Marc Cucurella

[Blue Coop]

Just strange. Brighton and Bloom are within their right to set their price but seems like an unwise decision to keep a player who wants out (and doubling your investment less than a year later)

At least we have our annual winners of the "we stuck it to City" trophy. Now poor Spurs will truly win nothing this season

I suppose if Bernardo handed in a transfer request would you recommend that we let him go for £60M the day after?

 

[JamieTartt]

Thats correct. The club and Txiki are perfect and its not possible to do anything better. Even if you think the club and Txiki are doing great in 95% of all areas, if you suggest that there is room for improvement in the remaining 5% that can only mean you are either a Chelsea fan, a rag, or just a simple wum. At least its proven that you are without a doubt not a City fan, since no real City fan would ever have the audacity to suggest something the club does could be done better. Txiki obviously knows better than any of us, so that means none of us could have an opinion thats anything but 100% positive about what he does. If you think he did a great job with signing Haaland, that automatically means he is also doing a great job with signing a new fullback. Just like we cant complain about our players performances in any game either, since they are all better footballers than us fans, we have no right to have anything but positive opinions about their performances. Anyone who suggest Txiki could or should have done one thing better is obviously a complete moron, as everyone knows, all smart people blindly believes everything another human do or say is perfect.

Maybe, just maybe, you could give Txixi and our front office the benefit of the doubt until the transfer window actually plays out rather than fall apart with every countermove in the fourth acquisition of what has been a stellar transfer window to date.

FFS, let it play out just a little without hysterics.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Can’t view it here in Turkey

Get to the airport then!

 

[JewelZee]

Funny how City get the blame for bullying smaller clubs, when all we've seemingly done is submitted a bid for a player which was rejected. Anyone who thinks we're big bad city should take a look at Bayern's transfer tactics, particularly in their domestic league.

Nothing to do with us if he hands in a transfer request or strikes now, who knows what was agreed when he came there originally. Not us as the public, that's for sure. Would seem maybe the player and his agent may think one thing, and Bloom another

For certain I can see any player thinking twice now before signing for Brighton. With all the good will in the world it's unlikely Brighton wil be challenging for much in the short term, and any player who feels he can reach the heights wants those assurances of being supported to move on if he earns it. But maybe cucurella is that important to them right now.

For me Brighton's valuation isn't reasonable, given the players experience and current ability, plus what he'd bring to us purely from a city point of view, all vs. the risk of any new signing plus also not being held to ransom for city tax, and we move on.

Bloom may want to point and accuse city of unsettling his player, but we've done little wrong and at the end of the day if we won't pay the fee then that is that. Brighton want to keep him more than we want to bring him in, that's all, they're entitled not to sell but may find it harder to attract top potential talent in the future, or to deal with city should one of our players take their fancy.

Bloom needs to look at the curse of the stubborn owner combined with the curse of the wrong choice player. Only Jorginho was able to escape. Ronaldo chose United over us and now he's on the outside looking in at CL and Prem title chances joined by his teammates Maguire, Fred, and Little Jadon. Add Isco and Alexis Sanchez to this list. Levy got stuck with a shit version of Kane for most of the year. DeLautentis lost over 40 mil by playing hardball with us over Koulibaly. Even Messi became half the man he used to be. I don't want to wish anything on Cucu but if this pattern continues he's about to be shit. LMFAO

 

[yankblue]

I suppose if Bernardo handed in a transfer request would you recommend that we let him go for £60M the day after?

With all due respect, the situations with Bernardo and Cucurella are apples and oranges

And if Bernardo handed in a transfer request yes we should let him leave. Forcing a player who actively wants out to stay is never a good idea

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

He’s not exactly set the league alight at Wolves so far, but he’s not a bad shout I guess.

I’d still prefer Gaya myself, but I’d be happy enough with Ait-Nouri.

Mendes client too, so you’d think we could get that one over the line.

He’d probably make us sign CR37 too!

 

[CityBluez]

With all due respect, the situations with Bernardo and Cucurella are apples and oranges

And if Bernardo handed in a transfer request yes we should let him leave. Forcing a player who actively wants out to stay is never a good idea

With all due respect, they aren't apple and oranges . They are literally the same .
We are playing to win titles and Brighton are playing to stay in the league and top 10 if possible. Cucurella is as important to them as Bernardo is to us this season.

Yes you are right we would probably let Bernardo go if he hands in transfer request but 70% of fans will throw a fit if club lets Bernardo go(this season) for 60M.

 

[deano ou812]

We need a left back simple as that,we can’t keep shoehorning players into positions that aren’t their favoured position,and when it gets to the big games in league and champions league it’s even more vital,we don’t want to be looking back and thinking what if..

 

[yankblue]

With all due respect, they aren't apple and oranges . They are literally the same .
We are playing to win titles and Brighton are playing to stay in the league and top 10 if possible. Cucurella is as important to them as Bernardo is important to us this season.

Yes you are right we would probably let Bernardo go but 70% of fans will throw a fit if club lets Bernardo go(this season) for 60M.

I disagree. I'm not disparaging Brighton as a club or arguing the importance of the players to their respective teams.

Cucurella handed in transfer request and has been fairly public about his desire to leave. Bernardo has done neither. There are murmurs and rumors but it's nowhere near the same level.

And if it was, I think City would let him leave whether 70% of fans throw a fit or not

 

[Berts Neck]

A forum where everyone is saying the same thing for once. Even agree with the Brighton posters.. This is weird..of course we have no idea what Brighton are asking, City offering..you do not sell Zin and expect to pay the same for a supposedly better FB..perhaps Mendy is complicating matters..all strange. If City do not solve this will be very surprised.