Pedro's had a fantastic season and would easily fit in Utd's team.Very happy that he joined them and not us. Especially for that price. Similar kind of happy like the Pedro situation last season
Bernardo Silva | Bouhafsi - 70m Euros, 5 year contract. Going to City CONFIRMED
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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I meant (highlighted) style of play. Nothing to do with Silva
It looks incredibly likely that we'll sign a much better attacker in Griezmann. We'll be just fine like.
They have G. Jesus, Aguero, Sterling, Sane, De Bruyne, Silva and Nolito. They should be investing that money in their back 5. Weird...
Won 2 cups and got back into the CL and we are a shambles. Behave ffs
Not only do Prem Teams have tonnes of cash to spend...they are also fighting each other for the signatures so expect lots of deals done early this window.
Griezmann is one of the World's best players, but you're kidding yourself if you think even he alone is enough to sort out the shambles that is our attack. Players like Silva don't come around too often, no-one in our squad has the composure he possesses.
Whatever though, it's done, no point sooking about it.
Ouch. He was the one I really wanted too.
Gotta let the manager manage though. I assume if he was for sale and we were both heavily in for him he'd more than likely have chosen us (wouldn't he?)
We can't sign everyone. We need to build a Jose team over a few years and greiz seems like the major transfer this year. City doing some crazy business already though.
Gotta let the manager manage though. I assume if he was for sale and we were both heavily in for him he'd more than likely have chosen us (wouldn't he?)
We can't sign everyone. We need to build a Jose team over a few years and greiz seems like the major transfer this year. City doing some crazy business already though.
So what are you saying? That FFP was specifically brought in to stop City joining the elite clubs?
The irony of a Chelsea fan of all people crying about City's spending never fails to amuse me and you're the biggest culprit of the lot by far with your sanctimonious bile and complete and utter lack of self-awareness. Keep sucking on them lemons mate
So City are basically if you can't beat them, sign them?
I didn't say he alone would sort it though but as starts go it can't get any better really.
Well said.So what are you saying? That FFP was specifically brought in to stop City joining the elite clubs?
The irony of a Chelsea fan of all people crying about City's spending never fails to amuse me and you're the biggest culprit of the lot by far with your sanctimonious bile and complete and utter lack of self-awareness. Keep sucking on them lemons mate
Well, in portugal is seen like the future top player of our national team in par with gelson martins and renato sanchez. And technichally he is better than anyone of the others. (but not has fast has them and not so powerfull has sanchez)
Like i stated earlier, he's not equal to Ronaldo but i see a figo in there.
(sorry, i cant answer anymore. still a newbie
)He was a target, but probably as a second or third option. Maybe he was second option behind Griezmann or some other winger, but City made a move faster and got him while we are chasing the more important target for Jose. Otherwise Jose could have just said we arent interested in him and have other players we want. He left the door open, even though with pessimistic or no hope to get him.
A player many coveted, let's see how he does now
Gentlemen may I present to you.. a meltdown.
Yeah we have been playing second fiddle since hazard transfer to chelsea, as bitter as it sounds its true. Why would you let others take the lead when that other player can improve you and then we have seen what has happened to us since then.
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As usual the reaction on here ranges between two extremes!
Looks a great player but does he improve City? Where will he fit? Their problems this year have been at DM, the back 4 and the GK. Happy for them to spend another £50m on another tippy tappy ten
Expect more good players to go to City this summer though. Its an arms race!
Looks a great player but does he improve City? Where will he fit? Their problems this year have been at DM, the back 4 and the GK. Happy for them to spend another £50m on another tippy tappy ten
Expect more good players to go to City this summer though. Its an arms race!
Yea, I agree. Not many players available apart from Griezmann on Silva's level though, is all. Guess all we can do is trust Jose.
if theyre paying 70 for silva and 45-50 for mendy, thats ridiculous. Monaco laughing to the bank.
Annoys me none of their fans watched them before CL and wanking themslves silly
Annoys me none of their fans watched them before CL and wanking themslves silly
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Mohamed Bouhafsi: Bernardo Silva signs for Manchester City. €70m, 5 year deal
I think he does improve City. He's better than Sterling.
I think we were interested in him but City have got there first. Another thing that may have played a part in this is the situation upfront for us. Rooney looks likely to leave, Ibrahimovic is injured and I think he's said he won't renew, so we've had to look at bringing in another ST/CF as well as Griezmann, hence the Belotti links.
I agree. The only player I'd be upset with us not getting is Griezmann, for everything else there's
Feck me people losing their shit..
If the manager doesn't want him, the manager doesn't want him. He wouldn't improve us unless Mourinho has specifically targeted him.
So around 60m? Good price in today's market.
Gentlemen may I present to you... someone trying to have a laugh
If we are going to meltdown on every great signing an opponent makes this summer will be a series of meltdowns.
We should accept that Chelsea and City will spend a fortune this summer as well as us.
We should accept that Chelsea and City will spend a fortune this summer as well as us.
Hefty price then. Have to see whether it's with addons or not, I'm guess not.
Nolito is just about gone. Aguero leaving rumours seem to be persistent, and Silva will be 32 in the coming season. A good buy for them.
Where would he play in City's starting 11? It feels like they have too many wingers/outside mids with Silva, KDB, Sane, Sterling.
They'll have to shoehorn him in there.
They'll have to shoehorn him in there.
I wonder if the same people who are crying over this will say buying Griezmann for 100 mil would be too expensive. Wouldn't surprise me.
I can understand why younger players make this intermediate step, but when I look at a team like United and you tell me they can´t guarantee somebody like Tielemans 40 games a season immediately? Now he goes to Monaco for €25M and in two years they´ll sell him to somebody for €60M. Sometimes it seems that getting a bargain is not cool anymore. It´s t like only the transfer fee defines the class of the player.
Yes, we should definitley consider implementing City's revolutionary "get knocked out every cup competition early so we have more time to finalise transfers come May" strategy next season.
A lot of depressed bedwetters in this thread. Grow a pair.
Feck no, if we lose out on Griezmann we're looking at a disaster now. Absolutely no chance we can let him off the hook now. Our attack is fecking shite and one of a very small sample of top available players is already off to our rivals.
If we do get Griezmann we'll still be set, still think we need another attacker though.
Ahh feck sakes
Not a winger though is he? I would have thought he is competing with De Bruyne and David Silva for a spot. Not Sane and Sterling. Also consider they may play both Aguero and Jesus next year.
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