Kilishihunter:

Him, a correct pivot, doesn't necessarily have to be zubimendi and we're set for now in that midfield, At least with two goalscoring midfielders in him and Pedri there might be some form of comfort whenever lewandowski or whoever dey front start to dey do their nonsense
2024 we move for wirtz if our finances allow

Bimmarlykay:


Na side look i take they look that Gudogan... I don't trust Mancity players again.

Bimmarlykay:


Na side look i take they look that Gudogan... I don't trust Mancity players again.

BlaqFaze:
It seems Kimmich wants to force a move to Barca

If he's ready.... we're ready! .... especially now Messi isn't coming

BlaqFaze:
It seems Kimmich wants to force a move to Barca

If he's ready.... we're ready! .... especially now Messi isn't coming

WhoDeyHause:

Continue dreaming as usual

FirstbornWds:


😆... Bayern will hate us forever if it happens.

Bimmarlykay:


Na side look i take they look that Gudogan... I don't trust Mancity players again.

monerozi5590:



The deal was made in 2017. It has nothing to do with this new deal.

oliverano:




Any reputable source and actual quotes from the parties involved that this deal was made in 2017?

I don't want any news from fan fiction sites like daily mail, mirror or some tabloid news....

Bimmarlykay:


Na side look i take they look that Gudogan... I don't trust Mancity players again.

pkasso:
Thoughts on this? . .

https://www.goal.com/en-ng/lists/pep-guardiola-barcelona-2011-man-city-2023-combined-xi/blt6928992c1439c637#cs299f0fa8735e6822

The writer said Valdes was a better all-round GK than Ederson. LOL. I pretty much agree with the combined XI except for one; swapping Iniesta for KDB in central midfield. Iniesta would do better than KDB as an unorthodox LW, think Grealish, Bernardo Silva and Foden in this current City side.

andrewbaba44:


Valdez is clear of Ederson with everything ,Ederson is not Cech Buffon or even Allison when I checked

Ruben Dias shouldn’t be making that list abeg ,Nathan ake have no single business there ,not even half the player Eric abidal was ,wasn’t even close to Adriano level

Puyol >>>>> Ruben Dias
Abidal >>>>>>> Ake

I think the rest should be spot on

Kilishihunter:

Gundogan is class, Has been since his Dortmund days even with his injury problems, I'm even surprised he's leaving City where he'll be more comfortable but I understand your fears, No be ferran or Garcia bmatter ish again

You gerrit.

FirstbornWds:



Bro.. Na Gundo ooo 😊?

Common.
The guy is a tested and trusted veteran.

I hope so bro.

oliverano:


This statement would've been valid if we got payers like Laporte, KDB and B.Silva then they flopped at barca. We got bums from city. Ferran and Garcia are simply not good enough.

Aguero would've cooked if not for his heart issues that forced him to retire early.

Gundogan will improve Barca and any team in the world. He's a starter at the best team in the world today. He's that good. I think he'll be a dream signing for Barca..

Inigo (free)
Gundo (free)
Amrabat/Kimmich(M25/M70)
Abde(Returned and counted upon)
Cancelo (Loan with option to buy)

That's my dream list and a man can dream!

pkasso:
Lmao. The same Victor Valdes abi another one? Ederson isn't one of the greats but he is definitely better than Valdes. Better shot stopper, better at ball handling and distribution. Valdes wey dey dash opponents goals, the original otu keeper. He was an average GK with good ball-playing abilities, which Ederson even surpasses in my opinion.

Puyol was on the decline at that time, no thanks to injuries and age. It wasn't too long before Di Maria finally sent him to the retirement home Abidal missed a huge chunk of that season due to his liver condition, so Ake rightfully gets the nod.

Bimmarlykay:


Barca is bigger than Dortmund.

Gundogan haven't impressed me in his country's shirt, well we always hope for the best.


