26 | Savinho - 2025/26

[NQCitizen]

I googled Brazil national football team and they seem to be quite good at the sport.

Yeah you wouldn't think playing for them 13 times before you're even 22 would be such a negative

 

[big gaz]

He was on the periphery in his first season. Didn’t start as much I remember and was eased into it.
As the season went on, he got better and better and then started 11/12 as a world beater.

More as I remembered it Ben-jani :-)

 

[RobH]

He's just turned 22. Brazil have a few good players. He's already played for his country 13 times.

The fact he's behind a guy here whose career didn't really take off till he was 25 should be enough evidence that's not the greatest measure of a player's potential.

We bought him for a reason. Extended him for a reason. Seems like Txiki and Hugo were more in the optimists camp.

If anything he’s useful on the bench as he can cover both wings

 

[big gaz]

Keep him the other 10 get a let off on the match day thread ;-)

 

[TinFoilHat]

We may be pulling Spurs pants down. Reject an offer, give him a new contract they come back and have to pay more.

 

[B\connellblue]

The one thing he has which we lack for the most part is pace. Too many slow players in the side. I'm no big fan of his but I'd hold on for one more season for that reason alone.

 

[King Jay]

The one thing he has which we lack for the most part is pace. Too many slow players in the side. I'm no big fan of his but I'd hold on for one more season for that reason alone.

We don’t have anyone beside Doku being able to go 1vs1 either. People keep wanting him sold and come with names up who are all left sided wingers

 

[Gabriel]

We don’t have anyone beside Doku being able to go 1vs1 either. People keep wanting him sold and come with names up who are all left sided wingers

Most of those replacements are also playing in Leagues where they are only facing one defender, have acres of space to run into, and will not be smashed into next week while the referee waves play on. By all means, let’s bring in another one with no physique or League experience, slide down the snake, and start all over again.

 

[King Jay]

Most of those replacements are also playing in Leagues where they are only facing one defender, have acres of space to run into, and will not be smashed into next week while the referee waves play on. By all means, let’s bring in another one with no physique or League experience, slide down the snake, and start all over again.

That’s my point the whole time. Savinho was literally as good as Vinicius in La Liga. The prem is different already and playing for a club like city that’s about to play against low blocks in 8/10 games is another thing again.

Give Savinho the space in Ligue 1 and La Liga he will rip the leagues apart. Hell, move him to Brentford or Brighton or Bournemouth and he might recreate his La Liga stats.

Olise and Yamal. And then there’s no one. Maybe Doue but even he doesn’t stay on the right side all game. The weakest position in football currently even weaker than the #9 position in my opinion.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

That’s my point the whole time. Savinho was literally as good as Vinicius in La Liga. The prem is different already and playing for a club like city that’s about to play against low blocks in 8/10 games is another thing again.

Give Savinho the space in Ligue 1 and La Liga he will rip the leagues apart. Hell, move him to Brentford or Brighton or Bournemouth and he might recreate his La Liga stats.

Olise and Yamal. And then there’s no one. Maybe Doue but even he doesn’t stay on the right side all game. The weakest position in football currently even weaker than the #9 position in my opinion.

This is the issue with some other leagues. If Savinho played in the Bundesliga he'd be rated at 100m, as he would run rings around everyone. Just like that guy at Liverpool did...

I actually think Maresca will get him going. A solid pre-season building confidence while improving will make a massive difference.

The Brazil rejection will hurt him a lot and should put some fire in his belly.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

There’s a player in there. The same way there is in Doku. He’s got an unbelievable ability to go past people and if his end product ever clicks, he’ll be unplayable.

Grave mistake if we sell him.

Oscar Bobb was better and we fucked him off

 

[BlueNomad]

Oscar Bobb was better and we fucked him off

The joke thread is that way >>>>

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Oscar Bobb was better and we fucked him off

No he wasn't and we didn't fuck him off.
Bobb, McAtee and Savinho were all struggling to make it in our first team.
Pep kept who he felt was the best option.
We sold Bobb and McAtee for 57m , brought in Semenyo for 64m.
Bobb and McAtee are hardly setting the world alight at Fulham and Forest respectively.

 

[Leroy Leroy Leroy]

Good riddance he's absolute trash

 

[HypnoticBlue]

He looked a different player in the last couple of games on the left, but on the right - sell.

 

[RobH]

He’s at least useful as a back up for either wing

 

[Rammy Blue]

Good riddance he's absolute trash

There’s a player in there, just never be in a City shirt, get rid.

 

[City_Sean]

He’s at least useful as a back up for either wing

Personally I'd rather we upgrade. The drop off of quality from the first XI to the guys on the bench is so stark.

If you can get £50m plus and use that to fund someone of a higher level of quality then it's a no brainer.

 

[Ajm1985]

He has loads of potential and I'm sure he'll reach it one day. Wouldn't be opposed to him staying if we can't identify an upgrade.

Biggest concern is that he has his heart set on signing for fucking Spurs - back to back relegation fights. Christ

 

[Ban-jani]

He has loads of potential and I'm sure he'll reach it one day. Wouldn't be opposed to him staying if we can't identify an upgrade.

Biggest concern is that he has his heart set on signing for fucking Spurs - back to back relegation fights. Christ

Think he thinks he’ll be an automatic first choice there. Same reason Bobb was up for going to Fulham.