Fernando

[sam-caddick]

These potential squad restricitions will only be sanctioned for one season so we shouldn't go out signing a load of average homegrown players just because we want to be able to field a team in Europe next season.

Fernando will be beneficial long term and will improve our midfield squad depth signficantly as he is one of the best defensive midfielders in world football, there is no point signing a poorer homegrown player just because we want to compete in Europe next season.

I reckon we will forfeit next seasons Champions League and just hope for the best if these squad restirctions come in anyway.

 

[LoveCity]

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Gonçalo Lopes ‏@_GoncaloLopes 1m
#mcfc news later on. #signings

 

[BigOscar]

Excellent, he's as reliable a twitter itk as there is (oxymoron I know, but still)

 

[Cityisland]

Signings, not signing?! Fernando and Mangala? This fella reliable?

 

[MrDaveyHavoc]

Didn't Porto try to do something similar with Moutinho and Rodriguez? I can't recall.

 

[Bruun]

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Gonçalo Lopes ‏@_GoncaloLopes 1m
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Won't believe anything until it's official.

 

[BigOscar]

Didn't Porto try to do something similar with Moutinho and Rodriguez? I can't recall.

Yup, but that was to fuck over Sporting, as opposed to a 3rd party investor (Sporting got 50% of any Moutinho transfer, whereas Porto owned about 90% of James iirc)

 

[sam-caddick]

 

[Andouble]

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Gonçalo Lopes ‏@_GoncaloLopes 1m
#mcfc news later on. #signings

wasn't this guy incorrect with most January stuff?

 

[McFcMiKe7]

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Gonçalo Lopes ‏@_GoncaloLopes 1m
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Isco?

 

[lancs blue]

Would be good of we did seal these signings early, a sort of "business as usual" message to UEFA and the G14. ;-)

 

[LoveCity]

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Gonçalo Lopes ‏@_GoncaloLopes 1m
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wasn't this guy incorrect with most January stuff?

I don't think so. He said Fernando had decided to join City but that the clubs had to do a deal. And City did try that last minute double deal but it was too complicated to pull off so quickly.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

If true good work. Get business done soon and then chill for the summer.

 

[kaz7]

Are we expecting news tonite?

 

[Blue Haze]

Glad we're wrapping this up early. And not waiting until the WC is over

 

[NQCitizen]

Its ridiclous

We are going to pay 20 million to maintain good relationship with Porto !

The guy should be free agent this summer but somehow he sit with his club and decided to milk us.

Apparently we're paying less for Mangala as a result though so who's to say it actually cost us money?

Possibly Garcia going the other way? We don't need all those holding midfielders

We would only have 2.

We wanted four CMs this year - just Rodwell didn't play.

Don't see why, if Rodwell goes, we'd get rid of Javi.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Apparently we're paying less for Mangala as a result though so who's to say it actually cost us money?

Possibly Garcia going the other way? We don't need all those holding midfielders

We would only have 2.

We wanted four CMs this year - just Rodwell didn't play.

Don't see why, if Rodwell goes, we'd get rid of Javi.

Cant see Rodwell leaving due to the fact we need him for the home grown quota.

 

[p.taker]

 

[SrilankanBlue]

Goncalo is still keeping everyone waiting, bloody WUM ;)

 

[Agueroooooooo]

my source say that the deal has been done since January,20M€. I dont known if Mangala will go too, in my opinion he will.probably they will be announced separately.


(very probably Casemiro (Real Madrid) will move to Porto on loan to replace Fernando)