So I went to sleep at 6.30am, Felliani had handed in a transfer request, Big Vic was set for West Brom and all the potential deals looked off, Lukaku apparently prefered to go to West Brom, City were wanting to sell Barry not loan him, Whelan said the McCarthy deal wasn't looking likely and the Fernando was obviously off and it was starting to look like we were going to lose two players and not have time to bring anyone in.
When i woke up seeing we had signed Lukaku, Barry and McCarthy I was ecstatic, In just an hour and a half we managed to sell two players for a great price and sign three players who looked like their deals were off.
I know Lukaku is only on loan but man what a signing he has the potential to be, he scored 17 goals in his first season of regular football in England, he has the potential to score over 20 goals for us this season. Should fit into our style of Football very well, can play as a loan striker, holds the ball up well, quick and powerfull and most importantly he's a cynical finisher.
Barry is the the extra extra central midfielder we were in desperate need of, He's also still a very good player, I was reading the City fans talk about him on a City forum and they all really rated him as a player. Yes he adds that much needed depth but it's not like he's just a squad player, he still has a lot to offer on field.
I'm also very happy we finally signed James McCarthy, a really, really good player, I think people also forget that he's only 22 too. Should be able to slot in really easy, he knows Martinez well, apparently him and Coleman are really good mates, he would have played with Gibson and would obviously know Robles, Kone and Alcarez too so he shouldn't have any issues settling in. I know people say the reported 12m fee is to much yet everyone was willing to spend even more on Fernando, a player from the Portugese league with no international experience who most of us haven't even seen play before yet younger proven premier league player who we know works well with our manager and his tactics yet it's over paying for him.
As for the out going's I'd like to stat by thanking both Felli and Vic for everything they for the club. The fee's we got for both is absolutely fantastic business, I'm disappointed we didn't have the time to spend it but I would rather keep it that panic bid on someone at the last minute. We should have over 15m left over and I'm not stupid i know we're not going to be able to spend it all but if Martinez doesn't get to spend most of it in the next window I'll rage but that's a different topic for a different day.