Kylian Mbappe

[Metalartin]

I hope sergio is staying,i'll be keeping my fingers crossed all summer for that,if he goes i don't know who the best fit will be just that we need someone older than this kid

I think he'll stay too, we might still get Aubameyang depending on who leaves, he seems the right age(27) bags of pace, proven quality in a very good league.

 

[BAB.DAB]

You've already alluded(correct me if I'm wrong it was a good few pages back) to your beliefs that because we tried to sign him last summer it means Pep really wants him and we will get him this summer at any expense.

£38m offer for a 17 year old , think about it really have a good think about it
Get him no try to get him there is a difference

 

[kaz7]

I think he'll stay too, we might still get Aubameyang depending on who leaves, he seems the right age(27) bags of pace, proven quality in a very good league.

That is what we need,we have the next generation strike force already here,if jesus hadn't got injured we wouldn't have this many pages in this thread imo

 

[domalino]

We can't go with such a young attack force,they need experience with them especially the CL games,we have jesus now and sergio that's enough,even if sergio goes we should replace him with someone mid to late 20's with plenty of experience

Why?

Why do they need years of doing badly in the Champions League to prepare them to play for us?

Besides, Sterling has the experience of a 25 year old, Sané has been playing Champions League football since he was 17 and Jesus is Brazil's number 9 - there is no pressure he will ever come under for us that compares to the weight of expectation that carries.

We have experience heads in the squad, we don't need it in the attack. Experience didn't stop Aguero missing half a dozen chances in the 2 Monaco games, and Mbappé's inexperience didn't stop him getting 2 goals either.

"We need experience" is just a tired phrase that gets thrown around and it's been wrong since Alan Hansen said his line on MOTD.

 

[KingOdin]

Honestly if Aguero leaves might not be a problem for us , Mbabbè could be more suitable for Guardiola 's game plan, I know that would be a risk, but maybe it could be a winning bet

 

[Metalartin]

£38m offer for a 17 year old , think about it really have a good think about it
Get him no try to get him there is a difference

Thought about it... still think you're wrong, think about this: £38m gamble vs world record fee gamble. If we are going to spend that kind of money on him at all I don't see it happening this window, a season to prove he's worth anywhere near it at the very least in a much easier league if someone else gets him so be it, bad timing.

There will be more of these situations to come in the future, it's clear our fanbase needs time to adapt to being able to compete for players like we can now and realise we can't win them all and sometimes you'll be glad of it, only time will tell.

 

[raven786]

I think he'll stay too, we might still get Aubameyang depending on who leaves, he seems the right age(27) bags of pace, proven quality in a very good league.

Auba would not be a good target for us especially for the price Dortmund would request. Also, Auba is essentially the taller and faster version of Sergio and much like Sergio he needs 4 chances before he scores so with this in mind it would be pointless to sell Aguero to get him.

 

[kaz7]

Why?

Why do they need years of doing badly in the Champions League to prepare them to play for us?

Besides, Sterling has the experience of a 25 year old, Sané has been playing Champions League football since he was 17 and Jesus is Brazil's number 9 - there is no pressure he will ever come under for us that compares to the weight of expectation that carries.

Strange first sentence,why say that?
When the going gets tough you need experience of the situation,adding another 18yr old to the mix is the wrong to do,the kids are not at all consistent,a couple of them off it at the same time and we are stuffed
A world record fee for an 18yr old? you think that is a sensible thing to do? everyone likes a shiny new thing but we already have that,we need a whole new defence and replacement for yaya this summer and if sergio leaves someone mid to late 20's who knows what they are doing

 

[Metalartin]

Auba would not be a good target for us especially for the price Dortmund would request. Also, Auba is essentially the taller and faster version of Sergio and much like Sergio he needs 4 chances before he scores so with this in mind it would be pointless to sell Aguero to get him.

Sorry but disagree he's nothing like Sergio and I never said we would be selling Sergio.. he offers the kind of pace which Aguero arguably never had, totally different kind of player in many respects. The last evaluation I saw of him seems a much better price than we would be paying for Mbappé the trouble is we are going only off what we read in the papers which is sometimes way off the truth.

 

[blueparrot]

Sorry but disagree he's nothing like Sergio and I never said we would be selling Sergio.. he offers pace which Aguero arguably never had, totally different kind of player in many respects.

The only way we bring in a striker at the level and age of Aubamayang is if Aguero goes. There is no way we can keep Aguero and Aubamayang happy and give game time to Sane, Sterling and Jesus.