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De Bruyne?
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quiet_riot
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Ballertelli said:landoblue said:How much better than Eriksen is this kid - seen a fair bit of him but never been overly impressed. Playmaker who can't defend? Would prefer Reus or Bale and give a chance to Lopes and Pozo to be apprentice to Silva and Nacho to Aguero.Break the bank for Pogba and one of the two above.
You make the comparison as if eriksen is a bad player... probably the best player on tottenham outside of MAYBE lloris, id welcome a 23 year old eriksen level player with opens arms.
+1.
Eriksen is class and has already proven his CL pedigree, too good to languish at an underachieving Spurs.
MeatHunterrr
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City Watch @City_Watch · 6 min
Mirror: City are closing in on the £35m signing of Wolfsburg star Kevin De Bruyne (23).
Kompany is King
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MeatHunterrr said:City Watch @City_Watch · 6 min
Mirror: City are closing in on the £35m signing of Wolfsburg star Kevin De Bruyne (23).
Good
City_Sean
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Kompany is King said:MeatHunterrr said:City Watch @City_Watch · 6 min
Mirror: City are closing in on the £35m signing of Wolfsburg star Kevin De Bruyne (23).
Good
Now for Sterling and Firmino.
FantasyIreland
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Manchester City are closing in on a sensational £35million deal for Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
And they could help pay for the deal by offloading misfit striker Stevan Jovetic to Inter Milan.
Former Chelsea midfielder De Bruyne is also a target Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, but City believe they are in pole position to get the deal done.
The Blues hope it could be the first deal of a massive summer at the Etihad - they also have Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba and Liverpool wide-man Raheem Sterling in their sights.
De Bruyne's agent, Patrick De Koster, has confirmed that all three clubs have made contact, while the 23-year-old himself admitted he could leave Wolfsburg.
The Belgium international told Eurosport: "What will happen in the summer I don't know. As a player it is so stupid to say that I will stay here and then some big club is coming in and offer Wolfsburg a lot of money that they want and they say you can go or something like that.
"I'm very happy here and I think I will play here next season but I can't give you a 100 per cent guarantee."
Chelsea have already made a nearly £10m profit on De Bruyne after selling him to Wolfsburg but it is understood they do not have a further sell-on clause.
De Bruyne struggled to settle at Chelsea but has been a big hit at Wolfsburg and City are targeting him as part of their major summer overhaul.
But City are having to also clear the decks to help balance the books, and one of the first out of the door could be Jovetic.
The Montenegro international was signed from Inter's Serie A rival Fiorentina in July 2013 for £22m but has scored just eight league goals - and started just 11 times in the Premier League - for the Mancunian Blues.
Inter - who are also in the hunt for City midfielder Yaya Toure - are chasing the striker and want to do a season-long loan deal for him, with an £8m sale in 2016.
The Italians - now being managed by ex-City boss Roberto Mancini - have already been warned by UEFA about their spending and are desperately trying to be cautious, so any deals for Jovetic and Toure will have to be structured.
City have not given up on grabbing Pep Guardiola as their new manager, but if the Bayern Munich boss does not come this summer then Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira - current running the Blues' U21 side - looks likely to get the job for 12 months in the event that Manuel Pellegrini goes at the end of this season
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-citys-transfer-swoop-kevin-5692574" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... in-5692574</a>
And they could help pay for the deal by offloading misfit striker Stevan Jovetic to Inter Milan.
Former Chelsea midfielder De Bruyne is also a target Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, but City believe they are in pole position to get the deal done.
The Blues hope it could be the first deal of a massive summer at the Etihad - they also have Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba and Liverpool wide-man Raheem Sterling in their sights.
De Bruyne's agent, Patrick De Koster, has confirmed that all three clubs have made contact, while the 23-year-old himself admitted he could leave Wolfsburg.
The Belgium international told Eurosport: "What will happen in the summer I don't know. As a player it is so stupid to say that I will stay here and then some big club is coming in and offer Wolfsburg a lot of money that they want and they say you can go or something like that.
"I'm very happy here and I think I will play here next season but I can't give you a 100 per cent guarantee."
Chelsea have already made a nearly £10m profit on De Bruyne after selling him to Wolfsburg but it is understood they do not have a further sell-on clause.
De Bruyne struggled to settle at Chelsea but has been a big hit at Wolfsburg and City are targeting him as part of their major summer overhaul.
But City are having to also clear the decks to help balance the books, and one of the first out of the door could be Jovetic.
The Montenegro international was signed from Inter's Serie A rival Fiorentina in July 2013 for £22m but has scored just eight league goals - and started just 11 times in the Premier League - for the Mancunian Blues.
Inter - who are also in the hunt for City midfielder Yaya Toure - are chasing the striker and want to do a season-long loan deal for him, with an £8m sale in 2016.
The Italians - now being managed by ex-City boss Roberto Mancini - have already been warned by UEFA about their spending and are desperately trying to be cautious, so any deals for Jovetic and Toure will have to be structured.
City have not given up on grabbing Pep Guardiola as their new manager, but if the Bayern Munich boss does not come this summer then Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira - current running the Blues' U21 side - looks likely to get the job for 12 months in the event that Manuel Pellegrini goes at the end of this season
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-citys-transfer-swoop-kevin-5692574" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... in-5692574</a>
Le Havre Oswald
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He the biggest wum on bluemoonJimbob said:VOOMER said:Overated beyond belief, he will be a huge waste of money.
Why?
Puteulanus luna said:He the biggest wum on bluemoonJimbob said:VOOMER said:Overated beyond belief, he will be a huge waste of money.
Why?
Fair enough, I'd still be interested to hear his point though.