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If he does join he can forget about getting the number #25 shirt

Indeed. City have been heavily rumoured to a switch to playing 4-3-3 next season, and this signing is probably just what they need in terms of relieving Yaya of any defensive responsibility. I'm expecting them to sign Cavani to. They are basically creating a team reminisce of Mourinho's Chelsea.

Can't believe some of the stuff I'm reading here. Took him a while to adjust to the league (I remember when he started like a bull in a china shop), but he's improved drastically since then and has been monstrous for Swansea. His role is too similar to Luiz's though. Both are the more aggressive defender in each pairing, and look to win the ball high up the pitch while the other defender covers (Ivanovic, Williams).

Good performance yesterday. His timing of the tackle is impeccable, but there was one tackle where my instant reaction was red card. Not sure how it looked on TV.

Beñat is absolutely clueless defensively. Fantastic on the ball, but inconsistent passing and decision making.

Fantastic player.

In: Lewandowski - £24.5m Schneiderlin - £2.6m (lol) Gonalons - £8.8m KDB - £0 Out: Torres - £24.5m £11.4m spent

Can Dortmund afford Dzeko? Well run club with a clear wage structure. Dzeko earns over £100,000 a week at City

He was spotted earlier

They are no different from other major companies in the world. Big enough to crush any competitor and continue to exert their dominance. They remind me of Walmart.

With the addition of Financial Fair Play, Bayern will remain at the top for a very very very long time. No other team will be able to compete because they are so big commercially.

We would have no reason to sell key players, and I'd like to think they wouldn't jump ship after 1 bad year. Financially we wouldn't be affected too much.

Thought he was excellent today. Don't know how Mata got MOTM

Close to joining Bayern apparently.

Even though the referee was appalling, he was the difference for a very average Liverpool side. Was inevitable.

Torres deserves the start. People are moaning that he's only scoring against 'pub teams', but when the big game arrives Ba has always got the nod ahead of him. He needs to take his chance now.

There's no doubting his quality but I think potential suitors have been put off by his poor attitude. I would like to see a club take a chance on him though

Of all players trust Lampard to come out and say this. Bit hypocritical considering what happened last season

Inconsistent, indiscipline, has no defensive game. Classy on the ball, plays some show reel passes, and can deliver a mean set piece. Should steer clear unless a manager is brought in who can improve his game drastically.

You won't find many out and out wingers in top sides anymore. 'Natural width' is delegated to overlapping fullbacks these days.

Just scored a decent goal . Lovely curling effort.

Could easily match and surpass the £113m figure with the new TV deal coming in. £5.5 billion spread over 3 years, with the amount per club depending on final league postions. The top team will effectively earn around £91m, nearly double the sum of the current TV deal earnings.

Wishful thinking:

Hazard doesn't deserve to be on the main list IMO. Especially with the likes of Baines and Michu missing out. Rafael should be on the young list instead of Welbeck, and Nastasic over Wilshere. I feel either Suarez or Mata deserves to win the POTY, but RVP or the media's golden boy Bale probably will.