It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[kippaxwill]

City with scouts at the Porto game last night, no indication who they were looking at though. Galeno or Octavio seems to be the fav. guesses.

Otavio looks like great little player, similar to Gavi. Can play in midfield or on the wing so could be a good replacement for Bernie if he leaves in the summer.

 

[Manc123]

Hopefully....I want to see him in a front 3 WITH Haaland....2 outstanding goal scorers will cause hell

i think we all do. it would be really dynamic but i do feel the reason hes not playing so much in terms of starts is because hes played non stop.

 

[JewelZee]

He's has the surgery now give Phillips a chance he's started one game in around 8 months.

We need to stop comparing players that come in to those from the past rodri was dinhos replacement. Dinho was so here 8 years so had time to build up that leadership skills.

I don't think Gomez was zinnys replacement personally they are too different style wise. I think we always was going to sign Gomez but loan him out. The issue was cucurella I don't think we expected the price of him to be 60 milion.

We also need to remember that players need time to settle. Nothings always going to be the same in terms of replacing certain players.

I don't think Phillips is a downgrade on the dinho that left. We need to keep that in mind the dinho that left wasn't the dinho of 17/18.

Dinho that left was done Prem wise...let's keep it real.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Wonder if/where we go looking for a fast winger if Leao renews.. Kvara will be a major outlay of cash

Daiby, Gnonto, Doku, Williams, Sulemana?

 

[Kid A]

Wonder if/where we go looking for a fast winger if Leao renews.. Kvara will be a major outlay of cash

Daiby, Gnonto, Doku, Williams, Sulemana?

Gnonto looks more than decent - quick and direct, but technically good too. He’s 4 years younger than Leao.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Gnonto looks more than decent - quick and direct, but technically good too. He’s 4 years younger than Leao.

And contracted to 2027

 

[Kid A]

And contracted to 2027

Not suggesting it would be an easy deal to do, but he looks like a player who would give us something different.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Otavio looks like great little player, similar to Gavi. Can play in midfield or on the wing so could be a good replacement for Bernie if he leaves in the summer.

Does look good

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Not suggesting it would be an easy deal to do, but he looks like a player who would give us something different.

Yeah great lil player. Somerville as well. Leeds should be great to,watch but aren’t lol

 

[richards30]

Wonder if/where we go looking for a fast winger if Leao renews.. Kvara will be a major outlay of cash

Daiby, Gnonto, Doku, Williams, Sulemana?

Diaby!

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Diaby!

Same if he’s available, can see him moving this window

 

[richards30]

Same if he’s available, can see him moving this window

We should get him now then! Would change our dynamic instantly

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

We should get him now then! Would change our dynamic instantly

Linked with arsenal tonight

 

[richards30]

Linked with arsenal tonight

Fucking arse are potentially building some squad and are backing Arteta big time these days! I wish we would flex our financial muscle a little more when we need too

 

[John Wayne]

Fucking arse are potentially building some squad and are backing Arteta big time these days! I wish we would flex our financial muscle a little more when we need too

I don't think that we can. Along with a host of other clubs, we got away with yet more FFP sanctions because of the effects of Covid on our books. I think we do what we can within the limitations placed upon us.

 

[richards30]

I don't think that we can. Along with a host of other clubs, we got away with yet more FFP sanctions because of the effects of Covid on our books. I think we do what we can within the limitations placed upon us.

Even with the huge profit we made on transfers this summer?

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

I don't think that we can. Along with a host of other clubs, we got away with yet more FFP sanctions because of the effects of Covid on our books. I think we do what we can within the limitations placed upon us.

We’d be fine those on the watchlist used the grace period rules and are already back inline. They just wanted a notation of the clubs that used it.

 

[Manc123]

Fucking arse are potentially building some squad and are backing Arteta big time these days! I wish we would flex our financial muscle a little more when we need too

in my opinion if your willing to pay the price they want for diaby which has been said tonight that Mudryk is the bench mark id rather just pay the price for leao or the Napoli kid.

hes linked with arsenal yes but they just seemed to be linked to every winger going since Mudryk went to Chelsea.

i don't think its i think the club always view the January market as a difficult market to operate in with fees increased and players got to have a quick integration without a preseason.

Chelsea are really messing with the market aren't they.

 

[Sergio16]

I’m sure everyone has said it but just thought I’d put my late night ideas in, we need a pacey winger, obviously, right footed, for me the only 3 options are.

Nico Williams -
The rogue option, only 20 would be easily the cheapest by some way, I really could see this, last player we brought from them was Laporte, (most realistic).

kvaratskhelia -
My personal choice but getting him out of Napoli will be extremely hard and we know what it’s like dealing with them.

Rafeal Leao -
The most expensive option by a mile, to think we nearly signed him from Sporting for around £8 mill, missed opportunity.

 

[Sergio16]

€50 million release clause for Williams, 1 year left on his deal, if we wanted him we’d get him, we have history of scouting Spanish wingers and obviously most recently Ferran, for me Nico is the one.