Neymar

Neymar is a brilliant talent who will transcend the easy stereotypes about flair players in English football. He is a better talent than Oscar who is light as a feather and doing really well at Chelsea. He would dive and make a scene a lot but he is a lot more professional than Balotelli and would probably grow out of that (plus the way things are going with United and referees, maybe we need some gamesmanship in our team).

With all that said, I still think he's Spain bound but if we could grab him we should. It'd be similar to when Barcelona signed Ronaldinho with our CEO and Director of Football involved in that deal.

bapi said:
Barca already paid 10M and another 30M will follow if they'll want to sign him. And he'd have to pay 20M if he won't want to join Barca. So this kid would cost us 60M.
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Would be a worthy investment, speculate to accumulate... something our owners will know all about. Neymar would be the face of Manchester City and is the next big star of world football after Messi and Ronaldo. No manager in the world would turn down the chance to have him.
 
bapi said:
Barca already paid 10M and another 30M will follow if they'll want to sign him. And he'd have to pay 20M if he won't want to join Barca. So this kid would cost us 60M.
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Well, probably 50, so that Santos still get the 30m on top of the 10 for the lad
 
45-60 million for a 20 year old completely unproven outside of the mighty Brazilian League.

Yep, sounds like a bargain......
 
A forward/winger/attacking mid with pace and ability is what we need, and Neymar fits the bill but I just can't see this one. I'm trying to think of one who may be available. Pedro would be ideal but unless Neymar moved there today it won't happen and even then would be very unlikely.
Lavezzi possibly? If we're to believe reports that he's unhappy.
I like James at Porto a lot but although he's not slow, he's not got Pedro or Lavezzi's pace. And we'd have to deal with Porto.
Looking at a couple of youngsters, Labyad? But he's just moved. Deulofeu? Again, little chance. It's a position I think we need to sign an established player though and I'd feel uncomfortable buying youth here unlike many positions such as a regista.
Either way, it's a position that needs filling in my view.
 
ElKun said:
45-60 million for a 20 year old completely unproven outside of the mighty Brazilian League.

Yep, sounds like a bargain......
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Yet the two best teams in the world are willing to pay it, what does that tell you? High risk, high rewards.
 
I believe Balague said he wants to play with Messi. Yes, he'd be great but we should have more realistic targets.
 
Tevez City said:
i♥city! said:
bapi said:
I believe Balague said he wants to play with Messi. Yes, he'd be great but we should have more realistic targets.
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Isco and Benat for me.
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Ben Arfa and Halilovic or Iturbe for me.
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You've mentioned Iturbe a lot but he is not living up to his potential. Look at this from a Porto fan on another forum:

[Iturbe has] been playing for Porto B and even there he´s not capable of making a decent match.
We are starting to be afraid he may be a flop, we were going to start playing him on the team this season but he failed to perform every time he was given the chance. He´s still very young but the club is apprehensive about him.
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And Halilovic is 16, if we signed him it'd be for the youth team. Isco and Benat would go straight into first team plans. Ben Arfa is good but I don't think he is a Mancini type player at all, questionable attitude and doesn't like to track back much which got Johnson a lot of criticism.
 
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