Marc Cucurella

[waspish]

There is 30+ days left of the window Bloom still will have his cigar out for at least another 25 days! Are we willing to wait till a week left in the window to see if Bloom will budge if we are means we be happy to go with what we have till the World Cup

 

[Tugay One Cup]

It would be great if we could stop fucking about with the left back spot.

 

[117 M34]

yeah but you have to meet our valuation which I doubt will happen since Tony bloom plays poker and will stick to his valuation of cucurella

Khaldoon plays blackjack and won't overpay

 

[waspish]

We only have cover at left back, there isn't actually 1 left back at the club bar JWE who still needs to develop and improve.

We have Walker Cancelo and stones for right back we have Cancelo Ake Laporte and jwe at left back yea so probably similar

 

[Ric]

There is 30+ days left of the window Bloom still will have his cigar out for at least another 25 days! Are we willing to wait till a week left in the window to see if Bloom will budge if we are means we be happy to go with what we have till the World Cup

I guess the story from Ballus last night suggests that we’re not willing to wait.

 

[117 M34]

So is the deal off?

Manchester City are still alive here

 

[waspish]

I guess the story from Ballus last night suggests that we’re not willing to wait.

That will tell us Pep really wants that extra body and not happy with what we have!

Well Luke Shaw is 3rd choice at the rags maybe we go for him…)

 

[Heath Park]

Things were so much easier when wayne bridge was around .

Ah that takes me back!
The good old days!!

 

[Heath Park]

731 pages on this story……WTF!!
Bernardo Silva has 203 pages.

Interactions with Brighton fans probably makes up at least 200 of those pages!!

 

[zebbemacahan]

We have Walker Cancelo and stones for right back we have Cancelo Ake Laporte and jwe at left back yea so probably similar

I’m not comfortable with Stones as a rightback, or Laporte/Aké as leftbacks, they are centerbacks. I think we must buy, atleast one new. There is a great risk that Walker and Cancelo will burn out with the amount of games.

 

[Kippax77]

That will tell us Pep really wants that extra body and not happy with what we have!

Well Luke Shaw is 3rd choice at the rags maybe we go for him…)

Couldn't see him being a fan of Riyad's pasta though

 

[Keeper!]

Manchester City are still alive here

And if Pep was that desperate to bring him in the valuation would be met.

 

[Kalimantan]

it is not about the money but about not being held to a ransom. 50 mil for a player they bought for 15 mil one season before is literally taking the piss.

He was available to Man City for £15million just one season ago. Should have got him then, would have saved a lot of money

 

[Great Kompany]

I was always surprised when I used to hear rumours about City going for Maguire/Kane and then coming back empty handed. They are smart enough to pursue players they know they can afford.

But now I think it's more about what Pep wants and what Txiki/City will pay for it. They won't even overpay for players Pep really wants. Pep wanted Maguire and Kane.
And I think that's a fair strategy. Cucu deal is heading that way only. Pep wants him and City thinks 30-40 is what he is worth the most and they won't overpay.

 

[leo_city]

We have Walker Cancelo and stones for right back we have Cancelo Ake Laporte and jwe at left back yea so probably similar

Two proper right backs and Stones who can play on the right.

0 actual left backs but Cancelo who's a right back, Aké who's a centre back, Laporte who is also a centre back, and JWE, an academy prospect but the only proper out and out left back in first squad.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Ah that takes me back!
The good old days!!

Are you John Terry

Good old days !!!

 

[David Kloppesh]

We won 3 of them with an orthodox left back, even if he was shit.

And Zinchenko, the closest thing we had to an orthodox left back, has now left the club.

I don't think Ukrainians are orthodox, they are catholic, for sure :)

 

[Keeper!]

He was available to Man City for £15million just one season ago. Should have got him then, would have saved a lot of money

That's the issue I have with this deal, he is allegedly a player we have watched for sometime yet we not prepared to take a chance on 12 months ago.

And a reason I don't get the hate for Brighton's valuation, they took the risk, gave the player a good contract and have been rewarded by his performances. They have no need to sell and have rightly placed a high valuation on the player, so we either pay or move on.

 

[waspish]

Two proper right backs and Stones who can play on the right.

0 actual left backs but Cancelo who's a right back, Aké who's a centre back, Laporte who is also a centre back, and JWE, an academy prospect but the only proper out and out left back in first squad.

Yep but to be fairZinchrnko isn’t a left back it’s just Pep is a genius and when Ake plays there he has been fine but if we willing to walk away with a month left in the window means we definitely going go to buy a left back am relax, would be great to get Cucurlla who looks the business but we want be held to to ransom!

 

[skillman]

If Brighton won’t budge then we’re relying on a Cucu transfer request. Given he’s apparently told them he wants to leave, no idea what makes that ‘formal’ unless it’s a written type of thing instead of verbal.

Seems to not be the done thing (even Ronaldo hasn’t done that despite being desperate to leave) so will be interesting to see what happens.

I’ve said all along that if Brighton price him out the move, it’ll damage their transfer policy so it’s a very risky move from them. All their eggs in the basket of a player who will leave eventually anyway - for around the same price so keeping hold of him won’t necessarily increase his value - rather than long term planning.