It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[FantasyIreland]

Gundogan, Mahrez, Walker, Laporte, Cancelo all likely to go.

Absolutely essentially that we don't lose Bernardo, should make him our joint highest earner with Kev and Haaland. He's that important.

Kovacic and Gvardiol is good business, but we need 2 more. A full back and an attacker.

Keep Bernie and i think we'd be fine as is.

 

[Coatigan]

Raphinha might fit the system we play a little better than Mahrez. He's worked under Bielsa, so he should work hard , press etc he should know what to do. Could fit our system really well.

Raphinha, might fit our system better because he played a season under Bielsa? Better than Mahrez, who actually played in our system for 5 seasons? Ok.

 

[Coatigan]

The fee isn’t the same every window, especially if the player rejects the new offer put on the table and right now we do have a “game changer” with the Saudi.
I want to work out exactly why people suddenly think he is staying.
We know two things:
We offered him awhile back an improved contract that would give him the same wages as Grealish
The Saudi club offered an insane amount of money that he hasn’t yet rejected
He hasn’t said yes to either, that we know of
Am I missing something?

Things can change in the window, but imo if he was going to take the Saudi offer, he would have by now. The big expectation, aftet last summer's quite public courting of him, was that Barcelona would somehow find some money for him this year and do what they said theynwould last year. But they are in an even worse position, and are signing joao felix on loan, having signed gundogan for free. Leaves PSG. Which, again, could change but I don't see him wanting. If he did, his agent would be pushing it more and we'd be hearing more. As it stands, there doesn't seem to be much open to him, and he is not that desperate to leave that he would go to saudi as a last resort.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Things can change in the window, but imo if he was going to take the Saudi offer, he would have by now. The big expectation, aftet last summer's quite public courting of him, was that Barcelona would somehow find some money for him this year and do what they said theynwould last year. But they are in an even worse position, and are signing joao felix on loan, having signed gundogan for free. Leaves PSG. Which, again, could change but I don't see him wanting. If he did, his agent would be pushing it more and we'd be hearing more. As it stands, there doesn't seem to be much open to him, and he is not that desperate to leave that he would go to saudi as a last resort.

I think it’s obvious that he’ll see out his contract here then go to BankaLoana on a free

 

[Coatigan]

I think it’s obvious that he’ll see out his contract here then go to BankaLoana on a free

Works for me.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Works for me.

Yeah me to

 

[richards30]

So Mahrez will get replaced and it seems the club already had options lined up so i assume we move onto that target first?

 

[Fordyboy46]

I'm feeling a fun Friday is about to happen, nothing today

 

[richards30]

I'm feeling a fun Friday is about to happen, nothing today

With Mahrez now gone the club need to get a wriggle on with his replacement? One out, one in?

 

[PabZabb]

Yeah keep Bernardo, sign say Pavard and a world class winger and bring back Mcatee and barring any others leaving that’s us done I would imagine

I really hope Kovacic is being prepped to cover Rodri at DM because Phillips in that role for a prolonged period, if Rodri got injured, would concern me. We were seemingly in for Bellingham and Rice and I think we need another CM.