PL & CL Squads (updated: Toure omitted from CL squad)

jpargo said:
I don't see how this is a footballing move.

City are playing hardball, and I don't see what the end game is. Its illogical on all fronts. It is obvious that Yaya is not going to take paycut or miss out on his loyality bonus due at the end of the year. In this scenario city have two choices 1) Subsidize a move away from the club, and free up some of the wage bill 2) Utilize his talents at the club instead of paying him part wages to play for another team.

It appears City have chosen option 3 which is to be vindictive, keep Yaya around as a distraction without utilizing him as a footballer. This is horrible on financial level, football level, and does not help clubs reputation among players around the world.
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There is no way City have chosen to keep a player out of vindictiveness,. It makes no sense to anyone.
 
I wonder if he'll ever be able to play enough garbage time to actually contribute anywhere. A few years ago if you'd have told me I'd prefer Delph to Yaya making the CL roster I'd have said you were high.
 
All this discussion about the dropping of Yaya from the CL list started me thinking about who will drop out for Jesus in February. Difficult decision.
 
Blue Llama said:
All this discussion about the dropping of Yaya from the CL list started me thinking about who will drop out for Jesus in February. Difficult decision.
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Iheanacho will be eligible for the B list by then I think.
 
BlueAnorak said:
Kelechi Iheanacho (born Oct 3, 1996) joined Manchester City's Academy on 10 January 2014 - As such he has been on City's books for 2 and a half years and is thus eligible to go Manchester City's Champions League squad B-list.

According to UEFA: http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2277105.htm


His status does change on On January 10th though, he becomes eligible to be a Manchester City 'Club Trained Player' (after he reaches the age of 21).

The fact that he was put on the list as a forreign trained player tells you all you need to know about YaYa.
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He would struggle to be eligible to pay without a work permit which was May 2015 - so he can't be on the B list until the final.
 
Corky said:
He would struggle to be eligible to pay without a work permit which was May 2015 - so he can't be on the B list until the final.
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Are you sure it was May 2015? only he played for the EDS in February 2015, could this be possible without a work permit?
 
Rolee said:
Are you sure it was May 2015? only he played for the EDS in February 2015, could this be possible without a work permit?
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I have no idea on permit status for youth leagues. He could not sign until he was 18 even before his work permit so he certainly could not be on the B list not as some are suggesting.
 
Corky said:
He would struggle to be eligible to pay without a work permit which was May 2015 - so he can't be on the B list until the final.
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Work permits do not count in this respect. As far as Uefa are concerned he became a City player in Jan 2014 when we first registered him.
 
BlueAnorak said:
Work permits do not count in this respect.as far as Uefa are concerned he became mm e a City player in Jan 2014 when we first registered him.
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And he couldn't sign until he was 18 either way, not eligible for 2 years to play for us, as he is still 19.
 
Corky said:
I have no idea on permit status for youth leagues. He could not sign until he was 18 even before his work permit so he certainly could not be on the B list not as some are suggesting.
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As said by others, he'll be classed as club trained in January for UEFA purposes (not on the 'B' list) so he'll just move from a free spot opening it up for Gabriel Jesus. He's U21 for the PL.
 
jpargo said:
I don't see how this is a footballing move.

City are playing hardball, and I don't see what the end game is. Its illogical on all fronts. It is obvious that Yaya is not going to take paycut or miss out on his loyality bonus due at the end of the year. In this scenario city have two choices 1) Subsidize a move away from the club, and free up some of the wage bill 2) Utilize his talents at the club instead of paying him part wages to play for another team.

It appears City have chosen option 3 which is to be vindictive, keep Yaya around as a distraction without utilizing him as a footballer. This is horrible on financial level, football level, and does not help clubs reputation among players around the world.
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1) is dependent on the player being willing to move, and 2) on his fitting into the team. Neither of which seems to be case.

My suspicion is that he demands total devotion from his managers. If Pep doesn't give him that, he'll leave if he can get away without losing money owed to him, or else do the absolute minimum all season that will still let him get his "loyalty" bonus when he leaves. That's a pretty corrosive attitude, so if he doesn't leave in January, I'd be amazed if he was still training with the first team come the end of the season.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
No. He was only formally registered in January 2015. Therefore he qualifies for the B-list in January 2017 and becomes homegrown in January 2018.
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This is my understanding but I can't find conclusive proof that he obtained his work permit in January 2015.
 
So if Kelechi doesn't qualify who drops out? Possibly Kelechi himself? that would not go down well with the player.
 
Blue Llama said:
So if Kelechi doesn't qualify who drops out? Possibly Kelechi himself? that would not go down well with the player.
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That's not very likely now is it? Far more likely it'll be a player that isn't deemed to have a long term future at the club, my money would be on Fernando.
 
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