Nico González

[wolviedinho]

Warrior was my fav as a kid.

I would give you 100 likes if I could.

-:)

 

[southamptonblue]

Let's pretend for a minute it is true. Why would Porto sell him now?

Get 40m now and give 20% to Barcelona and lose a player for the rest of the season with no time to replace him. Or, get 30m straight up from Barcelona in the summer, with 6 more months of the player and a number of months to find a replacement. I know which I'd pick.

.....only a question if Barca want to buy him in the summer, and if they do, they would have agreed that with Barca when we enquired, and already have told us to do one ;)

 

[Tevez City]

Are we going to end up with FDJ ?

City pay 30m for Barca, we get FDJ and they get Nico back ?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Are we going to end up with FDJ ?

City pay 30m for Barca, we get FDJ and they get Nico back ?

No

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Are we going to end up with FDJ ?

City pay 30m for Barca, we get FDJ and they get Nico back ?

You want to end up with our version of 90 mil Antony?

We already had one Kalvin.. that's enough!

 

[KDB4ever]

I've heard Barca fans talking about him and seemingly they didn't rate him that much. He's about the same height as Rodri is but not that good at physical duel, also as a CDM he's way too much aggressive and didn't contribute a lot defensively. Maybe he had a massive glow up in Porto idk, but probably he is neither the answer to fix our weak midfielder nor the guy to be the next Rodri.

 

[Matt Diablo]

I've heard Barca fans talking about him and seemingly they didn't rate him that much. He's about the same height as Rodri is but not that good at physical duel, also as a CDM he's way too much aggressive and didn't contribute a lot defensively. Maybe he had a massive glow up in Porto idk, but probably he is neither the answer to fix our weak midfielder nor the guy to be the next Rodri.

Well I'm definitely prepared to give Pep the nod on this over you tbh

 

[Dialog]

I've heard Barca fans talking about him and seemingly they didn't rate him that much. He's about the same height as Rodri is but not that good at physical duel, also as a CDM he's way too much aggressive and didn't contribute a lot defensively. Maybe he had a massive glow up in Porto idk, but probably he is neither the answer to fix our weak midfielder nor the guy to be the next Rodri.

When we were linked to him three or four years ago, I didn’t rate him at all—not even a little. I found him underwhelming, unimpressive, and simply too slow to understand why we were interested in him. At the time, Barcelona were trying to establish a midfield trio of Pedri (10), Gavi (8), and Nico (6), but Nico never quite lived up to expectations. Pedri and Gavi were thriving, dominating their roles, while Nico struggled to make a significant impact. Eventually, Barcelona let him go.

Fast-forward to now—he took that personally. Now he has fire in his belly. He made it a mission to improve, and to his credit, he has. But despite his progress, he’s still not the quickest. And last I checked, one of our biggest concerns is the lack of pace in midfield, which has left us vulnerable to being overrun and outpaced. That said, perhaps Nico has improved in other areas—his vision, positional awareness, and spatial intelligence might have taken a leap.

He’s certainly doing well for Porto, and compared to his time at Barcelona, he looks like a far more refined and improved player. There’s clear growth, but whether it’s enough to address our needs remains to be seen. Perhaps the fire in his belly will certainly make him a world beater in time. Apart from the lack of pace, I have grown to appreciate what he has become. I can not wait for Pep to coach him into being a world beater.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

I've heard Barca fans talking about him and seemingly they didn't rate him that much. He's about the same height as Rodri is but not that good at physical duel, also as a CDM he's way too much aggressive and didn't contribute a lot defensively. Maybe he had a massive glow up in Porto idk, but probably he is neither the answer to fix our weak midfielder nor the guy to be the next Rodri.

Fuck barca fans they’ve done fuck all since Messi went

 

[Dobsy]

I've heard Barca fans talking about him and seemingly they didn't rate him that much. He's about the same height as Rodri is but not that good at physical duel, also as a CDM he's way too much aggressive and didn't contribute a lot defensively. Maybe he had a massive glow up in Porto idk, but probably he is neither the answer to fix our weak midfielder nor the guy to be the next Rodri.

