Welcome Douglas Luiz

[01cravend]

Seems similar in style to Gundogan

Of all the players that come out of South America central midfield is probably it's shallowest talent pool.

Hopefully not another Zuculini

 

[Dax777]

Could these be the signings that we've been begging the club to make ahead of Porto? Let's see in a few years time.

Yes they are. Which is why its surprising some are down in them.

 

[BlueCityfan]

Never heard of him. But our resident S.American experts on the transfer forum are all to a man in agreement that he is the dogz bollocks. When @rdfporcazzo, @Higor Douglas, and @Divino da Guia all agree a prospect is top class my ears tend to perk up.

I think he'll replace the Ferns and Yaya next year. I don't think he is a. "to be sold" prospect.

And to the irrelevant part: No Tim was right on Dihno being expensive, and was reasonable to conclude the younger, more accomplished and cheaper player was a better deal. In retrospect he was wrong. But not about the expense though.

Douglas Luiz? Yaya will be replaced, and perhaps Fernandinho if he doesn't get a new deal. But i think we'll spend big on a "superstar" midfielder next summer. If this guy does well in La Liga. Perhaps he'll be in the squad.

Hard to tell since he could turn out to be like Gabriel Jesus and adapt instantly. Or like Moreno.....and spend a season being useless.

 

[twosips]

Made a little video here discussing this signing if anyone fancies a watch.

 

[Dax777]

Made a little video here discussing this signing if anyone fancies a watch.

I see you've shaved and gotten a hair cut. Girlfriend's request? :)

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Sorry Tim.

 

[Kompany is King]

Welcome Douglas Luiz.

I trust City's scouting team to have done their research on this 19 year old and it will be interesting to hear what the club's development pathway is for our latest South American acquisition.

I also very much like that he has chosen to come to City. Yet another promising player chooses us.

A five year contract shows the confidence City have in Luiz to develop and prosper.

 

[twosips]

I see you've shaved and gotten a hair cut. Girlfriend's request? :)

The exact opposite actually. She much prefers my longer hair! Ha.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

If Monaco and Dortmund wanted him, you know he's going to be good in the future. Those clubs, plus the likes of Porto etc seem to have their scouting nailed. We can't lose with this - either he does so well on loan that he finds a place in our squad, or we make money on him.

 

[City_Sean]

Will be good to watch Girona this season, Maffeo, Garcia, Moreno, Luiz etc all there, sounds exciting.

 

[bluetaco]

Welcome Douglas Luiz.

I trust City's scouting team to have done their research on this 19 year old and it will be interesting to hear what the club's development pathway is for our latest South American acquisition.

I also very much like that he has chosen to come to City. Yet another promising player chooses us.

A five year contract shows the confidence City have in Luiz to develop and prosper.

Except we will spend 60 million on a midfielder next season and the youth will be forgotten.

Can't tell me last season maffeo couldn't have been worse than zaba or sagna. Angus gunn better than Bravo. Denayer over kolorov. In fact adoribayo over kolorov. Bit silly to be fair.

 

[Phil1]

Except we will spend 60 million on a midfielder next season and the youth will be forgotten.

Can't tell me last season maffeo couldn't have been worse than zaba or sagna. Angus gunn better than Bravo. Denayer over kolorov. In fact adoribayo over kolorov. Bit silly to be fair.

Had we played all those kids we'd have finished about 7th,

 

[bluetaco]

Had we played all those kids we'd have finished about 7th,

Obviously didn't mean all at one time.

 

[Phil1]

Obviously didn't mean all at one time.

Neither did I.

 

[Dax777]

Neither did I.

Oh snap! :)

 

[TRUE BLUE NO1]

City Watch‏Verified account @City_Watch 15m15 minutes ago
New signing Douglas Luiz is at the 5 star Hotel Camiral ahead of his loan move to Girona FC being made official.

 

[Divino da Guia]

Vickery is biased against Brazilian football in general.

He's not.
I'm starting to understand the guy watching him on Sportv.
His "problem" is this: - he's emotionally envolved with the country at this point.
He gets frustated when things are not working well.

He thought that with the economic grow in the 2000s and the World Cup 2014 in te horizon; the Brazilian League would be in the level of the europeans.
This cant happen for many reasons.

Now Tim developed this tendency to say that some random guy in Ecuador or Colombia etc is better than the Brazilian/Argentinian prospects..like Marlos Moreno/Gabriel Jesus.
- just to clarify: Moreno is really good, but South Americans only can be wc if you give them confidence and responsibilities; this loan system will not work with South Americans.

 

[Mike N]

Had we played all those kids we'd have finished about 7th,

Haven't seen anything to suggest any of them would have done a job last year.

 

[Wiirdo]

Haven't seen anything to suggest any of them would have done a job last year.

Maffeo and Gunn would've done a job. Garcia should've gotten far more games in midfield. Denayer would've done a job over Demichelis the season before. Roberts could do a job this season.

To think Pickford and Gunn were once on a par and now one's gone for 30m and the other was held back from first-team football the entire season for no reason.

 

[Mike N]

Maffeo and Gunn would've done a job. Garcia should've gotten far more games in midfield. Denayer would've done a job over Demichelis the season before. Roberts could do a job this season.

To think Pickford and Gunn were once on a par and now one's gone for 30m and the other was held back from first-team football the entire season for no reason.

Point taken but the teams chasing the top four will only give the youngsters a chance when they have no other option, Rashford for instance.