It's Quiet 16 - Txiki grinders

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Thanks mate. But seriously, as the great Phil Collins once put it.

As stated yesterday also, if the Torres deal went through, the winds of change are a coming for January.

The plastic could well be coming out in Jan if the Italian doesn't get his man to slap his balls on the table.

Because we only have to click fingers now for Vlahovic.

We know his terms, we know the price, we know he's desperate to come here, above all others.

I don't envy Txiki or Pep right now.

Is he? Most reports have him wanting to stay in Italy.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

haha no way that fat fuck pays taxes

Mario once playfully slapped Mino across his face in front of friends at Hale Grill a few years back.

Let's just say Mino walked out and Mario shat his pants and ran after him down Hale Road, begging his forgiveness.

I think Mino has more Carmine about him than many think.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Is he? Most reports have him wanting to stay in Italy.

His agent has been punting him to City for months. Even gave us a price.

 

[Woody135]

My position is clear.

Strap our big boys pants on, turn up at Dortmund on Jan 1 and hand them a £20m premium for Haaland.

It will call the bluff of both the player and his club.

C'mon City, you know it makes sense.

I'm getting some money off my dad for Christmas, so will gladly chip in £42.50.

Any expectation from within that our position resolves itself on a particular player one way or the other in January?

Or is expectation this could easily rumble to Summer?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

My position is clear.

Strap our big boys pants on, turn up at Dortmund on Jan 1 and hand them a £20m premium for Haaland.

It will call the bluff of both the player and his club.

C'mon City, you know it makes sense.

I'm getting some money off my dad for Christmas, so will gladly chip in £42.50.

Perhaps City could do an electronic fan survey.

We will buy Haaland if we put your season tickets up by £50.

Yes or No.

Imagine the thread on here!

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

His agent has been punting him to City for months. Even gave us a price.

His agent has been punting him to any name he can.

 

[christened at st marks]

If we get Haaland in Jan and it costs another 50 mill to the summer, how much is the CL and PL worth because failing a Rodney, we win both with him, I'd say as much as I loved watching him, Erling has a better character than Rodney

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Any expectation from within that our position resolves itself on a particular player one way or the other in January?

Or is expectation this could easily rumble to Summer?

I've been convinced summer was the main objective for us, Pep is happy with what he currently has.

But we have waived through the Torres deal at a decent pace and I'm not sure City want a six-month circus dance for Mino to deliver.

I'm still leaning towards no striker business next month but there is chatter at City that Torres moving out might see us make a move and I don't see Haaland happening in January.

 

[BAB.DAB]

Thanks mate. But seriously, as the great Phil Collins once put it.

As stated yesterday also, if the Torres deal went through, the winds of change are a coming for January.

The plastic could well be coming out in Jan if the Italian doesn't get his man to slap his balls on the table.

Because we only have to click fingers now for Vlahovic.

We know his terms, we know the price, we know he's desperate to come here, above all others.

I don't envy Txiki or Pep right now.

So we're not getting a death star.
Txixi out!

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

His agent has been punting him to any name he can.

I'm only aware of direct contact with City last month.

 

[richards30]

I've been convinced summer was the main objective for us, Pep is happy with what he currently has.

But we have waived through the Torres deal at a decent pace and I'm not sure City want a six-month circus dance for Mino to deliver.

I'm still leaning towards no striker business next month but there is chatter at City that Torres moving out might see us make a move and I don't see Haaland happening in January.

In a Covid environment it would be pretty stupid to do the Torres deal now if we weren’t going to bring a striker in?! Barca would have waited until the summer if they were that desperate?

 

[Vester]

Dont know much about Vlahovic, his numbers look great for sure, but its also true some attackers from Serie A burned themselves over here.
The hype around Jovetic, like how great he is, how technical he is, he ended up at Hertha Berlin with all that talent and he never seemed to get going at City same as Bony btw.

how close Vlahovic is to Kane in terms of style, creating chances, dropping deep etc? Because Kane is the striker Pep really wanted for a reason.

If they ask 70m pound for him we wont buy him, but if he had a 70m release clause that would change everything for Txiki :)

He is not that different from Kane. Clinical in the box, quite big (at least for a striker). Seems to be a lot more vocal and energetic in his body language compared to Kane.Would say that he has perhaps not shown the the same level of creativity to create chances (even though I would say Kanes "creating" is a bit overrated, he basically drops deep and bang long balls to Son). But he does drop deep, more like a target man, giving his teammates time to advance forward. In general I would not expect that many assists from him, but that could of course look different if he would be playing under Pep!

 

[samuelyeboah]

unlike the summer, I feel like the lack of urgency in the striker department is warranted. it'd be nice, but it's not the difference because this team is so good. we should sign someone on our own terms

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

In a Covid environment it would be pretty stupid to do the Torres deal now if we weren’t going to bring a striker in?! Barca would have waited until the summer if they were that desperate?

Don't think mutually exclusive.

Barca are desperate out of necessity, they need to make Champs League this season and also appease their fans.

Torres was tapped up, Barca chanced their arm, although I do agree City didn't need to be so amiable and could have waited until the summer to deal.

 

[Mid Wales blue]

If we get Haaland in Jan and it costs another 50 mill to the summer, how much is the CL and PL worth because failing a Rodney, we win both with him, I'd say as much as I loved watching him, Erling has a better character than Rodney

Trigger likes this post Dave.

 

[Vester]

In a Covid environment it would be pretty stupid to do the Torres deal now if we weren’t going to bring a striker in?! Barca would have waited until the summer if they were that desperate?

Could not agree more. Makes absolutely no sense to sell him in January if we are going to wait 6 months with buying a replacement, especially not with covid still around. We have already let Agüero leave without replacing him, and now we would let Torres leave without replacing him as well? Would be absolute madness in my opinion. In fact, it would be so mad, it cant be true. Surely we must be close to getting something done, the question is who!

 

[richards30]

Could not agree more. Makes absolutely no sense to sell him in January if we are going to wait 6 months with buying a replacement, especially not with covid still around. We have already let Agüero leave without replacing him, and now we would let Torres leave without replacing him as well? Would be absolute madness in my opinion. In fact, it would be so mad, it cant be true. Surely we must be close to getting something done, the question is who!

Well tolmie mentions we could do vhalovic in a heartbeat so I would assume we try for Haaland first and if that’s looking difficult for January or the summer do vhalovic ASAP in January?

 

[Mid Wales blue]

Some thing has been afoot over the last 2 weeks. Riola, and Dortmund have been stirring it up big time in the media. If Haaland wasn’t available until the summer, then why all this noise now?

 

[decmancity]

Some thing has been afoot over the last 2 weeks. Riola, and Dortmund have been stirring it up big time in the media. If Haaland wasn’t available until the summer, then why all this noise now?

Raiola is stirring it up because everyone is busy talking about covid and giving a shit about the world pandemic but being the greedy bastard he is, he wants to turn the narrative and get people talking about his client again.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Some thing has been afoot over the last 2 weeks. Riola, and Dortmund have been stirring it up big time in the media. If Haaland wasn’t available until the summer, then why all this noise now?

Still this cap on agent fees murmuring away too, that will make Mino twitchy.