Houssem Aouar

[Esteban de la Sexface]

He was born in France so there can really be no doubt about his age.
You sure you're not a bit insecure cause the kid has more facial hair than you?

I'm a hairy bastard

 

[Ezzy]

Gundo should be leaving if we sign him, but I don't think it will happen.

What makes you say that? How would you handle the above situation from Gundo's perspective?

He was a bench player first half of 18/19

 

[Larry Stranger]

What makes you say that? How would you handle the above situation from Gundo's perspective?

He was a bench player first half of 18/19

He has to handle the situation. He's the one who decided to sign a contract extension. He'll rotate with Rodri and play the odd game as a double pivot or #8. If Rodri goes down with some kind of injury we'd be screwed. Dinho's mainly playing CB and even if Aouar is capable, it takes time to learn the position and i wouldn't want to rely on him playing an entire season there.

 

[Ezzy]

He has to handle the situation. He's the one who decided to sign a contract extension. He'll rotate with Rodri and play the odd game as a double pivot or #8. If Rodri goes down with some kind of injury we'd be screwed. Dinho's mainly playing CB and even if Aouar is capable, it takes time to learn the position and i wouldn't want to rely on him playing an entire season there.

We are also signing a young DM. He has 3 years left on his contract and is about to turn 30. Pep will not stop anyone who wants to leave.

How do you handle it from Gundo's point of view?

 

[Larry Stranger]

We are also signing a young DM. He has 3 years left on his contract and is about to turn 30. Pep will not stop anyone who wants to leave.

How do you handle it from Gundo's point of view?

I just told you. If he didn't want to stay he wouldn't have signed a contract extension.

 

[Ezzy]

I just told you. If he didn't want to stay he wouldn't have signed a contract extension.

Pep was ready to let him leave on a free instead of selling

 

[Larry Stranger]

Pep was ready to let him leave on a free instead of selling

I remember numerous press conferences which he said he wanted Gundo to sign the new contract. If what you are saying was true, the club wouldn't have offered a new contract.

 

[Ezzy]

I remember numerous press conferences which he said he wanted Gundo to sign the new contract. If what you are saying was true, the club wouldn't have offered a new contract.

He is somebody that we can still resell easily.
3 years left on contract, he is turning 30. He can still be a starter for a top CL team.

As I said, we won't force anyone out, but those that stay must know competition for places will be high.

 

[Trautmann's Chiropractor]

We are also signing a young DM. He has 3 years left on his contract and is about to turn 30. Pep will not stop anyone who wants to leave.

How do you handle it from Gundo's point of view?

We aren’t signing a young DM.

 

[mancityscot]

Why do you think ‘big chance’ mate?

i have absolutely no ITK credibility here, purely a hunch going off Guardiola's well documented interest in the fella and the clear indications he is likely to be sold this summer.

 

[Ezzy]

We aren’t signing a young DM.

Time will do its thing. Keep your receipts and let's see at the end of the Transfer Window.

 

[Trautmann's Chiropractor]

Time will do its thing. Keep your receipts and let's see at the end of the Transfer Window.

Haha okay chief.

 

[Ederson's smiley tattoo]

A quicker Gundogan that likes to dribble pretty much

 

[MCFC ISRAEL]

A quicker Gundogan that likes to dribble pretty much

I'm not sure about this guy. I mean he looks very talented and young so I believe he will only be better but if we don't get a left back, at least one CB, and replacement for Sane then this 40-50 million signing would be simply unnecessary. Aouar will not make the difference between us and Liverpool, world class CB will.

 

[Ederson's smiley tattoo]

I'm not sure about this guy. I mean he looks very talented and young so I believe he will only be better but if we don't get a left back, at least one CB, and replacement for Sane then this 40-50 million signing would be simply unnecessary. Aouar will not make the difference between us and Liverpool, world class CB will.

