Cucurella & Cancello rotating at left back, Walker & James at right if all the incomings and outgoings come to fruition? Plus we'd still be in a positive net income situation, outstanding transfer window if it all happens.Again I’d probably say I’m in the minority and I wouldn’t want James coming in. The reason being Walker and Cancelo are both world class players and can cover the position, now after that we have Yan Couto who is a rb and was on loan at braga. He’s been nominated for the golden boy and is meant to be incredibly talented. Then we also have Kabore the rb at Troyes who has shone in the African cup of nations and been linked to Forest on loan.
I would much prefer us saving some money and slowly integrating these exceptional talents.
Like Tolmie has mentioned these departures haven’t significantly hurt our first eleven. So now is the time for the youth evolution!
I like this, even if we get cucu and keep zinny. Dias/Laporte at LCB, Stones/Walker at RCB. You keep/transition Walker in the defensive line and get an extra RB. Even if you go to a back three. Walker and Cucu can both play outside CB.We have asked about Reece James.
Ake and Raheem would be £110m.
They didn't really want to pay that, so we have proposed a solution.
It would mean James and £40m coming to us.
Thoughts?
I think we are very short at right-back and it would be a phenomenal deal?
We have asked about Reece James.
Ake and Raheem would be £110m.
They didn't really want to pay that, so we have proposed a solution.
It would mean James and £40m coming to us.
Thoughts?
I think we are very short at right-back and it would be a phenomenal deal?
Not a chance Chelsea will sanction the sale of Reece James as part of these deals. Talk about alienating your fan base as one of your first acts in change, selling a home-grown player with bags of potential to a domestic rival.
In the hypothetical world where City do actually sign James, it gives us all the tools we need to play 3 at the back with wingbacks, and losing wide players like Sterling and Jesus becomes a total non-issue as they wouldn’t play wide in that system anyway.This would be superb, James is the only obvious choice at the minute that could succeed Walker.
That means 3 right backs in the squad though if Cucurella is coming too. Are city laying the groundwork for Southgate to take over next season???
You said we will regress as a definite, that's probably bollocksFuckin hell mate if you want a forum that's all facts then good luck with that. Obviously it's an opinion, you can take that on context.
We have asked about Reece James.
Ake and Raheem would be £110m.
They didn't really want to pay that, so we have proposed a solution.
It would mean James and £40m coming to us.
Thoughts?
I think we are very short at right-back and it would be a phenomenal deal?
They will , we have an even better ownerBecause we have the single best manager in the history of the game who’ll be near impossible to replace. Things won’t be the same.
You said we will regress as a definite, that's probably bollocks
This is a deal I would do in a heartbeat.We have asked about Reece James.
Ake and Raheem would be £110m.
They didn't really want to pay that, so we have proposed a solution.
It would mean James and £40m coming to us.
Thoughts?
I think we are very short at right-back and it would be a phenomenal deal?
Unless I’m mistaken, I don’t think the deal tolmie mentioned is actually what is available to us. That’s just what we’ve asked for, to which Chelsea will obviously say no as it’s way too good a deal for us and too bad a deal for them to decimate their defence even further. I think if they offer £100m for the two, they get both. If not, they just take Sterling.
He did explicitly state that City have proposed this.I don't even think it is what 'City have asked', I read it as TH's own opinion and perhaps wishful thinking for discussion.
He's allowed to discuss things as a mere muggle sometimes, without it being 'news from the club' every time.
I am guessing James in, Cucurella in, zinchenko out, and we'll have walker-james on the right and cucurella-cancelo on the left.
Absolutely frightening set of fullbacks that
Maybe the Phillips signing is cover for both dcm and cb if ake is to leave??
We've got an owner who's brought us from literally nothing to become one of the power houses in football, which was literally impossible, so I'm pretty confidentOf course. I look forward to us finding another manager who has only finished lower than 2nd place in his career one time in 15 years. They are ten a penny.
The £40m to us.