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is he cup tied?
Ah, gotcha!No, not that. That insult in general is just a fun insult.
Don't think so. He's not played in the CL but he's been in the squad.is he cup tied?
Our squad are not filled with pace. He'll bring pace. Yes, please.Meh.
Our squad is filled with these types of players he’s not going to take us to the next level, it’s buying for the sake of buying and wasting even more money.
That's what squad players cost these days.£25m is still too much for him IMO. Good squad option but sort of guy you want to nab on a free transfer or for peanuts, why do we splash a lot of money on squad level players.
Exactly, thats it. I'd happily take him as an option on the right (seeing as we don't really have any) for that price. If he turns out to be more than that then great, we will still need a top tier quality player in that position I think.It's maybe a fair assessment that most would be happy with him for a low fee if he's considered a squad player. But not as some missing piece in our puzzle.
I disagree. I think it is lazy on the part of the management and the club. We all know it is an inflated market, but to circumvent the effects of the market.. you need to make sure any big spending is only for those marquee signings.. any other supplementary signings, we should be looking at loans or free transfers. Each time we sign a squaddie for £20-40m.. and on big wages, we struggle to then offload them and it means less money for the essential first team purchases, and means we are only signing 4 players a window instead of the overhaul we drastically need.That's what squad players cost these days.
ah the narrative on here is changing, must be something to this now.I will say this about him - He works like a demon defensively. Mourinho would love that about him.
Pretty much that.It's maybe a fair assessment that most would be happy with him for a low fee if he's considered a squad player. But not as some missing piece in our puzzle.
Jose wanted him at Madird apparently.I wonder if him and Zlatan worked well together and Zlatans had a word with Jose
The Sanchez deal is an aberration due to contract issues and the fact that he's already made his mind up. You could spin that to say City are paying £35m to loan him for the next 6 months.I disagree. I think it is lazy on the part of the management and the club. We all know it is an inflated market, but to circumvent the effects of the market.. you need to make sure any big spending is only for those marquee signings.. any other supplementary signings, we should be looking at loans or free transfers. Each time we sign a squaddie for £20-40m.. and on big wages, we struggle to then offload them and it means less money for the essential first team purchases, and means we are only signing 4 players a window instead of the overhaul we drastically need.
Guys like Demarai Gray etc.. could have easily be signed from lower divisions for peanuts and enhance the squad depth. Getting a squad level RW for a substantial amount of money is lazy scouting IMO. Alexis Sanchez is going to City for £35m and we are getting Lucas at 25m.. that is insane, once again City sign a world class talent for peanuts and we're left whining that we are such a poor club and have no money to spend - utter bullshit.
We need to be way smarter in the transfer market.
I've convinced myself. feck it. Offer £50m and kill this dead. Sign this beast!ah the narrative on here is changing, must be something to this now.
I agree, it's just lazy scouting and management to sign squad players for big money but the bold part lacks any context. Sanchez overall cost will be much higher than Lucas' without any doubt,m with rumoured 15 Million signing on fee and massive wages.I disagree. I think it is lazy on the part of the management and the club. We all know it is an inflated market, but to circumvent the effects of the market.. you need to make sure any big spending is only for those marquee signings.. any other supplementary signings, we should be looking at loans or free transfers. Each time we sign a squaddie for £20-40m.. and on big wages, we struggle to then offload them and it means less money for the essential first team purchases, and means we are only signing 4 players a window instead of the overhaul we drastically need.
Guys like Demarai Gray etc.. could have easily be signed from lower divisions for peanuts and enhance the squad depth. Getting a squad level RW for a substantial amount of money is lazy scouting IMO. Alexis Sanchez is going to City for £35m and we are getting Lucas at 25m.. that is insane, once again City sign a world class talent for peanuts and we're left whining that we are such a poor club and have no money to spend - utter bullshit.
We need to be way smarter in the transfer market.
Yes they are guilty of spending loads, but regarding Sanchez it is them capitalising on the situation and ensuring he doesn't have his head turned in the mean time, in addition to securing a guy who will be vital in the chase for the CL. This is probably City's best chance of securing the european cup as most of the big european sides aren't at their best and will rebuild post world cup. Grabbing Sane and Jesus for under £60m was really good investing and most of their big transfers have been pretty spot on and not too overpriced - KDB looks like a snip in hindsight and only Sterling was a player you could say the fee seemed extortionate.The Sanchez deal is an aberration due to contract issues and the fact that he's already made his mind up. You could spin that to say City are paying £35m to loan him for the next 6 months.
If you're looking for a team who are smart in the transfer market. City are not the example to go with.