Rony Lopes

[BadApple]

Sterling had played over 100 top flight games. Varane played 24 games for Lens. The better comparison would be to Denayer who we're currently trying to farm out. Again.

If people can't accept that City are bad at this then they're deluding themselves, we run the risk of losing some incredibly talented players if we can't convince them there's a path.

Deluded? Name me a City youth player to go on and be a world beater?

 

[kun]

Carvajal and Varane were both bought. Do not count. I'll give you Jese Rodriguez but I bet you he didn't demand regular games at 19 like Lopes.
Lopes had 1 year left on his deal and wasn't willing to sign a new deal or bide his time so we had little option. £7-9m is good business.

Chelsea haven't brought a youth team player through to play regular games this millennium.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Jese Rodriquez is 22 and has still only played 36 times and is yet to get an international call up & Verane was bought from Lens.

If you having them two I'm having Sterling.

Eh ? Verane started at Real Madrid when he was about 18 after playing about 20 odd games for Lens. He was way behind where Denayer is now in experience & age. (We did sign Lopes & Denayer you know ?)

And you have just said yourself that Jese has played a load of games for Real Madrid already. He started in La Liga in 2011.

Real are one of the absolute worst for this, love to spunk money & are still way ahead of us.

 

[BusterPhillips]

Got a chunk of Trippier's fee as well

Good point.

Tripper - 1.5m
Denis Suarez - 7m~

TAlking about 25m...

 

[MCFC1993]

Can't we just throw a buy back clause on him like Barca always do, that way if he looks like becoming a world beater at Monaco we can bring him back.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Neville said I could have any team blame him haha

And it has been proven that they have a better record for using young players.

 

[sam663]

Can't we just throw a buy back clause on him like Barca always do, that way if he looks like becoming a world beater at Monaco we can bring him back.

I don't think there would be any buy back clause, probably that's why Monaco is willing to pay 7.5m.

 

[without a dream]

Deluded? Name my a City youth player to go on and be a world beater?

Not sure where I've said that...

I said we run the risk. Take Denis Suarez as an example, he played 30 odd games for Sevilla last year, the kids we have now are significantly better than he was at the same age. If we don't start giving them a chance then they're rapidly going to get disillusioned and we might be missing out on some top talent.

If you can get 4 club trained players actually good enough to hold their own that's invaluable in the CL and it seems like we're not even trying.

 

[BadApple]

Eh ? Verane started at Real Madrid when he was about 18 after playing about 20 odd games for Lens. He was way behind where Denayer is now in experience & age. (We did sign Lopes & Denayer you know ?)

And you have just said yourself that Jese has played a load of games for Real Madrid already. He started in La Liga in 2011.

Real are one of the absolute worst for this, love to spunm money & are still way ahead of us.

So he started in La Liga in 2011 and has only played 36 times.

My point is most of the big clubs don't give youth a chance except the Bayern/Barca.

 

[Neville Kneville]

you've just described lopes

No I haven't.

Normally after his excellent performance in the Cup Semi final, with 2 assists & everyone thinking he looked great a club would start to try & use the kid more & more. When have you seen Rony since ?

Surely you can't tell me Rony did something in that game which meant he was proven not to be good enough to ever play for City again ?