It's Quiet the £250m return

[LangleyBlue1970]

Not a chance they let Eze, possibly Guehi and Wharton go in one window.

 

[Blue and true]

We won't sign any other players now, in my opinion. Donnarumma, maybe; but that looks like fizzling out. We desperately need a lighting fast, top class winger and a right back with world class potential.

Frustrating, because the window started exceptionally well. But we're still short.

 

[hihosilva]

If Akanji leaves i'm expecting a deadline swoop for a new full back. Likely someone who's not been on the radar.

 

[richards30]

If Akanji leaves i'm expecting a deadline swoop for a new full back. Likely someone who's not been on the radar.

Am surprised we haven’t looked at Geertruida to be honest

 

[richards30]

Aint happening this late in the window! Maybe setting the marker down for next year

Possibly mate but Palace are interested in more than one City player apparently

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Shame the CWC came so early.

 

[blueparrot]

If Akanji leaves i'm expecting a deadline swoop for a new full back. Likely someone who's not been on the radar.

Only possible if Ortega and Gundogan or somebody else goes too.

 

[hihosilva]

Only possible if Ortega and Gundogan or somebody else goes too.

One of the keepers will definitely leave. There's no need for four keepers

 

[blueparrot]

One of the keepers will definitely leave. There's no need for four keepers

Yes I know but 3 including a keeper need to leave before we can bring any NHG fulback in.

 

[KDBPLGOAT]

It has indeed been a solid window but is that enough? Liverpool and Arsenal have had exceptional windows imo and are still buying?

And the way both teams battered us in their own home, and we got draws at the Etihad vs Them, and finished with more points, and looked way better in the UCL, those teams should not have had a better window than us this summer. How Arsenal players and dickhead fans took the piss out of us, playing that Kendrick song, doing Haaland celebration etc, definitely must be in the mind of our players, you could tell Haaland really didn’t like it too, but with this defence/GK I don’t see us beating Arsenal, I actually see them beating us with ease if that Spurs performance is anything to go by, same with Liverpool, Madrid. We need a RB and a new GK for sure. Their teams are solid all round. Ours is great in some positions, but incomplete.

 

[waspish]

Just had a text from my late dad’s best mate who is the brother of Bobby Manzi the Palace journalist? Apparently we have made a push for Wharton!

Apparently Wharton is Chelsea’s long term target and the way they move they usually get there targets! There is a lot of teams interested in him can see someone paying a record fee for him and we won’t be doing that!

 

[bluemoon32]

Anything at all happening ?
It's all gone a bit zzzzzzzzz ha

 

[waspish]

Possibly mate but Palace are interested in more than one City player apparently

Problem is they don’t want to go they going to sit it out and what they are entitled to..

 

[bell_mcfc]

Problem is they don’t want to go they going to sit it out and what they are entitled to..

Yeah is an issue sometimes with certain moves but definitely think Akanji is more likely to go to Palace than when they were in for Laporte haha

 

[Tier2Blue]

It's excellent when you consider the ages.

How relevant are the ages? We have signed young players but if they don’t meet the current needs and we regress like last season then surely it’s a bad window? But if the players come good later on it can become less bad?

For me the January and summer activity has been ok at best. Marmoush has impacted, Nico showed glimpses and TR has mobility we need. RAN fills a gap in the squad.

Have any really shifted the dial? TR will be a cast iron starter. Not sure any of the others will be this season. Would Arsenal or Liverpool or Real have been interested in any of these players as starters? Not really. I don’t think anyone can say we have had a great window when you bring in 1 certain starter and even they don’t have a stellar CV. At best we have embarked on a youth driven reset. At worst we have handed the initiative to Arsenal and Liverpool to really nail down their positions as the top 2 teams. We finished 3rd last season and I think we are more likely to finish lower than higher.

 

[bell_mcfc]

Possibly mate but Palace are interested in more than one City player apparently

Hope is true! We’ve known city have had an eye on Wharton for a while but I’m sure we track every up and coming talent.

Would maybe mean Gundo and another are off, Kovacic?

 

[bondsman]

6/10 need to get a rb. Need to resolve keeper issues. Needed to resolve Savinho. The noise around the last two issues won’t be helpful to the squad

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Great start, disappointing and concerning end.

If indeed that's it.

 

[Alexia_Ko]

In 2025 we have spent more than both. The idea that we've been stingy is ridiculous.

We’ve been stingy for the right players for the past two years. We could’ve gotten Olise for 65m but we chose to spend 60m on Doku. 40m on any midfielder other than Kovacic and 55m on any other player than Nunes improves us. We didn’t want to fork over the money for Bellingham and Rice and that’s why we are in this mess

 

[Blue Since 76]

We’ve been stingy for the right players for the past two years. We could’ve gotten Olise for 65m but we chose to spend 60m on Doku. 40m on any midfielder other than Kovacic and 55m on any other player than Nunes improves us. We didn’t want to fork over the money for Bellingham and Rice and that’s why we are in this mess

So Olise, Bellingham and Rice wanted to come to us? It's not like cans of beans in Tesco where if you pay the price you can just take them.