Romeo Lavia

[decmancity]

At this rate no one from the EDS would make it here. Seems like you need to have a 50m tag on your arse if you are going to succeed here.

Apart from Foden, Palmer, McAtee and Delap of course that have all played for the first team?

If you want to be in the first team you have to be elite. Lavia isn't.

If he goes and performs at Southampton and we have a squad spot then perhaps he comes back, likelihood is that he might progress and perhaps end up in Bundesliga or Serie A.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Apart from Foden, Palmer, McAtee and Delap of course that have all played for the first team?

If you want to be in the first team you have to be elite. Lavia isn't.

If he goes and performs at Southampton and we have a squad spot then perhaps he comes back, likelihood is that he might progress and perhaps end up in Bundesliga or Serie A.

Lavia has played for the first team, just needs to be playing more now. Falls in the PL2-> PL gap. Prob see Delap gone as well next few weeks

 

[decmancity]

Lavia has played for the first team, just needs to be playing more now. Falls in the PL2-> PL gap. Prob see Delap gone as well next few weeks

Never said he didn't but I agree, hes getting nowhere by playing in PL2 or a token game time against League 2 opposition.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Apart from Foden, Palmer, McAtee and Delap of course that have all played for the first team?

If you want to be in the first team you have to be elite. Lavia isn't.

If he goes and performs at Southampton and we have a squad spot then perhaps he comes back, likelihood is that he might progress and perhaps end up in Bundesliga or Serie A.

So we are going with the "not elite" excuse? Got it. I have to say that's kind of a new one as we have been going with the "attitude problem" as our go-to excuse for sometime now, seems that wouldn't cut it anymore.

 

[decmancity]

So we are going with the "elite" excuse? a bit fresh air as we have been going with the "attitude problem" as our go-to excuse for sometime now, seems that wouldn't cut it anymore.

Its not an excuse, City rate him highly but at the minute hes not at the level to step in and be playing across 4 competitions at the top level. Foden was and Palmer has been given CL and prem game time recently.

Id be shocked if City have sold him because we no longer think he has the ability.

I haven't seen this "attitude problem" you are referencing so don't know.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Its not an excuse, City rate him highly but at the minute hes not at the level to step in and be playing across 4 competitions at the top level. Foden was and Palmer has been given CL and prem game time recently.

Id be shocked if City have sold him because we no longer think he has the ability.

I haven't seen this "attitude problem" you are referencing so don't know.

Braff and probably Sancho are the two I can think of, but both justified.

 

[WallyA]

If we continue to play with a midfield 2, there is a pathway down the line with some retirees.

Gundogan is 31, and while many see Bellingham in that box to box role for us in the future to replace him, who knows, maybe Lavia will excel there in Southampton as well (box to box role) and we buy him back for Gundogan.

Even Bernie plays that box to box role for us lately, perhaps the club decides to sell him in a couple of years and that frees up space for Lavia as well.

So I think there is a chance.

 

[CityDean]

Disappointed we are letting him go. Always thought he was talented and could easily turn out better than Kalvin Phillips with a couple of years development behind him. Hopefully we have put in a cheap buy back clause. Great signing for Southampton.

Not sure what's going on at City, we seem intent on selling player after player this summer

 

[r.soleofsalford]

At this rate no one from the EDS would make it here. Seems like you need to have a 50m tag on your arse if you are going to succeed here.

I don`t know about having to have a 50m price tag but you do have to be an absolutely brilliant EDS player.

 

[BedsBlue68]

Disappointed we are letting him go. Always thought he was talented and could easily turn out better than Kalvin Phillips with a couple of years development behind him. Hopefully we have put in a cheap buy back clause. Great signing for Southampton.

Not sure what's going on at City, we seem intent on selling player after player this summer

What is going on is we are giving our talented youngsters the chance to play at Premier League level in a team where they will have a better chance of getting a large number games under their belt, compared to the handful they would get if they stay and compete against the world class players we have. They will progress way more playing week in week out in the Premier League rather than getting 10-15 minutes off the bench here and there and the odd cup game against league 2 opposition. In addition the buying club are more likely to develop them than if they are just a 12m loan player.

In doing that we are also getting tens of millions of pounds and the option that we can buy them back if they progress (in top level English football rather than second tier European leagues) like they have the potential of doing. Also we are showing that kids in our academy come out at either our team (Foden, Palmer, McAtee) or if not they can get to the top level in Germany or the Premier League.

This site used to have a contributor (Neville Neville) who constantly said that the kids need playing time at the top level - Brandon Barker was one name he used who was on fire in the reserves but never got the chance at the right time and ended up fizzling out.

Honestly i can not see the down side in these moves, i think they are brilliant and get around the UK loan moves restrictions.