Don't agree on Mendy, he's a run in straight lines merchant. Great at haring up the wing to put in a cross but doesn't have the technical ability or intelligence to step infield and get involved in the build up. Also very poor defensively,much better options out there imo.Fabinho and mendy would be outstanding choices for full backs with Fabinho being a perfect pep player who is versatile and move into midfield with ease. I still think pep will play with a three at the back next season and think that we will push hard for bonnuci and Laporte and if vinny can stay fit we will keep him as a 4th option.
Ins:
Ederson
Fabinho
Mendy
Laporte
Bonnuci
Isco
Sanchez
That would be an outstanding window for us
Don't agree on Mendy, he's a run in straight lines merchant. Great at haring up the wing to put in a cross but doesn't have the technical ability or intelligence to step infield and get involved in the build up. Also very poor defensively,much better options out there imo.
Would need fullbacks as well, maybe Lake and Palmer ;)If we got three of those I'd be delighted.
Emerson
Laporte
Bonucci..
They would transform us.
Fabrinio wouldn't go a miss either:)
if the prem has taught us anything it is a defense that plays regularly together is better than a team of superstars just look at Huth and Morgan last year.If we got three of those I'd be delighted.
Emerson
Laporte
Bonucci..
They would transform us.
Fabrinio wouldn't go a miss either:)
if the prem has taught us anything it is a defense that plays regularly together is better than a team of superstars just look at Huth and Morgan last year.
out of contract this year 1 goalkeeper 3 fullbacks 1 defensive midfielder and 1 attacking midfielder of which 1 is association trained
so instead of Ederson buy Butland who is better english and knows the league
Fabinho is nailed on in my opinion but we still need an understudy my choice is Karsdorp
with no lcb at the moment i think Kolarov will be moved back and i hope it is vvd or Mings, both know the league and are better than the other 2
i think it is Hernandez we will buy but who ever we still need an understudy, Sessegnon or Henry both english and destined for the top
defensive mid there is only one for me Kessie
attacking mid we do not need one, but Nolito and Aguero may choose to leave and i am a believer in the attack changing every year
Fabinho and mendy would be outstanding choices for full backs with Fabinho being a perfect pep player who is versatile and move into midfield with ease. I still think pep will play with a three at the back next season and think that we will push hard for bonnuci and Laporte and if vinny can stay fit we will keep him as a 4th option.
Ins:
Ederson
Fabinho
Mendy
Laporte
Bonnuci
Isco
Sanchez
That would be an outstanding window for us
so instead of Ederson buy Butland who is better english and knows the league
How much would that little lot cost and who would you sell and what would you expect to get in in sales.
what a fanfare that would be :)Would need fullbacks as well, maybe Lake and Palmer ;)
Define better? Better at picking the ball out of his net? Certainly. Better at hoofing the ball into touch? Without a doubt.
That he's English and "knows the league" is irrelevant and we may as well just extend Willy and use Gunn if that's what we're aiming for.
Ederson is probably the most likely to be at City next season of all the names we are discussing, at this point.
We won't be spending less than £200 million this summer, that much is for certain. I would imagine £300 million wouldn't be out of the question, with a third of that coming from player sales and more in the, perhaps likely, event Aguero moves on.
I think the huge saving on wages will be telling. if we get rid of the 8 out of contract plus a couple of sales we are talking a million a week to the good. we should use that to entice the very best replacements not as many just better players. so yes 300m is very doable.Define better? Better at picking the ball out of his net? Certainly. Better at hoofing the ball into touch? Without a doubt.
That he's English and "knows the league" is irrelevant and we may as well just extend Willy and use Gunn if that's what we're aiming for.
Ederson is probably the most likely to be at City next season of all the names we are discussing, at this point.
We won't be spending less than £200 million this summer, that much is for certain. I would imagine £300 million wouldn't be out of the question, with a third of that coming from player sales and more in the, perhaps likely, event Aguero moves on.
