Jack Grealish

[FantasyIreland]

It's not going to be Jesus.

Beat me to it.

 

[Andrew___K]

I think it would be tough. Unless he is the Fernandihno replacement and Gundo switches to DM next season.

I think this is the most likely scenario, we'll be fine with Gundo as Rodri's backup.

 

[kun]

One positive is that he’d be a homegrown player. Hard to find top homegrown players these days and we seem to be at our limit for foreign players

We're over our limit for association trained players anyway. If we signed Grealish he would have to take a foreign dpot in the CL.

Carson
Walker
Stones
Aké
Sterling

 

[David Silva]

While the above is true. That we have a couple of 30 year olds on the horizon... Kev, Gundo, Mahrez.... It will be tough to fit Grealish in next season if everyone comes back. We still have Ferran who is yet to fully settle waiting in the wings.

I think it would be tough. Unless he is the Fernandihno replacement and Gundo switches to DM next season.

Gundo has been one of our best players this year, there’s no way we are gonna demote him to back-up CDM next season.

 

[kun]

Maybe we are interested in him as an alternative to a centre forward. KdB moves into a false 9.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

He needs to pull his socks up if he’s to make it here.

 

[Andrew___K]

Gundo has been one of our best players this year, there’s no way we are gonna demote him to back-up CDM next season.

Giving a player 2 jobs instead of 1 is hardly demoting...

 

[blueparrot]

It's not going to be Jesus.

Think that might be down to the players as much as our preferences.

 

[kun]

Foden/Grealish___________________________Sterling/Mahrez
______________________de Bruyne

___________Grealish/Foden___-_Bernardo/Ilkay

________________________Rodri

__Zinchenko_______Dias__________Stones_______Cancelo

_______________________Ederson

 

[Deleted member 81382]

He's a good player but for some reason, it just doesn't feel like a signing we'd make.

Besides, we already have 4 players (Sterling, Foden, Torres, Jesus) who can play on the left.

If we sign Grealish, we'd have to sell one and I can't see any of those leaving.

 

[FantasyIreland]

He's a good player but for some reason, it just doesn't feel like a signing we'd make.

Besides, we already have 4 players (Sterling, Foden, Torres, Jesus) who can play on the left.

If we sign Grealish, we'd have to sell one and I can't see any of those leaving.

Well,hes better than 3 of the above so if we have an opportunity to upgrade?.

 

[SkyBlueCanuck]

Foden/Grealish___________________________Sterling/Mahrez
______________________de Bruyne

___________Grealish/Foden___-_Bernardo/Ilkay

________________________Rodri

__Zinchenko_______Dias__________Stones_______Cancelo

_______________________Ederson

Maybe could win a few games with that.

 

[kun]

He's a good player but for some reason, it just doesn't feel like a signing we'd make.

Besides, we already have 4 players (Sterling, Foden, Torres, Jesus) who can play on the left.

If we sign Grealish, we'd have to sell one and I can't see any of those leaving.

So? It's only the natural position of maybe one of them. Foden can play anywhere in the frontline and in midfield, Ferràn can play the front line, Sterling can play on either wing and can fill in up top and Jesus is a striker who can play on both sides. We have more players that can play on the right (Mahrez, Bernardo, Sterling, Ferrán, Foden, Jesus +).

We have 8 + players who can play up front. Does that mean we shouldn't sign a striker?
Agüero, Jesus, Delap, Sterling, Ferrán, de Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Well,hes better than 3 of the above so if we have an opportunity to upgrade?.

Maybe but I'm not sure it would be enough of an upgrade to justify spending the 80m or so that Villa would want for him, especially if we're going to be spending more than that on Haaland.

 

[HelloCity]

Well,hes better than 3 of the above so if we have an opportunity to upgrade?.

There’s a difference between doing it at a club like Villa and doing it for City.

The worrying thing is that he hasn’t even been that good for Villa in the 2nd half of the season. He had a great start but faded away the last several months.

 

[kun]

There’s a difference between doing it at a club like Villa and doing it for City.

The worrying thing is that he hasn’t even been that good for Villa in the 2nd half of the season. He had a great start but faded away the last several months.

To be fair there isn't a lot he can do from the treatment room.

 

[HelloCity]

To be fair there isn't a lot he can do from the treatment room.

His form had dropped off long before then smart arse.

Great talent, but he does have big down periods where his form dramatically drops off.

I’m not convinced he’d really improve us overall.

 

[bluesmith]

There’s a difference between doing it at a club like Villa and doing it for City.

The worrying thing is that he hasn’t even been that good for Villa in the 2nd half of the season. He had a great start but faded away the last several months.

He's missed the last 5 games through injury and got an assist or goal in 4 of the previous 6 games!

 

[kun]

His form had dropped off long before then smart arse.

Great talent, but he does have big down periods where his form dramatically drops off.

I’m not convinced he’d really improve us overall.

Hey now no need for that I wasn't trying to be rude lol.
I actually didn't realise his form had dropped before the injury and thought it was possible that you had assumed his lack of activity (goals/assists) was down to form not injury.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Maybe, just maybe, it's a huge ploy from us to drive his price up for United?

Seems like we might be going big on Haaland, so I highly doubt we could afford both at £100m+ each.

United seemingly accept that they can't get Haaland so were possibly banking on Grealish being their big signing. We may be trying to price them out or at least raise the fee.

If not, I'd be happy with him in our squad I think he's quality.