Since its free then no shaking.

monerozi5590:


Is not for you to believe or not. The fact is Messi is contracted to Adidas for life. Read this from goal. The Evolution of Messi's Boots.https://www.goal.com/en-ng/lists/evolution-lionel-messi-football-boots/blt31f814049f2a3700#csdb8c719e2a5a0a50

Here is an excerpt from goal.
Before he signed with adidas, Messi made his first steps in professional football wearing the Nike Swoosh. Even as a teenager, the hype was evident, leading to a court case and an eventual move to adidas.
More than 15 years later, he’s committed to a lifetime deal with the brand.

pkasso:

The writer said Valdes was a better all-round GK than Ederson. LOL. I pretty much agree with the combined XI except for one; swapping Iniesta for KDB in central midfield. Iniesta would do better than KDB as an unorthodox LW, think Grealish, Bernardo Silva and Foden in this current City side.

pkasso:
Thoughts on this? . .

https://www.goal.com/en-ng/lists/pep-guardiola-barcelona-2011-man-city-2023-combined-xi/blt6928992c1439c637#cs299f0fa8735e6822

The writer said Valdes was a better all-round GK than Ederson. LOL. I pretty much agree with the combined XI except for one; swapping Iniesta for KDB in central midfield. Iniesta would do better than KDB as an unorthodox LW, think Grealish, Bernardo Silva and Foden in this current City side.

Kilishihunter:

I don't agree with Valdez over ederson especially in terms of shot stopping but you see that ball playing from the back egbon na that One we go wear one trouser, I'll even argue it was his ball playing abilities that made him become a Barça first choice goalkeeper over pepe Reina that had to leave, How many goalkeepers were playing out from the back talkless of with at least 90% accuracy several times back then? This was minus the fact he was a good 1 v 1 GK back then, Before neuer, Valdez was (Sweeper keeping only)
Ake over abidal is laughable asin very laughable, D. Alves bombing up the right flank has made abidal so underrated that most forget he was the one keeping balance by staying back defensively on the left when his other RB or LW went up to overload the middle or box
Puyol was old and battling with injuries in 2010/11 so I no argue boss if it was 08/09 I for draw out my sword
You're very right on kdb and iniesta swapping flanks but I think the article writer just wanted to show who had a stronger and more effective midfield by grouping xavi, busquets and iniesta together

OkpaNsukkaisBae:



I'll pick Ederson over Valdes. A defensive set~up that had the likes of masherano, pique, puyol, dani alves & eric abidal. Baba dey leak goals like mad. His passing is good but so does mAnuel neur.


Talking abt Iniesta, iniesta is an insane dribbler. I still remember his touchline dribble against chelsea(Cahill) & Benfica(away)....not forgetting his glorious assist 2 neymar against PSG @camp nou in 2015...

A one legged InieSta @ the flank will make more successful dribbles than
ferran & raphinha.


Besides his ability 2 dominate the right wing, just like Angel Di maria...he's a player 4 the BIG moments.

andrewbaba44:


Records and performance is there for both GK so I won’t argue that one ,yeah same victor Valdez the 1 on 1 specialist where Ederson doesn’t come close .

Di maria sending puyol anywhere doesn’t put Ruben Dias on that list egbon ,this isn’t even a valid point ,even if you want to push out puyol mascherano will also kick out Ruben Dias

Same ake that has been a bench warmer since he joined mancity and he is having a good season for the first time and immediately he is ahead of abidal ? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

If not that I like the way you analyze football I would have said you have an agenda against Barca ,AKE of all people over natural Left back

Eric abidal was a regular when pep won his last ucl ,played close to 30 league games and played 8 ucl games ,below is abidal ucl stats 2011

andrewbaba44:


If you push out puyol mascherano will take the place of Ruben Dias easily 👌

Ake over abidal is very funny 😄

pkasso:
Which one-on-one specialist? LOL. I still remember Torres dribbling him from afar for that sucker punch goal in 2012. The guy na basket.

Ruben Dias is City's best defender when fit and it would be unfair to leave him out. Ake's performances this season has been exceptional; if there was an Alternative City Player of the year award, he would win it. Bear in my mind, the article took into account only a particular season, not their overall career.

Sorry about the Abidal goof. Some of my memories of that period must have been jumbled by Time.