He’s not, but no-one thought VVD was that special when the scouse bought him, hence why they had a free run at him.
VVD now is worth 100m more if anyone wanted to buy him and I’m still not convinced the scousers would say yes.
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VVD now is worth 100m more if anyone wanted to buy him and I’m still not convinced the scousers would say yes.
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At that price (£80m) we should just stick with what we have.
Koulibaly, Romagnoli, Tah, Milenkovic, Upamecano are some. For the fee quoted I'd rather even try for someone like Gimenez. Maybe we could even get someone like Ake for a much lower fee.
Cant see city paying 80m after refusing to pay 75m for VVD, let alone 280k per week
So Hull City a few years ago had Maguire and Robertson in their backline...? 
Tah, Milenkovic, Upamecano... so in other words, another go at the unproven Bailly, Lindelöf, Rojo, Blind train.
Yet anorher fan who’d prefer the Glazers have fatter pockets rather than going for a more guaranteed option.
For what it’s worth, I think every single poster on this forum would prefer Koulibaly.
It would be great for England if he does sign for Man City and Pep gets him and Stones playing well together.
if Stones hasn't learnt to cut out his brain dead feck ups yet he never will, he's an experienced pro not a kid
Agreed, don’t see it happening with Stones.
Jesus christ
I'm going to be the wise one here and stop responding to you.
Yes I'd rather any single one of them than blow Van Dijk type money for a guy who's not even half as good as Van Dijk. Leicester would be laughing their arses off getting that type of fee for a player of his quality much like Everton laughed at us after robbing us with the Lukaku deal. Even last year after all the shit happening in the summer I was okay with getting Maguire for £70m but his recent season was far from impressive and in many games Evans looked the better out of the two. As I said Van Dijk went for £70m and Maguire will reportedly cost £75m.. A player they signed from Hull 2 years ago for £17m.
My word. You folks are insane. Keeping spending lots of what are basically fancy name punts and you will not improve. Ole see’s it.
Good job he is at wheel eh?
If it's 80 million I'd rather not. There are other CBs that could fit the bill for that pricetag.
I think Maguire only further confirms Stones won’t play.
If the fee is £80m then we should let him go to City and turn our eyes to Upamecano. Great prospect and CB who also is a defensive playmaker and very comfortable with the ball to his feet. GoGoGo.
I wouldn't fork 80 mil on him. I'd risk it with Tuanzebe and invest the money in a RW. (presuming that AWB comes at RB)
Just because there is no-one currently attainable who would justify such a fee doesn't mean we should spend that same kind of money on someone else who isn't simply for the sake of it.
Going to laugh at everyone on here when he performs consistently brilliant for City and picks up trophy after trophy while we have the chuckle brothers running around like headless chickens and making strikers like Glenn Murray look like Neymar.
Maguire is twice the player of any of our current CB, I said that while he was at Hull, I said it last summer when people were saying 40 million is too much, and I will say it again even as he is being valued at 80 million.
Maguire is twice the player of any of our current CB, I said that while he was at Hull, I said it last summer when people were saying 40 million is too much, and I will say it again even as he is being valued at 80 million.
80m and 280k/pw at wages. Yeah despite us being shit at CB, i'm happy with losing him to City.
60+10m and not a penny more. I would rather gamble on Tah or Upamecano.
So City are bringing what, Maguire, Rodri and Cancelo, 3 top signings to enforce the squad even more while they're title winners 2 years in a row. If these 3 deals get sealed on it'll incredible stuff from them. So jealous.
Damn, he's off to City? He's definitely worth the fee. I'm confident, under Pep/in a top side, he'll go on to be one of the best CBs in the world.
He's like a Super Saiyan version of Phil Jones.
They were giving it just this morning that we were going to beat City to the transfer. As per, nobody has a clue.
I was saying this at work the other day with a bunch of casuals, the types who barely watch a game all season, and never go to games.
They were acting like I was being one eyed, or bitter or something saying this.
But your take is definitely how I remember it, and any talk now of how he was "always" special is pure captain hindsight material.
Yep, a complete reversal of the story.
All we need is a "Maguire's going nowhere" story, and they cannot lose, when whichever of the 3 outcomes occurs!
Whilst he as an individual is not worth the sums being quoted, I do feel that he would form a solid partnership with Lindelof and we would at last have a consistent, dependable pairing.
I also have no doubts about his mentality and think he would be a good professional to have in the dressing room. That shouldn’t really be such a big selling point but unfortunately I think we’re in a place at the moment where character is a very important consideration for every signing we make.
Therefore if we did stump up the cash I wouldn’t be too outraged about the fee.
For what it’s worth, I signed him on on Football Manager and we won the league and Champions League so there’s that.
I also have no doubts about his mentality and think he would be a good professional to have in the dressing room. That shouldn’t really be such a big selling point but unfortunately I think we’re in a place at the moment where character is a very important consideration for every signing we make.
Therefore if we did stump up the cash I wouldn’t be too outraged about the fee.
For what it’s worth, I signed him on on Football Manager and we won the league and Champions League so there’s that.
If we don’t get Maguire, which I think is unlikely as he doesn’t seem to want to be here, we will start the new season with Smalling and Lindelof. Maguire is easily better than both imo.
What about 60m Laporte? He won't be marginalised, surely?
Laporte is their best defender so no chance.
A Dragonball Z reference? I love you, hobbers!
If they were to ever attempt another live action film again, he'd be a decent casting for Broly.
We could probably get Tah and Dias for close to the fee of Maquire.
It has come to this. Harry Maguire.
Why not Tarkowski?
Why not Tarkowski?
Hmm, I usually don't care about prices but the reason I'm happy about us not going for Maguire is that he's not pacy. Him and Lindelof aren't pacy enough for a high line. Apart from that I think he's a quality player but as you say it's not about the individual but how he sets into our team.
What about FFP? Maguire, Cancelo and Rodri without selling anyone.Thats close to £200m Surely that'll land City in FFP trouble?
If you were Maguire would you go to United, Glazers, Ole and Europa League football or to City, Pep and CL football ?!
Simple question with a simple answer.
Simple question with a simple answer.
Exactly, a transfer like this isnt based on the value of the player compared to other players, its whether he is available and the benefit to the club overall.
If signing him means we never have to see Smalling or Jones play in the league again he is worth every penny of what ever it would cost.
You could say that it is.... Pep or money?
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