Marc Cucurella

[Nottheyorkshirepirlo]

brilliant business letting zinchenko go without a replacement

Honestly I felt it will be a huge problem to buy a replacement/upgrade for us. Too easy. I don't get it at all.

 

[Woody135]

Its just more posturing. This will still happen

 

[Ajm1985]

Weird, weird strategy

 

[gymshoe]

Wish I had an investment in Stresstabs… would sell like mint candies to the flappers.

 

[Nottheyorkshirepirlo]

they clearly believe Esbrand can do a job... and from what I saw in pre-season, I do too.

OK, so let's start the season with 2 right back + talented, but unproven child. Sorry, the lack of options would kill us.

 

[DMA's]

Really disappointing over £10 mil after the money we have made through sales. Cucurella is by far the best option out there especially defensively. Gutted really thought he would be quality for us. Letting zin go just looks stupid now

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

We'll end up with a good player, I'm not worried.

Hell, if we were willing to pay 40 for Cucurella, we can probably get Sosa and Grimaldo for the same price.

 

[vincent]

Its just more posturing. This will still happen

Agree. We don’t usually see ‘City are about to walk away’ it usually just happens.

 

[celf]

brilliant business letting zinchenko go without a replacement

Zinchenko wanted to go, it's our policy to let players go if they get our valuation.
There's still more miles in this saga yet.
If he doesn't come then as pep says, we go with Ake, Cancelo and Laporte. Not the end of the world.

 

[Nottheyorkshirepirlo]

Kinda weird. We've lost 2 months and from the beginning their price was the same: 50M£.

 

[lol yank]

Weird, weird strategy

It’s not weird it’s insanely stupid.

 

[Will1880]

Kane saga 2.0

Brighton have no reason to sell, no release clause, 4 years remaining on his contract.

Sosa it is then?

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Can’t wait for us to get him and a media campaign about us being bully’s can begin!

 

[Mancity0303]

Its just more posturing. This will still happen

Like Levy last year?

 

[Nottheyorkshirepirlo]

Zinchenko wanted to go, it's our policy to let players go if they get our valuation.
There's still more miles in this saga yet.
If he doesn't come then as pep says, we go with Ake, Cancelo and Laporte. Not the end of the world.

So that was the plan, not to sign anyone after Zinchenko's leaving? We are making the squad thinner. Laporte is still injured, Ake is not a long-term option. C'mon mate, we have to sign someone.

 

[bumbleblue]

Not losing my shit over this. We don’t get a lot wrong. We know what’s needed it will get sorted one way or the other.

 

[DMA's]

Kinda weird. We've lost 2 months and from the beginning their price was the same: 50M£.

That’s how bloom does business. He has a price and he won’t move on it. £50 mil imo for their player of the season isn’t absolutely crazy money. What a waste of time

 

[lol yank]

People who say it’s posturing are totally deluded.

 

[TB369]

Might want to move on now and look at Tyrick Mitchell or Ait-Nouri

 

[itisrising]

Kinda weird. We've lost 2 months and from the beginning their price was the same: 50M£.

Was it the same though? I remember the rumours stating 35m as the asking price a couple of months ago - seems Brighton have shifted the goalposts on this deal.