It's Quiet - a new dawn

[Tugay One Cup]

Nothin' fishy about that at all...

I'm not sure which quote made me laugh more. He's certainly a character!

 

[Mayor West]

His second touch is a header....

Which usually hits the back of the net!

 

[pavelsrnicek]

At this point our squad is looking like:

GK Ederson, Bravo/ ANother
Full Backs Walker, Mendy, Bertrand
Centre Backs Kompany, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov, Adarabioyo.
Midfield Yaya, Gundogan, Fernandinho, Silva, KdB, Fernando, Delph, Garcia
Forwards Kun, Sane, Sterling, Jesus, Sanchez

I make that 17 foreign players, with 5 Homegrown players and 2 that don't count.

 

[bluemoonmatt]

At this point our squad is looking like:

GK Ederson, Bravo/ ANother
Full Backs Walker, Mendy, Bertrand
Centre Back

Not sure about this squad, seem to be lacking in depth and I don't rate that ANother kid

 

[uwe rosler 28]

At this point our squad is looking like:

GK Ederson, Bravo/ ANother
Full Backs Walker, Mendy, Bertrand
Centre Backs Kompany, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov, Adarabioyo.
Midfield Yaya, Gundogan, Fernandinho, Silva, KdB, Fernando, Delph, Garcia
Forwards Kun, Sane, Sterling, Jesus, Sanchez

I make that 17 foreign players, with 5 Homegrown players and 2 that don't count.

Leaving our new Silva out for Fernando???? And when did we sign walker,Bertrand,Mendy and Sanchez???

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Not sure about this squad, seem to be lacking in depth and I don't rate that ANother kid

Post edited now! Posted before it was ready by mistake

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Leaving our new Silva out for Fernando???? And when did we sign walker,Bertrand,Mendy and Sanchez???

GK Ederson, Bravo/ ANother
Full Backs Walker, Mendy, Bertrand
Centre Backs Kompany, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov, Adarabioyo.
Midfield Yaya, Gundogan, Fernandinho, Silva, Bernardo, KdB, Fernando, Delph, Garcia
Forwards Kun, Sane, Sterling, Jesus, Sanchez

Bernardo in there now.

None of Wlker,Bertrand,Mendy and Sanchez have signed as far as I know. but on the basis on the players strongly linked that's something along the lines of the squad we would be looking at. Means one Homegrown and one foreign player would have to be sold.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I personally think we will miss out on Sanchez. Whilst we have signed some of their better players in the past, I cannot fathom why they would let their star player join a direct rival. If they were to sell Sanchez to us, you could argue that their odds of finishing in the four would have markedly reduced. For a player of Sanchez's quality, you would have to surmise that there would be many interested parties.

 

[Akiva]

I personally think we will miss out on Sanchez. Whilst we have signed some of their better players in the past, I cannot fathom why they would let their star player join a direct rival. If they were to sell Sanchez to us, you could argue that their odds of finishing in the four would have markedly reduced. For a player of Sanchez's quality, you would have to surmise that there would be many interested parties.

Well, yes, but it's not as easy as that.

Only so many clubs could afford the fee on Sanchez and even less could manage the wages he's after. He wants more than his current £180k per week, which is ultimately why he's leaving in the first place, and Arsenal are rumored to have offered between £250-280k per week which he has apparently rejected. A club like Bayern would certainly be after a player such as Sanchez and could certainly pay 40-50m for him, but the wages are out of proportion for the current structure in the club and would be impossible for them to take on board without having to restructure across the squad.

Simply put, there isn't really really a market for Sanchez other than a few select teams, of which City are one. If the player wants City, that gives us the edge.

 

[blueparrot]

GK Ederson, Bravo/ ANother
Full Backs Walker, Mendy, Bertrand
Centre Backs Kompany, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov, Adarabioyo.
Midfield Yaya, Gundogan, Fernandinho, Silva, Bernardo, KdB, Fernando, Delph, Garcia
Forwards Kun, Sane, Sterling, Jesus, Sanchez

Bernardo in there now.

None of Wlker,Bertrand,Mendy and Sanchez have signed as far as I know. but on the basis on the players strongly linked that's something along the lines of the squad we would be looking at. Means one Homegrown and one foreign player would have to be sold.

Delph would be the homegrown to go, by my count you have 17 non homegrown which is ok, that said I think Fernando will go and be replaced by somebody that can cover pivot and right back in the Fabinho, Kimmich mould.