Marc Cucurella

[Keeper!]

A new challenger arrives

LOL someone is taking the proverbial, arnt they Mr Bloom?

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Precedent suggests we should be calm. Missing out on transfers often proves a dodged bullet. Jorginho, Maguire, Ronaldo, Koulibaly, Kane... If I had to guess right now, I'd guess we get in a left-back who's largely agreed to be better than Cucurella three years from now. But then I still don't really get the Cucurella hype.

All of those players - bar probably Ronaldo and maybe Maguire - would've been outstanding at City.

 

[mosssideblue]

Wasted a lot of time and effort on yet another player we had zero chance of obtaining for the fee we were prepared to pay ( same with Kane last season)

No issue with the club not paying above our valuation but why fuck about for so long with a deal that would never be accepted?

Do you honestly believe the club would deliberately waste time and effort with Brighton if they knew from the outset it was never going to happen. Do you think they are that incompetent and naïve?

 

[SJT]

We break the bank for a player didn’t and STILL don’t need - freakish 100 mill? what the fuck! and won’t pay half that for a position desperately needednot filled since....I can’t remember, Mendy?
Pep will get some midfielder and crowbar him in to full-back? the man is stubborn beyond belief and we know it but never say it - break the bank for a left back ffs!

 

[thepolarbear]

If hes regarded as world class the price is £50m just like Walker and Mendy.

If hes not regarded as world class then why have we been in for him in the first place.

Seems madness unless there is something not obvious going on.

 

[Trickyblues]

We break the bank for a player didn’t and STILL don’t need - freakish 100 mill? what the fuck! and won’t pay half that for a position desperately needednot filled since....I can’t remember, Mendy?
Pep will get some midfielder and crowbar him in to full-back? the man is stubborn beyond belief and we know it but never say it - break the bank for a left back ffs!

Wait, are you saying Pep is the stubborn one in this situation?

 

[Eds]

If Brighton think he is worth £50m and a supposed world class player why aren't they paying him top whack?

 

[Kamaro011]

We break the bank for a player didn’t and STILL don’t need - freakish 100 mill? what the fuck! and won’t pay half that for a position desperately needednot filled since....I can’t remember, Mendy?
Pep will get some midfielder and crowbar him in to full-back? the man is stubborn beyond belief and we know it but never say it - break the bank for a left back ffs!

And still win the league for us 4 out of 5.

Calm down.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

We break the bank for a player didn’t and STILL don’t need - freakish 100 mill? what the fuck! and won’t pay half that for a position desperately needednot filled since....I can’t remember, Mendy?
Pep will get some midfielder and crowbar him in to full-back? the man is stubborn beyond belief and we know it but never say it - break the bank for a left back ffs!

Further back than that. Clichy and Kolarov.

His off the field sojourns aside, Mendy was fucking dog shit as a footballer. The worst signing in the history of the club.

 

[Keeper!]

Do you honestly believe the club would deliberately waste time and effort with Brighton if they knew from the outset it was never going to happen. Do you think they are that incompetent and naïve?

We are incredibly well run but this deal and the Kane situation last year makes me think sometimes we do some very strange things.

Do you think we always get it right? And we never make errors?

Our dealings in this window so far have been outstanding but this from a far looks a total F up, unless we have another rabbit to pull out of the hat like when Dias signed.

Haaland , new keeper and Phillips all brought in quickly with little fuss, but arguably our weakest position and a problem for a long time we have left until days before the season starts.