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As influential & important he has been up to now, I'd not be overly bothered if Yaya was to leave as long as City had a good deal out of it money wise. Yes he's not replaceable as such but there are good players we could try & attract to come in & do a job for us.
As for Mangala I think the deals been done for a while along with the Fernando one (hence his low price!), the hold ups gonna be between Porto & his 3rd party owners (however you wanna word it). I'd be as bold as to say I think the deal was struck last Jan for both players & now it's just a matter of tying up lose ends their end. If rumour is to be believed then the photo's have been taken, contracts signed & medical completed over the weekend. Now we just wait on Porto!
Barkley.... I'd not be surprised if a deal was struck to keep him at Everton to develop but sign a pre contract with us for him to join us either next season (15/16) or even the one after that. Don't forget Everton still owe us £2.5m for Barry as part of the loan deal, seems a nice sum for a down payment if you ask me.
All hypothetical of course.
As for Mangala I think the deals been done for a while along with the Fernando one (hence his low price!), the hold ups gonna be between Porto & his 3rd party owners (however you wanna word it). I'd be as bold as to say I think the deal was struck last Jan for both players & now it's just a matter of tying up lose ends their end. If rumour is to be believed then the photo's have been taken, contracts signed & medical completed over the weekend. Now we just wait on Porto!
Barkley.... I'd not be surprised if a deal was struck to keep him at Everton to develop but sign a pre contract with us for him to join us either next season (15/16) or even the one after that. Don't forget Everton still owe us £2.5m for Barry as part of the loan deal, seems a nice sum for a down payment if you ask me.
All hypothetical of course.