Marc Cucurella

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blue61 said:
I don't see there being any bad blood between City and Brighton supporters. However I don't see Brighton being an option for any of our outstanding young players going forward.

I always thought Brighton would be a good option given the style of football, Mcatee/Delap for example would have been good for them but those type of options are no longer likely.

Like elsewhere in life if someone is difficult to deal with for whatever reason, next time you will go to someone different
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Reckon? Business is business, these guys don't get to be so rich and successful if they let grudges get in the way. By all accounts Bloom and Benham hate each other after Benham left Blooms company and took loads of proprietary information with him and set up a competing company. Bloom never goes in the directors box at Brentford and always joins the fans in the away end. Didn't stop them selling Maupay to us though.

Didn't think McAtee and Delap were for sale, but if they were, and we offered the highest price, would City really say no because we didn't accept City's offer for Cucu? Seems far fetched.
 
MeeBeeGeeBee said:
I'm confused.

With Sky Sports and Fabrizio Romano saying he's going to Chelsea and Brighton putting out an official statement that he's not going anywhere....WTF is actually happening now?
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It's probably pretty much done, Brighton just won't finalize it before they get the player from Chelsea that they want. That way Chelsea wont be able to back out after they signed Cucurella.
 
Complex Simplicity said:
Bang on this.

I've always wondered what FFP actually is now. They say it's spend what you earn, but you're watching Chelsea and Barcelona spending their debt loans, with the latter still owing players millions of pounds in salaries. It's absolutely crackers, it really is! How it is allowed that you can sell your revenue for the next 25 years and spend that money to load debt on top of huge debt (in Barcelona's case) is beyond me. No doubt they'll be on a fiddle over the next 25 years to somehow get their hands on the future revenue they've sold!

FFP was brought in to keep the Cartel clubs at the top, and prevent "State owned" clubs like City and Newcastle benefiting. Tebas has too much to say when City bring Haaland in, but when Barcelona are buying superstar after superstar whilst being in 2 billion worth of debt, and owing players 13m in wages - he keeps quiet. It's mind-boggling!
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FFP was never about stopping debt (as long as you can afford the commercial loan repayments you're fine), it was always about stopping City from outspending the European G14 elite clubs & threatening their seats at the top table.

The present crazy situations at Barça, Real, ManUre, Juvé & Chelsea prove exactly that. Up to their bollocks in debt & without so much as an FFP tickle on the horizon. City, zero debt but always the first name on everyone's lips regarding inflation in football & needing to be financially reined in... :-|
 
If Chelsea do end up getting Cucurella.
And Ben Chillwell being there already could one make a case for City going for Chilwell and putting a bid in?

Sure he was injured but a decent player for sure. Thoughts? And premier league ready.
 
City14 said:
If Chelsea do end up getting Cucurella.
And Ben Chillwell being there already could one make a case for City going for Chilwell and putting a bid in?

Sure he was injured but a decent player for sure. Thoughts? And premier league ready.
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No to Chillwell for numerous reasons
 
MeeBeeGeeBee said:
I'm confused.

With Sky Sports and Fabrizio Romano saying he's going to Chelsea and Brighton putting out an official statement that he's not going anywhere....WTF is actually happening now?
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It's a very good question and we're not really sure our end either. Best guess is that we're trying to get a deal tied up for Colwill without buy back clauses or the like, but who can say.


We like doing our business on the quiet and I've never known a transfer like this where the twitterati are all over it day in day out for weeks.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
I think clubs always try it on against City but so many of these negotiations come down to people's egos. I believe the Kane deal died when Levy briefed his pals in the press that "he wouldn't even pick up the phone when City called." In this case Brighton briefed the local media that "they were laughing in the boardroom when they saw City's offer." I am pretty sure that finished off any goodwill.
City's management are very sensitive about poisonous briefings to the media by other clubs...for obvious reasons. Let's see where Brighton finish in the league. Perhaps we will have the last and the loudest laugh.
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Do you want to have a bet on which of our teams finishes higher in the league?

Actually on second thoughts, let's not :D
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
I think the snide tone is unhelpful. Strategic links are something else. I think broadly City are very discrete in their dealings.
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It was a question. Not a snide tone at all.
In a discussion with Tolmie he said City use the Media( trusted reporters) when it suits them.
I do not know such things. But most people on the site seem to trust Tolmie as an insider with some knowledge.
 
Kalimantan said:
It's a very good question and we're not really sure our end either. Best guess is that we're trying to get a deal tied up for Colwill without buy back clauses or the like, but who can say.


We like doing our business on the quiet and I've never known a transfer like this where the twitterati are all over it day in day out for weeks.
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What if Collwill deal failed, will Cucu transfer is failed too?

If that happens Cucu will not be a very happy man.
 
It seems Cucurella to Chelsea is all but done bar the dotting of the i's & crossing of the t's.

I'd have loved Cucu to tell Brighton he's glad for them someone met their valuation, but he only wants City, but there's been nothing from the player or his camp to that effect so far.

Cucurella's probably surmised that he'd prefer City, but Chelsea wouldn't be a bad second choice either so he'd be OK with either club.

Personally I've moved on from the notion of Cucurella to City & am now focused on if we'll get a left back in time within this transfer window, & if so who?

Sosa's the name most seem to prefer as an alternative, so it'll be interesting to see if we act on that speculation or go through the season with 2 right backs & Aké & Wilson-Ebrand as other LB options as well as Cancelo. )(
 
Lauz9888 said:
Wonder how much playing time he'll get at Chelsea, if that's where he ends up. If Chilwell's fit it'll be a tough ask to displace him.
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If he isn't actually better than Chilwell, I don't think I'd want us to sign him anyway.

I mean Chilwell is good, but in terms of our system, Cancelo and Zinchenko suit it far better. (Obviously now one of thems gone...)
 
Kamaro011 said:
What if Collwill deal failed, will Cucu transfer is failed too?

If that happens Cucu will not be a very happy man.
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No, I think it will happen, but with the Colwill deal either dead or completed. But I guess we don't want to lose any leverage whilst those negotiations are ongoing. Who knows.

If Cucu stays he'll be unhappy for a bit and then get on with it. It's Marc Cucurella, a happier soul you'd struggle to find on a football pitch. He's not Pogba, his character is part of the reason he's (a) good and (b) in demand.
 
City14 said:
If Chelsea do end up getting Cucurella.
And Ben Chillwell being there already could one make a case for City going for Chilwell and putting a bid in?

Sure he was injured but a decent player for sure. Thoughts? And premier league ready.
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Decent, you just answered your own question, we need someone better than decent.
 
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