Beginning The 2025 Rebuild of City

[M12Blue]

Absolutely.

Walker, KDB, Stones, Nunes, McAtee, Grealish, Bernardo, Gundogan

Rodri, Haaland, Wright

Depends on who moves on.

Both this summer, but Viana should have final say.

Don’t wait for anything! Do whatever business you can do whenever you can do it. Just don’t do bad business!

€250-300M

Support the players the best we can while they’re on the field and be as constructive in any criticism, as possible.

As a non-matchgoer, it is hard to say this, but the fan support at games, with the possible exception of an away game or two, has been dire.

I’d double the cost mate.

 

[robbieh]

The BBC have two good articles today. The Balague one about Pep and if you can stomach it , one about Ferguson.

Having read both I'm coming around to a Pep rebuild.
The fact that the gpc had already been at the swamp for 18 years before they embarked on a significant rebuild suggests that if Pep feels he can do this, then he probably can.

 

[Dax777]

Hardly,, Gvardiol, Rodri, Foden, Dias, Bobb, Akanji would all be huge surprises and none of which will leave.

The above just seemed too ridiculous to consider :p

 

[Blue Bogey]

Players that fit the profile either quality young, or quality experienced.

Right Centre Backs: Marc Guehi, Ronald Araujo, Ousmane Diomande, Ilya Zabarnyi, Christian Mosquera, Bafode Diakite, Joel Ordóñez, Addulay Jouma Bah, Pietro Comuzzo, Martin Vitik.

Left Centre Backs: Alessandro Bastoni, Gonçalo Inacio, Murillo, Nathan Zeze

Some of these can be picked up at very good value due to less time on their contract or they are less proven but have shown the abilities of having great potential. Some are likely attainable in January and some are likely only attainable in Summer.

Personally I feel we have an anomalous no. of players we need to move out and replace compared to previous transfer windows in 2025. Due to this I don’t think it is likely that City can spend big on all the new players, we need to find some bargains to meet financial constraints imposed by FA and UEFA.

Caveat: the players above are ones I have picked out and are not necessarily targeted by City and I would target in 2025 either this January or in summer.

 

[handsofstone]

I'd hate to see Stones and Ake go considering they've been rushed back into the lineup way too early every time they're fit enough to train.

I know this is applicable at the moment but Stones and Ake have been injury prone their entire city careers, can't always blame it on being brought back early

Stones is 30, Ake turns 30 in February, are only gonna get more injury prone as they age and only have 1.5 year and 2.5 years respectively on their deals

It's time for their departure

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

I know this is applicable at the moment but Stones and Ake have been injury prone their entire city careers, can't always blame it on being brought back early

Stones is 30, Ake turns 30 in February, are only gonna get more injury prone as they age and only have 1.5 year and 2.5 years respectively on their deals

It's time for their departure

Harsh on Ake, one major injury first season, other wise available for 50+ games every season.

 

[Blue Bogey]

January is nearly upon us, how is it looking on the transfer front. Who are the potential players out realistically?

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

January is nearly upon us, how is it looking on the transfer front. Who are the potential players out realistically?

out? none.

 

[Blue Bogey]

out? none.

A couple of players potentially will need to be shifted to make room in squad. Those potentially to be moved on should be informed and their agents should be trying to get them a new club.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

A couple of players potentially will need to be shifted to make room in squad. Those potentially to be moved on should be informed and their agents should be trying to get them a new club.

Dont agree we need the bodies, players are mentally shot, need to be rotated more. wont be outgoings till the summer imo.