis year i think we have to buy a CMF who can hold the ball well. Next year when ferna is gone we need a DMF. So Aouar or THiago are the two options this time. May be Aouar for better age and less injury problems. But Thiago gives winning experience/mentality from his time at Barca and Bayern . We desperately need some mentality specially in champions league.

 

[dhruvblue]

We only have 3 players ferna/rodri and gundogen as DMF or CMF. We need extra one. THis year i think we have to buy a CMF who can hold the ball well. Next year when ferna is gone we need a DMF. So Aouar or THiago are the two options this time. May be Aouar for better age and less injury problems. But Thiago gives winning experience/mentality from his time at Barca and Bayern . We desperately need some mentality specially in champions league.

How many you need more especially when no one will leave and Bernardo and Foden as are not getting minutes?

 

[r.soleofsalford]

I have not been on this forum long enough to know who is credible and who isn't credible.

I really hope the people who said the deal is done are correct because he is one hell of a player.

You go on social media now especially twitter and it is full of ITK wannabe's just spouting absolute rubbish and not having a scooby, all for retweets, likes and followers. I just find that it gets so draining and tedious.

Who am i to judge if the people who have called this transfer are reliable?

I`m credible and so is my wife

 

[himalayan_blues]

How many you need more especially when no one will leave and Bernardo and Foden as are not getting minutes?

When we do mathematics we have only 19 players in place of 10 outfield positions. We always have 20 players specially when we do not have youngsters coming through. If they are coming also we have 2 players in each positions. We have only 11 players in place of 6 MF and Strikers positions. So a MF is needed.
Also we are planning for a Cf remember. We are voracious we always need more. Plus we need to replace Ferna next year for which we are planning from this year and may be we are looking to replace aguero as well so we are looking for a striker.

 

[dhruvblue]

When we do mathematics we have only 19 players in place of 10 outfield positions. We always have 20 players specially when we do not have youngsters coming through. If they are coming also we have 2 players in each positions. We have only 11 players in place of 6 MF and Strikers positions. So a MF is needed.
Also we are planning for a Cf remember. We are voracious we always need more. Plus we need to replace Ferna next year for which we are planning from this year and may be we are looking to replace aguero as well so we are looking for a striker.

Unless someone goes no place for anyone.I dont know how many foreign players we can accomodate but if we sign someone we need to ship someone.And for sigining a CM,i would be more happy if Bernardo gets fixed place.No point in signing someone when Gundogan and Fernandinho stay and Bernardo and Foden dont even have fixed position to play.If Kevin and Rodri are sure shot starters,the we are looking at Bernardo Gundogan Fernandinho Foden proabably and a new CM to fight for other spot.Either way lets see,giving minutes and keeping happyis manager's job but if Bernardo though hadd bad season remains a top talent with elite mentality so we cant lose him to accomodate a new shiny toy

 

[oldius]

I cannot understand why a thread on the Aouar transfer has become an obsession about minutes for Foden and Bernardo. We play about 70 games a season. If we assume that Rodri or Gundogan fill the CDM position, then we have two more central midfield positions to fill, made up from Bernardo, Aouar KDB or Phil. The wing and forward positions then feature Gabby, Sergio, Torres, Mahrez or Raz. That is 35 games for each player without any injuries, suspensions or loss of form. I cannot see Fern playing in midfield anymore.

 

[Paul1970]

Please just get rid of gundogun and we will be in such a better place next season

 

[Keeper!]

I cannot understand why a thread on the Aouar transfer has become an obsession about minutes for Foden and Bernardo. We play about 70 games a season. If we assume that Rodri or Gundogan fill the CDM position, then we have two more central midfield positions to fill, made up from Bernardo, Aouar KDB or Phil. The wing and forward positions then feature Gabby, Sergio, Torres, Mahrez or Raz. That is 35 games for each player without any injuries, suspensions or loss of form. I cannot see Fern playing in midfield anymore.

Foden is still a young kid, however good he is, he still needs to be looked after.

He could be in our team for the next 10 years plus, don't burn the kid out.

We need at least one more body in that midfield, at least one!

 

[salfordbluetrue]

I cannot understand why a thread on the Aouar transfer has become an obsession about minutes for Foden and Bernardo. We play about 70 games a season. If we assume that Rodri or Gundogan fill the CDM position, then we have two more central midfield positions to fill, made up from Bernardo, Aouar KDB or Phil. The wing and forward positions then feature Gabby, Sergio, Torres, Mahrez or Raz. That is 35 games for each player without any injuries, suspensions or loss of form. I cannot see Fern playing in midfield anymore.

