It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[Kippaxpete]

Very quiet on the outgoings. Not much interest in Laporte? Thought a CB would be gone

Laporte's departure might be dependent on getting the Gvardiol deal done and dusted.

 

[JC2]

I think we were all hoping for more completed business by the his point, our backroom team have done well in previous years. I've got faith that we will be strong again even if we lose Gundo, Bernie, American, Kyle and Riyadh
However, I do think a great deal of consideration needs to go towards the average age of the squad which is creeping up. If not, when Pep leaves, we could experience the kind of drop off seen at the swamp when Fergie retired.
I'm not able to list who we should target but I do know that the focus should be on the next 5 to 10 years rather than just the remainder of Pep's contact

 

[bluenova]

That's the way to do it, Move in. Move on. Job done. Two days easy

I hear that their director of football can only sign players when there's a release fee ;)

 

[AirbagsOptionalTheReturn]

Makes Txixi looks like an amateur

You are a wum or are clueless. Have we not just won the treble!? With Tixi the amateur key to the squad we have. You don’t know how long the scousers have been talking to RB yet you come on here and make bullshit statements like that, not just in one thread but several.

 

[billblu]

I am not happy this transfer window is a disaster tixxi out pep out .I want at least 10 shiny new signings the transfer window is like Christmas and my birthday combined socks are not an option

 

[Gumzy97]

Wouldn’t blame Mahrez if he went Saudi, the money being offered to him is life changing. Could be set up well even after retirement from football.

 

[Keeper!]

Wouldn’t blame Mahrez if he went Saudi, the money being offered to him is life changing. Could be set up well even after retirement from football.

I also think it's a good time to leave us, he has looked pissed during the last two finals.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Wouldn’t blame Mahrez if he went Saudi, the money being offered to him is life changing. Could be set up well even after retirement from football.

If he does go, at least they won't baulk over a transfer fee

 

[Ajm1985]

The only flip side to that is the season was gruelling and Pep has said you need to refresh the squad to keep the hunger. I’m confident City will be ready.

It'll be incredibly difficult to maintain the same standards and drive next year after such a brilliant end to the season. That could be exacerbated with having some older players, who've won it all and might not buy-in a much to Pep's brilliant yet exhausting style - but I guess that's part of why Pep is the genius he is.

The whole thing with Rice confuses me. Kovacic was progessing regardless of outgoings. We only moved for Rice after Gundogan was moving to Barca, with talk that Rice was looked at as someone who can play box to box and be creative in the final third. And after standing firm on their valuation, we now will operate on a 1 out 1 in in midfield.

Are the 'gaps' that Rice would fill still not there? If they could be filled by the existing squad and you're happy with the squad, why bother bidding £90m?

 

[Bluemoon has risen]

Wouldn’t blame Mahrez if he went Saudi, the money being offered to him is life changing. Could be set up well even after retirement from football.

I wouldn't either. It will be his last big pay day so wouldn't be surprised if he pushed it. If we got a good fee for him I wouldn't stand in his way.

He's 32, so we've had his best years, so he'd go with our best wishes. No idea who we'd bring in to replace him though.