Blaise Matuidi

[southstandblue27]

Man City Target £10m PSG Midfielder Blaise Matuidi


City hope to sign French international on the cheap.

Manchester City are targeting a £10million move for PSG midfielder Blaise Matuidi according to talkSPORT, despite the French international being available for free next summer.

City want the 26-year-old to become their third signing of the summer transfer window, following the arrivals of Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk and Jesus Navas from Sevilla, as they remain interested on strengthening their midfield options.

Matuidi scored eight goals for Carlo Ancelotti’s side this season, and has often been linked with a move to Arsenal in the past, though the Gunners’ interest is thought to have dropped. It is now thought that City could face competition from Rafael Benitez’s Napoli for the midfielder’s signature.

Matuidi’s contract expires at the end of next season, but City are so keen to land him now that they will try PSG’s hand with an offer of £10million for the former Saint Etienne star.

PSG may be tempted to sell the player if they do not get him to agree to a new contract, and he would certainly be an improvement on the likes of Gareth Barry and Javi Garcia in City’s midfield.

Source :
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Would be a bargain, absolutely brilliant player.

 

[MihaiCity]

Man City Target £10m PSG Midfielder Blaise Matuidi


City hope to sign French international on the cheap.

Manchester City are targeting a £10million move for PSG midfielder Blaise Matuidi according to talkSPORT, despite the French international being available for free next summer.

City want the 26-year-old to become their third signing of the summer transfer window, following the arrivals of Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk and Jesus Navas from Sevilla, as they remain interested on strengthening their midfield options.

Matuidi scored eight goals for Carlo Ancelotti’s side this season, and has often been linked with a move to Arsenal in the past, though the Gunners’ interest is thought to have dropped. It is now thought that City could face competition from Rafael Benitez’s Napoli for the midfielder’s signature.

Matuidi’s contract expires at the end of next season, but City are so keen to land him now that they will try PSG’s hand with an offer of £10million for the former Saint Etienne star.

PSG may be tempted to sell the player if they do not get him to agree to a new contract, and he would certainly be an improvement on the likes of Gareth Barry and Javi Garcia in City’s midfield.

Source :
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Would be a bargain, absolutely brilliant player.

i love this to be true and the i don't think he will turn down the chance to play in PL

 

[sam-caddick]

Isn't he a bit like Yaya? strong, powerful driving box to box midfielder?

 

[Ray78]

A very good deal if we can get Matuidi at that price. It will definitely spell the end of Garcia and possibly Barry.

 

[Ethan23]

Not just saying this because we're linked to him... but i honestly believe he is one of the best CM's in world football. Can't see it happening though, far to similar to Fernandinho.

However....
.................................Fernandinho.......................
...................Matuidi........................Yaya.............

We would have a real chance of becoming European champions,

 

[dillbi95]

Very good player, was really impressed with him during the CL and for £10M its a no brainer.
We will have to shift some players if this guy comes in, let alone if we even think about Thiago aswell!
Garcia definitely out, Barry possibly.
Especially as we could see Nasri or Silva come into the centre of midfield.<br /><br />-- Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:33 pm --<br /><br />

Not just saying this because we're linked to him... but i honestly believe he is one of the best CM's in world football. Can't see it happening though, far to similar to Fernandinho.

However....
.................................Fernandinho.......................
...................Matuidi........................Yaya.............

We would have a real chance of becoming European champions,

Thats certainly one of the most solid midfields i have ever seen. Would be extremely hard to break down and imo would make us 'that' bit better in the CL.

 

[Andouble]

think I read they only have 2 French players in their squad, and need 5 for a 25-man team for CL. Could be wrong though as 2 sounds very low. But if so, unlikely they'd sell half of that quota

 

[LoveCity]

Swap deals almost never happen but if this story has any legs: Nasri for Matuidi + cash, if they really want Samir and if Matuidi's value has depreciated so much because of his contract. We'll struggle to find room for Nasri if we're buying Isco too, which is a bit sad as Nasri might flourish under Pellegrini.

Matuidi is more disciplined in the holding role than Yaya or Fernandinho so would be a very good addition. We would almost certainly have to find buyers for Barry and Garcia or at least one of them...

Matuidi vs. the best national team in the world:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XkdXVpuVSk[/youtube]

 

[pee dubya]

think I read they only have 2 French players in their squad, and need 5 for a 25-man team for CL. Could be wrong though as 2 sounds very low. But if so, unlikely they'd sell half of that quota

They have more like 10, although a lot of them are on the fringes.

 

[Ethan23]

Swap deals almost never happen but if this story has any legs: Nasri for Matuidi + cash, if they really want Samir and if Matuidi's value has depreciated so much because of his contract. We'll struggle to find room for Nasri if we're buying Isco too, which is a bit sad as Nasri might flourish under Pellegrini.

Matuidi is more disciplined in the holding role than Yaya or Fernandinho so would be a very good addition. We would almost certainly have to find buyers for Barry and Garcia or at least one of them...

Matuidi vs. the best national team in the world:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XkdXVpuVSk[/youtube]

Not a bad shout ...

Rodwell, Barry,Milner
Matudi,Yaya,Ferndandinho

Decent replacements, then ahead of them

Isco,Silva,Navas,Tevez

Cavani,Aguero

Would be ideal, plenty of options and versatility