Josko Gvardiol

[TheThirdDeano]

Rag KFA reporter at the BBC.

Not a chance he has an inside track on this ahead of other reporters.

Thank you! I thought I was taking crazy pills when I saw his name and knew he was a rag **** for the pedo protection racket.

 

[ElMago_DSilva]

It shouldn't be beyond you.

The Saudi situation has been a game changer in many respects. The club, until fairly recently, wouldn't have been aware of any Saudi interest in Mahrez and I guess Mahrez probably hasn't been either, but an offer has nonetheless came in which suits the player and the club so we now have to deal with it. The club may well be dealing with it by means of identifying transfer targets or using other squad players. I'm fine with either approach tbh.

Regardless, business surrounding Mahrez and Gvardiol AND potential replacements for Mahrez can all run simultaneously. Because we've been targeting one player for months it doesn't mean that we aren't doing other stuff in the background.

We've had no concrete links to any other player besides Gvardiol.

Surely if we wanted a winger and we wanted a midfield player, we would have seen a lot more links to players?

I know you'll say, but City do things quietly... Well we all knew months before our targets were Bellingham, Haaland, Cucurella etc over the past year or so. That has been very clear.

I personally don't think we will bring in anyone to replace Mahrez (might be wrong). I just don't think Txiki and co fancy any player on the market in that position right now.

 

[DeBlueLou]

Doesn’t look like they going to budge on the fee wonder if we will budge on what we believe the fee should be!?

Time to persuade Laporte to stay, move on and allocate those 100 mil on two wingers and a RCB.

 

[mosssideblue]

When we are told the value the selling club puts on a player when we enter negotiations we have 2 options. Walk away immediately if it is over budget and move on to the next target or try and negotiate it down.

Trying to negotiate a fee for months knowing that the selling club isn't going to drop their valuation and then walking away is a waste of everybody's time.

And is that what has happened, or do think us still being at the table suggests negotiations are occurring?

 

[CarlosTevez'sEnglishTutor]

Need to just pay the fee if we want him or walk away and go for another target like Bastoni. Another club will pay over £100mil for Gvardiol in the near future, if we don't.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

What tactic is that?

They have changed the terms of how it is to be paid at the last minute.

They want 90 per cent of the fee upfront. Snidey bastards.

 

[dannyboiblue]

Need to just pay the fee if we want him or walk away and go for another target like Bastoni. Another club will pay over £100mil for Gvardiol in the near future, if we don't.

Correct. His release clause is 97m next season so guess they are correct in what they are asking this season mate.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Ignore this clown.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

And is that what has happened, or do think us still being at the table suggests negotiations are occurring?

To be fair we were sat at the table for weeks with Spurs in 2021 and they wouldn't even speak to us so I don't read too much into that.

 

[Any1aBlue]

No real concrete links.

If I'm a betting man, I'd bet that we don't bring a replacement in for Mahrez.

If we get barcola in for mahrez then that’s great business- he’s much better