Marc Cucurella

[David Silva]

The fact that the leak says we are “close” to walking away suggests this is still a negotiation tactic and we aren’t done yet.

When this has happened previously (Koulibaly, Kane), the leaks came out saying we’d “ended our interest”.

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

He is 5ft 8.
That's small for a full back never mind a centre back.

I’m not sure he’d be much use as a CB. We’d probably go with Mbete if we got down to the bare bones again. If we ever went with a back 3 though…

 

[argyle]

Can't see Brighton lowering their valuation.

Can't see City paying it.

Expecting to hear that we've walked away in the next weeks.

 

[DMA's]

Size should never be an issue as long as they do their job right. I mean our own CB (Ake) is short.

Cucurella sometimes plays at lcb when Brighton go with 3 at the back. When Brighton play with a back 4 cucurella plays lb. Don’t think we would ever use him as a cb unless we play with a back 3

 

[Keeper!]

The fact that the leak says we are “close” to walking away suggests this is still a negotiation tactic and we aren’t done yet.

When this has happened previously (Koulibaly, Kane), the leaks came out saying we’d “ended our interest”.

Same tactic we used for Arry Kane, and that worked out very well ;)

 

[mancityscot]

Can't see Brighton lowering their valuation.

Can't see City paying it.

Expecting to hear that we've walked away in the next weeks.

hopefully days rather than weeks

 

[Agueroooo9320]

We overpaid however you judge it, he was never worth that, but Villa cleverly put it in his contract and he is clearly a player Pep wanted at all costs.

no we did not overpay however you judge it, Jack is worth 100 mil just in a financial marketing sense in addition to what he gives on the pitch. cucurella is worth 0 off the pitch.

 

[alexmcity]

I think part of the reason for this is simply because of necessity rather than choice, similar to the false 9 system. With Mendy, Angelino and now Cucu it is clear the club has wanted a proper traditional left back for a while, just so far we haven't found a good reliable one.

In contrast to Delph (17-18) and Zinch, Mendy and Angelino were mostly poor (in 4-3-3), they seem more suited to WB roles than to play as LB in a Pep team.

The point stands: very few LBs are good enough for a Pep system. Also, it's foolish to think Pep intends to bench Cancelo or Walker. It's a fantastic pair of FBs. We didn't concede a shot on target with them on the pitch in Madrid. We need a very good FB to help with their rotation over the next 2 seasons, though, but not at 50m. In 2 years, the likes of Kabore, R. Lewis, JWE may be good enough (for squad players).

 

[Keeper!]

no we did not overpay however you judge it, Jack is worth 100 mil just in a financial marketing sense in addition to what he gives on the pitch. cucurella is worth 0 off the pitch.

100M in Marketing my word I have read some things on here but.......

 

[cjn]

it is not about the money but about not being held to a ransom. 50 mil for a player they bought for 15 mil one season before is literally taking the piss.

His much they bought him for is irrelevant. They took the risk and got a good deal, clearly. Whether he’s worth 40 or 50 now has absolutely nothing to do with what someone else sold him for then.