Tag: Manchester City
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Liverpool denied chance of £150m payday thanks to Man City’s Champions League success
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Kyle Walker asserts vehemently for Liverpool as Man City’s shortcoming is made clear: “We can never say.”
Kyle Walker thinks Man City isn’t quite ready to be compared to Liverpool as one of the greatest teams in Premier League history.Kyle Walker, a defender for Manchester City, thinks Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool should be regarded as one of the greatest teams in Premier League history.
The English international acknowledges, however, that City won’t be viewed in the same light until they win their first European Cup.
Under Pep Guardiola, only the Reds have consistently posed a threat to City, which has won the Premier League five times in the last six years thanks to its opulent Etihad Stadium team.
While also winning the European and global championships in 2019, Liverpool ended that streak by winning the title in 2020. They also twice finished one point behind City in 2018–19 and 202–21.
When City plays Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul on Saturday night, they will be attempting to become just the second team, after Manchester United 24 years ago, to win the treble of league, FA Cup, and European Cup.
Walker also thinks that England’s three greatest teams over the past 30 years are Klopp’s Liverpool, the United team of 1999, and the title-winning Arsenal team of 2004.
This is a rare admission from City.Of course, Walker believed that United’s squad was among the greatest Premier League teams ever, along with the Invincibles (of Arsenal).
“Considering what we and Liverpool have accomplished in our years of competition, I believe we should both be given consideration. We both have fantastic players, but Liverpool has the significant Champions League trophy, which we will never be able to claim.
“We need to go and pick up this if we want to have a conversation about that. By no means do we just show up on Saturday and win it. Not that at all. Considering Inter Milan as a top team is necessary. “.
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As Alexis Mac Allister completes his transfer, Liverpool sets its next five transfer goals
Although Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister joined in the summer transfer window, there is still much to be done to revamp Jurgen Klopp’s midfield.
After bringing in Alexis Mac Allister as their first signing of the summer this week, Liverpool is planning to continue their search for midfield reinforcements this summer.
The World Cup winner underwent a medical on Wednesday after receiving permission from his current club Brighton to do so.
The Reds have reportedly agreed to pay £35 million for the Argentine midfielder.
As the Reds’ transfer plan takes shape, he is anticipated to be only the first arrival of the summer.Last week, Jorg Schmadtke started working as the sporting director. The German was hired to help with Klopp’s transfer requests as he works to qualify for the Champions League again in the upcoming campaign. With James Milner, Naby Keita, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all having left the club before their contracts were set to expire on June 30, midfield is thought to be the main area of focus for the summer transfer window.
Jude Bellingham, a midfielder for Borussia Dortmund, has officially signed with Real Madrid, costing the Reds the chance to sign him. The Athletic has revealed the targets who have come across the Reds’ radar and made a shortlist, so the Reds can now turn their focus to other targets.
Bellingham’s replacement, the 21-year-old Dutchman Ryan Gravenberch of Bayern Munich, has previously been suggested. Romeo Lavia, who was released by Southampton after being relegated, and Kephren Thuram, a 22-year-old French midfielder for Nice, have joined him.
In addition, Manu Kone of Borussia Monchengladbach and Gabri Veiga of Celta Vigo have both been mentioned as alternatives by the Reds, who are eager to reenergize the team with young talent. In the meantime, Franck Kessie’s agent dismissed rumors that he might join the team as “fake news,” even though a £30 million transfer from Barcelona had previously been proposed.
Liverpool’s ability to influence transfers is expected to change this summer as a result of their failure to make the Champions League and their constrained financial resources. As he discussed the Reds’ transfer plans earlier this year, Klopp hinted at a different strategy as the team moved forward into what they hoped would be a new era.In April, the German remarked, “I’ve never understood why we talk so much about things that are theoretically out of reach.”. For instance, “We cannot sign six players this summer for £100 million each. I see now.
You must first acknowledge your capabilities before putting them to use. We then work with the amount of money we have available.
