Houssem Aouar

[bhayes]

swap for gundogan

 

[Goater=Legend]

Any updates with this or was it all just paper talk?

 

[Gabriel]

Any updates with this or was it all just paper talk?

Nothing will happen until Lyon exit the Champions League. They go to Turin a goal to the good, so it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that they actually progress, so there may yet be a delay. In the Italian press, Juventus were reported as being interested in signing him, but they have cooled in recent weeks. In the French press, he has been linked repeatedly with us and also Tottenham, (yes really,that Tottenham), but the Tottenham link seems to owe more to Ndombele having already beaten that path. We are clearly seen there as the front runners for his signature.

We don’t leak anything to the English media and respect the other clubs, so I don’t expect to read anything from there, but I can see a pattern developing with our dealings this year. We’ve taken Ake from a team that was relegated, Torres from a team that missed out on European football completely, and we’re in line to sign Koulibaly from Napoli and Aouar from Lyon. After years of Champions League football, both clubs are now set to miss out on that next season- unless of course they win the trophy- so they will be in a much weaker position to keep the player. Indeed Lyon missed out on European football entirely. See that prospect against the background of the pandemic and their positions are even worse.

Could be wrong, of course, but I’ve at least put my workings in the margin. ;-)

 

[Rammyblues]

I am not ITK but I read around various other sites and this may happen in a couple of weeks. No idea how credible the information is or from what source (could be the friend of a friend etc) No doubt some wumming, but you never know. :-)

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Unless we're losing Bernardo or Ilkay then I just don't see much point in it.

 

[christened at st marks]

 

[Neville Kneville]

Unless we're losing Bernardo or Ilkay then I just don't see much point in it.

Numbers ?

Lot of games & Foden still a kid, so is likely to hit bad spells, or need time out, Gundogan not the best injury record, Fern old, KDB needs looking after, Bernardo been a bit shot, just an extra quality option maybe ?

 

[Chi-town blues]

Numbers ?

Lot of games & Foden still a kid, so is likely to hit bad spells, or need time out, Gundogan not the best injury record, Fern old, KDB needs looking after, Bernardo been a bit shot, just an extra quality option maybe ?

If he doesn’t mind rotation .

 

[Neville Kneville]

If he doesn’t mind rotation .

He'll have to accept it if he signs for City.

 

[nmc]

Yes please - great signing.