Foden comes across as a more mature player knows when to make a run and when to pass or not.
Brahim gets so few first-team opportunities - even fewer than Phil - that I think he tries too hard to impress and as a result he's tended to hold on to the ball for too long. I hope he starts tonight so he can relax a bit knowing that he's got more time to play his natural game, he's a superb passer of the ball especially when he plays as a 10.
City fans have only seen him play first team games as a winger (which he’s not); so in addition to barely getting any playing time he’s out of position when he does, no wonder he doesn’t look as comfortable as Foden yet.
If he leaves I think City will live to regret it. How much would it take to buy Sancho from Dortmund even now? 40 million? Diaz is going to be even better in my humble opinion. As mentioned above re: his passing, it was very crisp and accurate in the Oxford game.
I’ll be disappointed to see him leave, but I don’t know if we will regret it. Sancho is tearing it up in Germany, but City don’t really miss him. He still wouldn’t be getting a look in here if we kept him, because we can afford to spend millions on a ready made star, like we did with Mahrez. I would’ve loved to seen Sancho, Diaz and Foden all become starters in this City team. But I don’t think that would be feasible considering the level we are currently playing at.
The problem is not with City, it's with the players themselves. Look at Sancho, he goes to Dortmund, a very good team, and he is able to play on an almost weekly basis. We simply cannot promise him that here, and if we did it would almost certainly cost us the league, let alone doing that with 3 or 4 academy products at the same time. We are arguably the best team in the world. When you are in this position, especially playing in the EPL, losing a single game can throw our entire season out of whack.Of course, City don't miss him currently but this could still have an impact further down the line. Presently, money isnt a great worry for City but it isnt a bottomless pit and there are still limits to how much can be spent. It's not inconceivable that Sancho and Diaz could command 150 million in combined transfer fees within the next three or four years. Yet City could be losing both for 8 million?
There is also a homegrown factor; I dont think City want to constantly be paying premiums for the very best homegrown players that are readymade starters as a long term strategy. But that is what could happen if even the very cream of City's youth don't see a future at the club. Foden as a City fan is a one-off as far as I'm concerned.
Sterling is yet to sign a new deal and it's still possible he could leave, there's a homegrown spot lost that Sancho could have filled. I'm not saying flood the team with youth, but the really top ones we're talking about here could be given more of a chance without jeopardising the team performance, I'm sure of that.