Fabian Delph - Signed for Manchester City

[Chris Jameson]

Manchester Evening News's City reporter reckons it's on and tied up with them not getting Pogba last week.

All I've seen is the photo and not much in the way of anything else.

[bertlambshank]

Isn't it just a shopped picture of Sterling where they've made Sterling bald?

Sterling and Delph must shop at the same place and dress exactly the same.

[Toronto Villa]

And surely if it was about money and opportunity he'd be gone already? He's claimed loyalty twice now so I'd be blown away if he suddenly decided to toss that position aside.

[dave.woodhall]

Manchester Evening News's City reporter reckons it's on and tied up with them not getting Pogba last week.

All I've seen is the photo and not much in the way of anything else.

Then you're not ITK are you?

[PaulWinch again]

And surely if it was about money and opportunity he'd be gone already? He's claimed loyalty twice now so I'd be blown away if he suddenly decided to toss that position aside.

It would be staggeringly dishonest.

[brian green]

Perhaps the drafting of Delph's contract is flawed.   Perhaps the u turn was because his lawyers had had pointed out to them by Villa's lawyers that the buy out clause did not operate the way Delph's lawyers had said it would.   Faced with not being able to go to Man City for purely legal reasons Delph had to save face by saying he was not going after all and try to look the good guy.   In the intervening period Delph's lawyers have taken Counsel's opinion on the clause and have been advised that it is water tight.   Cue Delph being free to do what he intended to do in the first place.   Just a theory.

[chrisw1]

If this isn't true, this is the sort of rumour the club should quash quickly in my view.

[The Laughing Policeman]

The Meaning Evil is reporting it as well but say "claims Manchester Evening News."

[Keeno]

As Paul just said, I simply cannot believe this until I see him in a City shirt. Even by the incredibly low standards that footballers regularly set, it would be one of the most ridiculous LIEs I have read in any field. Crazy.

[Andy1874]

Actually cant believe what's going on!

IF true, making a massive mockery of the club and us.

Could turn out to be one of the most hated villa players ever due to his comments, not once but fucking twice

[Keeno]

If this isn't true, this is the sort of rumour the club should quash quickly in my view.

Precisely, they need to be straight on Delph's phone and find out. If it isn't them come straight away and say so, because this is getting a bit ridiculous.

[phantom limb]

Of course this could be an amazing wind up, I hope that's what it is anyway

[alan_clarke]

Maybe City have come back with a staggering amount of money. What would his market value be? £20m? They could offer him half that as a signing on fee.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Unless Delph has been told something last week that's proven to be complete lies by our club of course

In that case I wouldn't blame him obviously

[Clampy]

Unless Delph has been told something last week that's proven to be complete lies by our club of course

In that case I wouldn't blame him obviously

I did wonder when someone would try and blame the club.