Or it will be seen as Phillips or Grealish type of situation. We were told the same thing about Jack that there was not another player better. With Kalvin it was him and Rice that were the standout players.It is what it is. Most rate Livramento as the best young English RB at the moment. He ticks almost every box we require, so I think it best we take a long-term view of him, as we did with Gvardiol.
No player is guaranteed to succeed. Every transfer come with risk. Fortunately for us, Gvardiol has worked out well so far, & in years to come, the £80m spent will be seen as a snip.
We need Livramento & we need to clear the decks with the perpetually injured, elderly & those who're now deemed surplus to requirements. Once we get fees in for who we can, & consider the wages saved, we should have more than enough funds & squad space to secure not just Livramento, but MGW too.
I hope you're right, I really do.True Jim but in a market place where top RB’s that are attainable are at a minimum, let alone homegrown and at an age he can improve and possibly be with us 10 years then the club will possibly view say £75m is a good long term investment? If we aren’t doing MGW either abd have saved money from not doing Wirtz then it maybe the one to push the trigger on. @tolmie's hairdoo said weeks ago that if we signed him that Livramento would be our most expensive signing this summer as well
Which would be a waste of time - Pep seems unlikely to stay after the current extension.Next season must be one where we rebuild & forge the next iteration of Guardiola's squad. If we don't win a bean in the process, then so be it.
Fuck that, it's the most critical area we need a player in. Nunes has improved there, Lewis is shocking in there. We need a least one top quality right back and the only way to do that is by throwing money at itHe is good but he isn't worth throwing money at. We have got to bide our time in bringing a RB in.
Livarmento doesn't quite fit that bill. He is more valuable to Newcastle and they would make it doubly difficult for us to sign him. It is down to if there is an opportunity to sign one during the summer then do so but it is not the worst situation we stick with Nunes for the season but still scout around to find a suitable target.Fuck that, it's the most critical area we need a player in. Nunes has improved there, Lewis is shocking in there. We need a least one top quality right back and the only way to do that is by throwing money at it
We need to make a decision quick then as Aina is about to sign a new contract with ForestOr it will be seen as Phillips or Grealish type of situation. We were told the same thing about Jack that there was not another player better. With Kalvin it was him and Rice that were the standout players.
If the price is to steep we shoud wait. There are other HG players with high potential or stop gap options like Aina.
Agreed :-)We need to make a decision quick then as Aina is about to sign a new contract with Forest
I agree. Nunes was improving match by match and I just don't think Newcastle would sell him. It would be a PR disaster for them irrespective of the money.Livarmento doesn't quite fit that bill. He is more valuable to Newcastle and they would make it doubly difficult for us to sign him. It is down to if there is an opportunity to sign one during the summer then do so but it is not the worst situation we stick with Nunes for the season but still scout around to find a suitable target.
Aina is 29. He'd be a stopgap at best, & then we'd be in a similar position in 2-3 years as ole father time catches up with him. Livramento would be a 10 year investment, at £8m plus wages per season. We'd be nuts not to see the benefit of a move for this player.Or it will be seen as Phillips or Grealish type of situation. We were told the same thing about Jack that there was not another player better. With Kalvin it was him and Rice that were the standout players.
If the price is to steep we shoud wait. There are other HG players with high potential or stop gap options like Aina.
TBH, I'm past the point of caring anymore. I never thought I'd be saying this, but when we entered the bi-annual "Will he. Won't he" situation with Pep last season, it seriously pissed me off. It's draining & the threat of him leaving every two seasons is wearing thin.Which would be a waste of time - Pep seems unlikely to stay after the current extension.
I like all points you made today! 100% true. Still think we need MGW for pace in midfield and at least 2 of Kovacic / Gundogan and Bernardo gone.TBH, I'm past the point of caring anymore. I never thought I'd be saying this, but when we entered the bi-annual "Will he. Won't he" situation with Pep last season, it seriously pissed me off. It's draining & the threat of him leaving every two seasons is wearing thin.
My take is, if Pep has had his hand forced to rebuild our squad, he'll definitely want to stay to see the latest iteration of his team throught to it's fullest fruition.
The clearout of his trusted backroom staff & the clearout of his trusted players, suggests to me the changes we've seen have been taken out of his hands.
Viana won't want to be seen as a failure, because of Pep's stubbornness to evolve our squad. Hugo will want to be seen as a worthy successor to Txiki, but that won't happen if Pep continues to prioritise Stones, Gundog, Kovacic etc over the likes of Reis, Khusanov, Echeverri, Cherki & Bobb etc.
We've the perfect reason to tear apart what worked for us previously, & rebuild it from scratch with our focus on the future. We only have to look at Old Toilet in 2012/13 to see where clinging on to ageing an band in the hope of them banging out one last hit tune, will get us. Nowhere!
Including KDB, there are 8 players coming to the end of their contracts, or who have no future here who we can feasibly jettison this summer. This doesn't include a number of older EDS players who it's deemed won't make it here.I like all points you made today! 100% true. Still think we need MGW for pace in midfield and at least 2 of Kovacic / Gundogan and Bernardo gone.
The perfect move would be to sell 2 CB and 2 CM for 2 HG players in MGW and Livramento.
Next session the club can look at Wharton if Gonzalez flops.
The fact that people insist on experience when the same experience barely helped us since they were injured or completely out of form is troublesome.
We can’t mate as against against top sides will get smashed and they will aim to expose him . We have finally got a left back in so let’s not go down that path again because we will regret it if we don’t .Livarmento doesn't quite fit that bill. He is more valuable to Newcastle and they would make it doubly difficult for us to sign him. It is down to if there is an opportunity to sign one during the summer then do so but it is not the worst situation we stick with Nunes for the season but still scout around to find a suitable target.