StanSP Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 2 minutes ago, dmayne7 said: £100m for Grealish But won't spend the same on Kane. Can't deal with it. Kane would cost more than £100m? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmayne7 Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 Just now, StanSP said: Kane would cost more than £100m? Marginally more (in the context). But the point is, they have near unlimited money so the idea they wouldn't spend a little bit more on a player who'd massively improve them but will spend this on Grealish who whilst a quality player, is ultimately a luxury player for Man City is bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 1 hour ago, Tielemans63 said: Spending just short of £1bn on transfers in 5 years and not delivering the CL title must represent a degree of failure on Pep's part. In European terms anyway. Absolutely. Losing 3 times to Chelsea in a month as well, was pretty unforgivable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 Pep will turn Grealish in to a machine. He wants him to become a number 8, as opposed to a winger. I think he'll be unreal in the next year or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 30 minutes ago, dmayne7 said: Marginally more (in the context). But the point is, they have near unlimited money so the idea they wouldn't spend a little bit more on a player who'd massively improve them but will spend this on Grealish who whilst a quality player, is ultimately a luxury player for Man City is bizarre. them buying him stops one of their competitors doing so (which could make a much bigger difference to that side) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 3 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Pep will turn Grealish in to a machine. He wants him to become a number 8, as opposed to a winger. I think he'll be unreal in the next year or so. Seems to have regular niggles like Maddison, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesWalk Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Pep will turn Grealish in to a machine. He wants him to become a number 8, as opposed to a winger. I think he'll be unreal in the next year or so. Agreed, he adds a new dimension to their attack. They can afford to have just one holding player behind Grealish and De Bruyne then a front 3 ahead of that, inverted wing backs adding numbers to create overloads in the middle or wide depending on the opposition... They should be wiping the floor with the majority of the Prem this season, even more-so than last. Add Kane to the mix and you’re looking at significant favourites for the champions league IMO. On paper it’s very impressive stuff, big potential (and great for England too). Edited 31 July 2021 by FoxesWalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 8 minutes ago, Wymsey said: Seems to have regular niggles like Maddison, though. I don't recall him being out much other than last seasons injury. KDB has made a very good career despite getting injured at least once a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 (edited) Obviously through gritted teeth I have to say Man City are the best team in the league (I’ll still debate they’re incredibly boring though given the talent they have) - they have to be with the players they buy and the players they hoard just so opposition can’t have them in turn diluting the competition but for the money they spend, the players they have are they really that much better than the rest? They're beatable, again through gritted teeth i’d say Liverpool achievements in terms of games unbeaten etc are more impressive and they’ve still not got the elusive CL as has been mentioned. (Mind you I’m abit confused as to why it’s so elusive to them given their fans boo the CL anthem and the club wanted to turn their back on the CL in turn to set the super league up) Then of course you have Pep, crying about prices of players, saying deals are quote “impossible” and even claiming he’s going to have to play the U23’s against us next week. Edited 31 July 2021 by Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamark Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 Grealish has dodgy shins/muscle issues can easily be out for weeks with a minor issue .But if they want him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tielemans63 Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 I'm a big fan of Grealish but £100m is a mental figure (even by Man City's standards) for a guy who hasn't fully broken into the national side yet. He's a fantastic talent but that's at least £25m-£30m over his true value imho. Spurs will be adding a few zeros to Kane's value having seen this. I think they may have shot themselves in the foot here as arguably they need a striker more than a midfielder / winger and they may have just priced themselves out of their first choice option. Hopefully anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 14 hours ago, StanSP said: Can't stop watching it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 17 hours ago, Matt said: The guys a charlatan, playing real life LMA with all the cheat codes and still can't win the champions league 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 ‘Grealish isn’t worth X amount’ Has nobody learned anything from Leicester City in the past 6 years? A player is worth whatever his selling club can demand. If Villa can get £100m for him then fair play to them. That’s insane money they can reinvest in their squad just like we have. The only shame for Villa is that they don’t really have anyone else to sell to do the same. Yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theessexfox Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said: ‘Grealish isn’t worth X amount’ Has nobody learned anything from Leicester City in the past 6 years? A player is worth whatever his selling club can demand. If Villa can get £100m for him then fair play to them. That’s insane money they can reinvest in their squad just like we have. The only shame for Villa is that they don’t really have anyone else to sell to do the same. Yet. Don’t think anyone thinks Villa shouldn’t demand that, just that Man City shouldn’t be paying that much for him. Then again guess it’s pretty irrelevant to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsX Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 3 hours ago, Ric Flair said: Pep will turn Grealish in to a machine. He wants him to become a number 8, as opposed to a winger. I think he'll be unreal in the next year or so. But will it work with Grealish? He’s a very strong-willed maverick on and off the pitch. A solo entertainer. At the moment, just about the biggest brand name among English footballers. He’s not Mahrez. His style of play is close to the opposite of what Pep will demand. Is he ready to completely change it to become a cog in a machine full of interchangeable parts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 2 minutes ago, KingsX said: But will it work with Grealish? He’s a very strong-willed maverick on and off the pitch. A solo entertainer. At the moment, just about the biggest brand name among English footballers. He’s not Mahrez. His style of play is close to the opposite of what Pep will demand. Is he ready to completely change it to become a cog in a machine full of interchangeable parts? Yeah I think he will, he's going to be phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsX Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Yeah I think he will, he's going to be phenomenal. You could well be right … but I hope not! I’d prefer Grealish to become a cautionary tale about the career risk of going to a huge side that hoards star players … and a pri** in Pep’s balloon of reputed genius. Edited 31 July 2021 by KingsX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 (edited) Didn't know that Ashley Young returned to Villa. Think he's still got a bit to offer at his age, but doesn't need to prove anything reallyv- considering his past with them. Edited 31 July 2021 by Wymsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridFox Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 That's a great signing for Villa! Rate Bailey highly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 5 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: ‘Grealish isn’t worth X amount’ Has nobody learned anything from Leicester City in the past 6 years? A player is worth whatever his selling club can demand. If Villa can get £100m for him then fair play to them. That’s insane money they can reinvest in their squad just like we have. The only shame for Villa is that they don’t really have anyone else to sell to do the same. Yet. The player is worth whatever the selling club think he's worth to them. Grealish is simply worth that much to Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 1 August 2021 Share Posted 1 August 2021 I think Spurs will do a lot better than people are expecting them to. In fact, I think there is every chance they'll finish above us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 1 August 2021 Share Posted 1 August 2021 1 minute ago, Buce said: I think Spurs will do a lot better than people are expecting them to. In fact, I think there is every chance they'll finish above us. They can play weak line ups in Europe which will help but still interrupts their PL prep ….I’d say it’s pretty even between us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 1 August 2021 Share Posted 1 August 2021 9 minutes ago, Buce said: I think Spurs will do a lot better than people are expecting them to. In fact, I think there is every chance they'll finish above us. Depends if Kane goes. If he does and their drop in calibre of manager and other could quite easily be another poor season for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 1 August 2021 Share Posted 1 August 2021 11 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Depends if Kane goes. If he does and their drop in calibre of manager and other could quite easily be another poor season for them. Dunno, I suspect Nuno will get a tune out of them, and I think Kane leaving might turn out to be a good thing for them; they've built their style of play around him to their detrement. If they buy well I can see them competing for top six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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