Nathan Ake

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

3 years at the club between 15 and 21, that's the rule in short.

Eric Garcia has already qualified to be club-trained homegrown, after turning 21.
Would be painful if he left, in terms of free spots in the squad.

Garcia is valuable to the squad

People tend to forget about limit on foreign places

Ake is very good signing

 

[Neville Kneville]

As far as "back up" options go, he'd be pretty decent. Good in the tackle, has pace and can chip in with a few goals. The price may be a little high but we're mugging Valencia right off with the fee we're paying for Ferran so hey-ho. All in all, it should be another decent piece of business.

50% of Maguire's fee ?

Doesn't seem especially high to me.

 

[meeesh]

Can you imagine if Micah started slating dipper signings, there’d be outrage.

Just the arrogance of him to think he knows best.

Can't believe how high esteem he is held in,not even an international as he spat dummy when not selected,prick

 

[domalino]

Carragher quoted in MUEN saying 2 left sided CBs won't work as Today's Criticism of City. He says its looks strange to have two lefties although two right footers are ok.
I am sure that he was one of many so called professional clowns who didnt have a clue about Eric whem he signed and ss a result didnt praise him whrn his ability became apparent. But as soon as he got injured they were all saying how good he was so they could rub his loss in.

His little brain can't comprehend the idea of signing more than one CB in a window.

 

[domalino]

How's this for a statement of how fucked our CB situation was this season?

It is significant that after the 3-2 defeat by Norwich on 14 September, Guardiola's two most experienced central defenders, Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones, did not start another Premier League game together until July.
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That's with Laporte out for 6 months...

 

[Vienna_70]

Carragher quoted in MUEN saying 2 left sided CBs won't work as Today's Criticism of City. He says its looks strange to have two lefties although two right footers are ok.
I am sure that he was one of many so called professional clowns who didnt have a clue about Eric whem he signed and ss a result didnt praise him whrn his ability became apparent. But as soon as he got injured they were all saying how good he was so they could rub his loss in.

Clutching at straws?

 

[Dirty Harry]

The EDS games when he played for the chavs

Means little now, but the games I saw he was the most impressive player on the pitch Kaz.

 

[City_Sean]

How's this for a statement of how fucked our CB situation was this season?

It is significant that after the 3-2 defeat by Norwich on 14 September, Guardiola's two most experienced central defenders, Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones, did not start another Premier League game together until July.
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That's with Laporte out for 6 months...

I still find it absolutely staggering that the club went into a season with Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho and Laporte as it's CB options.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Don’t really know how it works but does the £41 mill mean their buyback can be refused? If the player has decided, not sure Chelsea can make him go.

Yeah it's interesting, but quite undefined how it works in practice. Anyone?

Maybe Chelsea could trigger the option as an obligation between B'mouth and Chelsea.
But surely they still wouldn't have a contract with Aké. It would mean the player gave away his right of free choice where to work back then to Chelsea. Such an option would cost 20m+ for a club. Why would a player do that, if not for huuuge money.

Such a first refusal option doesn't make much sense, only if the player wants back to the mother club, for a fixed fee (per option) instead of open negotiations.

I'm not sure though.
I bet tv experts don't drop a word about that topic?..

 

[WickyWain]

Pros:

• Has nice hair

You had me at this