Marc Cucurella

[Summerbuzz]

Not really bizarre.

Yeah... well... that's just like your opinion, man.

 

[Charliegull]

So if Cucu had a £50m clause, like J G would you have paid it?

 

[Claytop]

When the puns come out you know it’s pretty much over..

 

[Damanino]

So if Cucu had a £50m clause, like J G would you have paid it?

without a doubt imo.

 

[Kippax77]

So if Cucu had a £50m clause, like J G would you have paid it?

No we wouldn't of come near and told your chairman to go to AA

 

[Dribble]

So if Cucu had a £50m clause, like J G would you have paid it?

"If" can move mountains. If Cucurella "had" a £50m release clause, it would have been easy for City. Pay up or look elsewhere. We wouldn't even bother negotiating over a fee for a player that we thought was extortionate.

HOWEVER, the reality is Cucurella DIDN'T have a release clause, so on that basis both City & Brighton set their valuations. A deal can't be struck, then so be it. City will move onto other targets.

Question: Who's ruining football & bringing inflationary pressures into the transfer market. City or Brighton?

 

[blueparrot]

So if Cucu had a £50m clause, like J G would you have paid it?

No. If Cucurella was the only option we wanted we’d have paid the £50 mill Brighton wanted clause or no clause.Thats what happened with Grealish.
We obviously think our other options will cost less and be better value. I don’t know who those are but we’ve done this many times and been proved right.
This is why I don’t know why some in here are either surprised or worried we do this all the time.

 

[Charliegull]

"If" can move mountains. If Cucurella "had" a £50m release clause, it would have been easy for City. Pay up or look elsewhere. We wouldn't even bother negotiating over a fee for a player that we thought was extortionate.

HOWEVER, the reality is Cucurella DIDN'T have a release clause, so on that basis both City & Brighton set their valuations. A deal can't be struck, then so be it. City will move onto other targets.

Question: Who's ruining football & bringing inflationary pressures into the transfer market. City or Brighton?

Not being rude just a question, did you say the same to the Villa board about inflationary pressures to the transfer market when they put a buy out for JG of £100m?

 

[dadnlad]

So if Cucu had a £50m clause, like J G would you have paid it?

no we wouldnt of gone in for him its quite obvious the goal posts keep moving
good luck to chelsea overpaying again but ssshhhhhhhh nothing said about yank owned club

 

[Mancity1980]

Yep, hard to square that circle. Especially when we could have lived without Grealish at the time, but have had LB issues for years. Not a Grealish hater, think he'll have a much better second season but we overpaid significantly.

This is not case of what we can afford (with or without FFP) it is simply valuation. Of course there is a case against evaluating Grealish at £100 million but that was his release clause. It bares no relationship to what we are willing to pay for Cucurella. Otherwise city should pay £50 million for a 50 year old who can’t run or trap a bag of cement- like me!