Alvarez done deal - £82m to Atletico

blueparrot said:
A versatile attacking player is still competing with De Bruyne, Foden, and maybe in a year or even earlier Bobb.It would be really difficult to replace Alvarez,a situation best avoided if at all possible IMO. Think Bobb's potential is being under estimated,he looks like the real deal to me so far.
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Yeah Oscar has really shown his talent this pre season but its alot to burden him with straight away?
 
striver said:
well, we can't have any deals with girona till the next year of september anyway, and basically he is like a erling type of striker, don't need 2 same profiles. i would want us to go for somebody who is versatile and could drop deeper, because we all know alvarez is never a midfielder nor a winger, so i would love a versatile type of striker
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Why? If the player has a release clause like he has theres no reason that we cant activate it like any other transfer? Loans i understand are a problem but not permanent transfers at a contracted release clause amount?
 
blueparrot said:
A versatile attacking player is still competing with De Bruyne, Foden, and maybe in a year or even earlier Bobb.It would be really difficult to replace Alvarez,a situation best avoided if at all possible IMO. Think Bobb's potential is being under estimated,he looks like the real deal to me so far.
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I'm almost kicking myself for saying this. It's not how the club operate and the player is just not the right profile...currently. Joao Felix loan might make a bit of sense if Alvarez does leave. Young enough to figure out if he's still able to kick a ball, no real level of commitment to worry that much about game time. Fills various positions.

Still feels dirty saying it though.
 
strudelslol said:
I'm almost kicking myself for saying this. It's not how the club operate and the player is just not the right profile...currently. Joao Felix loan might make a bit of sense if Alvarez does leave. Young enough to figure out if he's still able to kick a ball, no real level of commitment to worry that much about game time. Fills various positions.

Still feels dirty saying it though.
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Olmo/Musiala if and when Alvarez leaves.
 
richards30 said:
Why? If the player has a release clause like he has theres no reason that we cant activate it like any other transfer? Loans i understand are a problem but not permanent transfers at a contracted release clause amount?
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UEFA said that in both instances, the respective clubs “will not transfer players to each other, whether permanently or on loan, directly or indirectly, from July 2024 until September 2025, with the exception of pre-existing transfer agreements”.
 
richards30 said:
Yeah Oscar has really shown his talent this pre season but its alot to burden him with straight away?
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It is, but this season while we have KDB,Foden, for the 10, Savio, Doku, as well as Bernardo,Grealish for wide positions there is no burden but are plenty of rotation options without restricting his minutes and progress too much. We need tobe carefull with him and let him follow the Foden path and not think he needs the Palmer path.
My view is, allow Foden to replace KDB, and allow Bobb to have the chance to take up what was Fodens role in the squad over the last few years.
 
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richards30 said:
Yeah Oscar has really shown his talent this pre season but its alot to burden him with straight away?
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Bobb has been incredible for us when called upon, He came on as a substitute a fair few times last season and also got his start against Brentford at home, He never looks out of place.

I think we've all been watching Bobb in pre-season, It's at a stage now were I'm more looking forward to watching Oscar Bobb than I am City in general.

Personally I think he has to be playing games, Not only playing games but he should be a regular starter on wide right, He's 21 years of age, There's players around now that have 100+ first team games under their belt at that age.

I'd love to see Oscar Bobb starting wide right and dropping Bernie back alongside Rodri next season.

This is his time to shine.
 
Keeper! said:
I still believe we will go in big for Musiala even more so with the Alvarez statement.

Alvarez is finished with us.
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I seen a few posters saying that the Alvarez statement was taken out of context, I haven't seen the video of Alvarez as to exactly what he has said in that video.

I hope you're correct as in a big move for Musiala, He's a sensational player, It's always very tough to get German players out of Germany especially at a young age like Musiala.

Do you believe a club outside of the Premier League will pay the money we are asking for Alvarez apparently £70m?

It's also been suggested that Arsenal and Chelsea are sniffing around, Would be sell to either of them like we've done with Zinchenko, Palmer, Jesus?

It seems to be a complicated move all round.
 
richards30 said:
Would love us to go big and at least try mate! Statement signing
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Yesterday the rags were linked to signing him next summer, that gave me a warm glow and makes me think things are moving.

This time next season unless he re-signs Musiala is 60m player, go and offer 100m now, I wager Bayern would reluctantly take it.
 
SWPISHOME said:
I seen a few posters saying that the Alvarez statement was taken out of context, I haven't seen the video of Alvarez as to exactly what he has said in that video.

I hope you're correct as in a big move for Musiala, He's a sensational player, It's always very tough to get German players out of Germany especially at a young age like Musiala.

Do you believe a club outside of the Premier League will pay the money we are asking for Alvarez apparently £70m?

It's also been suggested that Arsenal and Chelsea are sniffing around, Would be sell to either of them like we've done with Zinchenko, Palmer, Jesus?

It seems to be a complicated move all round.
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we wont sell to anyone in the Premier League mate.
 
Keeper! said:
Yesterday the rags were linked to signing him next summer, that gave me a warm glow and makes me think things are moving.

This time next season unless he re-signs Musiala is 60m player, go and offer 100m now, I wager Bayern would reluctantly take it.
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if we got £70-80m for Alvarez now i`d want to club to REALLY go at Bayern for Musiala and go to £125m to get a deal done!
 
SWPISHOME said:
I seen a few posters saying that the Alvarez statement was taken out of context, I haven't seen the video of Alvarez as to exactly what he has said in that video.

I hope you're correct as in a big move for Musiala, He's a sensational player, It's always very tough to get German players out of Germany especially at a young age like Musiala.

Do you believe a club outside of the Premier League will pay the money we are asking for Alvarez apparently £70m?

It's also been suggested that Arsenal and Chelsea are sniffing around, Would be sell to either of them like we've done with Zinchenko, Palmer, Jesus?

It seems to be a complicated move all round.
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His background is as much English as German.

He appears unwilling to re-sign and hence I believe we have a chance for a generational talent.

We were happy to spunk 100m on Grealish and for me Musiala is light years ahead of him
 
Keeper! said:
Alvarez is finished with us.
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Romano "Here we go" has been $hit stirring with us all summer, starting with KdB and Ederson to Saudi, now moving onto Alvarez. He has been and still is absolute lower tier for sauces with City, thus pumps up negativity to stir traffic.

When it comes to City, I don't bother with anything typed out of Fabrizio's keyboard.
 
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