Otamendi

[SWP's back]

Hopefully.

Firstly the price is £28m rather than £35m.

Secondly, and here's the big plus point, the deal isn't really us paying out any money. Instead it is us cancelling payments for Negredo meaning that he's only costing us £3m. We will presumably book it as Negredo + £3m for him.

MDM is a great guy who used to have a magnificient ponytail but he is 35 and we cannot be slaves to sentiment. If he's willing to stay around the squad as an understood/5th choice then great but Otamendi is superior in every way to how our side plays football. Denayer cannot be allowed to leave on loan as he'll walk. Kompany and Mangala are world class as shown again yesterday after rocky form last year. Having one more defender with serious quality in the squad will not only force Kompany and Mangala to keep their form up but also help the quality of our "second team" which needs it.

He's also got friends at City already. He has played with Aguero, Zabaleta and Demichelis for the national team regularly over the past 10 years and played with both Fernando and Mangala at Porto so worries about him not fitting in well shouldn't be an issue.

Excellent post

 

[blueinsa]

Your pussy in spasm Karen?

 

[kas_tippler]

Comments like this really perplex me. Carvalho didn't sign for Chelsea til he was 26, Vidic was still playing in Russia at 25. Sometimes that's just how it goes

Mangala is maturing nicely, just seems we're spending for spendings sake.

 

[mancity7]

 

[BlueRockape]

LOL
Nicked it

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

They did a poll the bunch of cunts...Ramos or Oatamendi...41.5% to Ramos 58.5% to Oatamendi...couldnt write it!

That was when they were, "reportedly" in poll position for the lad, I presume.

Now he's probably no better than a pub player, who couldn't lace Phil Jones's boots.

 

[Stephenhakin]

Your mate or that Twitter guy?

Nothing to do with me sorry mate.

 

[Ajm1985]

Take a look at @FrancisMCFC's Tweet:

Yeah that's not him with Otamendi. Fuck knows who it is.

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

Mangala is maturing nicely, just seems we're spending for spendings sake.

Nah...we are spending to smash it up in all competitions

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Looks like he's so desperate for the move he's already picked up a budget version of our kit on the way over!