Kalidou Koulibaly

[Marvin]

The issue is that people only recognize it when there is an extra CB in there PLUS two FBs!

Sadly, they don’t realize that if we play that way, we lose either a midfielder or a forward, and completely change our shape.

KK is going to turn into another Van Dyke or Maguire...not willing to pay the extra few million and walk away or get gazumped AGAIN!

If we are going to pay stupid money, just give it to RB Leipzig and convince Nagelsman to let Upemecano go! At least then we have a young player who can play and stay for a decade!

Getting sick and tired of fucking around with ADL!

We had this with Maguire and Sanchez before. A media frenzy based on a rebuffed enquiry.

If we appear ambivalent we are ambivalent. The season is upon us. City are a well run club. If we wanted Koulibaly, we'd have done a deal.

I come back to it continually because City's defending has been an open sore and it would be a gamble to rely on Ake, Laporte and Garci to see us through the entire season.

KK is getting old for a defender who is an athlete but I think we're going to regret it if we don't push this deal through.

 

[wolviedinho]

The issue is that people only recognize it when there is an extra CB in there PLUS two FBs!

Sadly, they don’t realize that if we play that way, we lose either a midfielder or a forward, and completely change our shape.

KK is going to turn into another Van Dyke or Maguire...not willing to pay the extra few million and walk away or get gazumped AGAIN!

If we are going to pay stupid money, just give it to RB Leipzig and convince Nagelsman to let Upemecano go! At least then we have a young player who can play and stay for a decade!

Getting sick and tired of fucking around with ADL!

Upemecano -we have a young player who can play and stay for a decade! Or until Bayern come in for him.

The pattern of us buying good young promising players to train in our world class facilities only for them to be tapped up needs to be knocked on the head.

 

[inconnu]

Upamecano is very young defender and inconsistent.
He had long spells when he was constantly making mistakes.
He is great talent that fits our system like a glove, but he still needs to develop.

On the contrary Koulibaly is ready-made.

 

[leo_city]

Tuttosporr is rubbish, those reports of €55m max make little sense.

 

[bobmcfc]

Less than 2 weeks till the transfer window closes. If we don’t get a fucking move on we are going to really struggle next season

 

[Fordyboy46]

Less than 2 weeks till the transfer window closes. If we don’t get a fucking move on we are going to really struggle next season

Similar to last season I'd imagine at present

 

[waspish]

Less than 2 weeks till the transfer window closes. If we don’t get a fucking move on we are going to really struggle next season

When you say a struggle do you mean if we don’t win the league this season it be a season of struggle?

 

[bobmcfc]

When you say a struggle do you mean if we don’t win the league this season it be a season of struggle?

Struggle in defence. That’s our only issue really imo

 

[waspish]

Struggle in defence. That’s our only issue really imo

Yeah even though we only let in 2 more goals than the best defence in the league the bigger games we fell short but I feel it was more to do with our pressing in midfield if the pressing is right we don’t leave our defence in the shit.

 

[Marvin]

Struggle in defence. That’s our only issue really imo

It's obvious isn't it. The whole of football knows City can score 100 goals a season but can't defend. You'd have thought City with the money to buy Messi would have sorted it out this Summer.