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    Savinho

    Been some rather good deals from City to other big clubs. Palmer obviously, but Zinchenko and Jesus did well for Arsenal, though not stepping up to that level you describe we need. Milner to Liverpool another one, perhaps not great/elite, but became a very important player for them. Lavia went...
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    Savinho

    I don't think it's a mindset thing. More just a finances and where we are in the football hierarchy at this moment compared to City. I also don't think we're signing players like him primarily to sell them to Real or whoever. There are other benefits to developing players into great players -...
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    Savinho

    That's pretty much the case with every transfer unless there's a release clause, no? There is no objective "worth" if the buying club is willing to pay a deal the selling club accepts a deal happens. The what is he "worth" is more a way of talking about should we be willing to pay that much...
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    Squad

    From milo on the pod: (Ignoring Scarlett). We can register 22 players on the A list (max 25, but 4 have to be club trained, we only have Austin). Three of them have to be goalkeepers so we're left with 19 outfield players. Two for every position except one position. 20 outfield players if you...
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    Daniel Levy - Chairman

    "We've signed Kudus and Takai. We've loaned Palhinha. We've made Danso and Tel permanent signings." That makes the window look and sound better than it is?
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    Daniel Levy - Chairman

    Why not just stick to the facts? We've signed Kudus and Takai. We've loaned Palhinha. We've made Danso and Tel permanent signings. If the signings are juxtaposed with what other clubs have done, us being back in the CL or whatever saying "we've just made one new permanent first team signing"...
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    Daniel Levy - Chairman

    Isn't that just the norm when signing players? Don't other clubs have the same? We'll still be paying for those signed in recent years and that will always be true.
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    Berba, Modric, Rafa, Bale, Kane, Sonny...?

    We were shaky in a system that was essentially set up to be somewhat shaky at the back to have more attacking threat. There were lapses. There always will be. More than acceptable perhaps. But a lot of their defending was also really good. Romero is also imo exceptional on the ball. I have...
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    Savinho

    Worth noting that the fee City paid for him probably was lower than it otherwise would have been because of relationships between clubs shenanigans iirc. He's a very highly rated young player already proven and experienced at a high level that they're not actively trying to sell.
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    Daniel Levy - Chairman

    I think you get more immediate quality from wages than transfer fees. Transfer fees are more of an investment (the player can develop into a more valuable player) than wages. For maximising resources I think spending more on transfer fees and less on wages makes sense long term. But that has to...
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    Berba, Modric, Rafa, Bale, Kane, Sonny...?

    To try to get the thread back on topic who will be the next name worthy of being included in Steff's list of marquee players (or yours). I think Kudus could. If we get Savinho over the line I think he could too. Those would be the closest imo, with Bergvall, Odobert, Tel and Moore as other...
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    Berba, Modric, Rafa, Bale, Kane, Sonny...?

    Yeah, there was a big difference. Almost like a different team with different players. On a related note remember those stats of our points per game, matches won and goals against with Romero and VdV starting and without them?
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    Transfer thread

    Does Kudus count as quality established? Would Savinho? Eze? Or are they 2nd tier?
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I think Solanke will be very important. He's one of our best holdup players (along with Kulusevski, maybe Kudus?). He's well rounded and can operate in several different ways as a striker imo. Giving us versatility that we'll probably need with Frank likely to be tactically flexible. If Richi...
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    Savinho

    How good would Müller be stuck out as a wide winger on the right? I'm by no means saying Johnson is as good as Müller of course. I think it's a good comparison. But I also think Johnson's weaknesses have been amplified by some of those other factors. I think we may see more from Johnson under...
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    Daniel Levy - Chairman

    I think those are good clubs to compare us to. Either clubs who aren't the richest in their leagues or clubs in somewhat smaller leagues looking to compete in Europe. Levy will always want us to be financially sound, well run and with little to no risk of ending up in financial troubles. Beyond...
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    Mikey Moore

    Good to get confirmation on a new contract. Never really seemed in doubt, but still. Now go tear it up in Scotland please.
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    Savinho

    Seems like we may be after a more typical #10 as well. I for sure wouldn't be against that. And can see how Kudus at #10 wouldn't be ideal. I just want players in those attacking areas that are comfortable receiving the ball under pressure and capable of doing useful things with the ball when...
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    Savinho

    I think we agree on what his weaknesses are, but perhaps disagree somewhat on how big they are. I think the imbalances in our squad makes his weaknesses look worse than they actually are. Too many other players with the same weakness. It's fine having players that aren't as good at the things...
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    Savinho

    I mostly agree. Thinking of it as the 3 in a 4-2-3-1, thus also including Maddison being injured only makes it worse. On Kulusevski we'll see. I agree under Ange he was better in the centre, we'll see what Frank can do with him. On his day in the right role he's a quality player. Didn't...
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