January transfers

[moomba]

I'm anything but a knee jerker or a Fifa fan boy but the only players I'd keep for next season are...
Hart
Zaba
Kompany
Mangala
Kolarov
Milner
Fernandinho
Yaya
Silva
Nasri
Aguero
Sagna



The rest can be upgraded.

I'd add Demichelis, Fernando and maybe Jovetic depending on how he goes over the rest of the year.

Yaya and Nasri have some convincing to do.

 

[richards30]

the keep list for me would be:

hart
zab
vinny
mangala
kolarov
Fernando
silva
milner
fernandinho
Sergio
jovetic
nasri
nastasic
willy


out:

yaya
navas
edin
clichy
MDM
sagna

ins:
reus
rodriguez
barkley
vidal
pique

first 11

hart
zab
vinny
pique
rodriguez
Fernando
vidal
silva
reus
barkley
aguero

 

[Manchester33]

Since we won the league in 2012, we haven't bought a world class player IMO.

Chelsea have bought in Hazard, Costa, Matic, Fabregas, Cortious, Oscar.

Arsenal have bought in Ozil and Sanchez

United got Di maria, Falcao,

The best player we got was Negredo, and now he's gone.

It's not about quantity or youth, it's about buying just 1 or maybe 2 players who'll IMPROVE the first team.

No more world class than Fernandinho or Negredo.

I agree though, we needed a world class signing this summer.

Since 2012, we've missed out on:
2012: De Rossi, Hazard, Van Persie
2013: Pepe, Isco, Cavani
2014: Benatia, Falcao

I'd argue Matic and Oscar are currently better than Fernandinho, and Ozil was a morale boosting signing.

Since Aguero came I don't think we've had any player that has got me excited about the thought of them pulling on a City shirt, just decent squad players.

Moving forward I'd try and buy one world class player every summer, replace anyone who leaves with younger versions maybe start bringing through youth players and getting them some experience in the smaller games - like Moscow at home, where they would give 110% to impress.

 

[carlos tevez is a blue]

I'm anything but a knee jerker or a Fifa fan boy but the only players I'd keep for next season are...
Hart
Zaba
Kompany
Mangala
Kolarov
Milner
Fernandinho
Yaya
Silva
Nasri
Aguero
Sagna



The rest can be upgraded.

If we can get Clyne then Sagna can go.
If we get good offers for Yaya or Nasri then both of these can leave as long as quality replacements can be bought.
If we bought Kurzawa or Rodriguez then Kolarov could leave.

I'd say Fernando should be kept, but agree with the rest of your picks.

However we all know that we can't afford to change all these players in one go, but like you said if it was FIFA or fantasy manager then,.....

I'd like to keep Demichelis but if he wants to play in the MLS like he said on that City show on ITV 4 he can.

Clyne would be a fool to move to be Zaba's back up, can see the rags going balls deep for him in the summer. Sagna's cracking back, Bayern have Rafinha as a back up right back, Barcelona have Montoya, I'd pick Sagna over those two.
I'd keep Yaya and Nasri because they are both excellent players and we won't get anywhere close to there true value's because they are on massive wages.

I agree with both picks for a new left back, I'd also try and tempt Alba as he's rumored to be unhappy at Barca or Coentrao, in a straight choice between Clichy or Kolarov it's Kolarov even without the home grown card.


Fernando to me's been poor, in a 3 man midfield he'll be a decent holding midfielder but in a 2 he's not creative enough. Schneiderlin to me would fit like a glove and is homegrown. If only Lampard was younger then I'd keep him, we need someone who can dictate a game like Yaya when Yaya's out, Xavi is strongly linked with a move to our sister club but he's old and he'd struggle in a midfield 2 in the Premiership.


In the attacking positions Silva is a must stay, I'm a Nasri fan so he stay's, Milner stays as he's reliable, Navas is a decent option but Pedro's unhappy at Barca and a far better player than Navas, I may well be the only person that isn't keen on Barkley coming(a combo of he'll be overpriced, he's not consistent enough, has injury problems and to me he's not a box to boxer like many seem to think, he's the closest thing to Rooney around) Reus would be ideal but think he'll join his German pals at Real, Draxler could be a star in the Premiership, Isco might be available if Real want a new shiny toy.


