Aymeric Laporte

[Neville Kneville]

check out Sam Lee`s article this morning. right at the bottom it mentions Fred and then possibly another `summer` signing as well?!?!?

http://www.goal.com/en/news/how-aym...man-city-masterplan/ts2lfaj9pdzk1k9zdqcqi0vo3

Depending on how many of those three arrive this month, City should have a relatively quiet summer. They will look for another defender, one who is likely to be relatively cheap and fourth choice in the pecking order of centre-backs

Oh FUCK.

 

[Delphinho]

Depending on how many of those three arrive this month, City should have a relatively quiet summer. They will look for another defender, one who is likely to be relatively cheap and fourth choice in the pecking order of centre-backs

Oh FUCK.

If we look for another defender in the summer, that would surely be the end of Kompany

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Depending on how many of those three arrive this month, City should have a relatively quiet summer. They will look for another defender, one who is likely to be relatively cheap and fourth choice in the pecking order of centre-backs

Oh FUCK.

 

[Neville Kneville]

If we look for another defender in the summer, that would surely be the end of Kompany

Yes that's true, but it also means a certain other thread remains open possibly until September.

 

[aguero93:20]

Yes that's true, but it also means a certain other thread remains open possibly until September.

Not if the Tarquins sign him.

 

[Woody135]

Do we want to play with 2 elegant passers of the ball or do we need one of those and a stopper?
So Vinny (when fit obv) and Stones or Otter and Laporte in a 4.
Didn't Pep go with Puyol and another at Barca and same at Bayern?
Be interesting to see how he wants to go with the diversity he now has.

For me, the reason we've taken a bit of a dip (albeit still keep winning) in recent weeks (winning late etc) has been because we've had mangala next to ota. Its not so much of a defensive issue as the other team still cant get the ball. But Mangala cant pass it out so has to give it to ota. Its minimal but doing so means its one more pass that has to happen, limits the angles we can make and slows it down and gives teams more time to set up.
So yes we need 2 passers to be at our best if we play 2 at the back, but I think ota stones and laporte would all be able to offer this.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Not if the Tarquins sign him.

As I've said before, if Arsene does this for us, he will go right up in my estimation.

I haven't looked at the squad in detail, but I don't see how there would be space for another cb on top of Laporte, Fred & another unnamed player, coming in.

 

[crazyg]

So it seems that La porte is firmly open to the move. About time!

 

[Rammyblues]

I am assuming Kompany will not be classed as 4th defender but because of injuries he will only make sporadic appearances next year and so effectively he will be forth defender. The JFE thread needs locking (gets on knees and puts hands together in prayer)

 

[Tanzeylee]

Is the JFE thread locked now...

I hope not as I get a voucher for a pie and a pint of @Ric if it gets to 10k posts