City are very smart, they know they've got a profit on their hands here for a player they don't need.
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Transfers Summer 2026 Transfer Thread
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Home Grown Low Salary No Transfer Fee ExperiencedWill probably play in a couple of cup games. Hopefully allows money to be spent improving the first 11.
I suspect this is all about not wanting to use up one of the 17 international spots on a backup squad player.
I would rather keep him and have team full of players that can consistently win things...
Rather than being a feeder club to some of the scummiest clubs around.
If we get him, it will be no where near the cost of last season.
And personally, I think he is a far better fit RDZ, than Pep, who played him on the right. Also played with Xavi and PSV.
And if RDZ wants him, then who am I to argue, considering he pulled a rabbit out the hat and kept us up.
Lange was a Levy hire too. 50/50 on VV though.
Fair, but is a 3rd choice backup LB/LCB is even a role we need in the squad, especially if we're not in Europe? To my mind Robertson was essentially his replacement and also ticks the homegrown and experienced boxes.
Will probably play in a couple of cup games. Hopefully allows money to be spent improving the first 11.
I suspect this is all about not wanting to use up one of the 17 international spots on a backup squad player.
Haha I did consider adding that point on the end. Guilty as charged.
and we don't ?
Thank fuck for that. If we try to persuade him or he comes here as a last resort then the transfer is fucked from the start.
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This is what gives me the biggest pause on Savinho. He is a raw, inexperienced player who did not produce or fully mesh with their playstyle, and Pep apparently wanted him gone a year ago.
For them to actually want to sell is concerning. They let Palmer go, yes, but they’ve been very careful since. I don’t ever feel safe buying big club rejects… they generally have a very low hit rate of actual stardom, and most are wastes of money.
I actually disagree with this. Good players become available from top clubs all the time and we've been successful in that market before.
The problem with Savinho is that the trajectory of his growth as a player the past two seasons has not been what made him so exciting as a wonderteen at Girona, but we're lining up to pay a fee that pretends like that potential is still there.
It's Mathys Tel 2.0. Lange seems to love a player whose price has dropped, but the reasons player's prices drop during their prime growth years are often good reasons to stay away entirely.
Savinho is exactly the type of signing we dont need. All hype and potential with trash actual performances.
Go in for people like MGW, Kroupi, Rayan. People that have actually done well in this league.
Go in for people like MGW, Kroupi, Rayan. People that have actually done well in this league.
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Pretty easy to list big club rejects that had very good/amazing careers: KDB, Salah, Lukaku, Odegaard, Robben, Gnabry etc. Van de Vaart wasn't too shabby for us either.
Not saying Savinho will reach anywhere near those levels, but think it's always a case-by-case thing rather than 'big club rejects = usually bad'.
I'm not sure what to think about Savinho tbh. 2 years ago he was one of the hottest young talents in Europe and 1 year ago everyone was jizzing over him and thought he'd be a coup. Now after a year of barely playing the mood on here is that he's shit? Maybe he's not actually that good or maybe it was just a poor fit at City? Hard to say.
My main concern is that I'm not sure another raw 22 year old prospect is what this squad needs (we've got about 7 raw-ish young players already) so in terms of age I'd prefer someone more experienced. If we buy 2 wide players the other should defo be more of a peak age 'plug in and play' option.
People keep using terms like "raw prospect" as a euphemism for "not very good".
Savinho has played a lot of senior football, way more than e.g. Tel when he joined the club.
Not gonna be able to sleep tonight thanks to the Ben news!
Savio was very good at Girona where he was actually allowed to play football. Everyone knows that Pep kills creative wingers, and Savio didn't even play that much (and was out of position when he did).
My bigger concern is that Dumb and Dumber are not getting players who RDZ wants and are going for club signings again.
Convinced people who think Summerville is like Odobert only believe that because they both have caine rows
Obviously, we were fekin desperate
Literally said this about Wharton but folks will tell you you're not raising the standards of the club, folks would swear blind we can sign him if we approach him like a big club or something
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