Alvarez done deal - £82m to Atletico

[Mancityfans.net'er]

I'm fuming.

While it looks on paper like a good fee
What are the add ons?
Who can we buy for 64 mill that is at least as good?
Will we buy anyone?
Will we go into another season with big holes- one striker and one dm.

Playing bobb up front is just like playing alvarez midfield.

The fact he has some average games were in midfield. I think playing him centre forward for a run of games, he would be class. I knoe we have haaland but when it was mentioned last season (yes I'll get stick) but Alvarez is the longer term better player. All round player. If haaland doesn't score he offers fuxk all. Where does the pressure for him to keep his form come from now?

 

[dadnlad]

city still ruining football by demanding 81 million for most decorated back up striker
how can anyone compete

 

[schfc6]

fucking hell. how do we keep doing this. Palmer might have turned out to be world class but another squad player now gone for a ridiculous fee. He’s a tidy little 6 yard box poacher but in general play i think most of us agreed he wasn't suited to being in citys build up.

probably more effective as a no9 in a front 2 but thats not en vogue

I thought he was really quite poor anywhere but out and out striker. In build up play he was so weak on the ball and didn’t seem to have the right first touch most of the time.

I love the lads effort and he’s been an exciting servant, but I think he’ll slowly disappear into mediocrity at Atleti.

 

[Champions again in 2012]

No, no, no. Txiki always gives away our players for nothing, it must be true, I've seen it on here.

Interesting no mention of add ons or future sell on clause. I think we normally add a future sell on clause or buy back clause in outgoing transfer deals

Edit: sky just said initial £64m with up to £17m in add ons

 

[SWPISHOME]

Any apologies to txiki yet?

That will never happen, The knives are still out for him for getting one wrong with Kalvin Phillips ffs...

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

I'm fuming.

While it looks on paper like a good fee
What are the add ons?
Who can we buy for 64 mill that is at least as good?
Will we buy anyone?
Will we go into another season with big holes- one striker and one dm.

Playing bobb up front is just like playing alvarez midfield.

The fact he has some average games were in midfield. I think playing him centre forward for a run of games, he would be class. I knoe we have haaland but when it was mentioned last season (yes I'll get stick) but Alvarez is the longer term better player. All round player. If haaland doesn't score he offers fuxk all. Where does the pressure for him to keep his form come from now?

Alvarez was £14m.

 

[Centurions]

Bobb needs to start regularly he's a sensational player, Jury is still out on McAtee for me.

I don't see Bobb as a direct replacement for Alvarez, I think we will see a versatile attacking player being brought in.

I'd love to see Bernie in a deeper role alongside Rodri it would be ideal for him with Oscar Bobb in a wide area.

Then again, They'll all get minutes in different positions because we have a squad full of versatility.

We don't ever get direct replacements though (I'm not even sure it's possible). If we don't bring anyone in I'll be happy with that as long as we sort the Rodri situation out.

 

[SWP's back]

Maybe better overall but not better in front of goal

That’s the thing, he could hit a barn door in the last four months of the season playing at ten and lots of people on here defending him saying he’d lost confidence by playing out of position.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Incredible deal

 

[Trickyblues]

I'm fuming.

While it looks on paper like a good fee
What are the add ons?
Who can we buy for 64 mill that is at least as good?
Will we buy anyone?
Will we go into another season with big holes- one striker and one dm.

Playing bobb up front is just like playing alvarez midfield.

The fact he has some average games were in midfield. I think playing him centre forward for a run of games, he would be class. I knoe we have haaland but when it was mentioned last season (yes I'll get stick) but Alvarez is the longer term better player. All round player. If haaland doesn't score he offers fuxk all. Where does the pressure for him to keep his form come from now?

Lol