Marc Cucurella

[waspish]

There you go @Rammy Blue .

A classic “close the thread” post.

Can we just ban those from the thread who say “close the thread” it will mean to them it feels closed because they can’t get in the thread!

 

[PragueBlue]

Possibly, but some are just thinking an extra ten big ones is readily avail, not knowing if the board are working to a fixed budget

We might have the money available. It doesn't mean we should use it to pay more than we feel a player is worth though.

 

[daztrueblue91]

He would do that if he submitted a transfer request, not because he wants to leave Brighton, but because he wants to join City. He would do that if he wants to play in the best team in the country, for possibly the best manager there's ever been (who happens to be the same nationality as him and used to manage the club he started off at).

If he holds out for us, he'll end up with us. If he can't be bothered with the hassle, he'll just go and join Chelsea.

The only key advantage we currently have over Chelsea is Pep. Who knows how long he will be here though.

Everything else we can offer so can Chelsea.

 

[waspish]

Every now and then we have an arrogance that the selling club will bow to us etc and it fails? Cucurella will have no problems going to the chavs as he will still get a nice big pay rise, champions league football etc.

It’s not about that it’s about the budget and what we feel is the right fee for that player! City think 40m is there value

 

[mosssideblue]

We might have the money available. It doesn't mean we should use it to pay more than we feel a player is worth though.

Agree with that

 

[crazyg]

Some of you love to slate people and shoot people down but I won’t be giving anybody here the option again. I will keep what I may or may not to myself.

It simply isn’t worth it. I don’t want my experience on this forum becoming a negative one.

Nil illegitimi carborundum.

 

[waspish]

Pep behind the scenes must get pissed off at times and with the sales we have done this year he should have been handed his 3 main targets and having secured 2 quickly and at amazing prices Cucurella should be done as well! Not like we havent paid £50m for a full back before??

I think he’ll be saying we fine I have cancello Ake JWB and I can convert Ederson into a left back if desperate ;)

 

[crossbar]

How could they have handled it better in your opinion?

Buy the player. It’s been reported for months that Cucurella is City and Pep’s priority leftback target. Not coughing up the money needed when we’ve sold so many players with big profits this summer is completely beyond me. There aren’t many good options on the market. We’re likely looking at another Angelino situation. Instead of buying the top target, we settle on somebody less skillful, and because of what, pride? Because we got the money. This is on Txiki.

 

[Kamaro011]

Can we just ban those from the thread who say “close the thread” it will mean to them it feels closed because they can’t get in the thread!

Always think transfer subforum should be gated and need atleast one year probation before being granted to access this subforum.

Will improve the forum tremendously and remove the trolls.

 

[mosssideblue]

The only key advantage we currently have over Chelsea is Pep. Who knows how long he will be here though.

Everything else we can offer so can Chelsea.

I would think Haaland wanted assurances about Pep, so believe Pep will be here for a little while longer.

Chavs cannot offer guaranteed rain!