what, people believing inane press gossip?
Transfer Tweets - 2017/18
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what, people believing inane press gossip?
I should have put it a bit better. Maybe "this would be typical of ours and City's transfer approach over the last 5 years, which has led us to our current predicament".
€50M for a 31 year old. That would be amazing.
I would give up.
I can imagine Ed telling Mourinho to give him another name.
1 year left on his contract as well. No chance that's true. I'd say €20M will get him.
Martial, Sanchez and Lukaku were not endlessly rumoured to join us before they did. The press was clueless. Lukaku was nailed on Chelsea, Sanchez City and Martial came out of the blue.
I agree with Bale in principle as a fit and healthy player. But he would be 29 and allegedly would cost 80+ million pounds.
AS running with the Vidal story. But source seems to be the same.
Please stay away from Bale and Vidal, it makes no sense. Bale is always injured and getting on (extremely reliant on his pace), Vidal isn’t hungry anymore and he’s 31. Will only get worse from now, he is also very dependent on his drive and aggression - which will only go down as he gets older. I’d love an older player with a good pass on him, but not someone like Vidal.
Of course, getting Vidal could obviously get the best out of Sanchez.
Of course, getting Vidal could obviously get the best out of Sanchez.
Or simply his old midfield partner Pogba
Would be just like us to buy Vidal when he's on the decline. I hope we learn from past mistakes and stay away. We need to buy the superstars of the future, not the superstars of the past.
I’d love to see Vidal here, but the economics would have to reflect his current career position.
Same with Bale, I’d be delighted with the two of them but only on the relative cheap. We shouldn’t be paying the kind of figures you could be paying for equally talented players not yet in their prime.
Same with Bale, I’d be delighted with the two of them but only on the relative cheap. We shouldn’t be paying the kind of figures you could be paying for equally talented players not yet in their prime.
I'd be fine with Vidal if he was cheap (which he should be, given there is only 1 year left on his contract and Bayern have replaced him with Goretzka), and if he was motivated (drinking under control, disciplined). Always been a big fan of Vidal and he's still a damn good box to box midfielder who would be a great fit for us (or any side for that matter).
Scenes if Shaw and Martial were to leave this summer and Bale and Vidal arrive. Our board are not stupid though, no way we go for Vidal at his age, makes no sense.
Bale & Vidal. If that ever came to fruition, our entire medical department would resign the very next morning.Drunk and a crock, exactly what we need to our merry band of shits.
I heard that Bale has gotten more injuries due to the pitches being rock hard in Spain and did not have as as many injuries in England soft due to the pitches being more soft as a result of the wet weather.
Lenglet (Sevilla): His clause is only €30m and he has experience in Spain
Kehrer (Schalke 04): The German international enters the list of possible signings, worth around €35m
Upamecano (RB Leipzig): He is the most wanted central defender in the market, worth €100m [sport]
Who would he be displacing? An ageing Silva?
100m
100m
His release clause is €100m.
I'd absolutely take Vidal but not for the quoted prices. 50 million is a joke. Between 25-30 million and we should do the deal. If not then move on to other targets. He's got 1 year left on his contract. He is still IMO the best box to box midfielder in the world and we can still get a solid 3/4 years out of him. Bale however we should stay clear from him. He hasn't shown anything this season to show he can take over from Martial or Rashford.
Interesting thing is that City have been going on about how they don't pay big prices (70M+) for players. To get an Isco who only signed a new contract last year they would need to break the league transfer record. Obviously they'd be able to afford it but would be a quick end to a stance that Guardiola said the City board had just a couple of months ago.
If what Alvarez said is true (by all accounts he's pretty much the City version of Ornstein) then it must mean David Silva's on his way out which is a massive shame for the league. Hope all goes well with his son.
That's more bad news for us. Silva and De bruyne already are a dynamic duo. Isco and De bruyne would raise the level even further. Would make it harder for us to reach City's level and style of play.
To be fair with Don Balón and Diario gol they have been all the month with similar articles, about a better contract, the promise of a place in the line up,etc
If Mourinho asked for 50m to sign Vidal, EdWood should literally have him thrown off the premises, change the locks on his office and lose his number.
Fred is the guy we should be going for. Hope the recent links are true.
It'd be a very modest fee, according to the MEN. He also has a whopping year left on his contract. 50M is the least we should get from Woody
Hope to god Madrid rise their game here.
Isco just signed a new contract last season. Pretty sure it'll be more than 100m if he moves away from Madrid.
^^^ Exactly, Isco isn't leaving Madrid and wont be going for chicken feed. His release clause is ridiculously high as well.
http://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2017/09/14/59ba87bbe5fdeaf1218b45a1.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...d-slap-700m-release-clause-star-man-Isco.html
http://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2017/09/14/59ba87bbe5fdeaf1218b45a1.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...d-slap-700m-release-clause-star-man-Isco.html
Paying over the odds for players who are 30 and over is just stupid. There should be a DOF who controls transfer dealings and demands that players we buy have still got many years left with us. 20-27 year olds should be a limit.
If both Fellaini & Carrick are leaving then we need 2x midfielders. Herrera also possibly. I'd take Vidal, he's an excellent player. The type of player that makes football look easy. Sure he's a short term option but he'd do the business for 1-2 seasons. Only thing i'd have a problem with is the price tag. Can't imagine he'd cost more than 30m.
How is that a very Jose signing?
Vidal would be a Schweinsteiger-esque signing with a player who has had his best years behind him. No thanks.
Would be gutted if City signed Isco. Another world class midfielder added to their ranks. And at a good age too.
Would be gutted if City signed Isco. Another world class midfielder added to their ranks. And at a good age too.
Isco's current contract is supposedly worth €7m year after tax. To double that, city would be offering him ~£20m a year, or £400k a week...
Yeah...
Yeah...
Exactly. Can we please start being smarter in the market. Buy the next Vidal instead of the old one. If thats someone like Fred then great.
City signing Isco would be terrible news. Hope its not true.
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