James Trafford joins City | 5 Year Contract

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Listened to his interview, really chuffed for him he sounds really excited to be back at City.

 

[yankblue]

Came out of nowhere this one

 

[TinFoilHat]

Jimmy Etihad is back!

 

[Moss Side's Finest]

Welcome back son

I see Alderley Edge have named a pub after him already in a bid to entice him to the town, quick work

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Seems like a nice lad and a proper blue.

Backed himself without being an arrogant wanker.

Can’t wait to see him play for us and hopefully take over from Ederson next season.

 

[ScottSinclair]

Has to be known as Jimmy Manc now

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

Wasn't long was it.... Embarrassing

 

[Blue Coop]

Bosh. City’s number one.

Good luck to the lad.

 

[i kne albert davy]

What is it in cm's?

6ft 6

 

[LongsightM13]

Can't wait to see him competing for his place.
This is a pivotal academy moment, or could be.
Best of luck.

A great example for lads we send out on loan that there is a route back if they do the business

 

[jrb]

Wasn't long was it.... Embarrassing

The Scouse cunts will be all over that.

 

[oldius]

A great example for lads we send out on loan that there is a route back if they do the business

THIS

 

[i kne albert davy]

Wasn't long was it.... Embarrassing

Do they mention what other clubs have spent over the same period Peps been in charge ? while going through managers faster than Ferguson goes through a glass of whisky.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Interesting signing. Presumably he will be mostly number 2 next season but Ederson will no doubt be off once his contract expires so he needs to play plenty of games. Looking forward to seeing what he is like at this level.

 

[BringBackSwales]

It is £31m, but Burnley give us the £4m sell-on fee back.

So it’s £27m then, as offered by Newcastle and matched

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Wasn't long was it.... Embarrassing

We’ve got James Trafford

We’ve got Ait-Nouri too

Our multi billion blues

Are coming after you

Our multi billion blues are after you

 

[BringBackSwales]

Wasn't long was it.... Embarrassing

Ffs don’t ruin a good story by mentioning net spend (aimed at the tweet not the poster btw)

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Wasn't long was it.... Embarrassing

He’s spent £1.6b and recouped £800m in sales, can we see the comparable for that list..

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

it's a bit hard on Stefan, really. He's obviously the one to go. But actually maybe it isn't hard, maybe it's best for him. I rate Stefan, I think he's a bloody good shot stopper, and not a bad distributor at all, although obviously he pales in comparison with Ed. I firmly believe he deserves a first place spot in a lesser PL team or a good Championship team with the chance of going up — no sweat. But it makes no sense to have a 32-year-old shadowing a 31-year-old. City always look to the future. If Ed tightens his game up — and he needs to — he could be going to 34 or even 35, and James will be coming completely into his prime. As it is, I expect James to be pushing him pretty much right from the start. And obviously I'm banking on Ed re-signing. It's not clear to me why Ed would have made that “99% fiction” statement if he was insincere — he was under no pressure to. He could have simply been non-committal.
I don't see the Trafford arriving/Ortega staying/Ed going scenario as ideal, frankly. I'd be ok with it, but it's not the best of the two scenarios. Not in my view.

 

[kurious oranj]

So it’s £27m then, as offered by Newcastle and matched

No, it's £31m as offered by Newcastle and matched but we keep the £4m.

It's worth £27m to us, but £31m to Burnley.