Okay since you have a problem understanding obvious concerns i will help you and those that liked you post. first of City played the maximum EPL and LC games this season we were a maximum 2 short in the FA cup and 4 in the CL but played a extra game in the CS, we played 58 games no where near the 70 games. you exaggerated.
De Bruyne 2900 minutes
David Silva 1833 minutes
Rodrigo 2488 minutes
Bernardo Silva 2031 minutes
Foden 893 minutes
Gundogan 2017 minutes
Doyle 16 minutes
Sane 1 minute
Fernandinho`s 2399 minutes are irrelevant since he played virtually all as a CD and is unlikely to start in midfield again
Sane is in there because a huge amount of minutes played by Bernardo and Foden was them covering him, we now have Torres, so those minutes are no longer available, as an estimate David Silva`s 1833 minutes, being in the top 3 midfielders at the club Foden has the right to expect more than the paltry 893 minutes he got last season.
If we sign the latest bauble he improves City`s squad only slightly, and that is only if he replaces Gundogan, as we have no minutes available, he also does not improve our failings being the smallest slowest side in the EPL, and we have not even talked price to get him yet from an owner just as bad as at Napoli

 

[Neville Kneville]

Okay since you have a problem understanding obvious concerns i will help you and those that liked you post. first of City played the maximum EPL and LC games this season we were a maximum 2 short in the FA cup and 4 in the CL but played a extra game in the CS, we played 58 games no where near the 70 games. you exaggerated.
De Bruyne 2900 minutes
David Silva 1833 minutes
Rodrigo 2488 minutes
Bernardo Silva 2031 minutes
Foden 893 minutes
Gundogan 2017 minutes
Doyle 16 minutes
Sane 1 minute
Fernandinho`s 2399 minutes are irrelevant since he played virtually all as a CD and is unlikely to start in midfield again
Sane is in there because a huge amount of minutes played by Bernardo and Foden was them covering him, we now have Torres, so those minutes are no longer available, as an estimate David Silva`s 1833 minutes, being in the top 3 midfielders at the club Foden has the right to expect more than the paltry 893 minutes he got last season.
If we sign the latest bauble he improves City`s squad only slightly, and that is only if he replaces Gundogan, as we have no minutes available, he also does not improve our failings being the smallest slowest side in the EPL, and we have not even talked price to get him yet from an owner just as bad as at Napoli

We have lost a midfield player, KDB has had fitness issues in more than one season, as has Gundogan, Fern another year older, Bernardo uncertain what we will get & then there is Foden.

Just starting his PL career as a regular. Almost all young players have periods of fatigue or shit form, sometimes half a season worth.

Foden is also about to be thrown to the rag/scouse sucking tabloid wolves, when he starts his full England career.

If he kills it, then it will help him. If he doesn't, they will try to undermine him at every opportunity. This while he might have to be a main player for City, going for 4 trophies, because we have decided not to take Gundogan's minutes off him.

Doesn't make sense to me, but neither does Garcia, no def mid, no left back, so it's nothing new ;)

 

[waspish]

Are we really after him?

 

[Neville Kneville]

Are we really after him?

No idea.

I'm wondering whether everything is waiting to be triggered because it's about money changing hands after we offload a few.

 

[ctid1894]

Okay since you have a problem understanding obvious concerns i will help you and those that liked you post. first of City played the maximum EPL and LC games this season we were a maximum 2 short in the FA cup and 4 in the CL but played a extra game in the CS, we played 58 games no where near the 70 games. you exaggerated.
De Bruyne 2900 minutes
David Silva 1833 minutes
Rodrigo 2488 minutes
Bernardo Silva 2031 minutes
Foden 893 minutes
Gundogan 2017 minutes
Doyle 16 minutes
Sane 1 minute
Fernandinho`s 2399 minutes are irrelevant since he played virtually all as a CD and is unlikely to start in midfield again
Sane is in there because a huge amount of minutes played by Bernardo and Foden was them covering him, we now have Torres, so those minutes are no longer available, as an estimate David Silva`s 1833 minutes, being in the top 3 midfielders at the club Foden has the right to expect more than the paltry 893 minutes he got last season.
If we sign the latest bauble he improves City`s squad only slightly, and that is only if he replaces Gundogan, as we have no minutes available, he also does not improve our failings being the smallest slowest side in the EPL, and we have not even talked price to get him yet from an owner just as bad as at Napoli

Brilliant explanation, glad someone else sees it.

 

[kdbrise]

Just the get the feeling we would go all in for this one especially since Arteta and Arsenal are involved, we need to make some sort of statement after how they sneaked Arteta away from us.