Transfer discussion thread

[Bojan KantKick]

Then why is there an ongoing investigation?

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...

Because they pay people off the books into offshore accounts.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

If they break FFP I weep for the poor workers that’ll have to be sacrificed for the sheikh.

 

[Sphynx]

Papers are talking about fee rising to £60m but I doubt they know.

There's a bit of talk we are trying to include Delap in the deal.

 

[moomba]

Because they pay people off the books into offshore accounts.

LOL.

 

[moomba]

There's a bit of talk we are trying to include Delap in the deal.

Possible, can't really see a place for him in the short term with Haaland and Alvarez coming in.

If we weren't willing to sell I could imagine a multi year loan could work. Haven't heard anything regarding Delap but it's not unrealistic.

 

[Magma]

Because they pay people off the books into offshore accounts.

Is that from a tier 1 source

 

[Sphynx]

Possible, can't really see a place for him in the short term with Haaland and Alvarez coming in.

If we weren't willing to sell I could imagine a multi year loan could work. Haven't heard anything regarding Delap but it's not unrealistic.

Would prefer Palmer tbh, but I tend to agree with you, between Haaland, Alvarez, Foden etc, there's not much hope for Delap and Palmer in the short term.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Is that from a tier 1 source

The Guardian, Times and Telegraph.

 

[moomba]

Would prefer Palmer tbh, but I tend to agree with you, between Haaland, Alvarez, Foden etc, there's not much hope for Delap and Palmer in the short term.

I think Palmer will get a look in with us, Pep seems to be putting him on the same trajectory as Foden with just a game here, game there and hopefully developing into a regular.

A lot will depend on who leaves too. Mahrez, Sterling and Jesus will be gone next summer if not this one I'm guessing. Sterling the only one that might stay.

 

[moomba]

The Guardian, Times and Telegraph.

Are you talking about the contract Mancini had with UAE before FFP existed.

You do know that he was working as a consultant with the UAE FA before he came to City don't you?

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Are you talking about the contract Mancini had with UAE before FFP existed.

You do know that he was working as a consultant with the UAE FA before he came to City don't you?

That's not what I am talking about

 

[moomba]

That's not what I am talking about

Oh, what then?

 

[jod23]

Let’s see if he is the best CF in the league. I’m not so sure and would not swap him for Harry Kane right now.

Lol are you nuts. Haha.

That would be the easiest swap in the world. Kane is good but Haaland is next level and what, about a decade younger!?

 

[Magma]

i would've thought if it was in 3 papers it'd be easy to find

 

[jod23]

Pretty hard to win three in a row, and I think the league will be harder for us to win than most think.

Cups we'll be in for, but it just takes a bad game (or a bad 5 minutes sometimes).

I did forget about the WC mid-season. With more compressed games I think it will make it more difficult for you guys to win everything but I might put a cheeky tenner on City doing the quadruple.

 

[jod23]

If only they were signing just Phillips/Grealish types we may have a chance. But when your adding Haalands as well theres not much hope.

Yeah wasnt fussed last with Grealish and thought we would have a chance to beat them and we got damn close falling short by a point. But when you add a bloke like Haaland, I think that's the league done and dusted unfortunately. Particularly when we are losing Mane too.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Lol are you nuts. Haha.

That would be the easiest swap in the world. Kane is good but Haaland is next level and what about a decade younger!?

Leaving their ages aside, Kane is a 3 time Golden Boot winner in the toughest league in the world. He is a better, more rounded player than Haaland and it's not even close. He also has a greater body of work at domestic and international level. The runs are already on the board. Haaland wasn't even the best striker in an inferior league.

Haaland, at best is the 3rd best striker in the world. At best. Lewandowski and Kane have him well covered right now.

 

[chef]

Leaving their ages aside, Kane is a 3 time Golden Boot winner in the toughest league in the world. He is a better, more rounded player than Haaland and it's not even close. He also has a greater body of work at domestic and international level. The runs are already on the board. Haaland wasn't even the best striker in an inferior league.

Haaland, at best is the 3rd best striker in the world. At best. Lewandowski and Kane have him well covered right now.

Benzema is probably the best CF in the world atm.

 

[jod23]

Leaving their ages aside, Kane is a 3 time Golden Boot winner in the toughest league in the world. He is a better, more rounded player than Haaland and it's not even close. He also has a greater body of work at domestic and international level. The runs are already on the board. Haaland wasn't even the best striker in an inferior league.

Haaland, at best is the 3rd best striker in the world. At best. Lewandowski and Kane have him well covered right now.

From the 18/19 season to now.

Haaland has 115 goals in 116 games.

Kane has 108 goals in 173 games.

Hmm, yet you think Kane is better?

With Haaland's strike rate, you're basically starting every game against City 1-0 down already.

 

[jod23]

Benzema is probably the best CF in the world atm.

I'd take Mbappe before all. Mbappe then Haaland, then Lewandowski, then Benzema, then Kane.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Haha jodlington

 

[moomba]

City need to hurry because petrol will be phased out in the next decade and they transition over to a desert team

I remember shortly after the takeover, people were all "what's.you do when the Sheikh gets bored" or "what'll you do when the oil runs out" (sportswashing mustn't haven't been invented back then).

Mansour made a £2bn profit buying and selling Barclays shares in the first few months.

I think he'll probably be OK for a quid.

 

[chef]

I'd take Mbappe before all. Mbappe then Haaland, then Lewandowski, then Benzema, then Kane.

The only CF to have a season close to Benzemas last season was Lewa, but its still behind the Frenchman's. He was phenomenal.

I am talking form.

 

[jod23]

The only CF to have a season close to Benzemas last season was Lewa, but its still behind the Frenchman's. He was phenomenal.

I am talking form.

Fair but hard to ignore Mbappe and Haaland given their goal scoring records and their age. Also I dont think Lewa's season was behind the Frenchmans at all. Lewandowski scored 50 in 46 games. Pretty bloody ridiculous. Benzema got 44 in 46 which was still phenomenal also.

 

[chef]

Fair but hard to ignore Mbappe and Haaland given their goal scoring records and their age. Also I dont think Lewa's season was behind the Frenchmans at all. Lewandowski scored 50 in 46 games. Pretty bloody ridiculous. Benzema got 44 in 46 which was still phenomenal also.

And lead his team to the League and the UCL cup.

Yeah, if you were choosing for the future you'd go Haaland or Mbappe. But for a game tomorrow you'd go Lewa or Benzema.