AndyM3000 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 They want 30m for Mahrez. He's heading towards 33 years old and they only paid 60m in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 hour ago, sne said: Yeah they don't need to go full Chelsea and buy 15 new players. They "need" 2 or 3 good ones and then they are fine. A bit similar while obviously totally different to us. They don't need anything. They won a treble at a canter last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: hardwood bells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, bobzy said: They don't need anything. They won a treble at a canter last season. Yeah but they are getting rid of a bunch of players. Gundogan is gone and sounds like Mahrez, Cancelo, Laporte, Walker maybe Philips and some of the kids on loan might be off. Some of those will need to be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Thing is their players have already proved they're arsehole mercenaries who are largely only interested in £££ by going there in the first place so Saudi offering them three time as much again are bound to turn heads, especially when you've won nearly everything for years it's boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, VillaJ100 said: Thing is their players have already proved they're arsehole mercenaries who are largely only interested in £££ by going there in the first place so Saudi offering them three time as much again are bound to turn heads, especially when you've won nearly everything for years it's boring. Whilst I’m sure City pay top dollar, as a club they are offering the best of everything. Best coaches, best teammates, best facilities, best chance of winning trophies. It’s not quite the same as going to a shit hole like Saudi Arabia just to make the bank balance swell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 2 hours ago, bobzy said: They don't need anything. They won a treble at a canter last season. You need to invest to stand still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 hour ago, VillaJ100 said: Thing is their players have already proved they're arsehole mercenaries who are largely only interested in £££ by going there in the first place so Saudi offering them three time as much again are bound to turn heads, especially when you've won nearly everything for years it's boring. Not sure about that, they've had success because they've bought highly driven individuals rather than big name mercenaries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 4 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: Not sure about that, they've had success because they've bought highly driven individuals rather than big name mercenaries. But there's many like Grealish who went for yes success but also money. Saudi can offer way more of that. No that Jack would go there's no booze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, VillaJ100 said: But there's many like Grealish who went for yes success but also money. Saudi can offer way more of that. No that Jack would go there's no booze So you think grealish went for the money rather than because he could play CL and win the treble? The money comes with the territory I don't think there's anyone there solely for the money, the whole mercenary thing is just a way of knocking them because let's face it none of us like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I'm not really a huge fan of Pep but I must say he is defo one of the most influential managers of all time. The shear amount of clubs who seemingly want to replicate his success by effectively copying him by hiring one of his lackeys is just proof alone. I mean how how long till Arsenal and Arteta start copying his newish 3-2-4-1 formation? and this is Arsenal one of the bigger clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2023 It’s the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 On 19/07/2023 at 01:00, VillaJ100 said: But there's many like Grealish who went for yes success but also money. Saudi can offer way more of that. No that Jack would go there's no booze There's absolutely stacks of it. High end alcohol is not a problem to get fir wealthy people in the middle East and Saudi is no different in that regard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Now they sell a goalkeeper for nearly £20 million who's never played a game in the top flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 On 20/07/2023 at 21:52, rjw63 said: Now they sell a goalkeeper for nearly £20 million who's never played a game in the top flight. Plus they have a buy back clause and match highest offer clause. Just another hyped up loan deal where they get a load of money now and can then get the player back on the cheap if he turns out to be good enough for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Kyle Walker could be off to Bayern £13m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Name a bigger word-removed hypocrite than Pep In December, City will participate in the Club World Cup hosted by Saudi Arabia, where they will be expected to play two matches. “I think the new season is already pre-season,” Guardiola said. “You finish the season, recover two weeks and [have a] pre-season? Why? We didn’t lose anything.” Boo bloody hoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 They're adding the best young CB in Europe to the best defence in the league, it doesn't get any easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Mr_Dogg said: They're adding the best young CB in Europe to the best defence in the league, it doesn't get any easier. In theory but every time I have seen Gvardiol he has a mistake in him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 2 hours ago, The_Steve said: Name a bigger word-removed hypocrite than Pep In December, City will participate in the Club World Cup hosted by Saudi Arabia, where they will be expected to play two matches. “I think the new season is already pre-season,” Guardiola said. “You finish the season, recover two weeks and [have a] pre-season? Why? We didn’t lose anything.” Boo bloody hoo. Pep is a piece of shit like Klopp Then again he is a drug cheat so his resume should be deleted like Lance Armstrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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