It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

Firstly, losing either Gundo or Bernardo and bringing in Kovacic as their replacement would be utterly laughable. If you lose players of that calibre, you need to replace them with world class talent, whether that's the finished article or a player with undeniable potential. Kovacic is neither.

Even if we're signing him as a squad player in addition to the midfield options we already have, it still makes little sense to me. Yes, he's a decent player and would fit in well enough. But if Pep feels we're a little light in the middle then surely keeping one or both of Doyle/McAtee around the squad next season, or using Lewis there as he did on Sunday, would make more sense than signing an injury prone 29 year old on their last big contract, who isn't even that good.

I struggle to believe that we're going to give Kovacic the 4 or 5 year deal he'd no doubt want when we're not prepared to give Gundogan a straight 2 year deal at the age of 32.

Mount is the one we should be all over. It looks like he's decided to leave, and his quality, versatility, work rate and intelligence would be perfect for us. He's no Foden, but he's a great player.

In fact, I'd take Loftus Cheek over Kovacic.
 
From what I’m hearing is that Bernardo Silva will play his final game for city in the UCL final
 
balotelli's back pocket said:
Firstly, losing either Gundo or Bernardo and bringing in Kovacic as their replacement would be utterly laughable. If you lose players of that calibre, you need to replace them with world class talent, whether that's the finished article or a player with undeniable potential. Kovacic is neither.

Even if we're signing him as a squad player in addition to the midfield options we already have, it still makes little sense to me. Yes, he's a decent player and would fit in well enough. But if Pep feels we're a little light in the middle then surely keeping one or both of Doyle/McAtee around the squad next season, or using Lewis there as he did on Sunday, would make more sense than signing an injury prone 29 year old on their last big contract, who isn't even that good.

I struggle to believe that we're going to give Kovacic the 4 or 5 year deal he'd no doubt want when we're not prepared to give Gundogan a straight 2 year deal at the age of 32.

Mount is the one we should be all over. It looks like he's decided to leave, and his quality, versatility, work rate and intelligence would be perfect for us. He's no Foden, but he's a great player.

In fact, I'd take Loftus Cheek over Kovacic.
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Yeh what the fuck does Pep and our scouting team know eh... 5 out of the last 6 titles won and 2 wins away from a treble! I wouldn't give a fuck if we we're in fer bringing Peter crouch out of retirement if our higher ups and Pep wanted it for the benefit of our team to be perfectly honest.
 
Kovacic is a great player, I don't think its fair to cast judgement based on his performances vs us when we can make nearly all midfielders look absolutely garbage. Even when we've dominated Chelsea over the years and forced him into errors I still feel like hes one of the best competitors we've played against (especially in the tight spaces). I don't see him as a replacement for Bernardo though. He's a 6 who can make runs from deep, not an 8 in our system or a wide midfielder
 
pavelsrnicek said:
I wonder if we’d still be interested in Kovacic if Gundogan stays. Can’t see how he would replace Bernardo.

Bellingham for Bernardo fair enough but if Bernardo leaves and Bellingham heads to Real I wonder who we move for.
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As it stands, Gundo is staying and has changed his mind :)

Still some bits to sort, but his wife is backing him either way.
 
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