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I don't think the quantity of players signed has been a problem. But the quality seems to have gone down. Just in the last 2 seasons we have signed 2 major flops; Nunes and Phillips. The quality coming in is lower than the quality going out (with a few exceptions).

Nope....he'll play the league cup game but our chances of winning significantly decrease when Phillips is on the pitch. I would go as far as to say that we have close to zero percent chance of winning at the emirates if Phillips plays the whole game. I don't know how you can look at the likes...

Nobody is saying that Phillips didn't meet the criteria for receiving a medal. Just like Scott Carson or Sergio Gomez met the criteria. And if that's your standard for "deserving it", then that's fine. But let's not pretend like Phillips played a single meaningful minute for us last season.

He played no part in getting those medals. And he knows it. I doubt he will be bragging about his medals anytime soon.... His bank account however....

Sure, but this is a player that peaked at 3 league goals in a season playing for Sporting in Portugal. All i'm saying is that he probably won't be getting many goals or assist here either.

Seems more like a Kovacic type. A deep lying midfielder who will play close to Rodri. Much needed depth there but probably won't add much in the final 3rd.

And i suspect Kalvin won't mind. It's a Eden Hazard at Madrid or Maguire at the rags situation for him. Both want to "fight for their place" according to the media.

Giving him a 6-year deal was a brain dead move. The club is stuck with him in a similar way the rags are stuck with Maguire. I suspect "fight for his place" just means that he is comfortable not playing and picking up his paycheck.

Rico Lewis is the Cancelo replacement. Gvardiol replaces Laporte. Our numbers in defence are good, midfield and the wings? Not so much....

Kovacic has kinda exposed him. The difference in quality is stark.

There wasn't a huge demand for Laporte. It's as simple as that. The club is in no position to ask for more given that we are clearly willing to sell. Same as Cancelo...

I thought a lot of Philips comments post-season were delusional. Like he was trying to convince himself rather than his doubters. The comments about being "close to getting it" in regards to what Pep demands look a bit silly. I'm sure he is a nice guy but lacks in ability and mentality to play...

A nice lad but unfortunately it's been evident for a while that he doesn't have the quality to play for city.

Nah. The briefing is gonna be: "City feel they have enough cover in Stones, Akanji and Lewis".

From a financial point of view, getting a good fee for a 32-year old and then investing that towards a younger top quality replacement would be ideal. But i'm unsure if that player exists in this market.

100m euros i can kinda understand. But bonuses on top of it? That's insane.

Agreed. The only counter argument i have is that we have some very strong left sided defenders already. So the improvement short term might be marginal, and has more to do with depth/options.

No European club is going to pay 100m+ for Bernardo. So if he wants to leave, his only option will be Saudi. We were also willing to spend 90m+ on Rice (and Bellingham) without any outgoings...strange.

Sé honesto, do you think he is good enough at the age of 21 to play for the best team in the world and current treble winners, under the tutelage of the greatest manager of all time: Pep Guardiola?

Don't get me wrong, i think our recruitment is good, but not without flaws. How many managers other than Pep would have won the league with Gundogan as our top scorer? Same with the full-back situation...where Pep has continued to find solutions (Delph, Zinchenko, Ake, AKanji etc...). This is...