Kevin de Bruyne

[Jase 43,479]

Liverpool didn't win the league because they had an incompetent manager and an embarrassingly bad defense that crumbled when the pressure was on.

You kinda just repeated what Ryan said and besides, Pellegrini is an incompetent manager as well. He doesn't how to organise a team properly and seems clueless when the pressure is on.

[OneMoSalah 8,753]

Liverpool didn't win the league because they had an incompetent manager and an embarrassingly bad defense that crumbled when the pressure was on.

Embarrassingly bad defense, incompetent manager... sounds similar to City.

City can have all the attacking riches in the world but again they have an incompetent manager (in my eyes, Pellegrini is like Rodgers and Wenger, believes you should only be able to play one way and should always try to play this tippy tappy football) and lack balance in midfield and have 2 major holes in their defense (partner for Kompany and Clichy).

Signing Sterling and trying to get De Bruyne just papers over the cracks, they've lost 2 strikers, signed an average midfielder to boost their HG quota, still need a partner for Kompany and have a really noticeable weakness in Clichy at LB.

They didn't win the league because they didn't score enough goals last year, they lost the league because they kept conceding goals and kept playing this same way despite it not working.

On paper it looks good for City with Aguero, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling and Toure.. but a clever man once said in an interview..

"They were fantastic and they scored a lot of goals and the goals were coming from every position and they score and they score and they score, but they never conceded goals, because no goal.'

“Again, the international board told them 'I'm sorry, you can't be champions because football is with two goals'.”

I still have us as favorites.

De Bruyne will cost them a bomb as well, which FFP surely has to do something with it considering they just paid 49M for Sterling.

[iseah100 5,612]

Embarrassingly bad defense, incompetent manager... sounds similar to City.

City can have all the attacking riches in the world but again they have an incompetent manager (in my eyes, Pellegrini is like Rodgers and Wenger, believes you should only be able to play one way and should always try to play this tippy tappy football) and lack balance in midfield and have 2 major holes in their defense (partner for Kompany and Clichy).

Signing Sterling and trying to get De Bruyne just papers over the cracks, they've lost 2 strikers, signed an average midfielder to boost their HG quota, still need a partner for Kompany and have a really noticeable weakness in Clichy at LB.

They didn't win the league because they didn't score enough goals last year, they lost the league because they kept conceding goals and kept playing this same way despite it not working.

On paper it looks good for City with Aguero, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling and Toure.. but a clever man once said in an interview..

I still have us as favorites.

De Bruyne will cost them a bomb as well, which FFP surely has to do something with it considering they just paid 49M for Sterling.

Kolarov is their starting lb, no? But i agree.

[DaddysHobby 60]

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Looks great - on paper.

Aguero seems to be getting a lot of injuries these days.

Silva is still good but isn't getting any younger.

Will De Bruyne be able to adapt to the demands of the Premier League?

Sterling is still young and erratic right now.

Toure blows hot and cold and if his age is anything to go by, he's already past his best.

On top of that, none of the players above are really hard workers and teams can easily take advantage of that if they play their cards right.

Agreed, this line up is ridiculously soft.

Fernandinho would have tons of work, even more than he had last season. And he's not even a DM originally.

i also dont think KDB is that great but thats a different subject. Im really waiting to see him again in PL, so much hype and i seriously cant undertstand it. Many people i know or read online are talking about him as world class talent when they watched him maybe 2 times. It will be nice to understand if he's really that good, or that i was right.

[Atholy 1,293]

It's already one thing we let him go so easily ... But now I also read we didn't even negotiate a sell on-clause???!!!

So 1,5 year ago he was still a Blue... Today, Wolfsburg have even a strong hand in denying a 46£-64€ million offer!!

I REALLY hope we learn from his case! NO more things like this in the future.

[Jase 43,479]

Kevin De Bruyne wanting Man City move baffles Wolfsburg coach

[mediator 2,026]

The guardian is reporting it, second bid of 47M£

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/10/kevin-de-bruyne-manchester-city-wolfsburg-47m

[Fernando 6,422]

It's already one thing we let him go so easily ... But now I also read we didn't even negotiate a sell on-clause???!!!

So 1,5 year ago he was still a Blue... Today, Wolfsburg have even a strong hand in denying a 46£-64€ million offer!!

I REALLY hope we learn from his case! NO more things like this in the future.

And for this reason I don't care if he comes to City and turns out good.

It needs to teach us a lesson.

I wonder if that's why the board are pushing Mourinho to give time to younger players?

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

Said it before, it's built on sand and it's a top heavy team.

Fernando-Toure will collapse when pressed and their CBs will not be able to help them either. Mangala is poor and it looks like injuries have finally caught up with Kompany. They only have 1 good FB and that's Zabaleta.

Our team overall and now we have Baba (he did his lap of honour last week, his mind os already here) we have the best overall team in the league, especially if Iva is dropped and Zouma rotated in every now and again.

[DaddysHobby 60]

... Neuer didn't even fool around with his (ex-)GF

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Even as a Belgian, I think that's a ridiculous amount of money to spend on him. Two Belgian players would maybe be worth that sum: Hazard and a younger Vincent Kompany.

Also, it's a dumb move for KDB. He'd better stay at Wolfsburg and then go to an actual top team next year or the year after.

[Pizy 18,327]

Still mind boggling that a team that already scored the most goals in the league last season will have spent well over £100m on attacking players this summer. And that's after being fined for breaching FFP. The same FFP that we're terrified of for some reason.

[The Mak 4,459]

Still mind boggling that a team that already scored the most goals in the league last season will have spent well over £100m on attacking players this summer. And that's after being fined for breaching FFP. The same FFP that we're terrified of for some reason.

While we actually have legitimate income compared to City. Not to mention our Yokohama deal is one of the best in the business and the general increase in PL income, yet we spend basically nothing.

[Pizy 18,327]

While we actually have legitimate income compared to City. Not to mention our Yokohama deal is one of the best in the business and the general increase in PL income, yet we spend basically nothing.

Infuriating isn't it?

If we end this transfer window without a single player capable of being a starter it'll be a disaster of a summer.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Still mind boggling that a team that already scored the most goals in the league last season will have spent well over £100m on attacking players this summer. And that's after being fined for breaching FFP. The same FFP that we're terrified of for some reason.

30m pounds on Stones and 18m pounds on Baba is far from nothing, if we get it done like the club is trying to do. Although i would agree not getting any reinforcement (at least one) in midfield seems silly and dangerous.

About City spending tons on more attackers after scoring the most goals - its all about philosophy, Pellegrini believes that you need to win by playing open and attack attack attack, he scored the most goals but he didnt won the title, so he wants more goals rather than fix the defensive problems. Yaya is the best example for that. Pellegrini must know by now that playing him in CM destroys his defense, but he prefers to keep him there because of his attacking contribution. One thing is a sure thing - City will continue to be an embarrassment in Champions League. I dont think they will win the league like that, imo the title depends on our form, i believe City are the 2nd favorites.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Infuriating isn't it?

If we end this transfer window without a single player capable of being a starter it'll be a disaster of a summer.

I think that's a little harsh as Begovic would start over every GK in the PL besides Cech, Courtois, Lloris and de Gea, but I see your point as he has ultimately been signed as a 2nd choice player.

[Reddish-Blue 2,325]

Interested to see whether or not he lives up to expectations, thats alot of money