Beginning The 2025 Rebuild of City

[JewelZee]

really like the schlotterbeck shout, zubimendi and baena are interesting too, those would be a good start. upfront i like kvaradona, wirtz, musiala, all ballers but we'd be lucky to get one of them for many different reasons

We're most likely not getting any of those.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

You can get 10 names for every position in this rebuild from media and fans. No one agrees and no one knows.

Fun fantasy football chat though for now. and then joy/meltdown in the window.

 

[simon23]

1 - Should Pep be in charge of the rebuild? - Yes (see below)

2 - Which players should be moved on in 2025? Gundo, KDB, Walker, Stones, Grealish, Ake, Rico Lewis at the very least...McAtee possibly from the fringe players.

3 - Which players should be offered new contracts? - None at the moment accept Rodri at present unless there is a real need

3b - What players should we be targetting? - Wirtz should be number 1 target - A right back and a left back plus a DM

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4 - Who is making the decisions for the rebuild, i.e. Txiki or Hugo Viana - Hs to be Viana - Txixi wont be here.

5 - How will the 115 PL charges decision and other outside influences reflect on the rebuild. Do we wait until after the decision of the independent commission? -the club will know this already so we will have to wait and see. Publically it will not look any different till the decision drops

6 - what sort of figures do we realistically have to spend on a rebuild? - seen a figure of 400m

7 - With the bad form we are in, how as fans can we help the club - stick by the manager and the players.....nothing more

Pep should be in charge..even after Pep leaves the club and the hierachy have an engrained way of playing from the under 6's to the first team - that aint changing soon - its the style the club want so we will look for a manger who also wants to play in a similar fashion

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

1 - Should Pep be in charge of the rebuild? YES
2 - Which players should be moved on in 2025? KDB, WALKER, PHILIPS, NUNES
3 - Which players should be offered new contracts? DIAS, FODEN
3b - What players should we be targeting? Striker, LB, CDM
4 - Who is making the decisions for the rebuild, i.e. Txiki or Hugo Viana HUGO VIANA
5 - How will the 115 PL charges decision and other outside influences reflect on the rebuild. Do we wait until after the decision of the independent commission? THAT WE WILL.
6 - what sort of figures do we realistically have to spend on a rebuild? 150 MILLION MINIMUM.
7 - With the bad form we are in, how as fans can we help the club? UNSURE, STOP BEING MORE LIKE THAT LOT IN STRETFORD

 

[WallyA]

I don't think the money is there to buy as money as some would suggest over the next year.

Realistically, I can see us at best signing 6 players, which is already alot to do in a year.

 

[Semper aggressus]

1 - Should Pep be in charge of the rebuild? YES, OBVIOUSLY.
2 - Which players should be moved on in 2025? BERNARDO, KDB, WALKER, PHILLIPS, NUNES, McATEE.
3 - Which players should be offered new contracts? HAALAND (with no release clauses), RODRI
3b - What players should we be targeting? RB, LB, CDM, ATTACKING MID with goals in him, STRIKER
4 - Who is making the decisions for the rebuild, i.e. Txiki or Hugo Viana? No idea, hopefully Viana soon.
5 - How will the 115 PL charges decision and other outside influences reflect on the rebuild. Do we wait until after the decision of the independent commission? NO, PROCEED AS INNOCENT. Worry about consequences later IF shit hits the fan.
6 - what sort of figures do we realistically have to spend on a rebuild? £250 MILLION or more.
7 - With the bad form we are in, how as fans can we help the club? NEVER GIVE UP OUR SUPPORT.

 

[bluemoonandmore]

1 - Should Pep be in charge of the rebuild?
2 - Which players should be moved on in 2025?
3 - Which players should be offered new contracts?
3b - What players should we be targetting?
4 - Who is making the decisions for the rebuild, i.e. Txiki or Hugo Viana
5 - How will the 115 PL charges decision and other outside influences reflect on the rebuild. Do we wait until after the decision of the independent commission?
6 - what sort of figures do we realistically have to spend on a rebuild?
7 - With the bad form we are in, how as fans can we help the club?

1 - I think he wants to be part of the rebuild. And I don't buy the bullshit that he is limited and don't understand how to be a part of a rebuild. So yes.

2 - Looking at the contract situation, it makes sense to part with Gundogan and De Bruyne. Many of the others will most likely cling on to their contracts with a highly successful club. Meaning Kyle Walker, John Stones, Ederson and B. Silva would stay another season and most likely with less workload, with the possibility of one year extensions if it works out. If it is possible to sell given the wage demands, more players could go in 2025.

3 - I don't know if it is possible to convince key players to stay as long as PL charges are not out of the way. If they are out of the way, it is pretty obvious we want to keep Haaland, Foden, Dias, Akanji and of course Rodri replacing De Bruyne as the wage leader together with Haaland.

3b - 2-3 players with pace (wingbacks, midfield, central defence) along with excellent technical ability. And 1-2 of those players should have superb vision of the game as well. As core replacements. More players coming in with prospects to establish themselves as core players would help. Especially if academy players don't prove themselves. Important that new signings would be in the 21-24 year bracket, unless a future prospect.

4 - Hugo Viana. But the board should be careful about chasing marquee signings. United got it wrong by doing that and I can se us also falling into that trap (underpreforming players on expensive 5 year contracts - like Grealish now).

5 - We have a war chest built up for the rebuild. Living within the fair financial framwork rules promote the commercial brand as well as the general perception of what the reasons behind the success was.

6 - It depends on the time frame. 6 players for 60-80 millions + 2 more for 20-30 millions would be preferred in my opinion for the next 2-3 years. Not falling into the marquee signing trap. Keep the squad size at 25 more or less trusted players at all times. Because of all the new competitions, more squad rotation no matter the results.

7 - We can't help that much. But I have sense that Guardiola and the leadership is onboard when it comes to a rebuild. So trust that they are not set up to be a one trick phony would probably help.

 

[M23 Citizen]

1 - Should Pep be in charge of the rebuild? YES
2 - Which players should be moved on in 2025? EDERSON, WALKER, LEWIS, GÜNDOĞAN, NUNES, MCATEE, PHILLIPS, KOVAČIĆ, BSILVA (STONES, AKANJI, DE BRUYNE IN 2026)
3 - Which players should be offered new contracts? DIAS, RODRI, HAALAND, DE BRUYNE 1YR
3b - What players should we be targetting? DIOGO COSTA, LIVRAMENTO, BASTONE, KIMMICH, ZUBIMENDI, MUSIALA, KILIKSOY
4 - Who is making the decisions for the rebuild? VIANA WITH PEP HAVING MORE INPUT
5 - How will the 115 PL charges decision and other outside influences reflect on the rebuild. Do we wait until after the decision of the independent commission? NO, START IN JANUARY
6 - what sort of figures do we realistically have to spend on a rebuild? MUST HAVE OVER £400M TO SPEND MUSTN’T WE?
7 - With the bad form we are in, how as fans can we help the club? STAYING POSITIVE AND BEHIND PEP AND THE TEAM.

 

[MadchesterCity]

I'm interested why you didn't include nico Williams? No one ever seems to mention him

Tah, Zubumendi, Davies, Williams, Wirtz, Yamal and Isak

 

[John Wayne]

Tah, Zubumendi, Davies, Williams, Wirtz, Yamal and Isak

That's an excellent list. I think Yamal would be impossible to capture, sadly.