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[richards30]

Even Guardiola said we'll get few players in.

Pep said the squad had been together 3 years and needed a refresh so I would imagine personally it will be 3-4 in and in total 8-10 out including loans and selling deadwood.

 

[blueparrot]

Pep said the squad had been together 3 years and needed a refresh so I would imagine personally it will be 3-4 in and in total 8-10 out including loans and selling deadwood.

Assuming Rodri or another DM in, the only way more come in are as replacements, most probable would be Danilo, Otamendi and Sane but if those three Stay we just don’t have room

 

[richards30]

Assuming Rodri or another DM in, the only way more come in are as replacements, most probable would be Danilo, Otamendi and Sane but if those three Stay we just don’t have room

Delph, Danilo, otamendi, kompany, bravo at least leaving imo this summer. Leroy possibly as well will go? Then there could be at least £80m brought in by selling players we have put on loan? Plus all roads lead to us being banned from transfers for January and next summer when David Silva, Fernandinho and Sergio all possibly leave? We only brought in mahrez last summer as well and actually had an £8m positive showing on the books with who we sold so we should have plenty in the pot this summer. A CB and DM are the most important though so if we could get De Ligt and rhodri at least then we have significantly improved the squad already? Add in to hopefully De Bruyne and Mendy staying fit then we have improved even further.

 

[blueparrot]

Here’s a handy guide the squad as it stands plus a new DM and including Sandler, without Mangala. Should help when working out ins and outs.
Even with that though we are one over on the non homegrown.

Non Homegrown
1 Ederson, 2 Bravo. , 3 Danilo, 4 Laporte, 5 Otamendi, 6 Mendy, 7 Zinchenko, 8 Sandler, 9 Fernandinho, 10 New DM, 11. Gundogan, 12 Silva,13 De Bruyne, 14 Bernardo, 15, Sane, 16 Mahrez, 17 Aguero, 18 Jesus

Homegrown
1 Walker, 2 Stones, 3 Delph, 4 Sterling

U21 / club trained
Foden, Garcia, Muric,

 

[Gabriel]

Even Guardiola said we'll get few players in.

Did he? Is this the old ‘a few’/‘few’ distinction?

Khaldoon was quite specific and used the plural when discussing prospective signings, so while last year there were ‘few’, this year we can anticipate ‘a few’. :-)

 

[blueparrot]

Delph, Danilo, otamendi, kompany, bravo at least leaving imo this summer. Leroy possibly as well will go? Then there could be at least £80m brought in by selling players we have put on loan? Plus all roads lead to us being banned from transfers for January and next summer when David Silva, Fernandinho and Sergio all possibly leave? We only brought in mahrez last summer as well and actually had an £8m positive showing on the books with who we sold so we should have plenty in the pot this summer. A CB and DM are the most important though so if we could get De Ligt and rhodri at least then we have significantly improved the squad already? Add in to hopefully De Bruyne and Mendy staying fit then we have improved even further.

Don’t think Bravo leaves, even if he does he’d most likely be replaced by Steffen who’d still take a place in the 17.its not a cost thing it’s balancing numbers

 

[nmc]

Delph, Danilo, otamendi, kompany, bravo at least leaving imo this summer. Leroy possibly as well will go? Then there could be at least £80m brought in by selling players we have put on loan? Plus all roads lead to us being banned from transfers for January and next summer when David Silva, Fernandinho and Sergio all possibly leave? We only brought in mahrez last summer as well and actually had an £8m positive showing on the books with who we sold so we should have plenty in the pot this summer. A CB and DM are the most important though so if we could get De Ligt and rhodri at least then we have significantly improved the squad already? Add in to hopefully De Bruyne and Mendy staying fit then we have improved even further.

I love the way people assume we can just get Mendy fit and keep him fit - the recent past is the best predictor of the future - in all probability if Mendy manages 25 games next season it’ll be a bonus. KDB equally just seems to have niggles that won’t go away - here’s hoping but we need to be contingent and plan for both KDB and Mendy being missing here and there. I’m more hopeful on KDB because his issues this season were a direct result of him playing too much the year before - World Cup and David Silva being absent.

 

[Centurions]

Those expecting a busy window might be very disappointed again come Aug 31st. I could quite easily see us going with what we've already got next season. Mangala might be the only departure.

Well you're already wrong as Kompany has gone too. Actually, you're just wrong full stop.

 

[jamiecav]

Well you're already wrong as Kompany has gone too. Actually, you're just wrong full stop.

Aa if mangala will go ;)

 

[City Raider]

We deffo need a Ferna replacement. Gundo is great in possession but, for example, Leicesters best chances all came about because he lost a physical battle. Most games we’re ok because we dominate possession and get plenty of chances. In the defining games though, purely because of our attacking formation, our defensive set up needs to be absolutely spot on. A season of Gundo there and we will pay the price somewhere.