Only for common men See youve edited it. Seriously though those 3 plus Fabinho and two full backs would be all we really need,No big need to change the front six other than maybe support for Silva and DeBruyne depending on Gundogans fitness.what a fanfare that would be :)
agreed. get the back line sorted and we re going to be unstoppable.S
Only for common men See youve edited it. Seriously though those 3 plus Fabinho and two full backs would be all we really need,No big need to change the front six other than maybe support for Silva and DeBruyne depending on Gundogans fitness.
most managers get their biggest budgets in their first year, but even so we are still restricted by ffp on wages.Define better? Better at picking the ball out of his net? Certainly. Better at hoofing the ball into touch? Without a doubt.
That he's English and "knows the league" is irrelevant and we may as well just extend Willy and use Gunn if that's what we're aiming for.
Ederson is probably the most likely to be at City next season of all the names we are discussing, at this point.
so you do not think pep learnt his lesson with Bravo or that Hart has only gone because of his off field antics not his kicking.
We won't be spending less than £200 million this summer, that much is for certain. I would imagine £300 million wouldn't be out of the question, with a third of that coming from player sales and more in the, perhaps likely, event Aguero moves on.
200-300m Seriously how do you make that out.
Could we afford that.
We havent spent those kind of sums before in one window.
I think the huge saving on wages will be telling. if we get rid of the 8 out of contract plus a couple of sales we are talking a million a week to the good. we should use that to entice the very best replacements not as many just better players. so yes 300m is very doable.
most managers get their biggest budgets in their first year, but even so we are still restricted by ffp on wages.
How much would that little lot cost and who would you sell and what would you expect to get in in sales.
Define better? Better at picking the ball out of his net? Certainly. Better at hoofing the ball into touch? Without a doubt.
That he's English and "knows the league" is irrelevant and we may as well just extend Willy and use Gunn if that's what we're aiming for.
Ederson is probably the most likely to be at City next season of all the names we are discussing, at this point.
so you do not think Pep learnt his lesson with Bravo , or that Hart has only gone because of his off field antics , knowing the league the players the weather and most important the refs gives defenders a huge advantage and is not irrelevant
Hi mate:
Ins:
Ederson £35m
Fabinho @ £30m
Mendy @ £30m
Laporte @ £60m
Bonnuci @ £60m
Isco @ £25m
Sanchez @ £40m
£280m gross spend
Out:
Hart @ £20m
Nasri @ £12m
Bony @ £10m
Fernando @ £8m
Bravo @ £10m
Otamendi @ £20m
Nacho @ £10m
Mangala @ £20m
£110m in sales
Out of contract:
Yaya
Navas
Zab
Clichy
Sagna
Tosin
Equals wages saved etc and city spread new players fees over the length of their contracts for accounting?
We know we will sign at least 7-8 players and that's just to cover positions that will be left via contracts ending, never mind padding out our squad depth.
The club are unlikely to sign plug-ins or players that don't meet Pep's standards, as they have an obligation to back him to the hilt. These players are expensive and City, as usual, will pay a premium.
Right now from fairly solid rumors and ITKs on this forum alone, we could be looking at (to start)
Ederson
One of Laporte/Bonucci
Fabinho
Henrichs
Isco
Mbappe
Sanchez
That alone smashes anything we've ever attempted in a window.
Well, aside from having the richest owner in football, we can actually afford that of our own accord when you consider:
1. Incoming from player sales. Hart is £25m, Navas should pick up £15-20m, Aguero £70m or more. And others too (Nasri, Mooy, maybe Bravo).
2. Big wage contracts coming off the books. A selection of players will be leaving this summer and almost all of them will be on north of £100,000 a week, some north of £200,000.
It's cliche, but I expect this window will be truly unprecedented. Indeed it needs to be.
Agree with this 100%. Failure to get the very best only ends up costing you more in future windows anyway.
While true, losing players like Yaya Toure (£250,000 a week) will untie our hands considerably in this department. It mustn't be underestimated how City have struggled with the elephant contracts that many of our aging stars, largely from the Mancini era, were signed to with reckless abandon.