richards30
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sam lee saying that we dont want verratti either!!
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Marco Verratti
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like i said, he did allude to the fact that Jourgihno changed his mind " a liitle late"
now its see what we have to go with ( not enough imho) and if it isnt right we will have a target lined up ( it would be shocking if we didnt have another option if we decided that was needed)
Pep clearly knows we’re short in that area ( hence Fred and Jorginho bids)- Jorginho signed for Chelsea 2 weeks ago)- surely he won’t be thinking see what we’ve got?????
I think it’s clear we’re going with what we have.
We seem reluctant to compete in the inflated market and as much as a lot of City fans are backing the clubs decision.
It’s not that far off Ferguson’s no value in the market.
I’m not complaining the club have invested ALOT over the last 10 years.
However, I do hope the club will continue to invest significantly in player recruitment in future windows. I believe it to be an important part of staying at the top!
If Verratti was an option at £80 million, than surely we would normally have brought him in!
We seem reluctant to compete in the inflated market and as much as a lot of City fans are backing the clubs decision.
It’s not that far off Ferguson’s no value in the market.
I’m not complaining the club have invested ALOT over the last 10 years.
However, I do hope the club will continue to invest significantly in player recruitment in future windows. I believe it to be an important part of staying at the top!
If Verratti was an option at £80 million, than surely we would normally have brought him in!
maybe it was the other young lad he was tslking about?
Luiz? Ah, cool. Yes, he's applied for a wp, don't fancy his chances to be honest. Loan looking likely.
Big Dave Watson
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Rocket Science.sam lee saying that we dont want verratti either!!
nmc
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I worry that we’ve done this before - we win the title get into a dominant position and then stand still and let others catch up. We have Pep on loan for another 3 or 4 seasons- we need to make the best of him - we will never have this unique opportunity again. If City are ever gonna win the CL it’ll be in the next 3 seasons - so we need to give Pep the best squad we can. We have an amazing squad but I just think we could added another midfielder this season. I still think we’ll win the league but if we don’t there will be some regret that we didn’t strengthen a little more.
doobyedoobye
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I think it’s clear we’re going with what we have.
We seem reluctant to compete in the inflated market and as much as a lot of City fans are backing the clubs decision.
It’s not that far off Ferguson’s no value in the market.
I’m not complaining the club have invested ALOT over the last 10 years.
However, I do hope the club will continue to invest significantly in player recruitment in future windows. I believe it to be an important part of staying at the top!
If Verratti was an option at £80 million, than surely we would normally have brought him in!
If he was available and Pep thought he was the right fit in all departments then I'm sure we would be at the table negotiating. The issue with these media reports seems to be that most of them are driven by hidden agendas....
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...If Verratti was an option at £80 million, than surely we would normally have brought him in!
You didn't follow the Jorginho story then? Not even £50m. And City definitely wanted him.
What is Pep's stance towards Verrati? Did he ever talk about Verrati?
DenisLawBackHeel74
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I worry that we’ve done this before - we win the title get into a dominant position and then stand still and let others catch up. We have Pep on loan for another 3 or 4 seasons- we need to make the best of him - we will never have this unique opportunity again. If City are ever gonna win the CL it’ll be in the next 3 seasons - so we need to give Pep the best squad we can. We have an amazing squad but I just think we could added another midfielder this season. I still think we’ll win the league but if we don’t there will be some regret that we didn’t strengthen a little more.
I tend to agree. We have our boot on the neck of the PL and should be trying to strengthen and add options. It was clear we couldn’t sustain a charge on more than one or two fronts last season for as good as we were. If we have realistic designs on >2 trophies we need quality additions.
Btw I’m not saying we’re not trying to strengthen and add options....I’ve no idea what the club are planning
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Luiz? Ah, cool. Yes, he's applied for a wp, don't fancy his chances to be honest. Loan looking likely.
Do you think Pep's comment "Luiz is ready for the first team" is purely tactical to help Txiki in a Verrati bid?
That statement doesn't sound like a 'likely loan' to me.
It also seems to be a statement towards Zinchenko, as only one of them can be in our squad...
We'll see soon.