Marc Cucurella

[Thenumber1blue]

Naylor doesn't say the club are talking. He says "pay up or shut up" that's Brighton's stance.

Agree with the second part

I doubt Brighton are dealing with it like that, I'd imagine there's dialect

 

[alexmcity]

if we where moving on the usual suspects would have been briefed.

Why? How would that help our transfer business? Maybe it is better for us if other clubs/agents think we are still negotiating with Brighton and are weighing up our options. Why should they know we've moved on?

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

This guy is the only left back City are interested in.

Hes the only one that can imrpove the team.


Grimaldo Sosa links are City bluffing!

You forget to prefix that guess with an ‘IMO’.

 

[prealish_stan]

When we bought him everyone agreed he was great going forward but iffy defensively and so it proved. His injury probably didn't help and now we have the trial he faces.

Transfer fees have shot up since and we must have watched this lad plenty of times. We have the money and desperately need a left back, have done for a while, more now Zinchenko has gone. If we take the fee from his sale then this lad is costing us 20 million. If by haggling we get him for less great. If not we should pay the fee asked. What's the alternative? Spend less on a player not as good?

We'll see how it pans out.

I partially agree with you.

However desperation should not give in. You have to be clear that Cancelo is still our 1st choice left back and Walker is still our 1st choice right back and both the players have impeccable fitness levels.

Cucurella isn't the only decent left back in the world. A cheaper alternative doesn't necessarily translate to a worse player. A top coaching staff improves every player and I expect the same to be the case with whomever we buy.

 

[west didsblue]

I doubt Brighton are dealing with it like that, I'd imagine there's dialect

I'm not too familiar with the Brighton accent.

 

[eyalluvitt]

It does have off street parking !

No, that's an add-on fee

 

[Zenmanc]

You forget to prefix that guess with an ‘IMO’.

On this forum that should be everyones stock signature.

 

[eyalluvitt]

SLY SPORTS SPEWS. ...Let's go live to Brighton

 

[dobingsdobber]

I doubt Brighton are dealing with it like that, I'd imagine there's dialect

Well they gave Dr. Who a hard time but they still couldn't climb stairs.

 

[eyalluvitt]

I'm not too familiar with the Brighton accent.

Think Chavvy London with a hint of Norfolk

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Scores at the swamp and whips off his Brighton shirt to reveal a City one.

A higher level version of that lad who used to post on here (Billybluehat?) Who did similar v FCUM playing to Chadderton.

 

[JewelZee]

2016 Mendy :

- Key cog in Monaco's Ligue 1 winning squad
- One of their best players in Monaco's road to UCL semis, putting in a masterclass against Pep's Man city.
- Was highly coveted youth player under Bielsa's Marseille.

2022 Cuc :
- 3 caps for Spain
- 3 g/a

I'm not saying Mendy was a good servant for Man city and I pray he never features for the team ever again but I can atleast justify spending some money on 2016 Mendy. Can anyone justify 50 mil 'pounds' price tag on Cucurella (except that he has 4 years on contract) ? Txiki is right to not overpay for him.

50 mil for Mendy in 2016 is closer to 61 mil today so Mendy was 20% more expensive...just keeping it real...

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

50 mil for Mendy in 2016 is closer to 61 mil today so Mendy was 20% more expensive...just keeping it real...

£52,326,454

The Transfer Index - TotallyMoney

How much would our favourite footballers be worth if they were bought for today’s prices?

www.totallymoney.com

 

[JewelZee]

£52,326,454

The Transfer Index - TotallyMoney

How much would our favourite footballers be worth if they were bought for today’s prices?

www.totallymoney.com

100 pound in 2016 is the equivalent of 121.12 today...an average inflation rate of 3.24% over 6 years...

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

100 pound in 2016 is the equivalent of 121.12 today...an average inflation rate of 3.24% over 6 years...

football market usually isn't inline with the general inflation rate. You can find the breakdown of how he calculated it on the site above.

 

[VOOMER]

2016 Mendy :

- Key cog in Monaco's Ligue 1 winning squad
- One of their best players in Monaco's road to UCL semis, putting in a masterclass against Pep's Man city.
- Was highly coveted youth player under Bielsa's Marseille.

2022 Cuc :
- 3 caps for Spain
- 3 g/a

I'm not saying Mendy was a good servant for Man city and I pray he never features for the team ever again but I can atleast justify spending some money on 2016 Mendy. Can anyone justify 50 mil 'pounds' price tag on Cucurella (except that he has 4 years on contract) ? Txiki is right to not overpay for him.

For £30 million more we could probably get either Davies, or Hernandez

 

[JewelZee]

100 pound in 2016 is the equivalent of 121.12 today...an average inflation rate of 3.24% over 6 years...

My bad...someone posted 2016 and I rolled with it w/o thinking...

 

[Kamaro011]

I partially agree with you.

However desperation should not give in. You have to be clear that Cancelo is still our 1st choice left back and Walker is still our 1st choice right back and both the players have impeccable fitness levels.

Cucurella isn't the only decent left back in the world. A cheaper alternative doesn't necessarily translate to a worse player. A top coaching staff improves every player and I expect the same to be the case with whomever we buy.

Then why we didn't go for cheaper alternative striker last season?

I mean it's the same situation isn't?, more likely all of those alternative is smoke screen. The real and only transfer target will always be Cucurella, if we don't get our target then we wait a season until next opportunity arises.

Fans will not like it but there precedent case of why there's more likely we will not look for alternatives if Cucurella transfer failed.

 

[hilts]

If we don't sign him by the end of the week I'm sending my shirt back to DHGate. Sort it city.

 

[117 M34]

He better had sign. I've put him in my fantasy football team thinking I can get in an extra city player.