Is it that much different to the other City wingers, though? All of them are pretty low in comparison to wingers in other sides.
Goes back to the winning trophies (which you've acknowledged)
It doesn't change that he is underplaying just because others also are. Although I'm guessing champs league mins increase the gap?
So what’s this premier league proven I keep hearing about then? Every time we go for a player abroad there’s a lot of he’s not premier league proven and even same goes for managers.
He's played as much as any other forward at City. 34 matches this season so far.
You mean appearances?
Does it matter? Mahrez doesn't, Sterling doesn't, Jesus doesn't, Gundogan doesn't, Stones doesn't, Zinchenko doesn't, Ake doesn't. Don't see them rushing to leave. What he cost doesn't matter really.
34 matches. 3 assists
34 games, 5 goals and 3 assists for 100m or 38 games 5 goals and 3 assists for 76.5m.34 matches. 3 assists
Think both signings are more evidence for the fact that these big money transfers very rarely are worth it. Van dyke, Mbappe, other than that it feels like most players bought for more than 70mil could have been replaced instead with a 30/40mil signing. The biggest waste of money for me is still Pepe at arsenal.
I think its a big part English tax too. Grealish has a ton to prove next season I think. He's not a £100m player even at his best though.
It does to plenty of players. I guess for the individual it comes down to money vs career.
Yeah, from a city perspective there are multitudes of players sub-50mil that could provide the type of impact that grealish provides for city, especially in europe. I understand why pep would be drawn to him due to his ball skills but I feel like theres players in the spanish league for example that whilst not at level of grealish would provide the same impact as him.
2900 / 36 = 80.555555, its not incorrect. I mean regardless of how I simplified it Grealish is at 65 minutes or so given he missed 7 matches through injury its not bad.. 2900 (2906 to be exact is what KDB has played in all comps).
Ferran by a distance but Ferran played much less and also stunk the place up for his first season. Home Grown is a big thing too and having a combination of 8 HG player in the squad played a big part in it being Grealish or Kane.
34 games, 5 goals and 3 assists, 26 year old, PL proven, in a fully functional team for 100m, or
A player knows how he's been used and how he's valued. Someone like De Bruyne being rested for EFL and FA Cup matches is very different to Grealish being dropped for Champs League semi final games. You haven't factored in time out with injury either. But I think you know all this.
Let's watch Pep make him into a number 8 or something. Many players improved/settled in their second season, so there's a big chance he will still turn out good for them. Maybe not 100m good but close to that, expensive player for a certain role..
If you wanna factor in injury KDB missed 6 matches and Grealish 7.
He is a prime example of “flavour of the month”. There was a point where the media and England fans were crying for him to play and was painted as some kind of saviour. He generally flatters to deceive and is similar to (and worse than) prime Hazard with the amount of fouls he can draw in a game. Beyond that, there’s nothing that screams £100 mil but that’s not his fault. That’s City’s for paying it.
He's had 12 goals and 12 assists in 2551 minutes in his first season, in comparison to Grealish's 5 goals and 3 assists in 2409 minutes.
Surely the one that cost much more money, is older and hasn’t needed to adapt to the league?
And plays for the team steamrolling everyone in sight
He was amazing for Villa. Everyone in the forum was fawning over him back then. Looked promising in the little playing time he got for England.
You'd think so but look how much fun Jack is having teaching Foden how to drink!
Yeah it’s a pretty daft comparison
Mahrez was miles better than Grealish in his first season still.
