Maybe just maybe he put no deal done yet on his twitter because you know the deal for Pogba isn't done yet.
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Maybe just maybe he put no deal done yet on his twitter because you know the deal for Pogba isn't done yet.
If City hadn't wasted a fortune on buying so many average players the last few years they'd be in for Pogba but Pep has inherited a squad that needs a lot of work. Lost count of how many centre half's they've bought and its still a huge problem for them. They can't spend £100m on Pogba, £45m on Sane and £50m on Stones. Its been several years since City bought a player that I was jealous off.
Danny de Vito obviously thinks there's another couple of bob to be had somewhere in the deal.
Doesn't Raiola just remind you of De Vito in his first major role as the dispatcher on Taxi.
Mancini was so underrated for them. The way he built a spine of Aguero, Silva and Toure was brilliant. Back then every single one of their buys was quality.
I hope you're right and agree with you. I'm just going from a rumour that apparently Jose has told a few people that he see's Smalling & Jones as his first choice centre backs. I am hoping it's BS.
Things can change if someone impresses him more. He will figure it out
We didn't have the money to compete with them back then and PSG weren't about so they were able to buy Toure & Aguero without any competition. Its been a while since City bought a top player that they had real competition for.
Duncan Castles said before the weekend (he has been pretty clued up so far), so presumably we will hear something tonight / tomorrow?
Most of the news on this transfer has come out at night so I wouldn't be surprised to hear something later.
Fabregas, as you mentioned. Fabregas/matic was good as a pairing mostly against the lower caliber teams, but it was exposed against some higher quality teams. I don't get the feeling pogba, and perhaps Schneiderlin, would get exposed in the same way. They are both physical presences (unlike Fabregas) and both good defensively (Pogba is far better than Fabregas, for example). Still you raise an interesting point, but I'd trust Pogba on the defensive end far more than Fabregas.
The news on this has gone quiet. We have to be done with it soon. We seem at such a late stage of negotiations that anything can happen tonight/tomorrow.
De Bruyne was signed in spite of Bayern Munich making it clear they would sign him the following summer if he waited. Who was the last top player United signed who you had real competition for?
Jesus, it's only been a few hours since the last update. Do you operate at hyperspeed or something?
In an ideal world, Rooney would be sold and benched with Pogba being given the number 10 job.
I'm sure it's only United that drag things out like this! I might just be imagining it but other teams always tend to go from interested in a player to signing said player much quicker!
I suppose though with such a huge transfer sum involved it was never going to be easy.
I suppose though with such a huge transfer sum involved it was never going to be easy.
Why not? Jones isn't a bad defender but is very Injury prone.
Sell him to a team that then benches him? Christ, you must really hate him.
You're guessing as much as I am though. Just because City have a better idea over their budget doesn't make your theory any closer to the truth.
I'll just say this. When United got wind of Pep joining City and we briefed the press that we stepped away because we didn't want him anyway, you / Polite Poster / Gentleman Jim proceeded to give us a tonne of shit for it.
This is the exact same scenario.
Not once have I read that Pep is under FFP restrictions. Since he agreed to join it's been the exact opposite.
Explain the approaches for Kroos? Are you holding off transfers in case Madrid sign Pogba and he becomes available? What about FFP then?
If you sign Bonucci and Stones you will have added 100m worth of central defenders to the 100m worth that you already have and yet FFP is holding you back from signing Pogba?
You could sell Nasri to fund Nolito. Lets not pretend that transfer impacts who else you can afford to approach.
We'll just have to wait and see I suppose.
People expect constant updates, I blame the youth of today. Short attention spans.You only think this because you focus on our business. All teams drag transfers out. Just look at Sane to City.
Certainly not bad but equally not as good as some give him credit for.
Following summer? He'd have been crazy to turn down the chance to quadruple his wages in the hope that Bayern would sign him the following summer, thats not competition.
I don't think Jose paid almost £30mil for Baily to sit on the bench.
There is indeed denial in all of this. The truth is that Pogba wouldn't consider City, we know it and they know it. It is just a bit of a sour grape for them to swallow, need to lube it up and sugar it a bit.
We should just shortcut the season by playing league games on 38 successive days.
No, it's not only United. And you are not imagining it, you are just much less aware of other club's interests in players. For example, can you say for certain when Sane to City rumours started? Soon after Pep got appointed? May? Last week?
I think that unless we sign another centre back, it will be Jones and Smalling as the first choice pairing to start the season.
Jose has mentioned that Bailly cannot speak English yet, and he really wants his defenders to be able to communicate with each other effectively.
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Gerrard and Toure, in their prime, were fantastic box to box midfielders. It was only in their latter years they were given a less dynamic role.
Berbatov (City)
RVP (City)
Shaw (City, Chelsea)
Martial (City, PSG)
Pogba (City, Madrid, Chelsea, Barca)
But to name a few...
there seems to be a common theme here, but I see what you mean about real competition so you are right
I should have written "or" instead of "and"
Or they simply couldn't deliver anymore and failed to adapt/change their game accordingly.
Berbatov (City)
RVP (City)
Shaw (City, Chelsea)
Martial (City, PSG)
Pogba (City, Madrid, Chelsea, Barca)
But to name a few...
there seems to be a common theme here, but I see what you mean about real competition so you are right
For Martial it wasn't PSG but Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid and earlier Tottenham. Little competition.
Also to a certain degree I would include Depay, not a top player yet but showed serious signs of it at PSV and loads of clubs were after him. Also David De Gea signing a new contract and not joining Madrid (I class it as fending off competition.)Berbatov (City)
RVP (City)
Shaw (City, Chelsea)
Martial (City, PSG)
Pogba (City, Madrid, Chelsea, Barca)
But to name a few...
there seems to be a common theme here, but I see what you mean about real competition so you are right
Did we not beat PSG for the initial signging of di María, too? I don't remember.
They couldn't afford to match our bid if I recall correctly due to FFP restrictions.
Yep that was the only reason we got him.
yep well pointed out. The guy has to be a WUM
We didn't have any real competition for him though. Just city.
Ouch