Walker was playing his best football for a good while before the break, he is what we say walking on very very thin ice with his off field shagging
The young kid from Brazil Couto hasn't signed for City to go play in another League Pep does fancy this kid so if signed maybe Somedo deal may not happen although Cancelo does sound like hard work hence his 3rd move in 3 years
If we do have the coin to spend after all this Covid 19 nightmare then it can only come from our fantastic owner & FFP beingvrelaxed??
How will Sky or will Sky pay the remaining position
Champions League money, will we only get what weve played
I guess what I'm saying is if the football season is scrapped then idont see much spending taking place apart from the sales of Sane & Cancelo
Dave, Bravo leaving & Cancelo will allow 3 foreigners RB, CH & LB for me but all depends on FFP case & who we sell
For what it's worth keep Leroy & let him go next year for free, Bayern want to pay fuckall & his price is dropping all the time
Get those 3 positions if possible then our new CF next Summer?
Got a feeling UTD will blow 350m on Kane, Sancho & Grealish
They will sell Pogba & Sanchez
And the only reason I dont see us spending big is basically down to when we actually get back into watching
This has got to hurt so many teams, could we be about to see the end of huge contracts??
There will be some teams out there about to take far less offers for there good players just to get back going again??
I’d say though that the main reason we have to rely on Kyle defensively has been due to the problems we had at central defence last year.I like him too, but again (in my opinion), it just causes such an unecessary selection headache for the club. It was the case with Danilo before and now with Cancelo.
Semedo will come in, there will be a bit of a buzz, but then when we see that he doesn't offer what Walker does, he'll play 20-25 games a season, predominantly against dross in the cups, and become unhappy with his contributions and force a move.
There will also be reports that he can act as a hybrid LB, so it makes sense due to his flexibility, but will then contribute to about 3 games at LB.
Until Walker stops being so crucial to the way we play and doesn't get 45/50 games a season like he has done since he joined, we're better offer having a quality younger player as a back up (perhaps one of our own that we've been hoarding and loaning out - Pedro Porro or our new signing Yan Couto) to allow time to develop in some cup games. If at the point Walker's declining and our backup hasn't stepped up, then is the time to go out and sign someone of Semedo's quality.
I just feel like the club doesn't often learn from it's mistakes in the transfer market when there are so many more pressing areas in the team.
Depends on who we move outso why would we not spend if the rules were relaxed and yet let the rags narrow the gap again by getting them 3 players would improve them considerably?
I was thinking along the lines of either Stones and Otto leaving and Garcia taking their spot, Harwood Bellis would then be the back up.
Almada is a winger and offensive midfielder, I think he'd be a bit too weak to play a false 9 for us. If we'd play with a false 9 KDB would probably be the one. Almada would be a great winger alternative though.So I believe that what our squad needs is an evolution, not a "rebuild" in the way that many people are expecting. As Guardiola himself said in a previous press conference "well yes we need to rebuild, but we will do it another way"
We already saw how he rebuilt the squad in his first two seasons here, so what does he mean when he says we need to do it another way?
Let's assess the current squad(Mid & Attack only), starting with the Forwards:
Forwards:
New:
- Leroy Sane (24) - LW (SELL)
- Raheem Sterling (25) - LW
- Sergio Agüero (32) - ST
- Gabriel Jésus (23) - ST
- Riyad Mahrez (29) - RW
- Bernardo Silva (26) - RW (MOVE TO CAM)
- Jayden Braaf (18) - LW, RW
- Morgan Rogers (18) - LW, RW
- Thiago Almada (19) - CAM, LW, F9, RW
- Mohamed Ihattaren (18) - CAM, LW, F9, RW
- Amad Traoré (18) - LW, RW
SO WE HAVE:
LW
ST:
- Raheem Sterling(25) - starter
- Jayden Braaf(18)
- Morgan Rogers(18)
RW:
- Sergio Agüero(32) - starter
- Gabriel Jésus(23) - starter
- Thiago Almada(19)
- Riyad Mahrez(29) - starter
- Mohamed Ihattaren(18)
- Amad Traoré(18)
Midfielders:
New:
- David Silva (34) - LCAM (LEAVE)
- Phil Foden(20) - LCAM
- Fernandinho (35) - CDM (MOVE TO CB)
- Rodri (24) - CDM
- Ilkay Gundogan (30) - CM (SELL)
- Kevin De Bruyne (29) - RCAM
- Adrian Bernabé (19) - CAM, LW, F9, RW
- Tommy Doyle (19) - CM, CAM
- Houssem Aouar (22) - CM, CAM, LW, RW
- Eduardo Camavinga (18) - CDM, CM
SO WE HAVE:
LCAM
CDM:
- Phil Foden(20) - starter
- Houssem Aouar(22) - starter
- Adrian Bernabé(19)
RCAM:
- Rodri(24) - starter
- Eduardo Camavinga(18)
- Kevin de Bruyne(29) - starter
- Bernardo Silva(26) - starter
- Tommy Doyle(19)
Overall Transfers:
Out:
In:
- Leroy Sane
- David Silva
- Ilkay Gundogan
- Thiago Almada - £20M - Vélez Starfield
- Mohamed Ihattaren - £35-40M - PSV
- Amad Traoré - £20-25M - Atalanta U19
- Houssem Aouar - £60-65M - Lyon
- Eduardo Camavinga - £45-50M - Rennes
- Adrian Bernabé
- Jayden Braaf
- Tommy Dolye
- Morgan Rogers
In January re-assess the squad and loan out any youngsters that need one.
