Regardless of your opinion of Jorginho (and Mahrez), isn't it just a bit disappointing that we're going for players that aren't of a high enough standard to remove any argument whether they're good enough for us or not?
Everyone would be getting giddy on here if we were close to getting Hazard and Mbappe, for example, or if we'd got Fabinho. Yet the targets the club has identified are dividing opinion, which isn't the best sign.
I just wish we would really go for it from such a position of strength in terms of our dominant season, manager and financial clout. But we're spending on players you'd expect Spurs or Arsenal to look at, not a team with genuine CL winning aspirations. That is disappointing in my opinion.
reported as being done but by only this handle ...waiting now from other sources now
Im not talking about Napoli as a team my friend I’m talking about Jorginho and he isn’t the player we need we need a player full of energy similar to dinho Jorginho isn’t that guy imo
Regardless of your opinion of Jorginho (and Mahrez), isn't it just a bit disappointing that we're going for players that aren't of a high enough standard to remove any argument whether they're good enough for us or not?
Everyone would be getting giddy on here if we were close to getting Hazard and Mbappe, for example, or if we'd got Fabinho. Yet the targets the club has identified are dividing opinion, which isn't the best sign.
I just wish we would really go for it from such a position of strength in terms of our dominant season, manager and financial clout. But we're spending on players you'd expect Spurs or Arsenal to look at, not a team with genuine CL winning aspirations. That is disappointing in my opinion.
I’m glad you put ‘imo’ at the end as our manager, along with 99% of the board, trust his judgement..
A good team, which Napoli are, apply the press just fine as it happens, however a great team, which we look like becoming, controls the tempo. This player is exactly what we need, not a fecking energiser bunny. Our press, if you haven’t noticed, is applied in 3/4s on most occasions, this guy actually frees up those numbers due to his reading of the game, thus we are on the front even quicker....
Bravo hasn't gone anywhere last I checked.
You'd also have to seriously question any player who'd be happy coming in as 4th choice for his position, and Pep/Txiki for wanting another player in that position. Fernandinho and Jorginho are going to play 95% of games there, Pep's shown he quite likes Gundogan there, why would you come to City to sit behind them? Why would Pep cram the squad full of too many defensive midfielders?
I don’t think many on here have seen that much of Jorginho (myself included), but Mahrez was POTY not so long ago.
In my view, signing someone like Fabinho would be no more exciting than securing a deal for Jorginho.
A high-profile signing isn’t always the best way to go. You should look no further than the likes of Veron, Pogba, Sanchez and Morata to see that it’s not that straightforward. It’s identifying the right player with the right attitude for each team’s respective set-up. Liverpool did that with Salah, Dijk, Mane, Firmino and Chamberlain, and we did it with Sane, Ederson, Walker, Sterling and Bernardo. With the possible exception of van Dijk and Walker, none of those were recognised as top class players at the time of their transfers.
Moreover, with the exceptions of their achievements and notoriety in the game, I don’t see a significant difference in quality between Hazard and Mahrez. Both are fantastic players.
Got a Feeling Freddie Mercury may bite the dust...
I'm assuming you mean Gundogan, I disagree, but even if it did happen Ndombele wouldn't be a replacement for him, you'd need another player who could play in Silva/KDB's role.
Think we’ll see Bernardo much more often centrally, taking into account the Mahrez signing, which would facilitate a potential gundogan exit. Just my opinion but a good World Cup, with the current market, could see a hefty profit on the 20m outlay. If there’s one thing we should of learned from over the last 10 years it’s cashing in at the right time!