Your ideal central-midfield signing for next summer ?

We just signed a central midfield player so if no one leaves then no one will be coming in.

we need the same thing we’ve needed for over 10 years - a decent left back.
 
De Paul is not possible.

With his playing style he will be booked every game within 10 minutes given how we are usually treated by ref.

He will fit Spurs. Refs are sweet to them.
 
footballmanager said:
yeah he was amazing at copa america and is usually good for argentina but hes not up to par technically for city. I understand the recency bias but that team was mostly messi orchestrating and guys doing simple roles, besides enzo and julian who gave a bit more.

Answering the threads question, i struggle to come with super talented midfielders on the rise, besides barcelonas midfield and the usual names like bellingham
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What age category are we talking about? Nicolo Barella is world class, 25, and would step into City's rotation in place of Bernie or Gundo, if they opted to leave, immediately. Sandro Tonali at 22 is an outstanding young central midfielder with great technical ability and a certain hardness defensively. He is also very versatile in the mode of a Pep player. Neither of the two would come cheaply.
 
Stoned Rose said:
Don’t embarrass yourself mate.

He’s an absolutely integral part of a side who’ve lost once in about 35 games and have just won the WC.

Absolutely tailor made for the premier league.
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He would be a nightmare to play against so I'd rather him on my team than another. He definitely has the technical skills required too as shown in his years at Udinese where he was one of the best midfielders in the Seria A.

His form hasn't been as good after joining Athletico, but that's a pretty familiar pattern with that club.
 
Tugay One Cup said:
It's incredible what four great performances have done for Rodrigo De Paul's reputation.

He's alright but not what we need. Going from any of our current midfielfers to him would be a massive downgrade.
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He's been a top player for many years. In saying that, if we were to sign a midfielder form that Argentinian team I'd prefer Fernandez or Mac Allister.
 
JDV said:
He's been a top player for many years. In saying that, if we were to sign a midfielder form that Argentinian team I'd prefer Fernandez or Mac Allister.
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De Paul hasn't been a top player since he left Serie A. He's also being praised for having a great tournament but he was dogshit during the group stage.

I agree those two would be preferable but the reality is if any of them joined tomorrow then they'd be fourth choice in their preferred position.
 
Tugay One Cup said:
De Paul hasn't been a top player since he left Serie A. He's also being praised for having a great tournament but he was dogshit during the group stage.

I agree those two would be preferable but the reality is if any of them joined tomorrow then they'd be fourth choice in their preferred position.
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I agree that his form has dipped since joining Athletico but I put more blame on their system than De Paul himself.

I also agree that in the group stages he was very average. He grew into the tournament like the team and saved his best performances for the last few games.

He was also incredible for Argentina throughout the the qualification stages.

Realistically either of those 2 wouldn't be signing on tomorrow and would be ideal replacements for Gundogan. They are both very intelligent and can adapt quickly to what's required. Both are defensively strong and good in attack.

Who would you personally like us to sign for midfield next year?
 
JDV said:
I agree that his form has dipped since joining Athletico but I put more blame on their system than De Paul himself.

I also agree that in the group stages he was very average. He grew into the tournament like the team and saved his best performances for the last few games.

He was also incredible for Argentina throughout the the qualification stages.

Realistically either of those 2 wouldn't be signing on tomorrow and would be ideal replacements for Gundogan. They are both very intelligent and can adapt quickly to what's required. Both are defensively strong and good in attack.

Who would you personally like us to sign for midfield next year?
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I don't think there's enough time for me to list all the players I think we should prioritise before him. You've even highlighted two better options in his own national team.
 
Tugay One Cup said:
I don't think there's enough time for me to list all the players I think we should prioritise before him. You've even highlighted two better options in his own national team.
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I'm not asking for a list of all the players we should prioritise before De Paul, I'm just asking your opinion of who you would like us to sign.

My choice would be Mac Allister/Fernandez for next year if we can't get Bellingham.
 
Just a general comment. I have a look at the BBC 'gossip' page every morning just to have a look to see if we are mentioned and we seldom are. I know that 99% of the 'gossips' never amount to anything but it's weird how they refer to United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid and virtually never us who are the champions and more importantly ruin football by spending fortunes on players.

I know the gossip page is mostly nonsense but nonetheless, it's as if the BBC are ignoring us.

Mind you, it is the BBC.
 
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