You need to complete that task.“We do everything in our power to obtain the things we need and want. However, there are times when we must acknowledge that this or that is not possible for us, leave the situation, and take another action. ”.
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Man City’s alleged transfer strategy has gone horribly awry as Liverpool receives a $56 million Fábio Carvalho warning.
Liverpool needs to have a summer plan for Fabio Carvalho. One transfer option seems appealing, but a warning from Man City is being delivered in real time.
When discussing the competitive imbalance between Manchester City and Liverpool and other rivals these days, Manchester City supporters are eager to bring up net transfer spend. Although the Abu Dhabi owners made significant investments to establish the club in the beginning—investments that are now the focus of numerous Premier League allegations—the current incarnation of the team appears to be self-sustaining in many ways.
There are several causes for that. One reason is that investing significant sums of money in a variety of squad players over time inevitably creates a situation where very sellable assets are constantly coming and going. For instance, Manchester City was able to quickly turn a profit on Ferran Torres and Danilo.
For Raheem Sterling, it also collected a sizeable sum last summer. The initial transfer fee for signing him from Liverpool back in 2015 has long since been subtracted from many ‘net spend’ calculations, but Manchester City actually sold him for almost exactly the same amount it cost to buy him in the first place.
But Manchester City’s academy is one of the less-noticed ways the company is currently able to consistently make money. Youth players see their values inflated simply by being associated with the club, especially if they see a few minutes with the first team. In some ways, this is just an added benefit of being at the top of the game.
It should be noted that Manchester City has made significant investments in its academy system, which have been very successful and have helped to develop a number of players with exceptional talent. Future transfer fees for players like Rico Lewis and Phil Foden could be greatly reduced.
Gavin Bazunu and Roméo Lavia, who were sold to Southampton last summer for a combined $32 million (£26 million/€30 million), have already generated revenue for the team.
With all due respect to Bazunu, the move to sell the goalkeeper for a profit appears nothing short of brilliant. No league goalkeeper underperformed by a greater margin as the Saints lost despite expected goals indicating they should have barely survived.
Regarding Lavia, there might already be some sellers’ remorse. A year later, Football Insider reports that Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool are all reportedly interested in signing the midfielder for at least $56 million (£45 million/€52 million).
Although they recognized his potential, Rodri was seen by Manchester City as a barrier to any quick progress. The eventual transfer plan must have been met with high fives all around — pure profit to bank on the books, but with a buy-back clause set at a relatively reasonable $50m (£40m/€47m) in the event Lavia fulfilled his considerable promise.
It has been suggested that Liverpool may try to do something similar with Fábio Carvalho a year from now. He was acquired from Fulham last summer, unlike Lavia, who was an academy prospect. The Reds, however, paid a relatively small fee and would make a respectable profit from any sale, with a buy-back serving as potential insurance.
It is very similar to that situation. Carvalho’s immense talent is still well known to Liverpool, but Jürgen Klopp is currently unable to use him. The temptation to make some money now while still holding an option on the 20-year-old may be strong, especially in light of a significant summer rebuild.
However, the current state of affairs with Lavia should act as a grave caution. Manchester City’s option does not go into effect until the summer of 2019, as is customary with buy-back clauses. Amazingly, according to Football Insider, Pep Guardiola’s team might even enter the auction, outbidding its own dormant buy-back clause and spending about $39 million (£31 million/€36 million) more than the price at which he was sold the previous year.
What seemed to be a lose-lose transfer strategy has turned out to be a catastrophe. Manchester City will either have to pay a steep price to re-sign Lavia on the open market or watch as one of its best former players is acquired by a rival. Additionally, even if the clause was in effect, it would not stop other teams from matching the offer and the player from choosing to move elsewhere.
Perhaps for this reason, despite RB Leipzig’s interest in Carvalho this summer, The Athletic reports that Liverpool is “adamant” that only a loan will be approved for him. Although the current Manchester City likes to portray itself as a bulwark of market efficiency, Klopp should be extremely cautious about copying this tactic.
