I think Stones is a good defender and he will flourish at City personally. He isn't going there to warm the bench and I assume he will be first choice. Kompany looks done at City and they haven't got 2 other good defenders. Mangala looks poor at best most of the time and the less said about Dimichelis the better.
I assume the deal for Stones is ~£50m which is probably on the high side but I think he has a lot of potential and could be well worth it in the end.
He isn't going to be another Sinclair, Delph or Bony because he is filling a first XI position that needs filling and he is actually good.
I assume the deal for Stones is ~£50m which is probably on the high side but I think he has a lot of potential and could be well worth it in the end.
He isn't going to be another Sinclair, Delph or Bony because he is filling a first XI position that needs filling and he is actually good.
Pogba is a phénoménal signing to be honest, so pleased, absolutely adored watching him play at Juventus.
Stones is a cracking signing too in all honesty, he 'fits' the philosophy and style which Guardiola requires, he could develop in to an excellent central defender under Guardiola.
Manchester United and Manchester City both have deadwood and both could do with another signing or two in my opinion.
Stones is a cracking signing too in all honesty, he 'fits' the philosophy and style which Guardiola requires, he could develop in to an excellent central defender under Guardiola.
Manchester United and Manchester City both have deadwood and both could do with another signing or two in my opinion.
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I think Stones and Pogba willl both be excellent signings for City and United respectively. I disagree that either are overrated. Yes, they are big transfer fees, but both players are still very young and have loads of potential. Stones fits the bill perfectly for Pep, he's a CB who likes to play the ball out of defence and generally, as Opta stats show, does it very well. I think Pep is the perfect manager to turn him into a world class CB too.
edit: what are Swansea playing at? They've sold two of their best players with no sign yet of decent replacements. They're horribly short of strikers too, I can see them being prime relegation candidates if they don't sort things out before the end of the window.
edit: what are Swansea playing at? They've sold two of their best players with no sign yet of decent replacements. They're horribly short of strikers too, I can see them being prime relegation candidates if they don't sort things out before the end of the window.
To be honest, I know he is not a 'fashionable' player, but Williams would have a strong shout for getting in to most Premier League defences. At £12,000,000 that is an absolute steal for an experienced, solid defender, not to mention a leader.
He also made the most mistakes leading to the opposition scoring goals, more than any other player
$50m is absolutely bonkers
I'm pleased with the Stones money, he is a liability. He has loads of potential sure and I hope they can iron his retardedness out. I do feel lots of it was Martinez not having a clue what to do with him and just letting him play like a 14 year old.
I wouldn't be sad to let the press keep blowing Barkley up either, so we can cash in similarly. He too could be better with Martinez out of the picture.
I wouldn't be sad to let the press keep blowing Barkley up either, so we can cash in similarly. He too could be better with Martinez out of the picture.