Gianluigi Donnarumma | Done deal according to Romano

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Trafford was professional and solid yesterday but let’s have it right he wasn’t tested with anything a good PL keeper shouldn’t save or manage.

There will be much sterner tests and there is no way any of you can tell from yesterday that he can perform as well against bigger sides or in the CL.

Get this kid in as well.
 
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I like Donnaruma but he’s going to cost an absolute fortune. It would make the move for Trafford seem a little strange to me because Ortega could be second choice and we’d have saved a few quid
 
burning blue soul said:
There is no downside to having Traff and Donna on the books fighting it out for the starting position.
Get him in, Hugo!
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It could work, never know , but when other teams have had 2 number ones rotating or left to fight it out that I can remember it’s never lasted more than a season. Arsenal were the last team to try it. Usually the last one in wins out but when they both arrive in the same summer we could end up trying to sell one next summer which isn’t great.
If we buy Donnarumma I trust the club, but find it very difficult to make sense of it.
 
Stoned Rose said:
Trafford was professional and solid yesterday but let’s have it right he wasn’t tested with anything a good PL keeper shouldn’t save or manage.

There will be much sterner tests and there is no way any of you can tell from yesterday that he can perform as well against bigger sides or in the CL.

Get this kid in as well.
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Trafford-Ortega is higher risk that Donnarumma-Trafford.

In my opinion, City were intending to go into the new season with Ederson and Trafford but Donnarumma'S break-up with PSG allows us an opportunity to replace Ederson now rather than later and it would strengthen us this season.
 
It’s a no from me. Trafford has what it takes to go to the very top and is far superior than Donnarumma with his feet which is integral to how we play. Sell Eddie or Ortega and use them as back up and give JT a run of games and watch him flourish.
 
blueparrot said:
It could work, never know , but when other teams have had 2 number ones rotating or left to fight it out that I can remember it’s never lasted more than a season. Arsenal were the last team to try it. Usually the last one in wins out but when they both arrive in the same summer we could end up trying to sell one next summer which isn’t great.
If we buy Donnarumma I trust the club, but find it very difficult to make sense of it.
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Ederson wants to leave. I don't think that's a good state of mind in which to play. If we agree to letting Ederson go, I think we'd be wise to bring in another top keeper because Trafford is 22 and still learning. We could go with Trafford-Ortega but I think Donnarumma-Trafford is stronger.

We played good football at Wolves with Trafford hitting the ball long, and losing it at times. I think City fans are hung up on the importance of the ball playing keeper. It is important but not all important, and it is not the case that Donnarumma cannot make a short pass. It never once entered my head that we would be able to press Donnarumma into mistakes when we played PSG. Nor was any weakness visible when PSG played other English clubs renowned for their high press.
 
Marvin. said:
Trafford-Ortega is higher risk that Donnarumma-Trafford.

In my opinion, City were intending to go into the new season with Ederson and Trafford but Donnarumma'S break-up with PSG allows us an opportunity to replace Ederson now rather than later and it would strengthen us this season.
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They are very different situations though, Ederson Trafford would give us a year to decide whether we needed a number one or a 2 to replace Ederson. Ederson leaving now forces us into a position where we have to choose now. Choosing now when there are limited options risks making a wrong decision. That’s up to the club to decide and I trust them to not make a panic decision, and to take a long term view.
If that means starting with Trafford Ortega until at least January, I’d take that, if they decide it means Donnarumma, or even somebody else in the next 2 weeks then I assume it’s been thought long and hard and been in the back of their minds for a while, which makes me wonder if there are other keepers in mind too.
 
Marvin. said:
Ederson wants to leave. I don't think that's a good state of mind in which to play. If we agree to letting Ederson go, I think we'd be wise to bring in another top keeper because Trafford is 22 and still learning. We could go with Trafford-Ortega but I think Donnarumma-Trafford is stronger.

We played good football at Wolves with Trafford hitting the ball long, and losing it at times. I think City fans are hung up on the importance of the ball playing keeper. It is important but not all important, and it is not the case that Donnarumma cannot make a short pass. It never once entered my head that we would be able to press Donnarumma into mistakes when we played PSG. Nor was any weakness visible when PSG played other English clubs renowned for their high press.
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Can’t say I watch PSG, it’s Pep that has always demanded a ball playing keeper more than City fans,what concerns me more than his passing though which can be accommodated by tactics are his apparently keeping weaknesses aerial balls, and concentration in the bread and butter games, which in bigger probably televised games than most watch him in aren’t apparent.
 
Mancityfans.net'er said:
Not keen now, back traff, cant be rotating keepers aswel as the defence
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Why would we rotate keepers?

I struggle to see why so many City fans are baulking at Donnarumma when he has been one of the standout goalkeeper in European football for the last 5 years. Trafford might be able to play at that level. But the operative word there is might. Your option carries risk.
 
David White said:
I like Donnaruma but he’s going to cost an absolute fortune. It would make the move for Trafford seem a little strange to me because Ortega could be second choice and we’d have saved a few quid
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He's fallen out with PSG and has one year left on his contract. It will be an expensive contract but he'd also lead to strong merchandising revenues. He's a star player.
 
Trafford looked fantastic yesterday, far better with his feet than I thought he would be. Surely he knew he would have to fight for his place though when he arrived?
 
doobyedoobye said:
Trafford looked fantastic yesterday, far better with his feet than I thought he would be. Surely he knew he would have to fight for his place though when he arrived?
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Likely suspected it would only be 12mths with Ederson leaving, I doubt the club had Donnarumma in their minds when we signed Trafford but things move quickly
 
Would be kind of untypical for us nowadays if we sign the big names like Donnarumma or Rodrygo, solving problems for our top opponents too.

We're also trying to reduce our wage list.

Maybe it's more probable that our scouting comes up with the unexpected if we think we need to replace Sav,
and indeed don't replace Eddie at all.
 
Marvin. said:
We played good football at Wolves with Trafford hitting the ball long, and losing it at times. I think City fans are hung up on the importance of the ball playing keeper. It is important but not all important, and it is not the case that Donnarumma cannot make a short pass. It never once entered my head that we would be able to press Donnarumma into mistakes when we played PSG. Nor was any weakness visible when PSG played other English clubs renowned for their high press.
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I can't claim I watch PSG in detail and when we played PSG we lacked the energy to press the 'keeper. However it was my impression that other teams did regain possession a few times pressing Donnarumma and it was a weakness in PSG last season, though I don't recall any leading directly to goals.
Although City lead the way in English football I do think ball playing keepers are now the norm and you notice weaknesses in other teams ball playing by keepers far more than before which was the downfall of De Gea.
 
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