Houssem Aouar

[oldius]

Generally speaking, our business is done very quietly.

 

[zepenedo]

is Kevin a Cm ?

If we don't sign a LB this season Guardiola might adapt him to play there, but as of right now yes, he is a CM.

 

[blueparrot]

Why?

Surely if you are prepared to give the information on a forum in the first place, you should be able to prove where you got it from.

That would be ridiculous, if people are told something from somebody inside the club, they post on here in good faith with the clear understanding transfers may or may not happen up until the day the player signs. If every poster had to name a source when transfers didn't happen either nobody would post anything, or no information would be available because if it didn't happen the person would be sacked after being outed on here.
If you can't understand that then the tranfer forum isn't for you.

 

[Ashleymcduff]

If we don't sign a LB this season Guardiola might adapt him to play there, but as of right now yes, he is a CM.

seems to me he plays as a ten a lot of time pushing out wide , cant remember last time he started in a basic 8 position

 

[decmancity]

Me grow up?

I would say if specific people are lying about transfers, then it would be them who needs to grow up. Why would anyone need to lie about a transfer? I would like to add it is very "rag-like" behaviour.

I am not saying these people are liars at this moment in time, but we will see in the next few weeks whether they were correct or whether it was all a pack of lies.

The deal could fall through at the very last moment, that doesn't make them liars.

A lot of things do point towards Aouar signing and maybe someone in the club has heard that hes been here, had a discussion and so forth. He hasn't signed anything official yet so until that point it can fall through.

 

[zepenedo]

seems to me he plays as a ten a lot of time pushing out wide , cant remember last time he started in a basic 8 position

Pep's system works a lot better without a classic "8". Which is why Gündogan's performance has been far from great. His system works better with two "false 8s" like David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, with both going wide - Kevin more often. So yeah, in Guardiola's system, he is a CM. Just like Iniesta was a "false 8", not a "10".

 

[Chi-town blues]

is Kevin a Cm ?

He is a footballer not a chief minister .

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

The deal could fall through at the very last moment, that doesn't make them liars.

A lot of things do point towards Aouar signing and maybe someone in the club has heard that hes been here, had a discussion and so forth. He hasn't signed anything official yet so until that point it can fall through.

The Wurzels are my source and that’s pretty much what they told me too.

Joking aside, I think people generally post in here in good faith. Some people obviously do have more of an inside track in City than others.
But we are our own worst enemies in seeking daily to know what is going on.
It’s a forum and stuff like transfer news can become a bit of an addiction that we demand feeding.
We want news even when there isn’t any.
Transfer thread is like any other. Read the evidence and use your own brain. Don’t get giddy with single posts no matter who they are from.
All gets revealed in time.

Our own lack of patience isn’t another poster’s fault, who as I’ve said, I’m sure has posted in good faith trying to feed our habit.

This is a very fluid business though and transfer destinations can change at the last minute.

Relax and be glad for your nerves that the close season is short this year.

 

[Josh_D]

Agree with that. Huge amount of football to be played in the coming years, and injuries and dips in form are inevitable. In terms of close control when surrounded by players, Aouar is more similar to Silva/Nasri than Foden, and while we would all love to see more expansive football where Foden and de Bruyne run riot in the space with their energy and movement (most recently against Liverpool), if the opponent retreats en masse, then we need players like Bernardo and Aouar. If Guardiola leaves in a couple of years and we have Foden and Aouar (the best from England and France) running the midfield, that will be quite a legacy to have left.

Lesson from this: he loves a nutmeg. Also, he weights or tries to weight every pass so it’s not over/undercooked. Cracking player.

 

[BlueCityfan]

Would be very disappointed if we didn't take this opportunity and sign this lad. Especially when his club is basically offering him to others clubs for a very reasonable price.

Seeing him sign for another club while we keep that fat plodder Gundogan. What a nightmare!