It's Quiet the £250m return

[citytill1die84]

It's hardly rocket science.

These deals are done. Will be going through legals today maybe tomorrow. Then medicals. Will be official in plenty of time for Saturday fixtures.

Not sure about being ready for Saturday but I believe they're done also.

 

[Coatigan]

Not sure about being ready for Saturday but I believe they're done also.

Think he meant officially announced, rather than ready to start.

 

[citytill1die84]

Think he meant officially announced, rather than ready to start.

Ah ok.

 

[PragueBlue]

So do you see him competing with Foden and Cherki at 10?

Definitely in a year or 2, if not now.

All 3 are similar in as much as they can all play on the left or at 10, so I guess it depends how much game time he gets but I would personally like to see 2 of the 3 starting, with the other to come off the bench. It's then up to them to fight it out.

We are very fortunate to have such a talented (and young) bunch of forward players for those positions. Perhaps not quite as strong on the left and perhaps that is the thinking behind our interest in Rodrygo (if we are indeed interested).

 

[NQCitizen]

Definitely in a year or 2, if not now.

All 3 are similar in as much as they can all play on the left or at 10, so I guess it depends how much game time he gets but I would personally like to see 2 of the 3 starting, with the other to come off the bench. It's then up to them to fight it out.

We are very fortunate to have such a talented (and young) bunch of forward players.

Absolutely. Think we'll see a bit of Foden at RW too. If we did keep Savinho and add Rodrygo (ambitious I know) we'd potentially have the best attacking depth (maybe joint top with Real) in the world.

 

[bell_mcfc]

Fair enough, lets be honest, hes not going to start the big games is he?

At RB I agree, but going forward at CM he could easily be used once Gundo/Kov/Bernie phases out.

Ricois a midfielder really and has done a great job for us at RB but in the very biggest of games against the very best wingers he'll probably get found out.

I really dont want him to go. Thankfully with our own RB problems dont think we'll let him go and we were trying to get him to sign a new deal anyway so his pay will defo go up its just all about minutes!

 

[bell_mcfc]

Is he going to get in our midield is the question

For me when Bernie goes he's got the legs to help run it.

 

[PragueBlue]

Absolutely. Think we'll see a bit of Foden at RW too. If we did keep Savinho and add Rodrygo (ambitious I know) we'd potentially have the best attacking depth (maybe joint top with Real) in the world.

I would definitely agree with that when you add Haaland, Marmoush and Doku into the equation. It might be difficult to keep them all happy though.

If we keep Savinho, I believe he maybe better suited to the left than the right. Which side did he play at Girona?

 

[Chappie]

That’s mad to me if he leaves , he’s city through and through

I'm City through and through, it doesn't mean I can do the job they want me to do.

 

[oldius]

I would definitely agree with that when you add Haaland, Marmoush and Doku into the equation. It might be difficult to keep them all happy though.

If we keep Savinho, I believe he maybe better suited to the left than the right. Which side did he play at Girona?

Left

 

[NQCitizen]

I would definitely agree with that when you add Haaland, Marmoush and Doku into the equation. It might be difficult to keep them all happy though.

If we keep Savinho, I believe he maybe better suited to the left than the right. Which side did he play at Girona?

35 games on the left, 2 CAM.

Played RW mostly at Atletico Miniero and PSV

 

[blue ranger]

Rico is a fine back up CM. We've got to find 4 club trained players each year from somewhere.

Who is he playing ahead of? Rodri, Nico, Bernardo, Kovacic, Reijnders, or Cherki/Foden/o'Reilly who can all play as an 8

 

[NQCitizen]

Who is he playing ahead of? Rodri, Nico, Bernardo, Kovacic, Reijnders, or Cherki/Foden/o'Reilly who can all play as an 8

Not ahead of any of them really (although I suspect Pep prefers him to Nico G). Come next season it's likely none of Kova, Gundo or Bernardo are here either.

But that's my point Lewis as your 25th man, rather than just nobody because you've not filled your CT places, is worth having.

 

[blueparrot]

Not ahead of any of them really (although I suspect Pep prefers him to Nico G). Come next season it's likely none of Kova, Gundo or Bernardo are here either.

But that's my point Lewis as your 25th man, rather than just nobody because you've not filled your CT places, is worth having.

Yes, but O'Reilly might fill that 4th CT spot next season.So then Lewis would need a spot in the HG or NHG list.

 

[NQCitizen]

Yes, but O'Reilly might fill that 4th CT spot next season.So then Lewis would need a spot in the HG or NHG list.

That's a fair point yeah.

I wonder what happens with O'Reilly, what position do we see him playing long term?

He does look very good each time he plays though.

 

[SWP's back]

Not sure i expect Bobb (especially) or O'Reilly to escape the same fate as mcatee, palmer, hardwood bellis, lavia, delap etc

At least Rico showed signs he might

Bobb is several magnitudes better than Rico.

 

[Centurions]

Yes, but O'Reilly might fill that 4th CT spot next season.So then Lewis would need a spot in the HG or NHG list.

O'Reilly will still be young enough for the B list next season as well as this one.

 

[p.taker]

That's a fair point yeah.

I wonder what happens with O'Reilly, what position do we see him playing long term?

He does look very good each time he plays though.

box-to-box midfielder

 

[NQCitizen]

Bobb is several magnitudes better than Rico.

Good luck finding any player in the history of football that Bobb isn't magnitudes better than according to Bluemoon.

Out of interest what makes you say Bobb is so much better than Rico?

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

So do you see him competing with Foden and Cherki at 10?

Bobb will end up leaving at some point. I just can’t see how he gets the needed game time to develop.

If a winger leaves we’ll just sign someone else