True. Hopefully Sané, Angelino, Otamendi, some loan players, and maybe even Zinny, Stones and Gundogan (unlikely) will give us some extra money to spend. A quick CB should be the absolute biggest priority, then LB and then Aouar in that order. If we get a good LB like Telles I'm not sure we even need a Sané replacement as they'd play similar roles. I also want a more physical and faster box to box as a Rodri backup if he gets injured or if Pep wants to rotate

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

True. Hopefully Sané, Angelino, Otamendi, some loan players, and maybe even Zinny, Stones and Gundogan (unlikely) will give us some extra money to spend. A quick CB should be the absolute biggest priority, then LB and then Aouar in that order. If we get a good LB like Telles I'm not sure we even need a Sané replacement as they'd play similar roles. I also want a more physical and faster box to box as a Rodri backup if he gets injured or if Pep wants to rotate

We keep getting our head turned by shiny toys. Example, Stones & Otamendi were regressing and Kompany was leaving, so we spend a big chunk on another RB. Mahrez seemed an unnecessary addition when we had so many top wingers.

If we don't buy at least 1 top CB, we're going to suffer. He looks a good player, but Foden needs to play. If he came up through Lyon's ranks and had the same game time as Aouar, we'd be throwing 60mil at him. He's the most natural Dave replacement and wouldn't cost a penny. Concentrate on defence.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

We keep getting our head turned by shiny toys. Example, Stones & Otamendi were regressing and Kompany was leaving, so we spend a big chunk on another RB. Mahrez seemed an unnecessary addition when we had so many top wingers.

If we don't buy at least 1 top CB, we're going to suffer. He looks a good player, but Foden needs to play. If he came up through Lyon's ranks and had the same game time as Aouar, we'd be throwing 60mil at him. He's the most natural Dave replacement and wouldn't cost a penny. Concentrate on defence.

We will sign a centre back guaranteed.

 

[Larry Stranger]

We keep getting our head turned by shiny toys. Example, Stones & Otamendi were regressing and Kompany was leaving, so we spend a big chunk on another RB. Mahrez seemed an unnecessary addition when we had so many top wingers.

If we don't buy at least 1 top CB, we're going to suffer. He looks a good player, but Foden needs to play. If he came up through Lyon's ranks and had the same game time as Aouar, we'd be throwing 60mil at him. He's the most natural Dave replacement and wouldn't cost a penny. Concentrate on defence.

It seems to be the way we are doing things nowadays. We seem to only buy a players that meet our evaluation price. You can say not getting a CB hurt us this season and I wouldn't argue, but it's more about getting the right player even if it means waiting. That way it would better suit us in the long run. We needed a #6 for a while, but were put off by Fred's evaluation and when Jorginho went to Chelsea we didn't panic. Same with Maguire. We weren't willing to pay £80mil. A CB is probably the hardest position to play in our system and I'm sure were making sure we get the right one.

As far as Foden, I believe that he will play more even if Aouar will come in. In fact I belive we will see the both of them playing in the same line up in a few games. With both Dave and Leroy going we need players to play on the left side of our attack. Although the defence was a problem for us, our attack was also a problem. We didn't score against the Rags or Spurs.

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

It seems to be the way we are doing things nowadays. We seem to only buy a players that meet our evaluation price. You can say not getting a CB hurt us this season and I wouldn't argue, but it's more about getting the right player even if it means waiting. That way it would better suit us in the long run. We needed a #6 for a while, but were put off by Fred's evaluation and when Jorginho went to Chelsea we didn't panic. Same with Maguire. We weren't willing to pay £80mil. A CB is probably the hardest position to play in our system and I'm sure were making sure we get the right one.

As far as Foden, I believe that he will play more even if Aouar will come in. In fact I belive we will see the both of them playing in the same line up in a few games. With both Dave and Leroy going we need players to play on the left side of our attack. Although the defence was a problem for us, our attack was also a problem. We didn't score against the Rags or Spurs.

True, we seemed a bit limp for quite a few games last season; could be fatigue, game congestion, the news about the CL, anything.

I think Upamecano ticks all the boxes needed for a City CB - Tall, fast, strong, can play out the back, good passer, great recovery pace. Would also piss Munich off and has a reasonable release clause that we can probably use Angelino as part of. Bit concerning to see us linked with players like Bonucci.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Aouar is fantastic signing. Lyon seems willing to sell which probably means they want cash quickly. Usually Lyon are like Napoli, full of posturing.