It is a forum where people will have differing opinions.The negative shit spouters have returned...of course...
Doubt it.Wonder if there's any chance of us looking to move Nunes on after just a season?
Nunes & Phillips out with Paqueta & another coming in.
in the summer he will be 27 years old...spending that much money on him (£85m) would be unwise....there are better opportunities in the market than overpriced PL players..kinda hope the investigation continues for another year to save ourselves
idk...french,spain,italy,german markets have better opportunities to strengthen our squad & when we spend big (£80-120m) it should be on players with better value for money (Camavinga,Wirtz or even Musiala)..or we trust our young playersSuch as? Nunes (£53m) and Phillips (£42m) suggest that ‘mid-priced’ players may not necessarily be able to step up to the next level, but if you have identified someone better and cheaper (and, importantly, achievable), feel free.
You don't know, me neither that's okay we can both guess diferent things and play at it,knowing we don't need to know. Pep and Txiki are pretty good at knowing.idk...french,spain,italy,german markets have better opportunities to strengthen our squad & when we spend big (£80-120m) it should be on players with better value for money (Camavinga,Wirtz or even Musiala)..or we trust our young players
cheap "solution" could be (if Bernardo is leaving - i doubt it)....Grealish into the midfield; Savio,Bobb,Doku,Couto/Frimpong for the LW/RW; KDB,Foden,Grealish,Alvarez,Bobb,Kova,Nunes,Lewis,Etcheverri,Perrone for offensive midfield
Probably in Fifa/FM terms he wont getting betterso what?
So he’s 26?in the summer he will be 27 years old...spending that much money on him (£85m) would be unwise....there are better opportunities in the market than overpriced PL players..kinda hope the investigation continues for another year to save ourselves
Pep >>> JCL random.idk...french,spain,italy,german markets have better opportunities to strengthen our squad & when we spend big (£80-120m) it should be on players with better value for money (Camavinga,Wirtz or even Musiala)..or we trust our young players
cheap "solution" could be (if Bernardo is leaving - i doubt it)....Grealish into the midfield; Savio,Bobb,Doku,Couto/Frimpong for the LW/RW; KDB,Foden,Grealish,Alvarez,Bobb,Kova,Nunes,Lewis,Etcheverri,Perrone for offensive midfield
They are good players but prising them out of Germany would be protracted and expensive. Camavinga is good, though perhaps not best suited to our style of play, and with a contract to 2029 he is off the table.idk...french,spain,italy,german markets have better opportunities to strengthen our squad & when we spend big (£80-120m) it should be on players with better value for money (Camavinga,Wirtz or even Musiala)..or we trust our young players
cheap "solution" could be (if Bernardo is leaving - i doubt it)....Grealish into the midfield; Savio,Bobb,Doku,Couto/Frimpong for the LW/RW; KDB,Foden,Grealish,Alvarez,Bobb,Kova,Nunes,Lewis,Etcheverri,Perrone for offensive midfield
Maybe West Ham would want Nunes as part of the Paqueta deal?Wonder if there's any chance of us looking to move Nunes on after just a season?
Nunes & Phillips out with Paqueta & another coming in.
Had wondered the same, but the idea that sitting on our bench for a season is somehow beneficial has taken a knock with Phillips. Would they want Nunes after Phillips? Would they see him as worth the £50 million we spent or would they hold fast for the cash? Might need to cross our fingers and toes for both deals to happen.Maybe West Ham would want Nunes as part of the Paqueta deal?
I think he'd do well there.
The word is dirty leeds would take Phillips back, fingers crossed!
disagree on some points (Paq would solve pace/energy "problem" in the midfield, Savio/Couto not good enough because not "PL proven"), agree that Paq is an exciting, well-rounded player but I would give the youth or the players we already have a chanceThey are good players but prising them out of Germany would be protracted and expensive. Camavinga is good, though perhaps not best suited to our style of play, and with a contract to 2029 he is off the table.
They are all prospects but, like those above, untried in the League and physically some are better suited for the flanks. Similarly, the importance of our keeping Grealish on the left is becoming clearer with each game.
As evidenced in key games, we have an energy problem in the centre of midfield, and in two summers have spent £120 million on Phillips/Nunes/Kovacic for a grand total this season of: 318; 1,240; and 2,172 minutes, respectively. Rodri is just shy of their combined total with 3,498. While I'm all in favour of giving Lewis and Bobb more game time, we need someone in the middle of the park with more experience and muscle, particularly if Bernardo leaves. It's also vital that Guardiola has complete faith in them.
Paqueta would be expensive, but probably £35 million cheaper than he might have cost last summer, and when surrounded by better players, as he is with Brazil (no disrespect to West Ham), he will excel.
Fair enough, so how do you define value? I'm not trying to give you a hard time. I'm asking because every time we show interest in an expensive player the forum turns out a whole bunch of objectors. My suggestion is you might not be in line with today's market. 85 mil is the high end for very good players these days, not superstars.It is a forum where people will have differing opinions.
I can see why £85m seems a lot to some posters and why he’s what we need from others.
He’s better than what we have, but doesn’t seem value for money to me.
If you look at Paqueta’s heat maps, you can see that he can get around the park in all directions, and that’s what I mean by energy. I want to see Bobb, Lewis, and even McAtee afforded more game time next season, but their lives will be made easier if the defensive/midfield platform is more experienced and solid. If other players are leaving, then maybe Savio/Couto could be added, but as we saw with Douglas Luiz at Villa and Doku with ourselves, in the first season it can take time to settle and learn, and there’s only so much game time available.disagree on some points (Paq would solve pace/energy "problem" in the midfield, Savio/Couto not good enough because not "PL proven"), agree that Paq is an exciting, well-rounded player but I would give the youth or the players we already have a chance
Agree 100%...Experience is much more important for us as we can see from Gundo and Mahrez departure it affected us.
There's nothing wrong to sign young player but they more often than not need time to adapt especially if they came from outside PL.
We need more experienced player who already adapted in PL and in the right age range not too young and not too old like Paqueta to strengthen our squad.
Cant see anything for McAtee but sold, fingers crossed for him though.If you look at Paqueta’s heat maps, you can see that he can get around the park in all directions, and that’s what I mean by energy. I want to see Bobb, Lewis, and even McAtee afforded more game time next season, but their lives will be made easier if the defensive/midfield platform is more experienced and solid. If other players are leaving, then maybe Savio/Couto could be added, but as we saw with Douglas Luiz at Villa and Doku with ourselves, in the first season it can take time to settle and learn, and there’s only so much game time available.
Wonder if there's any chance of us looking to move Nunes on after just a season?
Nunes & Phillips out with Paqueta & another coming in.