is it really a fight he can win though. He wont ever be picked ahead of diaz as hes a leader and offers something no one else can. He also doesnt play well with diaz compared to stones.
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Who’s gone in the summer?
- Thread starter Blue Smarties
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birchwoodgingerste
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I disagreeI don’t think he is as good as we made out at first. 60m seems ok.
Looked the best centre back at the euros for spain.
We'd get more if the spanish teams weren't skint. They'd all be buzzing around laporte and Bernardo.Only for crap players that we don’t want.
hilts
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They’re all pretty much squad players with left back and rotation he would play plenty of games. If he wants to go fair enough but let’s not do it cheaply. Same with Silva. These are top players in their prime.We need kane and laporte is too good to be a squad player.
Could be a bit of a “put up or shut up” move to Laporte and his agent? We’re willing to let you go for this amount but if no-one is willing or able to pay it then it’s time to buckle down. Wonder if Guardiola’s comments in today’s press conference about the relatively short longevity of a player’s career might have been a shot across the bows too.
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worsleyweb
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I disagree
Looked the best centre back at the euros for spain.
I thought he was shite
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worsleyweb
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Could be a bit of a “put up or shut up” move to Laporte and his agent? We’re willing to let you go for this amount but if no-one is willing or able to pay it then it’s time to buckle down. Wonder if Guardiola’s comments in today’s press conference about the relatively short longevity of a player’s career might have been a shot across the bows too.
he does seem a bit sulky to me.
We need a striker without spending £150m on one and Laporte is too good to be a squad player and that’s why £60m is taking the piss.We need kane and laporte is too good to be a squad player.
citymad
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I guess playing Ake instead of Laporte was a big sign. 60 mill though ? thats a fucking bargain for any top club. Its very disappointing, we seem to be all over the shop with our transfer policy. We'll be weaker if we sell laporte, keep the likes of Sterling and Mendy and end up with no striker.Squad balance. We can’t keep them all happy and we need a goal scorer more than an unhappy defender.
Then we should wait a season to let him go.We'd get more if the spanish teams weren't skint. They'd all be buzzing around laporte and Bernardo.
citymad
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you''ll catch a few with that one.not been the same player post injury, has made bad errors in critical games and seems to show a lack of fight when the chips are down or he doesn't get his own way, would be happy if we get the £60m for him
My guess is he wants to be first choice centre back like he was before diaz came. Bernardo is going to have issues getting into the team this season the only reason he was in the team last season was because kdb was playing false 9 hes no back in midfield and grealish has joined it. He was also used as a work horse midfielder a good one mind you but its a waste of his talents. I think both laporte and silva are too good to be on the bench.They’re all pretty much squad players with left back and rotation he would play plenty of games. If he wants to go fair enough but let’s not do it cheaply. Same with Silva. These are top players in their prime.
Plus Sterling won’t sign a contract we will bend over backwards for him as well. I’m sure we are keeping him because of his “brand” than his footballing abilityI guess playing Ake instead of Laporte was a big sign. 60 mill though ? thats a fucking bargain for any top club. Its very disappointing, we seem to be all over the shop with our transfer policy. We'll be weaker if we sell laporte, keep the likes of Sterling and Mendy and end up with no striker.
I thought he was shite
He was absolutely shite when they tried to play him on the right.
When he moved to the left he was fine.
Did we “massively overpay” for the likes of David Silva, Aguero, Yaya Toure, Gundogan, Jesus, Torres, Bernardo, Dias etc?It’s been like that since the take over
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worsleyweb
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you''ll catch a few with that one.
I agree with him
The Light Was Yellow Sir
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Watching what happened to Liverpool last season and given the possibility that two cock ups from Stones could quickly send him back to 2019/20, I think we’d be mad to let him go this season.Could be a bit of a “put up or shut up” move to Laporte and his agent? We’re willing to let you go for this amount but if no-one is willing or able to pay it then it’s time to buckle down. Wonder if Guardiola’s comments in today’s press conference about the relatively short longevity of a player’s career might have been a shot across the bows too.
That might be a loss of form and an injury away from Fernandinho and Ake at centre half and top 4 would then be a real challenge never mind winning anything.
I was more talking about the selling of players. Those players you mentioned were good deals but we have over paid on some shite as wellDid we “massively overpay” for the likes of David Silva, Aguero, Yaya Toure, Gundogan, Jesus, Torres, Bernardo, Dias etc?
I think we should be looking at other options it doesnt help negotigations with city briefing the press that we only want kane.We need a striker without spending £150m on one and Laporte is too good to be a squad player and that’s why £60m is taking the piss.