Manchester City

[Doc_Piptorious]

For 100m or more, you really need to not only hit the ground running at your new club, you would also need to be one of the best on the world in your position.

Anything less than that and you are an expensive bit of squad filler for your new team and a bit of a flop in terms of the team's buying strategy.

Was just looking at the list of biggest transfer fees and looked at those that were over €100m

Neymar
Mbappe
Coutinho
Felix
Griezmann
Dembele
Pogba
Bale
Hazard
Ronaldo (Juve move)

The order may change a little depending on what add ons were part of each deal, but all of those cost over 100m euro.


Now I know some had injury issues etc., but I find it interesting how high the % of misses is against that of hits.

Coutinho, Dembele, Griezmann, Pogba, and Hazard certainly were not value for money.

Felix to date has been so so for the money, probably more in the not value for money camp than a success for his price but at 21 and with a ton of talent he might get here.


Bale I think, despite a ton of injuries, has been close to value for money as he has a good goal and assist getting record and has gotten a lot of important goals for Real.

Neymar is another who has missed a ton of games since his move to PSG. Great goals to games ratio but hasmissed more than 50% of PSG's league games in the four seasons he has been there.


Pretty much just leaves Ronaldo and Mbappe who have been goals machines (especially the former) who are also fit to play more often than not.

[Harv]

Just crazy money to be spending isn't it.

For 100m you really want that player either making it impossible to score goals against you or scoring/creating an astronomical amount of goals (Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe, Salah levels). Is freakish going to do that?

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https://twitter.com/david_ornstein/s...55251204493313

Had to use that pic as they don't have any of him on his feet. He's always on the deck. Remember the urban myth about the lads buying Heskey padded playing shorts cos he was on his arse so much... Grealish is similar.

Most fouled player in the Prem... because he just dances around with the ball all day...

[Zapater]

I imagine he'll be on the bench a lot at the beginning anyway. Also he likes to take quite a lot of time and touches on the ball before distributing where Pep likes his players to take as few touches as possible before moving it on. It's possible he'll slow them down a fair bit until he gets upto speed. Maybe he'll surprise me but I almost think regardless of how well he does it'll be hard for him to justify the transfer fee in the eyes of many.

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They'll get 20 penalties next year

[Doc_Piptorious]

They'll get 20 penalties next year

Only if they switch from blue to red tops.

[Exiled_red]

Grealish is good for Villa because he is their best player and they are setup to play to his strengths, it will be interesting to see how effective he is in a system that isn't built around him and doesn't necessarily play to his strengths. Still unsure where he will fit into City's side.

[wiw]

Who does he replace in the team? Strange one.

[Fredo]

Yep, not too sure where he'll fit. He likes to be the fulcrum of the team, getting the ball and making things happen. Can't see this at City, he'll be one of a number of options for them. They've already got Sterling and Silva to an extent, doing the same things, so either Pep is buying him to increase his options, or is not happy with one of his current options.

Also, Grealish isn't really someone who scores a lot. Wins a lot of free kicks and creates for others, so they'll have to reshuffle a bit and maybe that will play against them.

Then you have Kane if he comes. They'll have to change their game a bit to accommodate these players.

[Harv]

He'll be trying to be De Bruyne when they already have the original

[danperkins]

It will be interesting to see where he fits in alright, he is a seriously talented guy though. But then City squad is full of seriously talented guys. He'll be rotated like most players in the City side so hard to know who he'll replace maybe Silva/Mahrez.

[Bender]

Pep and City are ******s ....Grealish will become another pawn in the rotation game,Also it would have been cheaper and more beneficial had they gone for Couthino

[Norbs]

Pep and City are ******s ....Grealish will become another pawn in the rotation game,Also it would have been cheaper and more beneficial had they gone for Couthino

That's the key to this, they have two sides so can rest their best players for big games and still win the other comfortably. Never has the PL been so obviously unfairly contested

[ChesterDave]

He'll also be on £800 a week to keep in line with the low low wage bill

[red g]

Who does he replace in the team? Strange one.

De Bruyne missed a few games last season and is 30 now, presume he will be his successor and will play games against teams they can steamroll but not sure he would play both against big teams