If Zabaleta is one of the three players to take us to the next level, does that mean the other 2 are going to be strikers, as most of ours can't stay fit long enough to make a valid contribution to the team moving upwards?
I would be reasonably confident we would not be prepared to do any such thing, and that we would not contemplate paying £50m for a player with one year left on their deal.
Sky are reporting that Lyon have offered 12 million Euros for Javier Hernandez, would he be a better option than Kelechi, especially if we might have to sell him back in 2 years?
I think if we had another main, fit first choice striker, it would ease the pressure on his old bones and muscles. There's no question that when fit he is still a very good player.
On balance, Grey, my preference would be to move AC on. I don't think he can fulfill the role of a back up because when needed there's every chance he'll be crocked. He just seems to get injured randomly and this isn't necessarily caused by a heavy workload. If Sakho also leaves, I would say we probably need two strikers
grey, the problem with AC is on his day he can be unplayable but as baracks indicated his availability can only really be measured in days and not months.
I can see the sense in a "first option" clause but can't see any club agreeing to buy a player where the selling club can say "we are buying him back now".
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What a battle that would be!
Can't be right, surely
Which is, obviously, just impossible.
Zabaleta - Reid - Ogbonna - Cresswell
Obiang - Kouyate
Antonio - Barkley - Lanzini
Iheanacho
Amazing XI we're going to have ;lol
£17m with Adrian going the other way.
I would be reasonably confident we would not be prepared to do any such thing, and that we would not contemplate paying £50m for a player with one year left on their deal.
He's certainly the more 'proven' of the two.
I wouldn't pay too much attention to that 'buy back' thing - I don't think that website is particularly reliable or accurate.
Think, overall, I'd prefer Iheanacho - but what about both?
(Memo to self: find 'yeah right' smiley.)
Fails to mention the most compelling reason: he's just signed a new contract at Juve...
I think if we had another main, fit first choice striker, it would ease the pressure on his old bones and muscles. There's no question that when fit he is still a very good player.
Whether he's available or not I have no idea. I would have thought Man City would want to keep him.
A round up of Sunday's Transfer rumours - so take with a pinch of a Salt.
Snodgrass- Brighton are lining up an £8 million bid for the Scotsman. -
Ross Barkley - West Ham are prepared to match Barkleys £140k a week salary.
Pickford - Everton and West Ham have made Enquires.
Martial - West Ham and PSG are in talks with the Manchester United attacker with Man Utd wanting around £50 million for him.
Iheanacho - Rumoured Medical has been taken but still waiting on City to set a asking price for him.
snodgrass ;hmm, can't see it after 6 months.
Can't just go forward with him though as he is only a young lad and there will be load software pressure on him
That's what happened with Morata at Juve. Real just took him back when they were ready
Barcelona but clauses into most of their young players they let go like Romeu and Deulofeu
United have a clause to get Depay back
Chelsea looking to get rid of traore with a buy back clause