Rico Lewis | Set to sign a new 5-year contract (pg33)

The wording by Gaughan suggests to me that we are not against selling Lewis. I think he is about 5th choice at RB behind Nunes, Stones, Akanji and Khusanov. He isn't in a much better position re: starting in midfield.

If most players stay fit, he will struggle to make the group, let alone start games. Insert a buy back clause. Hopefully he becomes a top player.
 
If McAtee is worth the 25-30m Forest are paying, then Rico, as an established PL/CL player with close on 100 Appearances plus England Caps, must be closer to 40m. That said, Pep loves him and he won’t be going anywhere
 
alexmcity said:
The wording by Gaughan suggests to me that we are not against selling Lewis. I think he is about 5th choice at RB behind Nunes, Stones, Akanji and Khusanov. He isn't in a much better position re: starting in midfield.

If most players stay fit, he will struggle to make the group, let alone start games. Insert a buy back clause. Hopefully he becomes a top player.
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I don’t rate him as a footballer but I don’t think he is stupid. He will know the situation re game-time and if he’s being offered a chance at Forest with no doubt a big pay rise and long-term contract, it will look very attractive to him. Good luck to him.
 
He's extremely versatile, good for his age and home grown. I think they'd have to make a pretty exceptional offer for it to be considered.
 
Considering he doesn't take up a squad spot being homegrown, club trained and u21, I dont really see much upside in selling him. Unless the club is in desperate need of cash and/or Pep doesn't rate him at all I think a loan to another PL club with him getting regular starts would make more sense than selling him.
 
Marvin. said:
Another idiot
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really? What do you think his value is. I don’t rate him as a player. His positioning as a right back is dreadful and he makes far too many mistakes. He can be decent going forward yes but nowhere near the level we require. I’d be delighted if we got £30 million for him.
 
OrigamiNinja said:
He is a very average footballer, who was extremely lucky to have broken through at City. In any normal circumstance, where Cancelo and Walker were in front of him, he would never have played anything more than the odd Carabao Cup game but Cancelo and Walker somehow contrived to be awful/dickheads at the very same time.

Them leaving the club and injuries to others, effectively handed Rico the RB slot on a plate but he has been so dire, he has somehow managed to lose it to a midfielder, who himself had largely been frozen out, because he was no good as a midfielder.

IMO, we have 2 backups fighting for the RB spot and Nunes is the better of them. If £30m+ is offered, we should snap their hands off and go and buy a 1st choice RB.
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OrigamiNinja said:
He is a very average footballer, who was extremely lucky to have broken through at City. In any normal circumstance, where Cancelo and Walker were in front of him, he would never have played anything more than the odd Carabao Cup game but Cancelo and Walker somehow contrived to be awful/dickheads at the very same time.

Them leaving the club and injuries to others, effectively handed Rico the RB slot on a plate but he has been so dire, he has somehow managed to lose it to a midfielder, who himself had largely been frozen out, because he was no good as a midfielder.

IMO, we have 2 backups fighting for the RB spot and Nunes is the better of them. If £30m+ is offered, we should snap their hands off and go and buy a 1st choice RB.
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There’s no such thing as extreme luck when it comes to breaking through at City. Especially when you go on to play fairly consistently. As long as the team has a structure and is settled he’s more than good enough to play a part.

He’s a much better player than Zinchenko was and he played a role in multiple title wins. Rico can do the same with the added bonus of being an academy grad.
 
The Stockport Iniesta said:
Someone mentioned In the transfer forum that Lewis had an offer from Forest the other day. Inside info, so it looks genuine.
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Wasn't disputing the bid, more the suggestion we are open to selling him. Don't see a scenario where thats the case. Its effectively doing nothing but cutting the potential squad size by 1 and losing a player Pep does actually use.
 
50 mil pounds and I would let him go and get a RB namely Vanderson, Dumfries or Livramento
 
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