John Stones

[City_Sean]

Though I don't think Bony fits us, I think it's cheeky as fuck of Everton to demand £35m and Bony for Stones. If this is a window in which Troy Deeney had bids of £30m then Bony is worth a similar amount.

 

[WeaverWonderland]

Surely if we go with 35m plus Bony then they win the battle unless we value Bony at 5m lol

 

[mosssideblue]

I've always thought Bony is a very good player but it just hasn't worked out for him here. I think he'd do very well at Everton or elsewhere with a bit less pressure on him.

Agree with you.

 

[kiam06]

I'd pay them £50m just to get rid of Bony regardless of Stones coming

 

[Delboy352]

You often hear the expression "I'll drive him to the airport myself" said, but there are certain players who would have so many volunteers you could crowd surf them to any club!! I have to say that Bony would have to be in that list...there have been some in the past...Danny Mills and McPointalot being prime examples

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Surely if we go with 35m plus Bony then they win the battle unless we value Bony at 5m lol

Not unless you're expecting Bony to help Everton finish above us this season.

 

[Ric]

Though I don't think Bony fits us, I think it's cheeky as fuck of Everton to demand £35m and Bony for Stones. If this is a window in which Troy Deeney had bids of £30m then Bony is worth a similar amount.

Everything is relative though. If Watford are turning down £30m for Deeney, then it's not hard to see why Everton value Stones so highly.

I don't think many on here would have any qualms at selling Bony for £15m in a stand alone deal. If it means we get Stones then I'm all in favour.

Regardless, this is still only based on one single Sun report, so may well not even be true anyway.

 

[harvo the blue]

I dont think we need Stones, and I dont think we should buy him. He isnt good enough and we need to learn from the Sterling thing.

Also, we are doing some quite tidy mid season buying, Utd are going for broke it seems with how much they are spending, let them do it instead of City. We dont need to, we have a great squad I believe, and noow we have Pep

Stones under Pep will be awesome, he has all the qualities needed to succeed at every level, he can do all the defensive work regardless of how he finished last season but his main attribute is the way he wants to play the game yes the correct way on the friggin ground folks, he is intelligent & will be a fantastic asset to City & become the best in Europe within 5 years & captain City. £50m is lots of money but if we don't pay it UTD or Chealsea will & we don't want him going there for 10 years no way. City get it done...

 

[Matty]

Everything is relative though. If Watford are turning down £30m for Deeney, then it's not hard to see why Everton value Stones so highly.

I don't think many on here would have any qualms at selling Bony for £15m in a stand alone deal. If it means we get Stones then I'm all in favour.

Regardless, this is still only based on one single Sun report, so may well not even be true anyway.

When you consider Ross McCormack has just been bought for £12m in the Championship you'd have to say £15m for Bony is a little undervalued.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

Surely if we go with 35m plus Bony then they win the battle unless we value Bony at 5m lol

So we value him about 4.5m more than he's actually worth then

 

[Rammy Blue]

Though I don't think Bony fits us, I think it's cheeky as fuck of Everton to demand £35m and Bony for Stones. If this is a window in which Troy Deeney had bids of £30m then Bony is worth a similar amount.

Problem, as always, is the wages. He will prob take for example a 30/50k per week dip which over 4 years is between 6 and 10mil that we have to knock off asking price. So it's about right, imo.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Deal him out ASAP otherwise we are stuck with him and his wages.

 

[Ric]

When you consider Ross McCormack has just been bought for £12m in the Championship you'd have to say £15m for Bony is a little undervalued.

Maybe, but you can always find particular transfers to fit a narrative. "If Riyad Mahrez only cost £425,000..." etc and so on. Plus you've got to factor in Bony's considerable salary, which probably has to be offset and drives down any potential fee.

 

[Marvin]

Everything is relative though. If Watford are turning down £30m for Deeney, then it's not hard to see why Everton value Stones so highly.

I don't think many on here would have any qualms at selling Bony for £15m in a stand alone deal. If it means we get Stones then I'm all in favour.

Regardless, this is still only based on one single Sun report, so may well not even be true anyway.

Perhaps just based on the Bony Car photo.

It would make sense though. I'll be in a minority but I rate Bony despite accepting he's had a very difficult time at City. Not only has he had injuries and a serious illness, he has been on the periphery of the team. In and out, and constantly compared to Aguero. Almost all City's 2nd strikers have suffered in the long run. Dzeko, Jovetic all really struggled for similar reasons.

 

[hgblue]

Everything is relative though. If Watford are turning down £30m for Deeney, then it's not hard to see why Everton value Stones so highly.

I don't think many on here would have any qualms at selling Bony for £15m in a stand alone deal. If it means we get Stones then I'm all in favour.

Regardless, this is still only based on one single Sun report, so may well not even be true anyway.

50 mil for Stones and 15 mil for Bony is a total piss take. Why the hell would we play hard ball over the fee all summer only to agree to this deal? I'm not having it.

 

[Phil1]

Because the Sun have suggested he might be a makeweight to make the Stones deal happen, it's interesting to read how peoples perspective of Bony are changing from "utter dog turd etc"to "he didn't quite fit our system"

Well the people calling him dog turd are dicks aren't they.
It hasn't worked out for him here and he didn't fit our system. Not sure how hard that is to grasp.

 

[mosssideblue]

Stones under Pep will be awesome, he has all the qualities needed to succeed at every level, he can do all the defensive work regardless of how he finished last season but his main attribute is the way he wants to play the game yes the correct way on the friggin ground folks, he is intelligent & will be a fantastic asset to City & become the best in Europe within 5 years & captain City. £50m is lots of money but if we don't pay it UTD or Chealsea will & we don't want him going there for 10 years no way. City get it done...

A lot of ifs buts and maybe there mate. No guarantees he will achieve any of that.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Maybe, but you can always find particular transfers to fit a narrative. "If Riyad Mahrez only cost £425,000..." etc and so on. Plus you've got to factor in Bony's considerable salary, which probably has to be offset and drives down any potential fee.

And yet they've got the same TV deal as us and we have Everton fans on here telling us what an ambitious club they are now they've got a very wealthy owner. No doubt they have lots of history but they're showing their true colours over this one and I'd like nothing better than for City to tell them where to shove it.
At least Bony looks fit and he might give us an alternative in games that need something different. I've always felt a bit sorry for him, in that MP used to play him/bring him on but the team stayed set up as if Aguero was playing.....

 

[waspish]

When you consider Ross McCormack has just been bought for £12m in the Championship you'd have to say £15m for Bony is a little undervalued.

Thing is Bony still has a long contract here on probably 4 times more money a week than McCormack and is why 15m is about right.

 

[tiggsywiggsywoo]

Time to look elsewhere. It's just too much, end of.