Mateo Kovacic

[balotelli's back pocket]

think we'll move to get this done quite quickly if at all possible.

how about 50 million plus add ons?

 

[domalino]

Don’t you think, Dom, that with a back 4 behind him, to counter his lack of pace, Stones could eventually adapt well to the role?

Personally, no. The differences between what Stones does and what we need from our defensive midfielder is night and day IMO. The positions in which you get the ball, the pressure on you, the level of passing needed and the ability to get forwards - Stones just doesn't have it, nor do any of our CB's.

Maybe at a lower level or in a more basic manager's system, but not here.

I don't think Pep's ever made that move before either. He's moved midfielders backwards, and made fullbacks go into central positions, but never moved a CB further up the pitch.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

think we'll move to get this done quite quickly if at all possible.

how about 50 million plus add ons?

Not even convinced Madrid sell to be honest. They need depth and Modric is getting on a bit. If they are open to sell, Perez will fleece us big time as we are desperate

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Not even convinced Madrid sell to be honest. They need depth and Modric is getting on a bit. If they are open to sell, Perez will fleece us big time as we are desperate

i dunno, they tend to sell if players want to leave. They're also interested in milinkovic savic + pogba if you believe the press.

I think kovacic would jump at the chance to join us to be honest

 

[Decepticon]

Not even convinced Madrid sell to be honest. They need depth and Modric is getting on a bit. If they are open to sell, Perez will fleece us big time as we are desperate

No mate he's release clause is around £44million, that's one of the good or bad thing about Spanish transfers you pay the clause depending on the situation.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

No mate he's release clause is around £44million, that's one of the good or bad thing about Spanish transfers you pay the clause depending on the situation.

Its actually 300 million Euros I believe.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

No mate he's release clause is around £44million, that's one of the good or bad thing about Spanish transfers you pay the clause depending on the situation.

Release clause is now 300m i think. we will have to pay around 55-60m no doubt

 

[KCblue]

Can't believe some are slagging him off because he doesn't start for the 3x reigning champions of Europe or the World Cup finalists due to his competition being Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, and Ivan Rakitic. I mean for fucks sake.

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

think we'll move to get this done quite quickly if at all possible.

how about 50 million plus add ons?

Jeez!! Talk about a panic buy.

I think they’d take that for what is, in truth, one of their reserves. Which is basically where my problem lies.

If you look though his entire club career to date, he’s missed a hell of a lot of games through injury, and can’t get a sniff of a game for either club or country at the moment.

I wouldn’t be averse to taking him on loan, with an option to buy next season, if they were agreeable, but to spend £50 mill on an injury prone reserve who is basically still unproven at top level is madness.

The least I would expect when buying someone for that kind of money is that they were a regular in the first team of the selling club

 

[razman]

Don't think madrid woukd want to sell.

Will be more expensive than jorginho

Is still at the world cup, so it will be a late transfer . Jorginho would have been on the pre season already.

However , u spin it...poor planning by city ..all last moment