Think people that watch the academy says he is an 8 and if he has a Palmer-like progression next season he could be one of the midfielders added next summer.Game time will help mcatee no doubt but don’t think he’s a CM type? If (and it’s a monumental if at the minute) Bernardo wants out this summer then we may do a deal to get Frenkie from Barca this summer and then Bellingham next summer as planned to replace Gundogan? Kev isn’t getting any younger either so planning is crucial imo.
By all accounts, frenkie prefers a move to us but we have not seen any link to us in the papers or we are even interested in him.
Think people that watch the academy says he is an 8 and if he has a Palmer-like progression next season he could be one of the midfielders added next summer.
I know it’s wishful thinking, but Bernardo pushing for a move could open up a spot for another local player.
Yeah, it’s wishful thinking. But imagine Foden, Palmer and Mcatee as regular starters in a PL winning team. Manc heaven.Big jump to replace Bernardo though? Possible he makes that jump sure but I think we would still need another world class CM and give mcatee the game time Foden got around that time to bed him in rather than throw him in?
If Barca somehow found the cash would that money not just go to Bellingham this year instead? Next year find another midfielder to replace gundo?
Of course Barca are skint
Stop talking sense!What is Bernardo on weekly? Googling tells me it's £150k. If that's right, he might fancy being on the £300k or round about that other top earners at the club get, which surely a player so essential to this team deserves. At the very least, he might want a significant hike.
So a contract renegotiation is in order. If you're negotiating a new contract, what you don't do is tell the other party your firm position out of the gate. So even if he wants to stay, it would hardly be sensible to make a public statement confirming your commitment to a club you're about to try and get to considerably up your wage.
He needs to keep his own position as strong as possible and that means City need to have a sliver of a doubt he'll leave.
I remember only recently (I think just after the PL win) Bernardo made a comment talking about next season as if he assumed he was staying. That may very well still be his desire, but if his agent is about to try and get him more money, he needs to help him out by leaving him holding at least a few cards.
I've no idea if Bernardo wants to stay or go, but those comments reported on Twitter, that we'll see what happens, make sense either way, if he wants to stay or go. It would be foolish to say otherwise if contract negotiations are in play for the coming weeks.
I will never understand how Barca managed to pay for Torres let alone make other signings. No chance they can get the money for Bernardo or his wages.