id argue hes more consistent than KDB, certainly more tenacious covering ground. think to the big games like liverpool when hes the stand out player, unbelievable athletic ability on top of his skills.If he wants to go and Barcelona have the money to pay what we want, then let go of him. It will only distract us going into a busy season. Get the replacement in now (if that is Paqueta) and shift him on if the money is right.
Bernardo is a great player, but bigger and better players have left us and we've replaced them. He's no David Silva or Kevin De Bruyne. He doesn't have the David Silva ability to control a game or the David Silva killer pass to split a defence, and his numbers are nowhere near KDB's. He's a Fantastic System player.
Or we could replace Bernardo with Foden in the middle of the park and bring in a fast pacey winger with fantastic ball retention (Nkunku). Then also go for Bellingham next summer to shore up the midfield. Also wouldn't mind seeing Frenkie here if we could do a swap deal plus cash.
We will replace him with Similar quality or better. Mark my words.
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He’s just done a full two page spread for ESPN that was conveniently staged around a boot deal/new boots, where the questions inevitably led to is he happy City etc etc etc, which is now being quoted in every news agency, not to mention the mumbling interview he gave in the states, if this was any other player they’d be getting pelters (which I’m not advocating) but because we all love him it’s acceptable, I expect him to ramp things up a little more but not cause any aggro, he looks uncomfortable & is at pains to say he wants to be respectful, which probably means Barca have asked him to rock the boat a little (cunts) to facilitate a lower fee
He won't be going anywhere near any Portuguese team till he is finished as a top class player.He states quite clearly that he wants to be with family and those he loves. It is obvious from that interview that what he actually wants is a move back to Benfica. And that City know and understand this. But Bernardo knows full well that he is way beyond Benfica’s price range so he will stay at City until that move becomes a viable proposition.
End of his contract, or one year left on his contract, he goes back to Lisbon. Everyone is happy. Everyone that matters anyway.
He's wanted to leave for a couple of years now, some point need to let him go. More concerned we have allowed Raz and Jesus to go in the same window. Suddenly we don't look like we have the strength in depth we have become used too
The sale of fdj won't cover the price of bernie and the registration of other players imo there is little chance of bernardo moving in this window.Expect a mountain of shit to come in the coming days, bent media, disgusting comments, Romero on the twerk. I am literally 50-50, he stays or not.
Unfortunately it depends on the FDJ, and registration, and of course the bid, replacement situation.
Very complicated situation.
you've done nowt BUT speculate for pages and pagesI don't want to speculate on IF and waste my energy. I won't be surprised IF Barca came up with 80 million pound considering they signed a lot of players being broke. That was my point
I’m yet to see him have a great game in midfieldI thought I was the only person who thought Phil was wasted out wide
By fritting away the club’s future. I think I would be funny as fuck if this all came crashing down for them in the next decade.How on earth are Barca getting away with signing these players if they cannot be registered?? How is it allowed and how is it being "paid" for??
I think the opposite to this.He’s just done a full two page spread for ESPN that was conveniently staged around a boot deal/new boots, where the questions inevitably led to is he happy City etc etc etc, which is now being quoted in every news agency, not to mention the mumbling interview he gave in the states, if this was any other player they’d be getting pelters (which I’m not advocating) but because we all love him it’s acceptable, I expect him to ramp things up a little more but not cause any aggro, he looks uncomfortable & is at pains to say he wants to be respectful, which probably means Barca have asked him to rock the boat a little (cunts) to facilitate a lower fee
The policy of keeping players happy is so important. Without wishing to sound paranoid I think there is a reluctance for clubs to sell to us. We are I am sure working on that with loans of top Eds players etc. In the meantime it’s vital that we are known amongst players as being THE top employer and I think that message is getting acrossI thought it was a refreshingly honest interview with Bernardo, but only confirms what we already knew. He would like to move for personal reasons, and who can begrudge him that, but the club need to receive an acceptable offer otherwise he is happy to stay. Reading between the lines, I think he realises that he’s going to be here this season which is great for us.
The club’s policy of allowing unhappy players to leave isn’t popular with some, but I think it’s a sensible approach. It keeps the dressing room harmonious, and creates a mutual respect between the players and the club. This is a big factor in why the likes of Kompany, Aguero and David Silva stayed so long, and probably played a part in attracting Haaland this summer.
No it's notIt's Vimto!
The way we have dealt with Raz, Jesus and Bernie helps us to sign Phillips, Haaland and other future stars. It's very simple: bring us a good, fair offer and we won't stand in your way if you'd prefer to be elsewhere. He doesn't need to rock the boat. Bernie knows this, and when a good fair offer hasn't come he's got his head down and worked harder than anyone.I think the opposite to this.
This is as far as he’s going to go, he doesn’t look uncomfortable, I think he genuinely has a respectful relationship with the club and fans and means what he says, and he isn’t and won’t rock the boat.
After reading the interview I felt more at ease about the situation.