pavelsrnicek
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Good post but ultimately speculation.
We went after Maguire and Van dyk but price was an issue and Komps changed his mind last min.
2 new signing will have a positive impact, one is a CB.
Aguero is still here so in theory we do not need to replace.
We will bring in another cb and messi is still a possibility until the window closes.
Pep will leave us in a good position to continue to challenge whether that is this year or next. The building blocks for long term success is in place.
The team is going through a period of transition from dominance under covid and FFP.
The club is run by professional individuals who will make mistakes but will also strive to keep us at the top.
FFP cannot be dismissed as it has caused us to slow down and limit our spend. Well done you corrupt wankers!
Again we sound like an entitled fan base.
Bar the occasional few people with specific information this whole transfer forum is speculation or discussion of media speculation.
The issue with Aguero is injuries, his meniscus injury has kept him out since June. He no doubt would have helped us against Lyon but injuries have been an issue. We are going to face a condensed, intense season. What happens if Jesus gets injured?
I agree that the team is going through a degree of transition- the likes of Kompany, Silva, Yaya, Zabaleta have gone, Aguero leaves next summer. We have replaced Yaya with KDB, Zaba with Walker and we’ll see if Foden replaces Silva. We haven’t and need to replace Kompany.
No one can say that Pep will leave us in a good position just yet. Hopefully we’ll have a great farewell season and a new man steps in.
FFP should be less of an issue this summer but for obvious reasons the market is flat. There may well be some last minute horse trading but I don’t expect us to get involved as we try and avoid panic buying.
As for an entitled fan base- City owe us nothing, all we can hope for is that the powers that be keep aiming high. The point of my post is that we have clear issues with our squad, as we did last year. I hope we take steps to rectify the problems. If we choose to buy replacements for Doncaster or Barcelona they’ll have my full support.