Sergio Gomez | Joins City on a four year deal

[Gabriel]

I think the club know full well that he’ll be loaned out to Girona. However, by signing him and saying that we’ll assess him before we do, it reduces the chance of another club trying to pull our pants down when we go in for the likes of Lodi, Sosa, Ait-Nouri etc

If that is our strategy, one might wonder why we didn’t sign him the moment the transfer window opened and before Cucurela’s price rose almost as fast as an energy bill…

 

[Coatigan]

I think the club know full well that he’ll be loaned out to Girona. However, by signing him and saying that we’ll assess him before we do, it reduces the chance of another club trying to pull our pants down when we go in for the likes of Lodi, Sosa, Ait-Nouri etc

We'd spend 12m on a player we don't want so we can save 5-10m on a player we do want?

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

12m wasted if we loan him out, that 12m could have gone towards a better lb

 

[BringBackSwales]

If that is our strategy, one might wonder why we didn’t sign him the moment the transfer window opened and before Cucurela’s price rose almost as fast as an energy bill…

IF that was a strategy maybe it’s because we learned from what Brighton did with cockfella. Personally I think we bought him because we like him in his own right

 

[Dax777]

Everything I hear about him says he'll fit well. And I really like the price.

Leftback is one of those positions where price don't always determine quality. Case in point, Robertson at Pool or Cucurella at Brighton.

If rather we look at the qualities the player offers. And here, it seems he has spades of the kinda qualities we cherish.

 

[jrb]

imagine going on a double blind date with your mate,
and you've ended up with the fitter Girl, but by the end of the night she's snogging your mate.

City buying Gomez and then loaning him to Girona is similar.

 

[Zenmanc]

We'd spend 12m on a player we don't want so we can save 5-10m on a player we do want?

That he'll likely increase in value at least 2 fold- yes. Smart business.

 

[Coatigan]

That he'll likely increase in value at least 2 fold- yes. Smart business.

Not if we loan him to Girona he won't.

 

[sir baconface]

Looks like a mix of Jamie Vardy and Adam Johnson

If Carlsberg did “worse things than looking Scottish”.

 

[Burtonblue]

Everything I hear about him says he'll fit well. And I really like the price.

Leftback is one of those positions where price don't always determine quality. Case in point, Robertson at Pool or Cucurella at Brighton.

If rather we look at the qualities the player offers. And here, it seems he has spades of the kinda qualities we cherish.

Finally
A sensible post
Many here were convinced Alvarez would be a CFG signing, maybe because of the low price tag
Would be v surprised if this lad doesn’t get a chance