Alex Grimaldo

Dax777 said:
Now I'm beginning to worry that he took your girlfriend at a Pub in Portugal or something.

Your dislike is bordering on the personal :)
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No, for me the problem with this guy is that he can't defend, he is injury-prone, 27-years of age (so not a long-term option for us) and he is a...midget? I think we need more physicality in terms of fullbacks, that kind of fullbacks like him don't work well in the Premier League. My personal choices: 1. Cucurella 2. Sosa 3. Raum/Lodi.
 
Nottheyorkshirepirlo said:
No, for me the problem with this guy is that he can't defend, he is injury-prone, 27-years of age (so not a long-term option for us) and he is a...midget? I think we need more physicality in terms of fullbacks, that kind of fullbacks like him don't work well in the Premier League. My personal choices: 1. Cucurella 2. Sosa 3. Raum/Lodi.
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He hasn't had a major injury in years, played 48 games last season, is the same age Walker and Fernandinho were when we signed them and he's 1cm shorter than Cucurella.
 
Tugay One Cup said:
He hasn't had a major injury in years, played 48 games last season, is the same age Walker and Fernandinho were when we signed them and he's 1cm shorter than Cucurella.
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Please mate, don't compare his quality to Walker's and Fernandinho's they were much more better players than him at that age. If he would be good, then some big club would have signed him. For some reason any big club hasn't done this yet and he is nowhere near Spanish National Team as well. So why are we not interested in Gaya who Enrique rates higher than him? Or Marcos Alonso? Your arguments don't work in that particular case.
 
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Nottheyorkshirepirlo said:
Please mate, don't compare his quality to Walker's and Fernandinho's they were much more better players than him at that time. If he would be good, then some big club would have signed him. For some reason any big club hasn't done this yet. Your arguments don't work.
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I'm not providing arguments, I'm giving a bit of balance to yours because you seem to be all about strong opinions without much thought.

Your first two days on here have been reminiscent of Jonathan Woodgate's debut at the Bernabeu, if I may be so bold.
 
Tugay One Cup said:
I'm not providing arguments, I'm giving a bit of balance to yours because you seem to be all about strong opinions without much thought.

Your first two days on here have been reminiscent of Jonathan Woodgate's debut at the Bernabeu, if I may be so bold.
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His market value is about 10-20m£, I guess that for City it's an important factor when they are buying player that this value would increase in the future. There's not guarantee that it'll happen. We could have some situations (like with Angelino) that some player didn't work well for us, but we need a guarantee that we would sell him with profit. The situation that he is not rated by many big clubs (27 years old age and still he's Benfica players) is kinda weird.
 
Nottheyorkshirepirlo said:
His market value is about 10-20m£, I guess that for City it's an important factor when they are buying player that this value would increase in the future. There's not guarantee that it'll happen. We could have some situations (like with Angelino) that some player didn't work well for us, but we need a guarantee that we would sell him with profit. The situation that he is not rated by many big clubs (27 years old age and still he's Benfica players) is kinda weird.
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Pretty much everything you've said so far indicates you don't know much about him as a player. His age, height, price, unremarkable injury history and the prestige of his club aren't particularly important factors in comparison to what he actually brings on the pitch and I don't think "he can't defend" really constitutes anything close to resembling a scout report.

Again, I think you're forming a very strong opinion on some very weak arguments.

I agree that I'd prefer Cucurella and I think we will get him but I'm not sure that Grimaldo would be the flop you think he would be.
 
Nottheyorkshirepirlo said:
His market value is about 10-20m£, I guess that for City it's an important factor when they are buying player that this value would increase in the future. There's not guarantee that it'll happen.
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The important thing for City is whether or not he is suitable for us.
Outside CFG buys we have sold very few players on for a profit. The overwhelming majority because they are long term buys who go towards or at the end of their contract.
Potential resale value is probably a very minor consideration.
 
Seems to me like a stop gap for another left-back and only if we miss out on Cucurella.

We need someone for that position and he could cover if need be.

Expect it would be late in window as Cucu is priority
 
Is he shit? Or has he just been decent at Benfica like a 6/7 out of 10 and gone under the radar. He doesn't seem that bad
 
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Gumzy97 said:
Is he shit? Or has he just been decent at Benfica like a 6/7 out of 10 and gone under the radar. He doesn't seem that bad
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Not really..He is actually a very good player. He lost good portions of 2 seasons due to injury. When healthy he is a fantastic footballer. I haven't watched him of late. But a quick look at his 2022 highlights suggest he is every bit the player his projection suggested he'd be 5-6 years ago.

My sense is that Benfica overrated him and overpriced him. That coupled with a history of being injured left him mostly in limbo at Benfica. That should not be confused with being shit. He is far from it.

The claim he can't defend is also mostly made up. Perhaps he is not Cucurella good. But he is quite tenacious. He is 5'7. Am inch shorter than Cucurella. Who has massive hair :) So claims of being too small also seem overblown.

To my eye ( from watching recent highlights) and having watched him extensively back in the day, he is a far better technical footballer than Cucurella. You can just go ahead and compare their highlights videos. Technique, decision making, vision, passing are comfortably City level.

Like many, I'm wary of thst his injury history. But when healthy, I have no issues with what his capable of. He is by any standard, talented.


All that said, hope we get Cucurella in the stands for the Cup game and everyone is happy :)
 
Tugay One Cup said:
Pretty much everything you've said so far indicates you don't know much about him as a player. His age, height, price, unremarkable injury history and the prestige of his club aren't particularly important factors in comparison to what he actually brings on the pitch and I don't think "he can't defend" really constitutes anything close to resembling a scout report.

Again, I think you're forming a very strong opinion on some very weak arguments.

I agree that I'd prefer Cucurella and I think we will get him but I'm not sure that Grimaldo would be the flop you think he would be.
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Tugay One Cup said:
Pretty much everything you've said so far indicates you don't know much about him as a player. His age, height, price, unremarkable injury history and the prestige of his club aren't particularly important factors in comparison to what he actually brings on the pitch and I don't think "he can't defend" really constitutes anything close to resembling a scout report.

Again, I think you're forming a very strong opinion on some very weak arguments.

I agree that I'd prefer Cucurella and I think we will get him but I'm not sure that Grimaldo would be the flop you think he would be.
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A very impressive retort by TOC.
 
Not my first choice but he talented. Has gotten over his injury issues that plagued him years ago. Has played 40+ games each of the last 4 years. Has a really good final ball and technical abilities. Worth 15-20M if we can't get Cucu.
 
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