Karim Rekik

By the time he's 22/23, Rekik is going to be a really good CB.

I'll be gutted if he leaves, but unfortunately there isn't a spot in our squad for him next season with Denayer getting promoted.

Genuinely don't think there are too many better U21 CBs than Rekik at the moment.
 
CityFan94 said:
By the time he's 22/23, Rekik is going to be a really good CB.

I'll be gutted if he leaves, but unfortunately there isn't a spot in our squad for him next season with Denayer getting promoted.

Genuinely don't think there are too many better U21 CBs than Rekik at the moment.
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Well I'd put Denayer and Mangala ahead of him which sadly means we just don't have the space for him at the time, I'd be looking to do a deal similar to Barca and Evertons where we sell him off cheap but put in both a buy back clause and perhaps a resonable sell on fee. Thats the ideal situation for me anyway.
 
Marcel Brands, TD at PSV, said City wants to sell Rekik with buy back clause. But Rekik is more eager to go abroad with Ol.Marseille interested. Rekik says he does not want to go back to City.

Living in Holland I've seen him play enough to suggest Rekik is not good enough to play a part in a City squad. Despite being very young for a central defender. Maybe the lad sees Denayer has passed him. I'd be ok selling him with an opportunity to buy him back if the player doesn't want to extend his stay and move for a loan to a more difficult league.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
Rekik's sale demonstrates our youth development programme still has a long way to go. Rekik was never really given a chance!
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or......we have just received a decent fee for a player that we have developed into an excellent option for a club that isn't quite on our level.
 
FantasyIreland said:
or......we have just received a decent fee for a player that we have developed into an excellent option for a club that isn't quite on our level.
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I share your opinion, I hope we can get some details of the transfer as I'd like to think we've put in a few clauses involving sell on fees and the like, if he has a few alright matches Newcastle will be signing him up next year.
 
FantasyIreland said:
or......we have just received a decent fee for a player that we have developed into an excellent option for a club that isn't quite on our level.
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The two points are not mutually exclusive but IMHO promising youngsters should feel like they have a chance of competing in the first team squad - especially after success loans designed to bring them on.

We may never know whether Rekik could have been good enough for us . I am sure he will do fine in France.

as for generating income, we will get half for Rekik what we paid for Sinclair!
 
Rekik wasn't good enough. Denayer's vastly better at everything.

Put it this way - he's a bit of budget Nastasic at the moment and we all know how that turned out. He could prove city wrong but the sale seems fair in my opinion as we'd definitely not be signing him if he wasnt a City player.

Our youth policy will start to bear fruit this year and Rekik's sale doesn't change that.
 
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twosips said:
Rekik wasn't good enough. Denayer's vastly better at everything.

Put it this way - he's a bit of budget Nastasic at the moment and we all know how that turned out. He could prove city wrong but the sale seems fair in my opinion as we'd definitely not be signing him if he wasnt a City player.

Our youth policy will start to bear fruit this year and Rekik's sale doesn't change that.
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Agreed, Denayer is much the better prospect.
 
It was time to make a decision on him and we made it. He's happy, the club are happy and Denayer will feel good that we've cleared his path somewhat.
 
Marseille is far from being the best team for a defender, especially a young one, but if Rekik establsishes himself there, it would tell you something.

Anyway, such a small fee and almostly everybody's wish to sell him is a completely joke. He's just 20 and he's Netherlands NT player ffs! And we sell him for 3-5 m euro!!! Says it all really. And at the same time, for the same people it is normal to buy overhyped s..t for much much much bigger fees and on much higher salaries. Just ask yourself, how much money would any other club ask for him?

There's been nothing said about any options officialy yet, but even if they take place in this transfer, the buy-back clause may just not work as Rekik would hardly want to be deep on the bench. Or he just may be happy with his current club or may choose another offer if he wants to leave. While the sell-on clause can't be more than 50% what already makes our income for a club-trained player twice as little
 
Everton got Delofeu for the same price and he's infinitely more promising than Rekik. I'm guessing we got the price we got for Rekik because that's all anyone wanted to pay. Simple.
 
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