Bruno Guimarães

[TRon]

7 hours ago, NUFC91 said:

 

He's not consistent enough to go to a top team in my opinion, this season he's had maybe 3 good games?

 

I think that's more to do with his lack of athleticism and not because of his form, which has as much to do with how the rest of the team are playing as much as what he's producing. I think the PL is played at such a pace most teams would sacrifice a touch of skill for someone with a bit more mobility within reason. Is Rice more valuable than Bruno for example?

 

 

[Sandrotastico]

29 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

I think that's more to do with his lack of athleticism and not because of his form, which has as much to do with how the rest of the team are playing as much as what he's producing. I think the PL is played at such a pace most teams would sacrifice a touch of skill for someone with a bit more mobility within reason. Is Rice more valuable than Bruno for example?

 

 

Totally agree, said this since day one. He has a fantastic engine but in a lower gear. He lacks a turn of pace or real speed to be considered world class.

He's fantastic at receiving the ball under pressure and protecting it and recently he has showed more of his vision to pick a pass higher up the field.
I definitely feel he has levels to go, if playing further forward, with confidence and with better options around him. Not sure Longstaff, Murphy, Joelinton etc are on his footballing brain level.

As a 6 he is too easily bypassed by speed and never recovers to get back, he needs to stay as an 8 from now until the end of the season or until he does sack it off, in my humble opinion.

[TRon]

12 minutes ago, Oregon_Geordie said:

Totally agree, said this since day one. He has a fantastic engine but in a lower gear. He lacks a turn of pace or real speed to be considered world class.

He's fantastic at receiving the ball under pressure and protecting it and recently he has showed more of his vision to pick a pass higher up the field.
I definitely feel he has levels to go, if playing further forward, with confidence and with better options around him. Not sure Longstaff, Murphy, Joelinton etc are on his footballing brain level.

As a 6 he is too easily bypassed by speed and never recovers to get back, he needs to stay as an 8 from now until the end of the season or until he does sack it off, in my humble opinion.

 

I still think he can be a top 4 player for what it's worth, just would need some legs around him, and yes, probably playing alongside a dedicated no 6 who can cover gaps when he loses the ball on the odd occasion. He'd be great playing for City alongside a Rodri for example, but a disaster in the current City team which has too many players with the same profile.

[Sandrotastico]

19 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

I still think he can be a top 4 player for what it's worth, just would need some legs around him, and yes, probably playing alongside a dedicated no 6 who can cover gaps when he loses the ball on the odd occasion. He'd be great playing for City alongside a Rodri for example, but a disaster in the current City team which has too many players with the same profile.

 

Yeah, I think we all know he'll be great in the city midfield once Rodri and their shite streak is over. Sadly he might never fulfil his potential here.

[SUPERTOON]

Man City journo from the athletic reckons we want £65 million for him and City are interested.

[Rich]

About 2/3 of what I'd sell him for.

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said:

Man City journo from the athletic reckons we want £65 million for him and City are interested.

 

Where? Would like to give that a read or a listen.

 

Minimum we should accept is £75 million IMO.

 

Any idea what his value on the books is currently with him having got a new contract?

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, KaKa said:

 

Where? Would like to give that a read or a listen.

 

Minimum we should accept is £75 million IMO.

 

Any idea what his value on the books is currently with him having got a new contract?

I’ll try find it, he was on a City fan podcast. 

[Shearergol]

37 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Man City journo from the athletic reckons we want £65 million for him and City are interested.

Could sell Isak to Arsenal for £70m and Gordon to Liverpool for £45m whilst we’re at it.

 

PSR issues sorted 4eva

[Alberto2005]

65m ffs, 75 rising to 80 at least.

[KaKa]

47 minutes ago, Alberto2005 said:

65m ffs, 75 rising to 80 at least.

 

Been doing some snooping around, to see what the chatter is.

 

There's a chance the deal might be £65 million plus Matheus Nunes.

[Ronson333]

7 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

Been doing some snooping around, to see what the chatter is.

 

There's a chance the deal might be £65 million plus Matheus Nunes.

Not worth it, Nunes will be on super high wages. We’re better off getting £65m and a couple of their highly rated youngsters (Lavia level etc).

[duo]

Bruno ain't going in Jan unless they pay stupid money. September- yes

[Nucasol]

7 hours ago, Ronson333 said:

Not worth it, Nunes will be on super high wages. We’re better off getting £65m and a couple of their highly rated youngsters (Lavia level etc).

Papers today saying they’d sell McAtee and Bobb to buy Florian Wirtz. Either of them would be handy.

[Conjo]

7 hours ago, Ronson333 said:

Not worth it, Nunes will be on super high wages. We’re better off getting £65m and a couple of their highly rated youngsters (Lavia level etc).

 

He's allegedly on £130k a week while Bruno is on £160k (going by consensus of all the websites that report it when you google them). Don't think money plus Nunes is such a bad idea in theory.

[r0cafella]

6 minutes ago, Conjo said:

 

He's allegedly on £130k a week while Bruno is on £160k (going by consensus of all the websites that report it when you google them). Don't think money plus Nunes is such a bad idea in theory.

Isn't nunes another box to box kind which is something we have in abundance already. 

[KingArthur]

10 hours ago, SUPERTOON said:

Man City journo from the athletic reckons we want £65 million for him and City are interested.

More slow central midfielders is exactly what City need...

[ExiledGeordie]

I wouldn’t be opposed to selling Bruno to help fund a different type of midfielder or other areas of the team

[Lush Vlad]

Assuming our most sellable assets are Bruno, Isak and Gordon and we are considering moving one on so that we can rebuild the squad. I’d sell the latter before the other two. Not even close, for me. 

[Conjo]

1 hour ago, r0cafella said:

Isn't nunes another box to box kind which is something we have in abundance already. 

 

I don't know tbh. I thought he was an attacking midfielder who can play as a cm/b2b, but he's also been used on the wing by Pep on a few sub appearances. Haven't watched him (or paid attention to him specifically) enough to say really. 

[The College Dropout]

Nunes has been in the PL for 2.5 seasons and never consistently played well. Dont know how he even got the Man City move. 

[ExiledGeordie]

1 hour ago, Lush Vlad said:

Assuming our most sellable assets are Bruno, Isak and Gordon and we are considering moving one on so that we can rebuild the squad. I’d sell the latter before the other two. Not even close, for me. 

I wonder whether Liverpool would even come back in for him for a sizeable fee, maybe? 

[Kid Icarus]

Yeah Nunes is a transfer to a good team away from making it into the Industry Plant XI.

[Lush Vlad]

7 minutes ago, ExiledGeordie said:

I wonder whether Liverpool would even come back in for him for a sizeable fee, maybe? 

 

I'm not sure his or the team's performances are helping his value.  Not suggesting he wants to leave or that we should sell him.  Just that I think he is more easily replaced than Bruno and Isak if we HAVE to go down that route.

 

I think Isak is understandably going to want away unless our performances suddenly do a 180 and we start playing well consistently and racking up some wins.  I think the others will have less suitors for the money we'd want and are less likely to be demanding to move.  

[Holmesy]

I think at this stage we need a mini rebuild. It's difficult to imagine the team without players like Bruno because he has been our talisman and standout midfielder for a couple of years, but if we replaced him with a quality #10 and bought an effective right winger with the proceeds, it could be the catalyst to kick us on. It's hard not to be sentimental in these situations but we'd move on quickly if we started climbing the league again