Fernandinho hasn't been caught out in the air too many times either and he's not huge. That said I don't think we'll be spending anywhere close to £60m on a CB, on anyone for that matter, unless we recover it in sales.
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Hopefully we buy a CB for the Sané money. Should be at least 60m for SanéFernandinho hasn't been caught out in the air too many times either and he's not huge. That said I don't think we'll be spending anywhere close to £60m on a CB, on anyone for that matter, unless we recover it in sales.
I doubt we'll get £60m for Sane in the current market, as I think it's Bayern or no one for him (my opinion), so there's no competition to drive the price up.Hopefully we buy a CB for the Sané money. Should be at least 60m for Sané
A left winger is a bigger priority than a CB for me too, in attack and defence. The combination of pace and width scare the opposition, so much so it stops them pushing as many players forward when they do counter attack.
As the saying goes "attack is the best form of defence".
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We have to spend big otherwise we will fall behind. Key players aging, shit defence. Sell to buy will not work here.Fernandinho hasn't been caught out in the air too many times either and he's not huge. That said I don't think we'll be spending anywhere close to £60m on a CB, on anyone for that matter, unless we recover it in sales.
Money doesn't grow on trees, where is this money coming from exactly?We have to spend big otherwise we will fall behind. Key players aging, shit defence. Sell to buy will not work here.
If you haven't noticed the TV money is at risk, there's potentially no fans allowed at games for the foreseeable future, there's a significant drop in advertising revenue, there's no opportunity to host business/corporate events at the stadium. And we still have wages to pay, there's still facilities to maintain and there's still business costs (insurance, liabilities etc) to pay. And we're not allowed to use our owners money because of FFP.
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True, true. He must be British as well. Why spend 60m quid on some exotic looking fella when we can just look for bargains in the Championship.
On a serious note though, we need someone with recovery pace I don't care if he's around 180cm like Boubacar Kamara. As long as you have the timing and work on the leap the height doesn't really matter. Look at Marquinhos and Thiago Silva for example, both midgets (for a CB) and both are world class
We need a CB who has pace and is also good in the air. It's the thing we lack the most of all our CB's. We need to deal with the likes of Vardy, Rashford, Son who get behind our high line. They have to be physical and good in the air. Not only because of set pieces, but when we press high most teams will try to look to their #9. Our CB needs to press up on them and win the arial duel or intercept the ball so we can retain possession. This is why Ota plays a lot, but we need someone better. Fernandiho and Garcia against Chris Wood or Troy Deeney won't cut it. But this is the striker thread.
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FFP will be relaxed otherwise according to you no one would be spending, which we all know is BS.Money doesn't grow on trees, where is this money coming from exactly?
If you haven't noticed the TV money is at risk, there's potentially no fans allowed at games for the foreseeable future, there's a significant drop in advertising revenue, there's no opportunity to host business/corporate events at the stadium. And we still have wages to pay, there's still facilities to maintain and there's still business costs (insurance, liabilities etc) to pay. And we're not allowed to use our owners money because of FFP.
City are already lining up Aouar for at least €50m according to RMC. Its pretty reliable source. Big clubs will still spend big.
Its the smaller clubs that are taking the hit really.
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Think Aouar will just be the Sane money, we’ll buy a centre back but sell Otamendi and maybe Zinchenko or Angelino. Doubt we’ll see a net spend more than £30/ 40 mill if that, if we do we’ll be one of the highest spenders this summer.FFP will be relaxed otherwise according to you no one would be spending, which we all know is BS.
City are already lining up Aouar for at least €50m according to RMC. Its pretty reliable source. Big clubs will still spend big.
Its the smaller clubs that are taking the hit really.
Just the loss of matchday income and s/ c sales for next season will reduce our turnover enough to go from a small profit last year to a loss this year.
You're living in cloud cuckoo land if you think it won't affect all clubs. Coming out with "FFP will be relaxed so everyone can spend", is just plain ignorance. Even if FFP is relaxed, sensible owners won't just pump money into a business that's no longer sustainable due to a huge downturn in revenue streams which could last way beyond the current circumstances.FFP will be relaxed otherwise according to you no one would be spending, which we all know is BS.
City are already lining up Aouar for at least €50m according to RMC. Its pretty reliable source. Big clubs will still spend big.
Its the smaller clubs that are taking the hit really.