Josko Gvardiol

[Dukefan9]

When do we think the announcement will come, after the CL final?

 

[DeBlueLou]

When do we think the announcement will come, after the CL final?

Highly doubt City will even speak on the matter before both finals... Don't want to ruin the squad balance.

 

[fuskarn]

also: Gvardiol has a release clause of £97m but RB Leipzig are willing to sell for around £87m

 

[Stoned Rose]

In other news, City are considering watching Father Christmas on Christmas Eve to see his ability in delivering presents.

Not convinced he’s real.

Man is seen less than Phil Jones.

 

[TrentGrisham]

also: Gvardiol has a release clause of £97m but RB Leipzig are willing to sell for around £87m

Sorry- why do we need a center back that costs that much?

If there's one position in world football that there is a surplus of, it's arguably center-back. Even if/when Laporte leaves, we've got Stones/Dias/Akanji/Ake.

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Sorry- why do we need a center back that costs that much?

If there's one position in world football that there is a surplus of, it's arguably center-back. Even if/when Laporte leaves, we've got Stones/Dias/Akanji/Ake.

Agreed

 

[Mancity0303]

Sorry- why do we need a center back that costs that much?

If there's one position in world football that there is a surplus of, it's arguably center-back. Even if/when Laporte leaves, we've got Stones/Dias/Akanji/Ake.

Need 5 CBs with our current system

 

[St.Pauli support]

also: Gvardiol has a release clause of £97m but RB Leipzig are willing to sell for around £87m

It seems the clause is active in summer 2024, not this summer.

Btw, Gvardiol won't play the cup final on Saturday for his red card suspension, so his season is already over.

 

[WallyA]

In our back 4, if Laporte leaves, Gomez can't play for us, and Lewis is going to be a midfielder, then we have:

Ake, Dias, Stones, Akanji, and Walker.

That's 5 players for 4 spots, we DEFINITELY need another Defender.

I would argue that Walker, Akanji and Stones can play the RB role.

Dias and Stones can play CB, with almost anybody able to rotate with Dias. Stones role is much harder to replicate, which is why I would have liked having Rice. My definite first choice for squad depth.

And Ake, and lately Akanji can play LB.

LB is the position we need to buy.

The only other top LB's (obviously defensive ones) I can think of are Gvardiol and Bastoni.

Levi Colwill is a massive prospect, and given 5 in 4 spots, having a huge prospect like Levi is probably worth gambling on. Highly doubt Chelsea would be dumb enough to sell him to us, but he'd be my first choice, and I'd test them with like a 50m offer.

But beyond that, there's nobody else, the Gvardiol links make alot of sense for future planning, those CBs are getting up there in age.

 

[Tevez City]

also: Gvardiol has a release clause of £97m but RB Leipzig are willing to sell for around £87m

What a big discount