Who would be our centre back recruits mateSo I believe that what our squad needs is an evolution, not a "rebuild" in the way that many people are expecting. As Guardiola himself said in a previous press conference "well yes we need to rebuild, but we will do it another way"
We already saw how he rebuilt the squad in his first two seasons here, so what does he mean when he says we need to do it another way?
Let's assess the current squad(Mid & Attack only), starting with the Forwards:
Forwards:
New:
- Leroy Sane (24) - LW (SELL)
- Raheem Sterling (25) - LW
- Sergio Agüero (32) - ST
- Gabriel Jésus (23) - ST
- Riyad Mahrez (29) - RW
- Bernardo Silva (26) - RW (MOVE TO CAM)
- Jayden Braaf (18) - LW, RW
- Morgan Rogers (18) - LW, RW
- Thiago Almada (19) - CAM, LW, F9, RW
- Mohamed Ihattaren (18) - CAM, LW, F9, RW
- Amad Traoré (18) - LW, RW
SO WE HAVE:
LW
ST:
- Raheem Sterling(25) - starter
- Jayden Braaf(18)
- Morgan Rogers(18)
RW:
- Sergio Agüero(32) - starter
- Gabriel Jésus(23) - starter
- Thiago Almada(19)
- Riyad Mahrez(29) - starter
- Mohamed Ihattaren(18)
- Amad Traoré(18)
Midfielders:
New:
- David Silva (34) - LCAM (LEAVE)
- Phil Foden(20) - LCAM
- Fernandinho (35) - CDM (MOVE TO CB)
- Rodri (24) - CDM
- Ilkay Gundogan (30) - CM (SELL)
- Kevin De Bruyne (29) - RCAM
- Adrian Bernabé (19) - CAM, LW, F9, RW
- Tommy Doyle (19) - CM, CAM
- Houssem Aouar (22) - CM, CAM, LW, RW
- Eduardo Camavinga (18) - CDM, CM
SO WE HAVE:
LCAM
CDM:
- Phil Foden(20) - starter
- Houssem Aouar(22) - starter
- Adrian Bernabé(19)
RCAM:
- Rodri(24) - starter
- Eduardo Camavinga(18)
- Kevin de Bruyne(29) - starter
- Bernardo Silva(26) - starter
- Tommy Doyle(19)
Overall Transfers:
Out:
In:
- Leroy Sane
- David Silva
- Ilkay Gundogan
- Thiago Almada - £20M - Vélez Starfield
- Mohamed Ihattaren - £35-40M - PSV
- Amad Traoré - £20-25M - Atalanta U19
- Houssem Aouar - £60-65M - Lyon
- Eduardo Camavinga - £45-50M - Rennes
- Adrian Bernabé
- Jayden Braaf
- Tommy Dolye
- Morgan Rogers
In January re-assess the squad and loan out any youngsters that need one.
So I believe that what our squad needs is an evolution, not a "rebuild" in the way that many people are expecting. As Guardiola himself said in a previous press conference "well yes we need to rebuild, but we will do it another way"
We already saw how he rebuilt the squad in his first two seasons here, so what does he mean when he says we need to do it another way?
Let's assess the current squad(Mid & Attack only), starting with the Forwards:
Forwards:
New:
- Leroy Sane (24) - LW (SELL)
- Raheem Sterling (25) - LW
- Sergio Agüero (32) - ST
- Gabriel Jésus (23) - ST
- Riyad Mahrez (29) - RW
- Bernardo Silva (26) - RW (MOVE TO CAM)
- Jayden Braaf (18) - LW, RW
- Morgan Rogers (18) - LW, RW
- Thiago Almada (19) - CAM, LW, F9, RW
- Mohamed Ihattaren (18) - CAM, LW, F9, RW
- Amad Traoré (18) - LW, RW
SO WE HAVE:
LW
ST:
- Raheem Sterling(25) - starter
- Jayden Braaf(18)
- Morgan Rogers(18)
RW:
- Sergio Agüero(32) - starter
- Gabriel Jésus(23) - starter
- Thiago Almada(19)
- Riyad Mahrez(29) - starter
- Mohamed Ihattaren(18)
- Amad Traoré(18)
Midfielders:
New:
- David Silva (34) - LCAM (LEAVE)
- Phil Foden(20) - LCAM
- Fernandinho (35) - CDM (MOVE TO CB)
- Rodri (24) - CDM
- Ilkay Gundogan (30) - CM (SELL)
- Kevin De Bruyne (29) - RCAM
- Adrian Bernabé (19) - CAM, LW, F9, RW
- Tommy Doyle (19) - CM, CAM
- Houssem Aouar (22) - CM, CAM, LW, RW
- Eduardo Camavinga (18) - CDM, CM
SO WE HAVE:
LCAM
CDM:
- Phil Foden(20) - starter
- Houssem Aouar(22) - starter
- Adrian Bernabé(19)
RCAM:
- Rodri(24) - starter
- Eduardo Camavinga(18)
- Kevin de Bruyne(29) - starter
- Bernardo Silva(26) - starter
- Tommy Doyle(19)
Overall Transfers:
Out:
In:
- Leroy Sane
- David Silva
- Ilkay Gundogan
- Thiago Almada - £20M - Vélez Starfield
- Mohamed Ihattaren - £35-40M - PSV
- Amad Traoré - £20-25M - Atalanta U19
- Houssem Aouar - £60-65M - Lyon
- Eduardo Camavinga - £45-50M - Rennes
- Adrian Bernabé
- Jayden Braaf
- Tommy Dolye
- Morgan Rogers
In January re-assess the squad and loan out any youngsters that need one.