£50m bid

[oakiecokie]

Theres a v nice article today on dailymail. Thats the thing i am saying. whoever signs gareth bale will win the league next season. So we should go all out for bale.

Anyone got a link please ?

Here you go:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3029447/Gareth-Bale-win-Manchester-United-title-s-worth-sacrificing-David-Gea-sign-Real-Madrid.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... adrid.html</a>

Thanks Boss.

 

[kupest]

Just sign Bale and Sterling. Those two and Aguero would be the dogs bollox. If we go Pogba as well, then shift Edin, Jovetic, Nasri , Kolorov and Milner. Promote Deneyer and Rekik. Job done.
If Milner wants to stay, then yes on our terms.

So we start the season with 5 CBs, 2 strikers and 1 leftback?

 

[CityFan94]

I agree with that Daily Mail article.

If ourselves, Chelsea or Man Utd sign Bale - instantly become favourites for the league.

 

[supercity88]

I agree with that Daily Mail article.

If ourselves, Chelsea or Man Utd sign Bale - instantly become favourites for the league.

I don't think it's that simple for us. We don't have the balance in the side and Bale's not managed to win any other team he has played in a league title. Ronaldo would bang in thirty goals but Bale's contribution for Spurs wasn't enough to win them the league and whilst we are better than they were, I don't think it's as simple for either us or the rags in terms of signing Bale = favourites to win the league. Chelsea add him to their squad and it makes them stronger favourites than they are already destined to be.

 

[onceabluealways]

I agree with that Daily Mail article.

If ourselves, Chelsea or Man Utd sign Bale - instantly become favourites for the league.

I don't think it's that simple for us. We don't have the balance in the side and Bale's not managed to win any other team he has played in a league title. Ronaldo would bang in thirty goals but Bale's contribution for Spurs wasn't enough to win them the league and whilst we are better than they were, I don't think it's as simple for either us or the rags in terms of signing Bale = favourites to win the league. Chelsea add him to their squad and it makes them stronger favourites than they are already destined to be.

I agree, I think with with us bale would be a superb addition, but would not sort the imbalance especially if we continue to play 442.

 

[bluetonium]

If we're planning on 4-3-3 next year then we could do a lot worse than a front 3 of Aguero, Bale and Sterling with Pogba, Silva and Fernandinho backing them up. But I don't think we are. Otherwise signing Bony for that amount of money makes no sense. If we're going with wingers then Silva and Nasri wouldn't fit and that doesn't make sense either, so I think we're looking at a more fluid 4-4-2 with the ability to keep possession and compact the middle, with pace to get around the outsides. If true, Bale plus one other is a necessity, someone equally as physically fit to bomb up and down the flank for 90 mins and take advantage on the counter. Navas plainly isn't the answer.

All seems doom and gloom doesn't it right now? Real want Pogba and the scum might be prepared to offer De Gea in exchange for Bale. If we end up somehow spunking another £30m+ into the Portuguese league then I'll be mighty peeved.

I do find it greatly encouraging that Tolmie suggests we are not feeling any pressure to keep the purse strings tightly drawn, though we do have the advantage of having a few attractive assets this time around - Kolarov, Nasri, Navas, Jovetic, Yaya, Edin, any of then should be commanding £10m+ offers with ease, some possibly double that.

For me it is important that we send out a signal of intent this summer with a few big signings, but complimented by younger players who will be good enough but are really going to make their name at Man City, they;re promising but destined for bigger things and will be remembered as a City lad first and foremost after their careers end. Sterling, Barkley, Lacazette all fall in to that category but are likely too expensive to justify more than one from this category, unless we get it spot on and spend a little less on the next tier down in terms of potential (and ignore the media hype attached to some players) and then coach them to achieve more than expected.

 

[aguero93:20]

I agree with that Daily Mail article.

If ourselves, Chelsea or Man Utd sign Bale - instantly become favourites for the league.

I don't think it's that simple for us. We don't have the balance in the side and Bale's not managed to win any other team he has played in a league title. Ronaldo would bang in thirty goals but Bale's contribution for Spurs wasn't enough to win them the league and whilst we are better than they were, I don't think it's as simple for either us or the rags in terms of signing Bale = favourites to win the league. Chelsea add him to their squad and it makes them stronger favourites than they are already destined to be.

I agree, I think with with us bale would be a superb addition, but would not sort the imbalance especially if we continue to play 442.

4-4-2

Hart

Zabaleta
Kompany
Mangala
Clichy

Yaya replacement
Fernandinho

Navas
Bale

Silva
Aguero

Perfect.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

I don't think it's that simple for us. We don't have the balance in the side and Bale's not managed to win any other team he has played in a league title. Ronaldo would bang in thirty goals but Bale's contribution for Spurs wasn't enough to win them the league and whilst we are better than they were, I don't think it's as simple for either us or the rags in terms of signing Bale = favourites to win the league. Chelsea add him to their squad and it makes them stronger favourites than they are already destined to be.

I agree, I think with with us bale would be a superb addition, but would not sort the imbalance especially if we continue to play 442.

4-4-2

Hart

Zabaleta
Kompany
Mangala
Clichy

Yaya replacement
Fernandinho

Navas
Bale

Silva
Aguero

Perfect.

Any starting 11 with Navas in it is the complete opposite to 'Perfect'

 

[Cook]

Lol, Bale won't be joining us. Someone already said that we're offering 50m for Sterling, Bale would cost us much more and I honestly don't think Madrid will sell him. Even if they do, he will probably go to the Rags in a a cash + De Gea deal.

De Bruyne,Sterling, Pogba,Wilshere, Kurzawa would be absolutely brilliant (realistic) for us. If we also promote Denayer and Lopes we should be good with the HG requirements. Obviously in order to make it happen we should be looking to offload Nasri,Jovetić,Dzeko,Kolarov,Lampard goes anyway, Milner is out of contract.

 

[middleton___blue]

I don't think it's that simple for us. We don't have the balance in the side and Bale's not managed to win any other team he has played in a league title. Ronaldo would bang in thirty goals but Bale's contribution for Spurs wasn't enough to win them the league and whilst we are better than they were, I don't think it's as simple for either us or the rags in terms of signing Bale = favourites to win the league. Chelsea add him to their squad and it makes them stronger favourites than they are already destined to be.

I agree, I think with with us bale would be a superb addition, but would not sort the imbalance especially if we continue to play 442.

4-4-2

Hart

Zabaleta
Kompany
Mangala
Clichy

Yaya replacement
Fernandinho

Navas
Bale

Silva
Aguero

Perfect.

Bench Nevas for say Sterling if we did get him, and that would be one hell of a team imo.