If Pep Guardiola thinks he's good enough I'm happy with that. It's the position he played and mastered in Cruyff's dream team, it's the position he built his European cup winning teams around, it's the position he's just coached Rodri into the Ballon D'Or.

 

[KDB4ever]

Well I'm definitely prepared to give Pep the nod on this over you tbh

idk Pep would check every player before we sign them. For example KP, I'm sure Pep was not the one who really wanted him.

 

[itisrising]

Let's pretend for a minute it is true. Why would Porto sell him now?

Get 40m now and give 20% to Barcelona and lose a player for the rest of the season with no time to replace him. Or, get 30m straight up from Barcelona in the summer, with 6 more months of the player and a number of months to find a replacement. I know which I'd pick.

They don't get 30m straight up in the summer though, they get 18m as 40% is still active?

 

[neph27]

I have a conspiracy theory..

Porto don't like the 40% barca sell on fee.. so very likely we'll pay 30 odd mil for Nico and then some no name academy products will be headed to City for 10-15 mil each.

That’s a fair shout

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

idk Pep would check every player before we sign them. For example KP, I'm sure Pep was not the one who really wanted him.

Yep, because we’ve got one or two transfers wrong, we need to doubt the credibility of the coach who has transformed football.

Classic “I don’t know the truth, I’m just asking questions here” nonsense that populist social media no nowts spout.

 

[oakiecokie]

I've heard Barca fans talking about him and seemingly they didn't rate him that much. He's about the same height as Rodri is but not that good at physical duel, also as a CDM he's way too much aggressive and didn't contribute a lot defensively. Maybe he had a massive glow up in Porto idk, but probably he is neither the answer to fix our weak midfielder nor the guy to be the next Rodri.

Rodri didn`t set the world on fire in his first season and a half at City but look at what Pep turned him into. Could happen again with this lad. Every transfer is a gamble.

 

[KDB4ever]

When we were linked to him three or four years ago, I didn’t rate him at all—not even a little. I found him underwhelming, unimpressive, and simply too slow to understand why we were interested in him. At the time, Barcelona were trying to establish a midfield trio of Pedri (10), Gavi (8), and Nico (6), but Nico never quite lived up to expectations. Pedri and Gavi were thriving, dominating their roles, while Nico struggled to make a significant impact. Eventually, Barcelona let him go.

Fast-forward to now—he took that personally. Now he has fire in his belly. He made it a mission to improve, and to his credit, he has. But despite his progress, he’s still not the quickest. And last I checked, one of our biggest concerns is the lack of pace in midfield, which has left us vulnerable to being overrun and outpaced. That said, perhaps Nico has improved in other areas—his vision, positional awareness, and spatial intelligence might have taken a leap.

He’s certainly doing well for Porto, and compared to his time at Barcelona, he looks like a far more refined and improved player. There’s clear growth, but whether it’s enough to address our needs remains to be seen. Perhaps the fire in his belly will certainly make him a world beater in time. Apart from the lack of pace, I have grown to appreciate what he has become. I can not wait for Pep to coach him into being a world beater.

Hopefully I was wrong about him, really for me the concern is about how Nico could contribute for us defensively. If we signed him, I definitely hope he would be a great player for us.

 

[KDB4ever]

Yep, because we’ve got one or two transfers wrong, we need to doubt the credibility of the coach who has transformed football.

Classic “I don’t know the truth, I’m just asking questions here” nonsense that populist social media no nowts spout.

Chill, When did I say I doubt the credibility of Pep? That clearly was not my point. Hopefully next time you can actually read my comment and understand the context before you type.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Chill, When did I say I doubt the credibility of Pep? That clearly was not my point. Hopefully next time you can actually read my comment and understand the context before you type.

I did. I stand by my response.

 

[KDB4ever]

I did. I stand by my response.

Cool, then when did I say I doubt the credibility of Pep?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Cool, then when did I say I doubt the credibility of Pep?

You can re-read your own posts.

It’s still In the “I’m not questioning what was said, just asking questions” nonsense.