It's Quiet - a new dawn

[Neville Kneville]

If he was coming as a right back that would be fine, but sounds like Walker is more likely as Fabinho wants to be a midfielder. If its as a pivot I think there are better players for that than Fabinho.

Fernandinho being one.

 

[Rammy Blue]

CFC get single bidders to pay hugely above the market rate!

"Pay the money or concrete overcoat, take your pick"

 

[ojeme]

The scary thing is that £70m won't stretch that far if we are going to get the calibre of player we need. I'm still adamant we need someone to cover Silva when he's been kicked off the park.

Yes I think we do but there's only so much we can spend I guess

On Isco, all I keep hearing is that he's signing a new deal with Real. He would be absolutely perfect but I don't think it's meant to be.

We really do need someone though, the difference between City with and without Silva is staggering.

How true

I won't mind James Rodriguez either to be honest. Isco is better, but RM are selling James and we should grab who we can.

Was thinking along these lines that if Isco is ungettable, trying for James, Veratti, B. Silva, etc wouldnt hutrt but I suspect Veratti might be similarly unobtainable, Silva seems a little lightweight for the role to me. He appears to tire out as games wear out even though he's plays on a stupendously high level. Also if he'd be sold, it's no brainer that he'd go for stupid money. Finally regarding James, I think he'd be the one to move this summer and maybe just maybe we can try for him. Just saying.

There are reports that he's off to rags though

 

[The Riot Club]

Dele Alli. He's better than Isco, James, Fabinho or Bernardo Silva.

If we want to be the best we have to sign the best, and that means spending huge sums of money just like Real Madrid do, and the rags did in their heyday and like Chelsea do.

Alli has goals, drive, attitude, and bags of skill. He'd transform our team into title winners. Imagine him with Sané and Sterling either side and Kun and Jesus up front. We'd smash everyone.

 

[aguero93:20]

Dele Alli. He's better than Isco

Nope. Not much between them in terms of goals and Isco is much the better all round player.

 

[johnmc]

Nope. Not much between them in terms of goals and Isco is much the better all round player.

In la liga Isco has a one in five record. Alli in the premier league is just over one in two.

 

[domalino]

In la liga Isco has a one in five record. Alli in the premier league is just over one in two.

Isco has 10 in 37 this season whilst having to play as a sub a lot (but still playing most games).

To be honest this shouldn't even be a discussion! Isco has been Madrid's best player recently, and he's been delivering on the big stage longer than Alli has been a professional. He's also stylistically a viable Silva replacement unlike Alli who's basically a second striker and creates very little.



Plus he'd cost £25-30m and not a world transfer record, which matters.

 

[cadds92]

Dele Alli and Isco are completely different players.

Alli is your old fashioned second striker wheras Isco is your modern number ten who's primary job is to creat and dictate the play.

Dele Alli is the player you want on the end of the balls delivered by Isco.

 

[Yates]

Dele Alli. He's better than Isco, James, Fabinho or Bernardo Silva.

If we want to be the best we have to sign the best, and that means spending huge sums of money just like Real Madrid do, and the rags did in their heyday and like Chelsea do.

Alli has goals, drive, attitude, and bags of skill. He'd transform our team into title winners. Imagine him with Sané and Sterling either side and Kun and Jesus up front. We'd smash everyone.

The players you mention don't even play similar roles to Alli, especially Fabinho but i'll divulge. Do you truly believe Alli is better than Isco? Alli just like the rest of the overhyped English players will continue to flop internationally and on a European club level because they are simply inferior at the fundamentals of football. Pep will never sign Alli.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Dele Alli would cost a fortune, can't spend that much on a AM, when we have such a big overhaul in front of us.

 

[domalino]

Kolasinac would be a great signing, I'm glad to see that rumour come back tonight. He'd be a perfect CB/LB and if we're offering people like Navas new contracts because it's not financially viable to replace 6 or 7 first team players in a summer...getting a player like him for nothing would be smart.

 

[ojeme]

Dele Alli. He's better than Isco, James, Fabinho or Bernardo Silva.

If we want to be the best we have to sign the best, and that means spending huge sums of money just like Real Madrid do, and the rags did in their heyday and like Chelsea do.

Alli has goals, drive, attitude, and bags of skill. He'd transform our team into title winners. Imagine him with Sané and Sterling either side and Kun and Jesus up front. We'd smash everyone.

Alli better than Isco?? Well I wouldn't say much. Once he begins to deliver at the bigger stage then we can start this discussion. A lot of people here really underrate Isco for some reason.

 

[domalino]

Alli better than Isco?? Well I wouldn't say much. Once he begins to deliver at the bigger stage then we can start this discussion. A lot of people here really underrate Isco for some reason.

Because he turned us down twice! Just look at the Isco thread, full of bitter fans upset that he turned us down a few times.

I wish I could share that feeling, I just watch him and wish he was playing in sky blue.

 

[cadds92]

 

[ADegenerate]

Makes a lot of sense. They make some money, get Sanchez, and Coman is happy.

I sure as hell hope that means we're after Mbappe and that Mbappe is willing to come though. Not sure that's very likely...

 

[WallyA]

Isco is a great player, but everybody is forgetting about our boy Paddy Roberts! He can step in for Silva and play the wings and such.

Seriously though, this Alli vs Isco thing is funny to read, they have completely different roles in their team.

Considering that Aguero, Jesus, and Nacho are all strikers who can play as a second striker, and Silva is our only true 10, a 10 is in much more demand atm. The squad has issue when Silva isn't on the field.

 

[Andouble]

Might be the only winger in the world that's a worse finisher than Sterling. Not counting fullback Navas, of course. A better footballer, though. Done nothing to warrant a 50 million price tag.

 

[Tevez City]

Isco is a great player, but everybody is forgetting about our boy Paddy Roberts! He can step in for Silva and play the wings and such.

Seriously though, this Alli vs Isco thing is funny to read, they have completely different roles in their team.

Considering that Aguero, Jesus, and Nacho are all strikers who can play as a second striker, and Silva is our only true 10, a 10 is in much more demand atm. The squad has issue when Silva isn't on the field.

No#10 scores often, Silva doesn't.

He is 8 or 6 .

 

[ojeme]

Because he turned us down twice! Just look at the Isco thread, full of bitter fans upset that he turned us down a few times.

I wish I could share that feeling, I just watch him and wish he was playing in sky blue.

That's so true Domalino. The way he is underrated on here beggars belief and the only way you can explain that is the fact that people are so bitter towards him. You're indeed correct.

 

[doobyedoobye]

Makes a lot of sense. They make some money, get Sanchez, and Coman is happy.

I sure as hell hope that means we're after Mbappe and that Mbappe is willing to come though. Not sure that's very likely...

This is my preferred outcome too.