Fabian Delph

[Deleted member 81382]

I think Delph will only be surplus to requirements if Maguire actually comes to City.

He would more than likely be the fifth
choice leftback behind Mendy, Angelino, Zinchenko and Laporte, and at best the fourth choice defensive midfielder behind Fernandinho, Rodri and Gundogan. Pep has clearly lost trust in him and he would barely get any game time next season so it's best for his career if he moves on.

 

[BlueRockape]

He is a centurian and deserved it as much as all the others,respect is due and you are sadly lacking

Banging your head Karen
I wouldn't mind the bleating and wetting if he had cost 40 mill we got him for next to fuckall. Pound for pound one of our best buys to date

 

[daveyboybluemoon]

Just out of interest, where has it been confirmed that Delph is surplus to requirements for next season?

Speculation only at this stage but if we sign a HG Centre Half (Maguire or Ake) then because the CL squad rules are different to PL squad rules, in that you can only have 4 association trained players he would be the one to miss out (Stones/Walker/Sterling + new signing) so you would imagine he'd be surplus to requirements.

He's probably 4th choice Left Back (Mendy, Angelino & Zinc), 4th choice DM/Pivot (Rodri/Fern/Gundo) & 6th Choice AM (KDB/Silva x 2/Gundo/Foden).

Shame but hard to see him finding a role (unless he fancies being back up GK to free up Bravo's spot!)

 

[FantasyIreland]

One of the articles by Sam Lee.

By some distance....That isn't confirmation.

 

[razman]

By some distance....That isn't confirmation.

Nope it isn't ....worded it like below


But City are also set to lose essentially all of their other emergency left-back options. Danilo had been called upon to play there at times but he looks set to leave, while Fabian Delph, who stood in brilliantly in the 2017-18 season but struggled in 2018-19, has already cleared out his locker at the Etihad Stadium.

 

[kaz7]

Banging your head Karen
I wouldn't mind the bleating and wetting if he had cost 40 mill we got him for next to fuckall. Pound for pound one of our best buys to date

Yep,£8m very well spent,i don't understand people who want our players to go abroad to a crappy league just to get rid,i suspect he has no real connection to the club if he thinks like that

 

[cjn]

By some distance....That isn't confirmation.

Setting aside that Sam Lee is reliable journalist several others have reported similar, including Simon Mullock or whoever else you want to look to. Not that you should really need much confirmation that the club is open to selling its fourth choice left back/fifth choice defensive mid who barely played last year.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Setting aside that Sam Lee is reliable journalist several others have reported similar, including Simon Mullock or whoever else you want to look to. Not that you should really need much confirmation that the club is open to selling its fourth choice left back/fifth (?) choice defensive mid who barely played last year.

Confirmation is when we see the club announce his departure,anything else is speculation.

 

[BimboBob]

Nope it isn't ....worded it like below


But City are also set to lose essentially all of their other emergency left-back options. Danilo had been called upon to play there at times but he looks set to leave, while Fabian Delph, who stood in brilliantly in the 2017-18 season but struggled in 2018-19, has already cleared out his locker at the Etihad Stadium.

He has a locker?

The posh bastard.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Confirmation is when we see the club announce his departure,anything else is speculation.

Splitting hairs there pal, pretty fucking obvious we are happy to move him on, he’s neither use nor ornament to us now.

 

[leo_city]

Man was literally a revolving door in our backline last season whenever he played, on other days he was injured. But bargain because he had a decent run of form in 100 pt season.

 

[leo_city]

Yep,£8m very well spent,i don't understand people who want our players to go abroad to a crappy league just to get rid,i suspect he has no real connection to the club if he thinks like that

The crappy league will offer him game time and leadership along with CL football unlike moves to West Ham. If I wished bad for him I'd wish for him to be binned back to Villa or somewhere in championship.

 

[7evens]

Praising technically limited workhorses because they're nice and professional. Not really my thing

Christ, the guy's won two Premier League titles and a domestic treble with us. Have a bit of respect. If he hadn't had such bad luck with injuries he'd have sailed past 100 appearances - he'd be nearer 150, I imagine. As it was, he was a dutiful squad player who kept his head down and, until very recently, produced his best for us without ever complaining about lack of game time. He rescued that 17/18 season when we were without a fully qualified left-back and was a big part of the reason why we got 100 points. There's not many of his type about these days, we were lucky enough to have him for four years.

 

[cjn]

Confirmation is when we see the club announce his departure,anything else is speculation.

Yeah, obviously? But we’re talking about if the club is shopping him around, and we have ample evidence that’s the case.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Splitting hairs there pal, pretty fucking obvious we are happy to move him on, he’s neither use nor ornament to us now.

Mangala has been surplus for the past 3 seasons,he's still here.

 

[pudge]

You'd have been an idiot to think our pursuit of Rodri, for example, was mere speculation until yesterday when it was made official.

 

[CWMCFC]

Mangala has been surplus for the past 3 seasons,he's still here.

He's been out with a serious knee injury for one and a half of those three seasons.

Completely different case, we were probably banking on him having a reasonable spell with Everton and then selling him on before he did his ACL.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Delph is going into his last contract year - like David, Fern, Mangala and Bravo.

If we don't sign another HG player - and it seems we won't - Delph could stay on a HG spot and run down his last year.
City won't force him out, and how could they?

Realistically he won't get many minutes though if any.
He should care for his career and find a new challenge that fits his style and also his family situation.

Given his contract situation and injuries I don't see much demand for a transfer.
No problem, he's a good lad and strange enough an England mid, but maybe not anymore for EURO 2020?
He would need more playing time to fight for it.

 

[leo_city]

Christ, the guy's won two Premier League titles and a domestic treble with us. Have a bit of respect. If he hadn't had such bad luck with injuries he'd have sailed past 100 appearances - he'd be nearer 150, I imagine. As it was, he was a dutiful squad player who kept his head down and, until very recently, produced his best for us without ever complaining about lack of game time. He rescued that 17/18 season when we were without a fully qualified left-back and was a big part of the reason why we got 100 points. There's not many of his type about these days, we were lucky enough to have him for four years.

We still do technically, I think it is time we did move him on. His injury record and form last year was enough evidence that it's time. He has my respect, but some of the posters here are giving him way too much credit outside of having a decent run of form.

Delph is going into his last contract year - like David, Fern, Mangala and Bravo.

If we don't sign another HG player - and it seems we won't - Delph could stay on a HG spot and run down his last year.
City won't force him out, and how could they?

Realistically he won't get many minutes though if any.
He should care for his career and find a new challenge that fits his style and also his family situation.

Given his contract situation and injuries I don't see much demand for a transfer.
No problem, he's a good lad and strange enough an England mid, but maybe not anymore for EURO 2020?
He would need more playing time to fight for it.

Should offer him to Bournemouth and try and snatch Aké.

 

[cjn]

Mangala has been surplus for the past 3 seasons,he's still here.

Because he was injured and unsellable. We’ve certainly tried...

Delph is still a useful player who would get a significant role at plenty of decent teams. Considering Arsenal has £0 to spend this summer they should be all over him, among others.