January transfer gossip

[Swiss]

Who have we been linked to and who is being booted out this window?

linked

GK
Ederson (Benfica)

Def
Virgin van djik (Southampton)

Mid
Koke (Atletico Madrid)
Julian Weigl (bvb)
Gregorz Krychowiak (psg)
Ever Banega (Inter)

Attack
Alex the ox (£25m arsenal)


Out

GK
Bravo back to Barce

Def

Mid

Attack





One for the summer but... Joe Hart reportedly in swap deal for Kasper Schmeichel!

[Ludo]

Unless we're bringing in a top centre half, two full backs and Messi I don't care.

[Lekos]

Let's hope Jesus lives up to his name.

[Swiss]

Unless we're bringing in a top centre half, two full backs and Messi I don't care.

You missed gk off there

[Ludo]

We've always got Angus Gunn

[Swiss]

Can't do much worse...

[Neil Mcnab]

I think whoever thinks Koke is arriving in this window is doing a line themselves. Seeing him play for Spain and AM, he looks OK. But over 100 million?

[Swiss]

Not seen £100m quoted

[Neil Mcnab]

It must be true, its in the Sun:-

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/2403899/pep-guardiola-targets-atletico-madrids-koke-despite-his-enormous-125million-release-clause/

[Swiss]

Ah, his release clause is £125m. That's where that is.

[goat]

pretty sure the papers still dont get that release clauses are part of spanish law, hardly any match what clubs value players at

[gavin]

For some reason I don't see us doing much business in January.

[Swiss]

Me either, but if Zabs injury proves to be cruciate damage too, their hands may be forced into their pockets.

[lee]

 City are chasing Southampton's Virgil van Dijk!!

[Ludo]

Who'll end up playing like Dick van Dyke.

[Swiss]

Diagnosis...Murdering strikers!

[goat]

dicks and dykes, you will set pesty off

[Neil Mcnab]

 Apparently we have no interest. Which means we have a lot of interest, or we have none. He would be 50 million for sure. He is not that good.

[goat]

that cleared that up

[Hesperus]

I think not trying to strengthen the defence in Jan is a mistake and will probably come back to bite us at the end of the season, but then again availability is scarce and it's down to a failure in the previous transfer windows that our defence is not good enough.

[Swiss]

DEpends how cocked Stones is.

Having one recognised CB int he squad isn't great...

MAybe we'll bring back Denayer and/or play Tosin

[Neil Mcnab]

Apparently Badstuber is in the frame.

https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/2017/01/01/man-city-news-transfer-gossip-1-january-2017/1483262480937

Only see the highlights, but Van Dijk has been inconsistent to say the least the last couple of games.

[Swiss]

Hasn't badstuber been out injured for ages...

[Ludo]

He'll fit right in then.

[goat]

a young german international defender, he will be ace when  he goes back to bayern

[Ludo]

Rakitic being fairly heavily linked.

[nimrod]

a young german international defender, he will be ace when  he goes back to bayern

He didn't stay long I always wondered about that

[gavin]

He's said that if we do strengthen it will be in defence.

[Lekos]

Laporte, Rakitic and Jesus would be a decent January.  Growing a new keeper might take longer.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Can people stop linking us with Jack Wilshere please. It's upsetting.

[goat]

He didn't stay long I always wondered about that

mancini probably upset him

[Swiss]

Jan Oblak now being considered apparently... however not til the summer 

Looks more agile in that lip but he's only 1cm taller than Bravo (puts him at 6'1") which is still quite short for a keeper.

[zacc]

new lad to the academy highest fee so far

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4138506/Manchester-City-spend-175-000-13-year-old-defender.html

[Lekos]

Burnt out and at celtic in 4 years

[zacc]

Burnt out and at celtic in 4 years

Yee of little faith 😉

[goat]

Burnt out and at celtic in 4 years

new patrick roberts?

[gavin]

It is all very dull these days. Not much happens in January does it! If only China hadn't brought in that daft rule that made Costa suddenly 'want' to stay.

[Swiss]

what daft rule?

[lee]

what daft rule?

limit on overseas players i think..4?

[gavin]

Yes, the team that were offering to buy him had their quota and purely coincidentally he then decided he would stay.

[Swiss]

A bit like the ITalian league then

[zacc]

Yes, the team that were offering to buy him had their quota and purely coincidentally he then decided he would stay.

heard the offer will stand till the summer so they may have got round the problem by then !

[Neil Mcnab]

Nacho wont get a look in now, for his development he needs games. Loan him out.

[Paddy]

I don't think it limits the amount of players just only two overseas players per match

[Paddy]

Per team