Looking at it another way, it shows how confident he is in his own ability. He believes he can come here and get decent game time, despite competition for places from the likes of Yaya, Dinho and possibly Pogba. That's the kind of attitude we want.Although good for City I can't help thinking this may be the wrong move for the lad himself. He's just breaking into the England squad and probabvly won't be guaranteed much playing time
With Alex Song on the verge of joining West Ham, I think that makes Delph a certainty.
We were always going to sign a homegrown centre midfielder this summer and it looked like it was between Delph and Song.
Good player, good fee, good age, good squad player.
Pogba, Yaya, Fernandinho, Delph and Fernando? I'd be delighted with that.
Fernando would surely leave I would have thoughtWith Alex Song on the verge of joining West Ham, I think that makes Delph a certainty.
We were always going to sign a homegrown centre midfielder this summer and it looked like it was between Delph and Song.
Good player, good fee, good age, good squad player.
Pogba, Yaya, Fernandinho, Delph and Fernando? I'd be delighted with that.
Fernando would surely leave I would have thought
Depends on foreign spots really. He'd be a good option to have around as the natural holding player and 5 CM's would be useful, especially with two in their 30's, but if the foreign spots become an issue then he'd be one of the more expendable options and one of the easiest to offload and get pretty much our money back on.I'd keep him. He's the most natural CDM we've got, especially if we're planning playing 4-3-3 at times this season.
5 centre midfielders seems like a good amount, I think 4 would be a little light.