Dani Alves

[Manx Blue]

Personally I'm not arsed.

However didn't his wife live in Paris? I reckon she's nipped home for a suitable shoes/handbag combination for the announcement at CFA tomorrow.

 

[leewill31]

I imagine his new wife was the key factor. Probably didn't want to start married life with a barney about where they were going to live!

Be interesting to see who the back up target(s) will be?

This is the main point lets not blame the club when it seems as soon as PSG came in the wife took over we move on to the next target.

 

[robbieh]

We now have two options.

Use Maffeo/Dinho as back up RB, which is probably what will happen. Alves's seeming availability was a one off, we are not going to get someone else as good as him on a free.

Or drop interest in Sanchez and buy two top quality RBs.

 

[I'm Blue]

Fucking little dwarf! Didn't want him anyway : )

 

[mccity]

Didn't we do this to United with Silva just recently?
And Atletico with Demichelis?
And Bolton with Hamann?

I mean it happens often enough. Win some, lose some

Don't let me forget Delph

I'm sure there are others!

 

[Deleted member 13905]

FFS Calum down !

We aren't getting relegated and we will sign some fullbacks.

it's not my fault.

 

[Proy]

Hopefully we'll get Mendy announced soon to lift people's spirits.

Any full back will do

Maybe a window for Maffeo here.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Who gives a shit, he's 34

 

[Father Paul]

Really not arsed about this one. He was great for the second half of the season for Juve but he had a really slow start before his injury. He'd have been arriving here another year older and in a faster league. We need a decent long term first choice option at RB and I'm far more interested to know what's happening on that front. Would have been a really good back up/rotation option but that's it for me.

I fully agree but am somewhat concerned we may be forced to draft in middle of the road options in Late August.

 

[Manx Blue]

Personally I'm not arsed. I mean does Pep really keep an eye of the state of our transfer dealings on here, then get straight on to Sam Lee to explain how he's apoplectic with rage?

However didn't his wife live in Paris? I reckon she's nipped home for a suitable shoes/handbag combination for the announcement at CFA tomorrow.

 

[Marvin]

We now have two options.

Use Maffeo/Dinho as back up RB, which is probably what will happen. Alves's seeming availability was a one off, we are not going to get someone else as good as him on a free.

Or drop interest in Sanchez and buy two top quality RBs.

if the budget is there to sign Sanchez, we should use it on defenders. That has been the glaring weakness all along. Perhaps this might focus a few minds now.

 

[BigOscar]

Who gives a shit, he's 34

No one told you he was the last available backup RB in world football did they?

 

[Cityisland]

It's one thing choosing another club/ city but ffs why string it out? Twat.

 

[Super David Silva 21]

Never keen on this, get someone younger in

 

[waspish]

Looks Navas as back up Right back which to be fair did a good job at.

 

[Manc in London]

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Ah right. Ta

 

[abu13]

Looks like we couldn't have done anything about this one, player has changed his mind, it happens.

I'd go and give Monaco the £40m-£45m they want for Fabinho.

This 100%

 

[Keeper!]

I think people linking Alves going to PSG and the political issues in the region are stretching the importance of football

I think your underestimating the rising tensions in that area, there is open hatred to the Qataris by most of the Arab world and particularly by the UAE.

Great bit of PR at the very least for Qatar and I am sure the political situation helped them give Mr Alves a contact he could not refuse.

 

[Marvin]

This is the main point lets not blame the club when it seems as soon as PSG came in the wife took over we move on to the next target.

No one is blaming City for a players last minute change of mind. The player no longer has football at the forefront of his mind. PSG are only in one competition the CL. Obviously Alves didn't fancy the reality of playing in the Premier League. Those who worried about his age were probably right after all.

 

[YaYa's Left Peg]

No formal confirmation.

Who am I kidding!!