John Stones

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Signed with Gesfute and Mendes back in Feb 2016, numerous reports.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...chester-united-transfer-news-laporte-10863475

Nobody can do a deal across Spain or Portugal without Mendes somehow being involved.

Not sure what Puyol had agreed to.

Mendes also has Renato Sanches but he couldn't even persuade an 18-year-old kid to join United over Bayern, even with having Maureen as a client.

I'll bow to your superior knowledge, just a strange one having so many parties involved, especially as Mendez is a **** who hates paying commissions to anyone but himself....

 

[NipHolmes]

Throwing this out there, what aboit buying this lad and adapting to a holding midfielder?

 

[Tron Coltrane]

Throwing this out there, what aboit buying this lad and adapting to a holding midfielder?

Maybe they think it's easier just to buy a midfielder.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I'll bow to your superior knowledge, just a strange one having so many parties involved, especially as Mendez is a **** who hates paying commissions to anyone but himself....

Mendes is the man clubs/players bring in to seal the deal, so he gets paid, regardless of who might be the personal rep.

Otamendi brought Mendes in last summer to push a deal over the line but he still has another agent.

Mendes is simply the afterbirth of Pini Zahavi and Kia Joorabachian.

All in it together.

He's not exactly covered himself in much glory, has he?

Outside of getting his hooks into Ronaldo, De Gea and Mourinho, he's been responsible for Otamendi, Mangala, Rojo, Di Maria, Valdes and Bebe coming over here.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Throwing this out there, what aboit buying this lad and adapting to a holding midfielder?

Still suspect we will see three at the back quite regularly next season.

 

[BlueDejong]

What's going on ?

 

[Plain Speaking]

No, Laporte is with Mendes, he's the front man, Puyol is a player liaison.

And Stones only changed agents recently from Star Management to WMG.

Would seem very strange to be changing so soon and especially with this summer.

In addition, City have briefed off record on a number of the players we have been linked to.

Laporte and Stones have not been denied.

If City had any inkling Stones was now going to United, we'd have briefed we were not in for him anymore, to avoid any embarrassment I would assume.

WMG Management are agents for Michael Owen and Anton Ferdinand (Rio's brother). Owen and Rio Ferdinand have both been talking up Stones recently. Owen saying he was good enough for Barca.

 

[Lemon7277]

can someone bring me up to speed on what's happening or could be happening....thanks in advance

 

[FJRMCFC]

Didn't say you did. I am pointing out that posters (not you specifically) say this defender is shit and this one is class blah blah. When all of it is complete bullshit. John Stones is both shit and world class. It depends on what you ask him to do.

Also you said that it would be better to pair a ball playing defender with a "brute" which is evidence you know nothing about how Pep plays. That would be an utter disaster for a Pep team.

Haha. I certain,y seem to remember Pep playing with Pique and Mascherano at the back several times for Barcelona, Benatia/Martinez partnering Boateng too. It's not outlandish in a Guardiola team at all. And by "brute" I don't mean some lump like Mangala who has zero technical capabilities, I'm thinking more Otamendi/Kompany who aren't bad on the ball and give us a bigger physical presence at the back.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Still suspect we will see three at the back quite regularly next season.

This is what I was guessing
Laporte kompany stones
Allowing 3-5-2