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I really doubt that. He is still employed by Sporting Lisbon.viana will be with us in January, he will be involved
Not qualifying for the champions league would hamper his first season more. He will have to manage the situation he has when he's in.I am not sure we are going to eat in the summer budget and hamper Viana's first season as DoF by bringing in expensive January signings. No pun intended. We brought in Bony due to us going for both De Bruyne and Sterling. Both weren't cheap at the time.
It didn't effect Chelsea and Man Utd could still throw their weight around without Champions League football.Not qualifying for the champions league would hamper his first season more. He will have to manage the situation he has when he's in.
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Wish we’d take a closer look at players out of contract in the summer.
Jonathan David - very consistent goalscorer the past 5 years, would be a great backup to Haaland.
Alphonso Davies, probably going Madrid but should at least gauge his interest.
Jonathan Tah, rumoured to be going Bayern.
Kimmich still got a few years left in him and is a brilliant player.
Wish we’d throw our weight around a bit more when contracts are nearing the end. Bayern and Madrid are great at getting these sorts for free or at a massive discount, absolutely no reason why we shouldn’t be doing the same.
Jonathan David - very consistent goalscorer the past 5 years, would be a great backup to Haaland.
Alphonso Davies, probably going Madrid but should at least gauge his interest.
Jonathan Tah, rumoured to be going Bayern.
Kimmich still got a few years left in him and is a brilliant player.
Wish we’d throw our weight around a bit more when contracts are nearing the end. Bayern and Madrid are great at getting these sorts for free or at a massive discount, absolutely no reason why we shouldn’t be doing the same.
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Wish we’d take a closer look at players out of contract in the summer.
Jonathan David - very consistent goalscorer the past 5 years, would be a great backup to Haaland.
Alphonso Davies, probably going Madrid but should at least gauge his interest.
Jonathan Tah, rumoured to be going Bayern.
Kimmich still got a few years left in him and is a brilliant player.
Wish we’d throw our weight around a bit more when contracts are nearing the end. Bayern and Madrid are great at getting these sorts for free or at a massive discount, absolutely no reason why we shouldn’t be doing the same.
Agreed, we still try and be friends with them rather than behaving like the huge club we now are?
Ok. Let's just write the season off then so that the new fella have a nice cushy start, or maybe we can start the rebuild now. The manager is in place, Viana will have been selected with our way of playing in mind. It's highly unlikely he'll go for wildly different players to TkixiIt didn't effect Chelsea and Man Utd could still throw their weight around without Champions League football.
chiswick blue
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I thought he was joining in January in a joint role with Txiki and solo from the summerI really doubt that. He is still employed by Sporting Lisbon.
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nah, just being included in conversations from Feb. wont be full time or here till summer.I thought he was joining in January in a joint role with Txiki and solo from the summer
He starts next season. https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/man-city-club-statement-63864262.The smooth transition bit in the statement doesn't really mean he would start in January. Last couple of months is probably the start of proceedingsI thought he was joining in January in a joint role with Txiki and solo from the summer
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The January window is solely down to Txiki, as it should be. Viana takes post in the summer but is involved in a handover process from February. That being the case, the club has to behave as it would at any other time. If Txiki has identified targets in January then they must be pursued, regardless of what Viana thinks. Txiki is being paid to be our DoF until the summer, so he should perform the role in its fullest form until the day he leaves the club.
It's nothing to do with giving Viana a cushy start. Both have (or will have budgets) they have to work with and with the 115 charges still hanging around it not going to be limitless.Ok. Let's just write the season off then so that the new fella have a nice cushy start, or maybe we can start the rebuild now. The manager is in place, Viana will have been selected with our way of playing in mind. It's highly unlikely he'll go for wildly different players to Tkixi
The issues is getting the players to move and that would involve throwing more money around than usual. Something that we really do on a regular basis. We have tried to sign Mahrez mid-season after being rejected by Sanchez for the millionth time but Leicester didn't want to sell at that particular time (ie wanting more money than we were willing to pay at that time). We did sign him the following summer.The January window is solely down to Txiki, as it should be. Viana takes post in the summer but is involved in a handover process from February. That being the case, the club has to behave as it would at any other time. If Txiki has identified targets in January then they must be pursued, regardless of what Viana thinks. Txiki is being paid to be our DoF until the summer, so he should perform the role in its fullest form until the day he leaves the club.
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I don't think that if the right player comes available in Jan with Pep agreeing that we will wait until Viana formally starts. I do however think he will be kept in the loop and possibly unofficially consultedIt's nothing to do with giving Viana a cushy start. Both have (or will have budgets) they have to work with and with the 115 charges still hanging around it not going to be limitless.
I'm not sure it will eat into the upcoming summer budget given we've just had a net spend of £-115m in the summer?It's nothing to do with giving Viana a cushy start. Both have (or will have budgets) they have to work with and with the 115 charges still hanging around it not going to be limitless.
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Not to mention being frugal in previous summers, big prize money from 22/23 and an Etihad sponsorship deals to come. I can see £400m-£500m being spent in the next two windows.I'm not sure it will eat into the upcoming summer budget given we've just had a net spend of £-115m in the summer?
But we tend not to stretch ourselves either.I'm not sure it will eat into the upcoming summer budget given we've just had a net spend of £-115m in the summer?
The issue is who is that right player in January? Whether he is going to be priced out in January? Whether he really wants a more riskier move in our current state. The best option is giving Viana the money rather than to really start throwing it about in January.I don't think that if the right player comes available in Jan with Pep agreeing that we will wait until Viana formally starts. I do however think he will be kept in the loop and possibly unofficially consulted
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Palmer, Alvarez, Lavia and Frimpong.
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