Somehow, I thought we were still talking about Natalie Sawyer and whether her feces were too odiferous when I read this post. Then I thought, it is Friday night and people have probably been drinking. My next thought was yes, she probably smells better than Akanji.Damned sight better than Akanji though.
I’m not sure Nunes has ever or will ever play LB for us so he’s not likely to play against either of themImagine Nunes v Salah or Saka.
He’d get bummed senseless.
I’d only pay £70 mill for Livramento he’s all we really need. Doubt we’d get him for that though.I see the fee for Livramento like the fees for KDB, Walker & Stones. Everyone scoffed & said we were being rinsed, but the three of them cost us roughly £15m per season over roughly 10 years.
That's the kind of long-term view we need to take on the £70m Livramento, MGW or Ezé. Plus all three tick the all important HG box.
As for Nunes, post improvement, he's yet to be properly tested in an important, high pressure, top level game. I suppose we won't know how he'll fare until he plays in a few. Only then can we properly judge him.
If only we could transplant Rico's brain into Nunes' body, we'd have a hybrid to be reckoned with!
£70m for a Ben Chilwell regen.I’d only pay £70 mill for Livramento he’s all we really need. Doubt we’d get him for that though.
*sitePlease; keep the misogyny out of the thread. Thanks.
One out of MGW/Ezé is dependent on player sales. It's recognised by most that we must acquire a RB, & Livramento being young & HG ticks all the boxes.We bought KdB thinking he was elite. Walker was first choice English full back.
Stones had that potential.
My own feeling is that Eze and MGW are both decent players who I wouldn't reject but they have already reached mid 20's and remain peripheral internationals. We haven't an obvious need for players in that position.
Personally I wouldn't pay over the odds.
Livramento is a bit different as he is both a bit younger and plays in the position where we most obviously lack quality.
A larger fee is far more explicable for him than the other two.
I’m not sure Nunes has ever or will ever play LB for us so he’s not likely to play against either of them
You never know with Pep.I’m not sure Nunes has ever or will ever play LB for us so he’s not likely to play against either of them
Salah isn't quick any more and he plays on the right. Nunes has gone from zero to a very significant player for us in 12 months. His attacking skills in the right back position are excellent. What is unclear is his concentration and positioning. I simply haven't seen enough of him defending to know but if his offensive game has improved, why can't his defending also improve?i'm imagining nunes vs salah or saka and what I am seeing is nunes bodying them with his clearly superior physicality and keeping up with their pace.
Offensively he’s streets ahead of Livramento, defensively he isntSalah isn't quick any more and he plays on the right. Nunes has gone from zero to a very significant player for us in 12 months. His attacking skills in the right back position are excellent. What is unclear is his concentration and positioning. I simply haven't seen enough of him defending to know but if his offensive game has improved, why can't his defending also improve?
Think one of Ake or Akanji will go as wellOne out of MGW/Ezé is dependent on player sales. It's recognised by most that we must acquire a RB, & Livramento being young & HG ticks all the boxes.
The fees attained & wages saved from player sales should afford us these acquisitions & set us up nicely for some time to come.
As for buying KDB, few pundits or those in the media thought he was an elite player. They still viewed him as a Cheksea flop. However, City wouldn't have bought him for £55m if we didn't think he was worth the dough. The same can be said of Walker & Stones who most also thought were a waste of money.
But as I've said previously, the three of them have roughly worked out at £15m per season to us over a decade of sterling service, & our judgement call was rewarded with several trophies & titles.
If we were a team buying players to flip them, then the buying price would matter more. City tend to invest for the long-term, & not to buy & flip for a quick profit. That's more Brighton's model than ours.
Out:
KDB (done)
Philips
Walker
Stones
Gundog
Grealish
McAtee
Kovacic
In:
Livramento
Gibbs-white/Ezé
Gibbs shite can fuck off, constantly moaning at team mates, fucking bad appleOne out of MGW/Ezé is dependent on player sales. It's recognised by most that we must acquire a RB, & Livramento being young & HG ticks all the boxes.
The fees attained & wages saved from player sales should afford us these acquisitions & set us up nicely for some time to come.
As for buying KDB, few pundits or those in the media thought he was an elite player. They still viewed him as a Cheksea flop. However, City wouldn't have bought him for £55m if we didn't think he was worth the dough. The same can be said of Walker & Stones who most also thought were a waste of money.
But as I've said previously, the three of them have roughly worked out at £15m per season to us over a decade of sterling service, & our judgement call was rewarded with several trophies & titles.
If we were a team buying players to flip them, then the buying price would matter more. City tend to invest for the long-term, & not to buy & flip for a quick profit. That's more Brighton's model than ours.
Out:
KDB (done)
Philips
Walker
Stones
Gundog
Grealish
McAtee
Kovacic
In:
Livramento
Gibbs-white/Ezé
Personally I think your optimism in comparing MGW/Eze with KdB a tad optimisticOne out of MGW/Ezé is dependent on player sales. It's recognised by most that we must acquire a RB, & Livramento being young & HG ticks all the boxes.
The fees attained & wages saved from player sales should afford us these acquisitions & set us up nicely for some time to come.
As for buying KDB, few pundits or those in the media thought he was an elite player. They still viewed him as a Cheksea flop. However, City wouldn't have bought him for £55m if we didn't think he was worth the dough. The same can be said of Walker & Stones who most also thought were a waste of money.
But as I've said previously, the three of them have roughly worked out at £15m per season to us over a decade of sterling service, & our judgement call was rewarded with several trophies & titles.
If we were a team buying players to flip them, then the buying price would matter more. City tend to invest for the long-term, & not to buy & flip for a quick profit. That's more Brighton's model than ours.
Out:
KDB (done)
Philips
Walker
Stones
Gundog
Grealish
McAtee
Kovacic
In:
Livramento
Gibbs-white/Ezé