Thanks for the insight mate. It mirrors what I've thought of Mahrez for the last two seasons, & I agree that if he were a City player, I'd want our owners to make a stand & hold out for what they believe he's worth. It's just business mate & I think those calling for Leicester to cede, are just ardent fans wanting the player really badly.
One or two have made out like Leicester should just bend over & take one up the shitter just because City have come calling. That's a Raggish attitude IMO, but it probably comes with the territory of being a fan of a club who have done so well recently. Hopefully the transfer will all be sorted so Leicester are happy with their fee, & City don't feel they've been rinsed. Kia Joorabchin being the advisor to Mahrez won't endear him to City, but I believe we'll rise above that & look at the bigger picture.
What do you think of Patrick Roberts mate? Do you want him yes or no?
Have to agree with all this. It does seem that the majority of Leicester and Man City fans would be satisfied with a fee of around £75m. You’d get an outstanding player worth every penny of that (in the current market) and we get rid of a sulky bugger that can’t wait to get away from us without feeling like we’ve been absolutely shafted!
Unfortunately, I’ve seen absolutely nothing of Patrick Roberts, he seems to have been around forever. Obviously has bags of potential but if I’m honest we have 3 young players of similar ilk which I’d possibly prefer us to stick with.
Demerai Gray also seems to have been around for years. He started last season pretty well but faded badly. Brilliant at times but looks like he hates every minute he spends on a football pitch, attitude doesn’t seem the best which may hamper his development.
Fousseni Diabaté looks a great find, he’s probably only had about a dozen games but he seems to have a little more about him than Gray. Technically very good and I’m looking forward to seeing more of him next season. His first 6 months have probably been as impressive as Mahrez were and I believe he’s a couple of years younger than Riyad was when he joined.
James Maddison who’s just come in really does look like a great signing. 100% positive feedback from Norwich fans and his highlight reel from last season (albeit in the Championship) is absolutely ridiculous. I can see him being out star man next season and his creativity will go some way to replacing Mahrez.
If Roberts is valued at £15m then he could be worth the risk but it could obviously go either way. Would you say he’s worth that? Probably hard to tell with the majority of his game time being in Scotland.
If Leicester play a 4231 formation, which is looking likely then there’s plenty of space for him, the 3 mentioned above and Iheanacho to get game time, obviously with Vardy up top.
