Nuno Mendes

[Xhavenjoe]

Do they have an option to buy porro at a set price? When does the option expire?

Not sure what you mean. Porro is a City player who was on loan last season

 

[itisrising]

Not sure what you mean. Porro is a City player who was on loan last season

Porro has an option to buy from Sporting. I think it runs out when his loan does.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Never watched this guy but I really hope we sign a good left back this summer.

 

[Taylor]

Only way I see this being true is if the club have moved on from another target. Maybe Grealish is off?

How do you come to this logic? One is an attacking player and one a left back.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Only way I see this being true is if the club have moved on from another target. Maybe Grealish is off?

Haha or maybe pep wants a left back as presumed all along.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Only way I see this being true is if the club have moved on from another target. Maybe Grealish is off?

More likely Mendy is off.

 

[City_Sean]

How do you come to this logic? One is an attacking player and one a left back.

My guess is that they probably couldn't afford to do all three this summer. If ones off it presents an opportunity to do another deal.

 

[walker_is_faster]

My guess is that they probably couldn't afford to do all three this summer. If ones off it presents an opportunity to do another deal.

If those reports from Portugal are true that Sporting looking to sell for big money, then have him back on loan.I don't see us be in for him this summer.

 

[richards30]

if bernardo ends up staying this summer then a window of kane and mendes would be very nice thank you!

 

[Taylor]

My guess is that they probably couldn't afford to do all three this summer. If ones off it presents an opportunity to do another deal.

We've made over £70m in transfers plus Mendes coming in would lead to probably Mendy leaving which will bring more cash in.

We could easily do all three

 

[marc_mcfc90]

More likely Mendy is off.

nah, everything I have read points to this lad staying at sporting for another year

 

[LongsightM13]

We've made over £70m in transfers plus Mendes coming in would lead to probably Mendy leaving which will bring more cash in.

We could easily do all three

Nobody is paying us a fee for Mendy. Nobody is stupid enough to match his current wages given his injury record and performances.
He is here for another year at least unless we heavily subsidise his salary on loan somewhere

 

[leo_city]

Nobody is paying us a fee for Mendy. Nobody is stupid enough to match his current wages given his injury record and performances.
He is here for another year at least unless we heavily subsidise his salary on loan somewhere

Our best hope is for him to find some form and rhythm and we can sell him for cheap to Serie A or somewhere next year.

 

[LongsightM13]

Our best hope is for him to find some form and rhythm and we can sell him for cheap to Serie A or somewhere next year.

He will sit on his contract to the bitter end and then end up in one of the Middle Eastern retirement leagues

 

[leo_city]

He will sit on his contract to the bitter end and then end up in one of the Middle Eastern retirement leagues

Bit harsh that, not like he self sabotaged his knees and said yep, let's collect money. Also it's a good indication of how we treat our players, others would get sidelined or put on the market right away post recovery, Pep instead gave Mendy a chance at finding his feet again, that's quite commendable. He's now had a season without injury, maybe this coming season he can play more, he will have a full pre season as well, I'm expecting him to be better than last year for what it's worth. After that, yeah, ultimately, we want improvements and he'll be moved on.

 

[LongsightM13]

Bit harsh that, not like he self sabotaged his knees and said yep, let's collect money. Also it's a good indication of how we treat our players, others would get sidelined or put on the market right away post recovery, Pep instead gave Mendy a chance at finding his feet again, that's quite commendable. He's now had a season without injury, maybe this coming season he can play more, he will have a full pre season as well, I'm expecting him to be better than last year for what it's worth. After that, yeah, ultimately, we want improvements and he'll be moved on.

I admire your optimism

 

[leo_city]

I admire your optimism

Always, the rants and nonsense only begins Matchday.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

We are not trying to sign this player.

It is very rare that City go out of their way as they did back in mid-May to email the press pack and tell them it was not true.

City can't walk back something like that and had no reason to either confirm or deny.

Insisted it was Sporting and his agent getting giddy.

 

[salfordbluetrue]

Bit harsh that, not like he self sabotaged his knees and said yep, let's collect money. Also it's a good indication of how we treat our players, others would get sidelined or put on the market right away post recovery, Pep instead gave Mendy a chance at finding his feet again, that's quite commendable. He's now had a season without injury, maybe this coming season he can play more, he will have a full pre season as well, I'm expecting him to be better than last year for what it's worth. After that, yeah, ultimately, we want improvements and he'll be moved on.

We should send him to Troyes on a 2 year loan, that is 2 years to convince Troyes or anyone else that he can still pull his weight, we should make it clear that he is not getting a squad number next season. Job done

 

[salfordbluetrue]

We are not trying to sign this player.

It is very rare that City go out of their way as they did back in mid-May to email the press pack and tell them it was not true.

City can't walk back something like that and had no reason to either confirm or deny.

Insisted it was Sporting and his agent getting giddy.

Think it was me getting giddy:) but it could be that City backed off for fear of tapping up, as you say it was very unusual and now are trying to get the buyout clause down?.
Any way that is my hope and i am sticking with it until the last minute:) then i am crying.