Marc Cucurella

[Keeper!]

We have made a realistic valuation - the guy cost £15m 12 months ago - Txiki is standing up for the club and not letting others clubs take the piss…. £80m for Maguire, £150m + for Kane and £50m for Cucurella. I think he’s doing a great job. We will get someone in and we will get Cucurella this summer or in January.

Everton apart there is not one club in this division that needs to sell players.

The days of "smaller" clubs having to sell their best players at the whim of the "big" boys is long gone.

 

[jrb]

I look at it like this. We paid £45mill for Phillips, who is basically a squad player, and a backup for Rodri when he needs a rest or if he gets injured.

So paying the same or slightly more for Cucurella, a proper left back, which we don’t have, who will be the 1st choice left back, and who will play the vast majority of games, bar injury.

I get Bloom is trying to fleece us for an extra £10mill. But if you take everything into account, the importance of the left back position, and Cucurella to fill that position, then we should bite the bullet and pay what Bloom wants. Hopefully City won’t have to deal with the Bloom again after that or in the future?

 

[Keeper!]

I look at it like this. We paid £45mill for Phillips, who is basically a squad player, and a backup for Rodri when he needs a rest or if he gets injured.

So paying the same or slightly more for Cucurella, a proper left back, which we don’t have, who will be the 1st choice left back, and who will play the vast majority of games, bar injury.

I get Bloom is trying to fleece us for an extra £10mill. But if you take everything into account, the importance of the left back position, and Cucurella to fill that position, then we should bite the bullet and pay what Bloom wants. Hopefully City won’t have to deal with the Bloom again after that or in the future?

This guy is 24 and IF the club believe he is the one for us, he could give us a decade of service, so arguing the toss of 10m is utterly crazy, if as a club we rate him so highly.

 

[Fordyboy46]

There was mention of a injury potter said he had a problem with his calf

Right, cheers

 

[prealish_stan]

Not sure about Mahrez, but Grealish was doing half Cancelo's job defensively. If someone didn't see that, they weren't paying attention to the game.

Maybe I'm naive but I didn't see anything from Grealish yesterday. Offensively or defensively. He simply doesn't work hard like Jesus/Sterling and the first goal could very well have been avoided if he could close down Trent.

 

[jrb]

This guy is 24 and IF the club believe he is the one for us, he could give us a decade of service, so arguing the toss of 10m is utterly crazy, if as a club we rate him so highly.

Correct, mate.

 

[waspish]

I`ve said it before but I`ll say it again.Anyone who thinks Cancelo is our answer to a left back needs to think again.
Excellent on the offensive but an absolute beginner defensively. Time and time again he was anywhere but out on that left flank and Salah had a fucking field day.God knows why Cancelo has too constantly find himself in the middle of the defence where he marks no fucker.
Not been yelling too much about Txiki and getting Cucoo signed, but by fuck after yesterday this proves beyond doubt we need a natural left sided full back.

Totally agree on the ball and especially in attacking area’s he is 7/8 out of ten player at left back getting back into position, being determined to stop the attacker he is a 5/10 Josh was better in the two games he players maybe because he is left footed?!

 

[prealish_stan]

Txiki needs to swallow his pride and pay up because the team needs reinforcements. 10 mil quid is nothing for man city and it'd rarely matter if city end up being successful later in the season.

People forget that Liverpool also paid 75 mil for Van Dijk and he wasn't the regular superstar in the premier league at Southampton - nor a regular for the Dutch national team

 

[Keeper!]

Correct, mate.

We paid 50m for Walker, I thought we were stark, raving crazy at the time, thankfully the big man made me look like an utter fool, he's proved a bargain, so 50m for this dude is hardly high way robbery as some make out.

 

[prealish_stan]

Totally agree on the ball and especially in attacking area’s he is 7/8 out of ten player at left back getting back into position, being determined to stop the attacker he is a 5/10 Josh was better in the two games he players maybe because he is left footed?!

My guy Ake always has to deal with being left alone. With Mendy or with Cancelo.