Florian Wirtz

[Rodri’s ACL]

Everybody saying that we can’t pull world class players, when have we ever signed a player that we knew was world class in that moment apart from Erling (who grew up a blue)?

 

[mcfcpride]

He saw us playing sideways football and said nah

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Nope a couple of signings plus Rodri's return.

we need a goalkeeper, left back, right back, cdm, attacking midfielder, right winger, left winger at the very least. A couple of signings will mean a fight for top 4 again. The squad is in a huge mess unfortunately

 

[oakiecokie]

This account surely has to be a rag taking the piss haha

Ive said that from day one and this has convinced even more.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

We aren't million miles off. That is not delusion in the slightest.

That is a major delusion and we are about 2 million miles off

 

[axlgod]

if the alternative is morgan gibbs white (which i rate, but not for that #10 position and not as the KDB replacement) then god help us all

Abso-bloody-exactly.

 

[decmancity]

Stinks of him now telling Bayer he's got no choice but to stay because no one will pay the price. .. Then move to Bayern for fuck all next year.

 

[Skrastins]

Just sign Cherki at this point

 

[RayCTID]

That is a major delusion and we are about 2 million miles off

Not in the slightest. Up until Southampton (where we could have done with either of their own goal near misses landing more kindly for us) we had an outside chance for 2nd.

 

[Utter bobbins]

I’m absolutely shattered. I really believed, right up until the final moment, that it was happening…that he was going to wear our shirt, play in our stadium, become one of us. I’ve never wanted a player this badly. That’s why I’ve been in this thread for months, day in and day out, pushing, hoping, convincing myself and others that we were going to pull it off.

I don’t even know what to say right now. I’m genuinely sorry if I gave anyone false hope or built up your expectations. I wasn’t trying to mislead… I just had complete faith in our board to get this over the line. And to see it all collapse like this… it’s heartbreaking.

Let’s stick together now. We’re still fans of the same club. We still want what’s best for it. And even though this one slipped away, we have to look forward, regroup, and find the next best alternative. But yeah…this one hurts. Deeply.

Still best you shut up

 

[BluestBlue]

He also said that we need more subs and that 3 ain’t enough

Guys what just happened ??? Why am I hearing Olmo chats

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

we need a goalkeeper, left back, right back, cdm, attacking midfielder, right winger, left winger at the very least. A couple of signings will mean a fight for top 4 again. The squad is in a huge mess unfortunately

We’re not signing 7 players

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Nobody knows if its the money, all we know is Citys statement and anything else is just speculation.

Come on man, people need to use their brains. You don’t get this far and suddenly go “hey, Ferran mate… have you actually added up how much Wirtz will cost over his contract?”

“No, I didn’t think of that - is it bad?”

We knew exactly how much he was going to cost and even had an agreement with Leverkusen. The simple fact is he chose another team and this line being peddled by Gaughan et al is club PR. We don’t need an official announcement to work that out.

 

[Del_Bosque]

Just really glad Txiki is leaving to be honest

The recruitment has been awful last few years and now the football is catching up.


Led down the garden path by top targets then signed a load of shite who the mansher won’t play for less money but still massive fees and wages.

PSG signed a full, top quality midfield for less than we supposedly were after paying for Wirtz

 

[mccity]

At least we've withdrawn interest now and not two days before the window closes.

Welcome to Manchester Abdoulaye Doucouré or whichever below par signing we end up with

You'll be eating those words in 15 years when you're belting out Blue Moon from the Abdoulaye Doucouré Stand

 

[Gorbachev]

Some PR coming out the club saying his package is too much.

They've known for months how much he will cost, it's a load of nonsense.

Just say he rejected us.

 

[Blu1]

Just pay what it takes we can’t piss about all summer then end up with average players like the last few windows

 

[Mcfcok1971]

Abso-bloody-exactly.

I also agree especially anything over 50 million

 

[oakiecokie]

Everybody saying that we can’t pull world class players, when have we ever signed a player that we knew was world class in that moment apart from Erling (who grew up a blue)?

The reason we have world class players is the fact that in the main it was Pep who turned some of them into that profile. As you rightly point out other than Haaland we`ve never bought world class stars.

 

[ArdwickBlue_M12]

Just sign Cherki at this point

Pep will ruin any sort of creativity he has. cant see players like him wanting to join us