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I wonder if this puts us out of the running for the City kid, Lavia?

Thought I’d start a thread on prospective signing, Mattias Svanberg, largely because Alex Crook says there’s no substance to the deal - so I assume it’s imminent. Im guessing he’d be eyed as a centre-mid option as opposed to a #10.

Need somebody to score.

I think I’ve solved it. FYI, TransferRoom CEO & Founder is a Jonas Ankersen. Explains why they got an interview with Rasmus (MLG posted the tweet on the Sport Republic Thread).

Great find, MLG. Hope there’s more to that interview

(Loan)

Sorry, I’ve already got exclusivity on the Chartered boat trip with @Convict Colony. Website coming soon if you’d like to book tickets. PS - @Matthew Le God will be launching a GoFundMe page for digging his canal to Valenciennes FC if anyones got any spare cash.

I wasn’t comparing us to Liverpool. But Liverpool aren’t stupid. They would know the Mane / Salah demands don’t match their wage structure & they would’ve cashed in on 1 of them (in my opinion) had the pandemic not hit.

Arguably, the pandemic cost them that chance. I’m pretty sure they planned to sell one of Mane or Salah to Real or Barca a year or 2 ago for big cash if they hadn’t run into £ problems.

Leeds are becoming a bit of a nemesis for players: This, re: The possible Kalvin Phillips deal: City youngsters could be used as makeweights in deals this summer. As reported by The Athletic, Belgian starlet Romeo Lavia has already caught the eyes of Southampton and Leeds United this summer, which could aid the pursuit of Phillips. It is also believed that Leeds are very keen to bring in 19-year-old midfielder James McAtee, whether permanently or on loan. City plan to keep him close to their first-team unit for next season and are not thought to be open to any departure, but their resolve may be tested should the Phillips pursuit drag on. Brighton had been interested in McAtee’s signature last summer, but it is not thought to be an option currently. There are plenty of other young players in the ranks at the Etihad who could come into the equation.

It's been fairly quiet on him since the news of our interest a little while back.

Hope he does well. The first (of likely many) of the euro travellers. (I don’t mean that negatively). If the powers that be feel like he’s worth taking back a punt on, let’s do it.

The Italian has taken on a role as head of business development with Sport Republic and will help the outfit identify new clubs across Europe that may be fit for acquisition.

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The layer comment is an interesting one. I wonder if SR will have people with over-view roles, eventually? Obviously, each club will be run-by different people, but will SR have more people ensuring synergy above the initial club level.

Good shout. Unless they think they can buy him? With Garner, I’m assuming it might be a long-game with him, given Utd’s lack of midfielders (until they sign more &/or EtH looks at him in pre-season).

Hey Siri: What size bag would somebody need, in-order to pack a McAtee, a Palmer, a Delap & a Lavia in?

There are some crazy talented players here: “Of the many talented schoolboys Shields has recruited at City, Southampton have just signed Gavin Bazunu, 20, the Republic of Ireland international goalkeeper who was on loan at Portsmouth last season. The club are also interested in signing Romeo Lavia, the 18-year-old City midfielder whom Shields recruited from Anderlecht in 2020. Among others signed by Shields at City are Liam Delap, Finley Burns, Luke Mbete and Ben Knight who have both made first-team debuts under Pep Guardiola. The likes of Taylor Richards, now at Brighton, and Jayden Braaf and Jamie Brynoe-Gittens, both now at Borussia Dortmund, were all signed from City. Generating fees and training compensation payments for out of contract players is a key part of City’s academy strategy.”

Unsure if it’s the wording but seems to indicate Glover has left.

This is a terrific idea. St Mary's > to Gdansk > to Goztepe Hope the Valenciennes FC deal falls through as we ain't getting a boat near that...