Still expecting him to sign a new contract and yell feck off city, Manchester is red
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If they get £100M for him that would be crazy money in this market, and make Pep look like a hypocrite.
On the bench? He didn't seem to start as much last season.
Matic awaits your call Jose.
No, Bruno and Mount created more.
Probably because he is getting slower/older?
If Jack goes, maybe we can interest Villa in Lingard
He's 26!
:P Pep clearly dont rate him anymore in any case.
Both Daniel James and Lingard would do a better job than him imo.
Oh have they? I haven't been paying attention to that much beyond Sancho and Varane to be honest. You could be right - 100m is a lot of money. especially this year.
He already is. He claimed a few months ago that City did not have any money for a striker to replace Aguero. Now they are chasing 2 !!! £100 million players in Kane and Grealish.
Buendia was a very good signing but Grealish is a top player. Villa will be a lot weaker without him. £100m isn't at all surprising. When you consider West Ham want £90m for Rice it sounds like a steal compared frankly. Ultimately he'll just be another rotation option for City though. A lot to pay for a position where they already have so much talent.
100M for Grealish is mental, you could get 2 Ben White for that kind of money 
From a City pov, that's a waste they could easily keep challenging for the league with their current set of midfielders while adding Kane.
From a City pov, that's a waste they could easily keep challenging for the league with their current set of midfielders while adding Kane.
He's only 26 though.
That affects things a bit on the Trippier front I suppose.
Is there any suggestion that Bale will be leaving Real, even if only on loan? Seems unlikely that they would keep him at Real considering they need to cut their wage bill. Personally think he still offered quite a lot last season, certainly enough for a decent Prem club to take him on a discounted loan.
100 million for Grealish to become another rotation cog. Madness.
I imagine you could see Grealish on the LW a fair bit for CIty. Sterling maybe goes through the middle this season and Mahrez on the RW. Then Foden, Jesus, Bernardo (if he stays) and Torres are rotation options.
De Bruyne, Gundogan, Rodri midfield with Fernandinho rotating. I know Foden and Bernardo can play in a midfield three but they look a CM light to me.
De Bruyne, Gundogan, Rodri midfield with Fernandinho rotating. I know Foden and Bernardo can play in a midfield three but they look a CM light to me.
Foden was getting most of his game time on the left. I expect there will be massive rotation between Grealish, Foden and Sterling this season. Bear in mind most City fans wanted Foden to have significantly more gametime this season too
He's not going to be a rotation cog. I mean pep rotates but he's not going to walk in as a squad player. He will be another KDB in the team, it's quite obvious.
David Silva replacement to be precise
Grealish absolutely will not be a KDB. KDB plays pretty much every game he's available. Grealish will not be that type of player. Grealish will be like Mahrez. A very talented player but one that will continue to be frequently rotated throughout the season.
So he’s the replacement for the replacement David Silva. Bernardo Silva is gone?
It seems like Villa love a speculative bid
Thats what I see too. They are going to stick him on the wing
But then what? Leave out Gundogan who was their best player (other than Dias) most of last season. I don't see Gundogan, De Bruyne and Grealish in a midfield three as there isn't much tackling in there.
Maybe De Bruyne plays false 9? If they get Kane as well then it would be an embarrassment of riches.
Sterling Kane Mahrez
Grealish Rodri De Bruyne
Zinchenko Dias Stones Walker
Ederson
2nd XI
Foden Jesus Torres
Gundogan Fernandinho Bernardo Silva
Mendy Laporte Ake Cancelo
Steffen
I think Grealish will play false 9 role.
Foden/Jesus Mahrez/Sterling
Grealish/Torres
Gundo/Silva KDB
Rodri/Dinho
LB CB CB RB
GK
Foden/Jesus Mahrez/Sterling
Grealish/Torres
Gundo/Silva KDB
Rodri/Dinho
LB CB CB RB
GK
You can buy a lot of players for 100M pounds. Jack is a really good dribbler and draws a lot of fouls outside the box. I don't think AV will miss him that much with the players they can bring in with that amount of money.
Pep will still somehow fail to win CL final next year
Given the state of Barca / Madrid right now...it's literally down to Bayern, PSG or a PL club. City unfortunately are going to win eventually.
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- Agreement reached between the clubs
- Price: 8 million Euros + 3 million Euros in bonuses
- 15% of the fee divided between Genoa and Padova, Lovato's former clubs
- No connection with Romero's transfer situation
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This popped up out of nowhere yesterday. I wonder if there is something in this.
Source: TNT Sports (Fred Caldeira)
Source: TNT Sports (Fred Caldeira)
- United are demanding 25 million Euros.
- Fenerbahce want United to reduce the price.
- Another unnamed Premier League club is interested in Pereira.
- Pereira prefers to leave permanently rather than be loaned out again.
Andre Onana's move to Lyon coming close, according to L'Equipe, which states they will pay Ajax a €6m fee plus bonuses.
If the reports are true about Grealish - let me enjoy my last few days liking the lad
I see the Mahrez comparison but Grealish is more positionally versatile than Mahrez is. Mahrez came in as a traditional right winger and has adapted his game since when being called up. Grealish will come in as a player not reliant on explosive pace or a touchline hugging winger, but someone comfortable anywhere in midfield so long as it's not too deep. I see more of a D. Silva sort of impact from him than a Mahrez one.
No one would have predicted KDB and D. Silva sharing central midfield but that's what Pep does.
He'd be a good JWP replacement if he goes to Villa.
Great deal for Lyon.
Villa could get Lingard, JWP and Leon Bailey just by selling Grealish. Absolute no brainer if you ask me. Grealish is the better player of the 4 but he's not better than those three combined. His stats for Villa aren't incredible either.
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