Up front, Aguero has to stay, Dzeko can stay if he's up for fighting for his place, or we can offer him to Inter for Icardi. Jovetic is a class player but he relies on being the main man, he'd be the ideal Totti replacement. Get the Southampton version of J-Rod



Hart
Zaba Mangala Kompany ?
Schneiderlin Yaya
Isco Silva Draxler
Aguero

?
Sagna ? Denayer Kolarov
Fernandinho ?
Milner Nasri Pedro
Icardi


And J-Rod. Not unrealistic like people screaming for Valdes, Ramos, Pique, Alaba, Coleman, Sterling, Bale etc etc.

 

[kun]

Since we won the league in 2012, we haven't bought a world class player IMO.

Chelsea have bought in Hazard, Costa, Matic, Fabregas, Cortious, Oscar.

Arsenal have bought in Ozil and Sanchez

United got Di maria, Falcao,

The best player we got was Negredo, and now he's gone.

It's not about quantity or youth, it's about buying just 1 or maybe 2 players who'll IMPROVE the first team.

No more world class than Fernandinho or Negredo.

I agree though, we needed a world class signing this summer.

Since 2012, we've missed out on:
2012: De Rossi, Hazard, Van Persie
2013: Pepe, Isco, Cavani
2014: Benatia, Falcao

I'd argue Matic and Oscar are currently better than Fernandinho, and Ozil was a morale boosting signing.

Since Aguero came I don't think we've had any player that has got me excited about the thought of them pulling on a City shirt, just decent squad players.

Moving forward I'd try and buy one world class player every summer, replace anyone who leaves with younger versions maybe start bringing through youth players and getting them some experience in the smaller games - like Moscow at home, where they would give 110% to impress.

I agree.

'Marquee' players that may be available in the summer:
- Arturo Vidal
- Paul Pogba
- Luka Modric
- Marco Reus (best hope)
- Arjen Robben
- Thomas Muller
- Edinson Cavani
- Radamel Falcao
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

In terms of young players, who may get there in a couple of years:
- Ross Barkley
- Koke
- Isco
- Julian Draxler
- Lucas Moura
- Raheem Sterling
- Jese Rodriguez

 

[km09]

In

Cavani
Reus
Pjanic
Hamsik
Clyne
Left Back Dont know who


................Hart
Zab..Komp.Mangala.Left Back
.......Hamsik...Pjanic
..Aguero....Silva...Reus
..............Cavani

 

[Manchester33]

No more world class than Fernandinho or Negredo.

I agree though, we needed a world class signing this summer.

Since 2012, we've missed out on:
2012: De Rossi, Hazard, Van Persie
2013: Pepe, Isco, Cavani
2014: Benatia, Falcao

I'd argue Matic and Oscar are currently better than Fernandinho, and Ozil was a morale boosting signing.

Since Aguero came I don't think we've had any player that has got me excited about the thought of them pulling on a City shirt, just decent squad players.

Moving forward I'd try and buy one world class player every summer, replace anyone who leaves with younger versions maybe start bringing through youth players and getting them some experience in the smaller games - like Moscow at home, where they would give 110% to impress.

I agree.

'Marquee' players that may be available in the summer:
- Arturo Vidal
- Paul Pogba
- Luka Modric
- Marco Reus (best hope)
- Arjen Robben
- Thomas Muller
- Edinson Cavani
- Radamel Falcao
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

In terms of young players, who may get there in a couple of years:
- Ross Barkley
- Koke
- Isco
- Julian Draxler
- Lucas Moura
- Raheem Sterling
- Jese Rodriguez

They'd be the main ones I'd go for!

 

[Kladze]

I love me some fantasy football!

In:

Eder Balanta
Ricardo Rodriguez
Paul Pogba
Ross Barkley
Marco Reus
Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Out:

Anyone but Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Silva and Aguero.

(Summer transfers obviously.)

 

[MeatHunterrr]

OUT:

Gael Clichy
Edin Dzeko
Yaya Toure
Samir Nasri
Bacary Sagna
Scott Sinclair
Matija Nastasic
Martin Demichelis (looks like no extension)
Frank Lampard (loan expiry)
+ £25m Negredo

IN:
Marco Reus (LW)
Jay Rodriguez (FW)
Ricardo Rodriguez (LB)
Miralem Pjanic (CM)
Ross Barkley (CM)
Pepe (CB)
Nathaniel Clyne (RB)
Julian Draxler (AM)
Lucas Moura (AM)

Some fantasy football.....

 

[City 'til I die]

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee get Reus! His summer release clause is less than £30m! See sense Txiki and Ferran, beat Munich to this lad! With Reus in attack we would arguably have best attack in league.