Bottomless_Sailor said:http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9361601/transfer-news-porto-confirm-a-deal-to-sell-midfielder-fernando-to-manchester-city
He looks a bit odd in this picture... must be the lighting
City on verge of Fernando deal
The Portuguese club released a statement tonight revealing City have reached an agreement in principal for the 26-year-old midfielder
Manchester City are on the verge of sealing a deal for Porto's Fernando.
The Portuguese club released a statement tonight revealing City have reached an agreement in principal for the 26-year-old midfielder.
But City were last night insisting the deal has not yet been finalised.
It is understood Fernando is in Brazil and has not yet had a medical.
But the deal is expected to be completed in the coming days with City set to pay around £12m.
He came close to moving to the Etihad Stadium in January but negotiations collapsed when the two clubs failed to agree a fee.
He signed a new contract in February but City have always maintained a quiet confidence they could push through a deal.
Andy Morrisons jock strap said:This guy is some player I have been watching him for awhile now and believe me he will be every offensive players worst nightmare he is all over you like a rash you just can't shake him off and he ain't bad on the ball either,worth 3 times the 12m I can't honestly believe we got him for that price and I can't only think we will pay 35m for Mangala as part of a double price agreement
El Mago said:Andy Morrisons jock strap said:This guy is some player I have been watching him for awhile now and believe me he will be every offensive players worst nightmare he is all over you like a rash you just can't shake him off and he ain't bad on the ball either,worth 3 times the 12m I can't honestly believe we got him for that price and I can't only think we will pay 35m for Mangala as part of a double price agreement
He should be free signing, but somehow we ended up paying 12m to makes Porto happy.
El Mago said:Andy Morrisons jock strap said:This guy is some player I have been watching him for awhile now and believe me he will be every offensive players worst nightmare he is all over you like a rash you just can't shake him off and he ain't bad on the ball either,worth 3 times the 12m I can't honestly believe we got him for that price and I can't only think we will pay 35m for Mangala as part of a double price agreement
He should be free signing, but somehow we ended up paying 12m to makes Porto happy.
RandomJ said:Great signing. just really frustrating we had to pay £12 million when a few months ago we could have had him for free if Mangala wasn't a prick.
FantasyIreland said:El Mago said:Andy Morrisons jock strap said:This guy is some player I have been watching him for awhile now and believe me he will be every offensive players worst nightmare he is all over you like a rash you just can't shake him off and he ain't bad on the ball either,worth 3 times the 12m I can't honestly believe we got him for that price and I can't only think we will pay 35m for Mangala as part of a double price agreement
He should be free signing, but somehow we ended up paying 12m to makes Porto happy.
Who do you support mate?
Great answer mateEl Mago said:FantasyIreland said:El Mago said:He should be free signing, but somehow we ended up paying 12m to makes Porto happy.
Who do you support mate?
Myself ,my little boy and City.
...and we'd have won the quadruple!RandomJ said:Great signing. just really frustrating we had to pay £12 million when a few months ago we could have had him for free if Mangala wasn't a prick.
This. If there is a magic formula to finding players in South America then Porto seem to have found it.CTID101 said:As well as Fernando we need to be picking up whoever is the head of scouting in South America.
Staggering amount of players are picked up ahead of seemingly everyone with no competition, I understand that there are work permit issues that don't affect Portuguese clubs like most others but still!
The problem is more that they can afford to buy a lot of them, play them all without any real fear of dropping below 2nd/3rd place and let them develop. Some of them develop into valuable players, others don't. We can't afford to do that, we can't have players who aren't good enough playing for us.CTID101 said:As well as Fernando we need to be picking up whoever is the head of scouting in South America.
Staggering amount of players are picked up ahead of seemingly everyone with no competition, I understand that there are work permit issues that don't affect Portuguese clubs like most others but still!
mcfc2607 said:Great answer mateEl Mago said:FantasyIreland said:Who do you support mate?
Myself ,my little boy and City.
CTID101 said:As well as Fernando we need to be picking up whoever is the head of scouting in South America.
Staggering amount of players are picked up ahead of seemingly everyone with no competition, I understand that there are work permit issues that don't affect Portuguese clubs like most others but still!
All of that is true, it's just so annoying!BigOscar said:The problem is more that they can afford to buy a lot of them, play them all without any real fear of dropping below 2nd/3rd place and let them develop. Some of them develop into valuable players, others don't. We can't afford to do that, we can't have players who aren't good enough playing for us.CTID101 said:As well as Fernando we need to be picking up whoever is the head of scouting in South America.
Staggering amount of players are picked up ahead of seemingly everyone with no competition, I understand that there are work permit issues that don't affect Portuguese clubs like most others but still!
They also have a lot of traction with South American dealmakers, as Portugal is the only country in the EU that allows 3rd party ownership, so agents can move their talents to Europe, yet retain a large amount of their financial rights