It's Quiet - a new dawn

[ojeme]

The big problem is budget. Added to that are our rivals who may need less players and can target players and are prepared to make lucrative offers not just to players and club. You can only really judge a summer on how well who you've bought works

What I'm simply implying is that it would be unfair to exonerate Txixi whilst blaming Pep if things go wrong. They both are a huge factor to our success as a club next season and if Pep chooses the wrong players favouring a style of play without giving thought to the uniqueness of the premiership and the need to tweak things a little, if it doesn't work out, I'm sure he himself would admit that he got things wrong. On the other hand, when Txixi gets things wrong, he should also be blamed. I'll give you two examples. I know there were reports that Pellers pushed for Bony instead of Dybala and looking back we all admit it was a fatal error. Another one that comes to mind is the decision to go for Mangala when the opportunity arose to sign Sanchez. I know there was FFP and that we needed someone to partner Kompany and all that but I believe we didn't help ourselves there. World class players dont get avaliable for reasonable sums often. I'm sure if it was one of the clubs we aspire to be as successful as, they would have gone for Sanchez and perhaps converted a midfielder or a full back to a defender if they were shackled with the same FFP. I'll give you another example. Real Madrid president would not mind showing the door to his beloved Rafa Benitez if that would mean keeping Isco. RM decided against going for Pogba last summer and that decision was largely because of the same man. I have a few other examples but I wouldn't bore you any further. Presidents, Sporting directors, etc get invloved in their clubs transfer dealings so much because they recognise that every wrong decision would come back to them.

 

[richards30]

Ederson
Walker
Laporte or VVD
Alex Sandro
Fabinho
Sanchez
Isco

Fuck it that's my guess.

 

[ojeme]

Ederson...too expensive
Walker...would rather we spent better
Laporte or VVD...VVD. Be wary of Chelsea
Alex Sandro...not sure Juve would sell
Fabinho...gone quiet
Sanchez...Bayern?
Isco...will he leave?

Fuck it that's my guess.

Earlier this week Tolmie hinted that we'd get vast sums from Aguero which would help to bankroll our transfers this summer but that seems not to be the case now with revent reports that Aguero is staying so are we really going to spend on all these players in one window?

 

[richards30]

Earlier this week Tolmie hinted that we'd get vast sums from Aguero which would help to bankroll our transfers this summer but that seems not to be the case now with revent reports that Aguero is staying so are we really going to spend on all these players in one window?

@tolmie's hairdoo also mentioned forget all numbers previously mentioned as all bets are off and we will be even bigger than expected this summer? As best as they can pep will get who he wants this summer and Isco might not come as might none of them but they are the strongest links and if the club want to win the champions league then that's the minimum calibre of player we need to sign.

 

[Cityfan]

We don't, for whatever reason, buy young players and work them in and make them "ours". There's nothing wrong with finding talent and nurturing it. We don't seem to do it.

Surely buying Sane, Jesus, Moreno, Zinchenko, Roberts, Unal etc is doing exactly that.

 

[Rammyblues]

Trick is to find a way to get serge to play with jesus.

 

[BlueCityfan]

Earlier this week Tolmie hinted that we'd get vast sums from Aguero which would help to bankroll our transfers this summer but that seems not to be the case now with revent reports that Aguero is staying so are we really going to spend on all these players in one window?

I don't think Aguero staying will affect our budget. It might mean we won't go for someone like Mbappe, Neymar or even Sanchez.

 

[Alex - City Matters]

When have you seen Bayern? Lahm struggled a lot with the way Ancelotti wants the fullback to be played. Not inverted anymore like with Pep what fitted his profile now and age great - but again as permanent runner going up and down the wing all the time.

That might be one of the reasons why he retires a year earlier. That he does shows for me that there are some things not running great that we do not even know...

I agree with @Maldeika, Bayern have been poor domestically this year. I was at their game against Ingolstadt in February and they looked like a team full of individuals, rather than the well-oiled side under Guardiola. They scored two goals after the 89th minute to win 2-0, but on another day it probably should have been a draw. It wouldn't surprise me if Leipzig won the league next season - they're boss, Ralph Hasenhüttl, is destined for the top.

Interestingly enough about Leipzig, despite finishing 2nd, they might not be able to play in the Champions League. Due to that part ownership rule, only one of them and RB Salzburg are able to compete in the CL. I believe UEFA choose the side who finished higher, and Salzburg have just won the Austrian league.

 

[Kompany is King]

If Leipzig do not play Champions League maybe we can sign one of their players. Have we been linked with any of their players?

 

[2001bluesky]

So we've lost the battle for both Sead Kolasinac (Free) and Youri Tielemans (21M) ... Brilliant. Can't wait for us to Sign someone in the ranks of Wilshere for 40