Summer Transfer window

Bobb and O’Reilly are different from
Delap, Doyle etc in that City see them as future first team players and want to develop them to that point.

On that basis and bearing in mind there’d be a lot of suitors I don’t think we’d have much chance of getting them here as they’ll likely want them going to a team that will have a lot of control of the ball rather than a team ceding possession and looking to counter attack.

Mind, I could be wrong, maybe they’d identify their defensive positioning and work rate as a weakness and think a season being disciplined, working back and keeping shape as being ideal for their development.

 

I don't think it's an impossible one, macatee was someone they did see as one for the future and he spent 2 years at Sheffield united.

Admittedly I'm also not convinced O'Reilly has a long-term future there, he's looked really promising but they can always afford better.

 

If you all could pick any realistic/ semi realistic signing who would it be?

Mine would be Omari Hutchinson/Bissouma/Uche

I really can’t pick and I’m probably forgetting loads that I like but aye haha

 

In my opinion, our biggest selling points to younger players are playing time, development and our willingness to sell. Someone like McAtee for example could go to a 'better' team, earn more money but only play a handful of games, whereas he could come here, get 25+ starts and get a move to Spurs or someone in 2027.

 

More likely they just need the wage and squad space for better

 

I don’t trust myself to pick as I don’t watch enough football!! I do think Ross Barkley would be good though

 

I very much doubt O'Reilly will be going anywhere mind. He looks good enough for them now.

 

Keep forgetting about him. Aye I’d like him

 

Singo and Camara more 100% ready

Batrakov and Resink worth a punt imo

 

That’s how I’d have it too

young ready hungry players to start. Depth with the older experienced heads

 

No pathway for him at all now midfield stacked to the gills and actively looking at signing a LB to start over him there.

He's also hardly even played this season.

 

Hutchinson is not one for me

 

They're asking £30m, massive dodge from me too

 

Actually someone like Djaoui Cisse would be something I could get on board with.

 

Singo is the one I really want, just have a great feeling about him here

 

He does feel like a tap in, but I also have an uneasy feeling about how carried away we all are with the reports. He's leaving a club in the champions league as one of their most consistent performers.

 

Didn’t know that

 

AFCON still worries me

 

Probably just a starting point, they'll be desperate for cash as the window goes on. Could get closer to 20 but won't want a loss.