It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[CenturyClub]

I'm told it was done but won't be announced until after the CL has ended. So we should know if that's true next week.

I don't mean to be too direct here, but why is it that you have information that the Aouar deal is done, but Sam Lee, the journalist who writes for The Athletic doesn't?

Just curious, that's all.

 

[pudge]

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That purple abomination doesn't count tbf

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I don't mean to be too direct here, but why is it that you have information that the Aouar deal is done, but Sam Lee, the journalist who writes for The Athletic doesn't?

Just curious, that's all.

Sam doesn't know who or what I know. ;-)

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

I don't mean to be too direct here, but why is it that you have information that the Aouar deal is done, but Sam Lee, the journalist who writes for The Athletic doesn't?

Just curious, that's all.

Colin has sound contacts at the club. I doubt Sam Lee has.

 

[Great Kompany]

Well one of those calls may surely be true

 

[CenturyClub]

Sam doesn't know who or what I know. ;-)

Thanks for the update. I hope what you have said is correct, fingers crossed.

 

[citytill1die84]

Well one of those calls may surely be true

2 year extension imo

 

[simon23]

While Ake Torres and Aouer May be okay signings I’m not sure they will make a huge leap in the teams performances. The Lyon lad seems a bit pointless really. Let’s hope we manage to grab an eye opener at some point.

Think this is wrong to be honest

Ake is better than people give him credit for...he has pace to burn and is a leader....he is a huge improvement on Ota and as good as Stones at least - the one things he lacks is a bit of height but he has a decent leap on him as well

Aouar for me is a big improvement on Gundogan for starters and takes D.Silvas spot int he squad - of course he wont be as good as D.Silva but few/if any are.

Torres - a young kid so a bit of an unknown but that means he can be easily coached - Sane was a top class player BUT he wouldnt do everything that Pep requires so there is room for improvement - he adds depth to our squad and could turn out to be a real diamond

With those 3 plus Koulibaly and maybe a kid or two here and there (and irresspective of whether the Messi stuff comes to fruition or not) that would be a pretty damn good summer.

 

[markbmcfc]

2 year extension imo

nah, one year.

 

[domalino]

While Ake Torres and Aouer May be okay signings I’m not sure they will make a huge leap in the teams performances. The Lyon lad seems a bit pointless really. Let’s hope we manage to grab an eye opener at some point.

I think people are really underestimating the impact Aké will have.

Pep said outright that the reason we played the way we did against Lyon was because we've got no pace in the centrebacks, and that makes us vulnerable to balls into the channel.

That's what's undone us in many games this season, and Aké fixes it. I think if we had him in the squad, he'd have started Saturday's game vs. Lyon and we'd have played 433.