Antonee Robinson

[richards30]

Depends how hard we persuade them and their clubs, Zubimendi, Kimmich, Guimaraes, Rodrygo, Baena, Wirtz, Ederson, Robinson, Cunha, Kerkez.

Firstly persuade the player, do you want to play for the greatest coach of this generation, get paid top tier and win lots of trophies. Second either activate the release clause or pay the money for 2-3 this Jan because any of the above makes us stronger in positions we have to reinforce

We really needed Zubimendi to fancy it didn’t we? Would love to chance Kimmich is January as well to be honest. Baena looks a talent and I love Kerkez so options around defo!

 

[blueparrot]

Any thoughts on who?

No idea, I’m not one that watches much football outside City , and I haven’t the faintest ideas which players are gettable in January. I would guess we’ll try everything to get a CM and defender in January. Then work on replacing KDB , Walker, Gundogan maybe Ederson and Bernardo in the summer.

 

[chiswick blue]

We really needed Zubimendi to fancy it didn’t we? Would love to chance Kimmich is January as well to be honest. Baena looks a talent and I love Kerkez so options around defo!

That's why we have a DOF and Pep to help as well to persuade these players that in addition to all the above positives joining City is the best career move they can make. Remind them that when players join us they very rarely think of it as a mistake and leave 12-24 months later so it must be worth it. We have Spanish, German, Slavic, Brazilian, Dutch, Belgium, Portugese that now regard the club their own in addition to the English

 

[Gumzy97]

Kerkez would be my choice mate to be honest, what would he be £50m?

Forget Kerkez his family are all rag fans. He won’t come to us. One of the dippers journalists briefed that the rags have a head start on any other club for him.

“Kerkez is 'more likely' to move to Old Trafford due to 'personal connections to United through family',”

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Gvardiol is still the best left back in the world when he's got a proper defence around him. So I don't think a left back should be our top priority. Just sign a right back and a couple of centre backs.

 

[KingGeorge]

Are the players we want to spend £200 mill on available? And who are they.

Not a chance we are spending 200 mil in Jan. That volume of deals will not be available.

 

[blueparrot]

Not a chance we are spending 200 mil in Jan. That volume of deals will not be available.

No we won’t. We’ll bring in a maximum of 2 and it won’ be much more than £100 mill for both, if that.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Gvardiol is still the best left back in the world when he's got a proper defence around him. So I don't think a left back should be our top priority. Just sign a right back and a couple of centre backs.

Between Ake and Gvardiol we won't find anybody better for left back. however, if there's a left out there that's more attainable than a right back, we can have the option of either or both of those 2 playing primarily at centre back and we push akanji and potentially stones out to right back, either option would work.

I actually think the priority will be a mobile right footed centre back who will operate like the right sided Ake, that gives us the best amount of versatility between the group.

 

[HorlocksWalk]

I don't know if I was a defender, I would want to come to us. The last really good defenders we had would be Zabba and Vinny, but that was in the days of Mancini when we could defend as a unit. Laporte, Cancello, Otamendi and even the current crop get slated for individual mistakes when the truth is they get left exposed by the way we play, for example that 4 against 2 late on yesterday.

 

[HorlockofFiretopMountain]

I don't know if I was a defender, I would want to come to us. The last really good defenders we had would be Zabba and Vinny, but that was in the days of Mancini when we could defend as a unit. Laporte, Cancello, Otamendi and even the current crop get slated for individual mistakes when the truth is they get left exposed by the way we play, for example that 4 against 2 late on yesterday.

Just rewatched the referee sprinting past Gundo, Foden and Rico when we were outnumbered 4 v 2 at the back. For all Walkers faults he usually gets back, even now his legs have gone and even if it is only time to take the blame. Lack of a DM to slow up counterattacks and players not busting a gut to track back is killing us. If the players don't have enough in the tank to defend as a team then maybe Pep needs to abandon his approach and play a different style for a while.