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15 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

Linked with Harvey Barnes by the ever reliable Football Insider. 


Haha well this is probably complete bullshit too but my pub friends’ Northern Irish mate was in the boozer yesterday and he said he is friends with Barnes Dad and Howe has already spoken with him. Make of that what you will as I said ?‍♂️ 

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3 minutes ago, ExiledGeordie said:


Haha well this is probably complete bullshit too but my pub friends’ Northern Irish mate was in the boozer yesterday and he said he is friends with Barnes Dad and Howe has already spoken with him. Make of that what you will as I said ?‍♂️ 

Is your pub friends Northern Irish mate Brendan Rodgers?

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4 minutes ago, McCormick said:


Prefer Thuram but if he goes to Liverpool this guy looks like a very decent alternative, especially at that price.

 

I don't know anywhere near as much about Thuram. Is he a similar sort of player?

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2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

I don’t see us signing a left winger this window after spending 45 million on Gordon in January. It’s RW we need.

Was thinking the same but oh further thought it means either we don’t see Gordon as a left winger or we won’t be seeing ASM again.  

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2 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

Was thinking the same but oh further thought it means either we don’t see Gordon as a left winger or we won’t be seeing ASM again.  

Think I’d rather keep ASM than sign Barnes for big money. Any wide player we sign this summer has to be in the elite or elite potential bracket. We have enough average to good ones already.

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It was interesting on Tifo Podcast they were comparing NUFC to early-Klopp Liverpool which they said peaked in 19/20.  

 

Saying that the first signings made by Klopp:

Wijnaldum = Bruno

Mane = Isak

Van Dijk = Botman

Alisson = Pope

 

And then comparing the team set-up too

Oxlade-Chamberlain = Gordon (as fluid no. 8)

Lallana = Willock 

Keita = Joelinton 

Henderson = Longstaff

Trent = Trippier (i.e. ball playing RB)

 

Which then led them to speculate new signings if following this model 

 

Robertson = Tierney (or speedy LB to come in, who pushes on)

Salah = new elite RW to come in

Fabinho = new CM/DM to come in

Matip = Schar replacement perhaps

 

Interesting way of looking at it. 97 point season, here we come :)

 

 

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2 hours ago, SteV said:

Man City are always a bit tight around the homegrown quota. Unless I’m missing someone they have:

 

Carson

Walker

Stones

Phillips

Lewis

Grealish

Foden

Palmer

 

*not sure whether some of them even count due to age

 

So unless they have another kid ready to step up, they would have to be buying a homegrown replacement if any of the above were sold

 

Ake probably counts as homegrown? 

 

City didn't even name a full 25 squad so even if they ended up with only 7 homegrown player it's not an issue for them 

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I do like Barnes but he's very much a wide player, that too left sided

 

In terms of left sided we have 

 

ASM

Gordon

Joelinton/Willock

Isak at times

 

Then for the other side we have 

 

Miggy

Murphy

 

That's 4 (with possibly 5-6) for 2 positions, so Barnes unless someone is leaving wouldn't make sense 

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49 minutes ago, sushimonster85 said:

Not saying it will happen, but Barnes is very much a 'Howe' player. 

 

I don't see us keeping St-Maximin if we signed him unless he sees Gordon more centrally. 

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My gut feeling is that it’s gonna take a long time until we get our players in. Hope I’m wrong as I hope we can get the right players in early for preseason. 

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