Marc Cucurella

[hgblue]

not as much as our negotiations on this deal.

sell your back up LB without a replacement in the building.

Send your cv to the recruitment department, they're clearly missing the radical tactic of just paying what clubs want ;)

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Surely when Zinc was sold we MUST have had a guarantee on at least one of our LB choices??
We all know what Pep's said, but he must be slightly alarmed at our current FB options?

 

[JewelZee]

And just one of those weird coincidences that their best player plays on the right wing for them, if only we had a left back that's not as good as our current left back then they wouldn't have passed to Salah at all

Keep making excuses while we continue to play with makeshift LBs.

 

[Perseus]

The last sentence is 100% correct so it appears Brighton would sell at 50m, so would you agree there is only one price?

So we pay or go?

Brighton have said Cucurella is better than Ben White who has cost Arsenal well over £50 million + add ons.

 

[xgorton]

Will he be playing at Old Trafford next Sunday or West Hams ground ?

 

[Perseus]

Will he be playing at Old Trafford next Sunday or West Hams ground ?

Cucurella has had enough game time to start next week. (Potter)

 

[bennyboy]

Surely when Zinc was sold we MUST have had a guarantee on at least one of our LB choices??
We all know what Pep's said, but he must be slightly alarmed at our current FB options?

Loved him but Pep will sell I he does not want to stay.
Goes for Jesus and Sterling as well.

 

[117 M34]

People saying just pay the extra it's only an extra 10m.
What if it was an extra 20m or 30m? Should we just pay that too?

There has to be a cut off point for every player.
City will decide what that point is.

 

[Cobwebcat]

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?

Then everyone tries it on us. We are trying to ensure that clubs know if it’s not a fair price we walk. He isn’t the only full back in the World. I do agree we have spent too long on this transfer and misjudged it probably but we can’t be seen to cave. Bigger picture and all that.

 

[Cobwebcat]

I’m amazed that the vast majority who post on the transfer thread have not been snapped up by premier league teams their expertise on the running of transfer dealings is outstanding and their financial acumen is second to none

So no point anyone posting anything other than saying “good job City”?