I don't think he has the retention, control, dribble and overall technical ability of Mahrez. I could be wrong. I'm Mahrez's fanboy after all ;)Similar to the strengths of Mahrez then no? The 1v1 dribbling potential is there too.
Olise is average, not good enough for us and luckily we aren't interestedThe market isn’t great but profile wise Olise is the one. Should be a relatively easy deal if his injury isn’t too bad
Liked by TH, Eze is the mystery wide man!I think I Eze is better than Olise
With our medical team we’d probably fix that in no time.People are usually hesitant about his injury history but yeah ...
The only players I would be excited to replace mahrez.
Sane
Neymar
Son
Coman
none of this will happen but there’s a lack of world class wingers around on the market right now.
Why would we? This is no place for playing puppies. This is a place for big, full grown dogs. One needs to be potential world class to play regularly in a squad like City at 19, 20, 21 years of age. Bobb, for example wouldn't get a sniff right now at Bayern, Barca, Real, Liverpool, Arsenal, PSG, etc. Neither would Palmer or McAtee. Where is this coming from? Nothing against the kids but we're the current European Champions with all the wherewithal to bring in any number of top players to backfill our aging departures. And unless we've decided to change our profile for some reason that is exactly what I'm expecting us to do.Difficult to give them the game time they need when chasing titles
None of those lads are anywhere near the level of Mahrez at this point...Not only would mahrez offer 10 goals and 10 assists each season, elite ball retention and an incredible first touch he also never got injured. I honestly can’t think of 1 game he missed through injury. He will be so hard to replace, I genuinely think some posters took him for granted because he appeared lazy to them.
Of the academy prospects palmer is the obvious replacement but he can never stay fit. We need to sign a winger imo
Absolutely would take him or Coman or Sane...I wonder if we are interested in Gnabry again?
You have a profile in mind. You identify who fits this profile. You make inquiries. You learn about potential teams willing to sell. You gauge the players interest. You make your plays. In other words you create your own market. It's even that much easier for a club of our stature and resources,,,The only players I would be excited to replace mahrez.
Sane
Neymar
Son
Coman
none of this will happen but there’s a lack of world class wingers around on the market right now.
100% agree and why I don't understand the view that the likes of Palmer/Bobb can simply replace Mahrez.Why would we? This is no place for playing puppies. This is a place for big, full grown dogs. One needs to be potential world class to play regularly in a squad like City at 19, 20, 21 years of age. Bobb, for example wouldn't get a sniff right now at Bayern, Barca, Real, Liverpool, Arsenal, PSG, etc. Neither would Palmer or McAtee. Where is this coming from? Nothing against the kids but we're the current European Champions with all the wherewithal to bring in any number of top players to backfill our aging departures. And unless we've decided to change our profile for some reason that is exactly what I'm expecting us to do.
A loan with an option to buy is a no brainer for me.I really like Felix from his Benfica days and can see a deal being done this summer if we dont find anyone else? Mendes with big city connections and pep was said to really like him back at benfica. Maybe a loan with an option to buy? I kow he isnt a wide player but im sure pep could make it work and we need players