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Transfer Tweets - Summer 2017 | Keep it on topic
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And what about Jose? Both should be top 2 and in the quarters at least of the UCL.
Called this around January. Made too much sense, although the talk was of them going for Cancelo at the time.
It's Sport, they make Indykaila reliable.
I seem to recall Bind playing in midfield once last season. In one of the cups, I think it was the Europa group stages
This trend of saying "we should be all over this" or "we should have been all over that" is beginning to grate on me.
Also, I prefer defenders who can actually defend.
I can't see Benfica selling Semedo for only €30m. They got €35m rising to €45m for Lindelof and I reckon they're looking for more for Semedo.
Well, Lars Bender is very comfortable in the box, naturally, but even German brothers might feel uncomfortable being so close together. However, if ordered by a suitably tactically curious manager, I expect the innate cultural tendency towards discipline would overwhelm these primitive sensibilities.
Ummm. Why would that be? We finished 6th and so far have replaced Zlatan+Rooney with Lukaku and added a CB given Rojo will miss the start of the season and we have the walking injury Jones as our next best option.
How does this compare with what City have already spent? Pep outspent us by quite a way last season and then too was starting with a better team.
Amazing how short-sighted people can be. One signing - Lukaku in this case - doesn't get you from 6th to Top 2...
Reliable local rumours now say it is all but a done deal, only question is what the fee will be. It's the 2nd great move this summer, after bringing Deulofeu back - even better because the board didn't succeed in overpaying for Bellerin who was never my first choice.
Nelson Semedo has the profile I hoped for, we'll see if he's up to the task - that right side should be clicking better now
Semedo is definitively an improvement on Roberto as a RB. But Benfica are one of the best selling clubs in the world, so I can't see the fee being only €30m. I still think Barca have to spend on better squad quality, if they are to compete with Madrid next season.
I think his point is that both managers have spent heavily and thus should be expected to be judged so. Whether we finished 6th or City finished 4th is of no consequence now..
Breaking:
Pep Guardiola is due for a medical at Man City after spending £50m on Kyle Walker.
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Pep Guardiola is due for a medical at Man City after spending £50m on Kyle Walker.
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Lads, take it elsewhere for god sake. It's just pages and pages of debate and hardly any tweets.
The Man City/spending stuff is so boring and has been done to death.
The Man City/spending stuff is so boring and has been done to death.
I think most Benfica fans would concur that he is an important cog in the team. Roberto was never a longterm solution but goes to show the versatility of La Masia products, he did terrific
Fee at this point is a bonus whatever it is because it surely will be less than Walker or Bellerin
And nothing will come out in the media talking about these. Most likely will talk about Uniteds own spendings.
Atleast, we can justify our spending with the trophies we have won(FA cup, League Cup & the Europa). What have they won since spending that much?
A League Cup maybe.
Do you reckon Aleix Vidal will come back strongly from his injury? He seemed to improve a lot before his long term absence if memory serves. When is he scheduled to come back? Semedo and Vidal could be two great options at right-back
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I think it's funnier that Stuart Taylor still plays
Do they know the manager or something?
Can't surely be thinking or needing to play that low down?!
They live around the area, that's what I read somewhere.
It's great. Nothing wrong with poking fun at some of the pretentious rubbish has been produced by some clubs.
Dont really give a shit as to what ticks you off and what doesnt. He is 22. He can and will improve. He has potential. Hence spending 30-35m EUROS isnt a bad deal.
I never liked his acquisition either as I saw him, like Turan, an election ploy signing. That being said, he was a mixed bag - better than Sergi Roberto in some aspects (Mostly in attack) but a particularly poor defender. I like his character and how hard he works but he's not Barca level at RB, for me. At best, he's a serviceable backup for us.
Valverde expects a lot defensively so we'll see how that impacts both Semedo & Vidal but the Catalan doesn't seem to have the requisite instincts of a defender. Like Bellerin, I get the impression he relies too much on his pace to bail him out of gambling for an interception or tackle. Neither seem to anticipate well enough while Semedo actually seems to be better in that department
Also, Vidal is already back as he was back for the Copa Del Rey Final - only two absences from first training today, Rafinha & Deulofeu
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That's great.