Gianluigi Donnarumma | Done deal according to Romano

[akrh215]

Absolutely brilliant signing. If he's available, we'd be stupid not to go for him - he's a young, world-class goalkeeper.

 

[Gordyola]

PSG are the best possession based side in the world. If he can play for them and win the CL, he can play for City.

This should be obvious.

True but Luis Enrique doesn’t think he fits into a style of play most similar to Pep’s Asauming the quote is true seem strange that Pep want him if true of course

 

[brummie blue]

We're gonna play with 5 goalies.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Fuck me he's only 26, I thought he'd been around for years and was in his mid 30s.
This makes even more sense now.
Get it done.

He made his debut as a skinny, lanky kid. Now we’re about to get him in his prime.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Great signing if true. He’s perfectly suited for major cup success. We often reach the later stages or finals but still lack those crucial miracle saves from a keeper that could help us become repeat UCL champions, like Courtois has done for Madrid many times.

Or like Ederson in the CL final?

Aye but we might actually see some shots saved and not concede from the first shot on target most weeks.

I think they'll suddenly be a lot of people suddenly recognising the quality of the chances we concede

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Great signing if true. He’s perfectly suited for major cup success. We often reach the later stages or finals but still lack those crucial miracle saves from a keeper that could help us become repeat UCL champions, like Courtois has done for Madrid many times.

Like the crucial saves Eddie made towards the end of the Istanbul CL final?

 

[ScottSinclair]

True but Luis Enrique doesn’t think he fits into a style of play most similar to Pep’s Asauming the quote is true seem strange that Pep want him if true of course View attachment 165778

I just can't get my head around it.

The only thing that makes sense is that Neil Warnock turned into a Cruyff-like figure in Peps life and he is about to reinvent himself in a way no one would see happening

 

[rickmcfc]

For the love of God.. we just got trafford can we stop acting like a kid in a sweet shop wanting things they dont need

Bahumbug!

 

[hcblue95]

I would have much rather have signed the younger, cheaper, lower wages replacement that PSG went for rather than helping them get rid of their cast off.

 

[Coatigan]

This made me laugh, well done bluemoon!

 

[Mcfcdonny]

Which makes Traffords decision to return utterly bizarre when he could have gone to Newcastle and been a guaranteed starter.

Trafford knows how well City are ran, knows we’re light years ahead of Newcastle. He will also back himself to be number 1 here in time and has said more than once that it is his ambition. Also, starting the cup comps, winning trophies, learning from world class coaches and the best GK in the world makes it a quite rational decision in my opinion.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Which makes Traffords decision to return utterly bizarre when he could have gone to Newcastle and been a guaranteed starter.

Would he have been guaranteed to start over Pope, not so sure myself. No doubt they'd have had to battle it out for the shirt.

 

[bluethai]

Or like Ederson in the CL final?
I think they'll suddenly be a lot of people suddenly recognising the quality of the chances we concede

No, I mean a keeper who could bring the UCL trophy repeatedly, which Ederson has not!

 

[RobinHood]

Like the crucial saves Eddie made towards the end of the Istanbul CL final?

Underrated saves, due to lack of replays at the time.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

I would have much rather have signed the younger, cheaper, lower wages replacement that PSG went for rather than helping them get rid of their cast off.

A 26 year old, treble winning cast off? Ok.

 

[bluethai]

Like the crucial saves Eddie made towards the end of the Istanbul CL final?

I mean a keeper who could bring the UCL trophy repeatedly!

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Fuck me he's only 26, I thought he'd been around for years and was in his mid 30s.
This makes even more sense now.
Get it done.

Same. He made his debut at 16 so seems like he’s been playing forever and he’s also got an older brother who’s in his late 30s who still plays I think. So the name has definitely been around for ages.

 

[MCFC1993]

True but Luis Enrique doesn’t think he fits into a style of play most similar to Pep’s Asauming the quote is true seem strange that Pep want him if true of course View attachment 165778

This quote is coming after Donnarumma rejected a new contract on lower wages, so whilst Luis Enrique may feel like this, they were planning on renewing his contract.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

According to sky, he is the moat expensive English keeper ever at 31m. True story. Well that sky claim it. The 27m is once the sell-on amount is deducted, but the 'value' of the deal they have as 31m.

Madness.

 

[Gobshiight]

Trafford will have been told exactly what the deal is

Showed some cunning, getting in there first for the Number 1 shirt