Douglas Luiz - back home on loan

[Dante Lavelli]

Personally I think he'd only go back to City if he was given guarantees he was in their plans, so this buy back to flog on theory doesn't hold water to me. He's an international who'd want Man City wages which straight away would probably cause problems for the 3rd party club unless they knew one of the big boys wanted him . Plus nobody likes being messed around like that

Man City don’t typically act like that too.  I think they’d only activate the clause if they want to use him rather than to flip him.  Spurs on the other hand...

[London Villan]

Would a three work, with a holding midfielder at the base then doug and sjm as two 8s. Negates the need for a 10 and then have jack, ollie and new wide right player as the front three.

[OCD]

I don't recall us experimenting with Nakamba as a 6 and Luiz and McGinn as number 8's. Would have been interesting to have had a look at that.

[ChicagoLion]

I don't recall us experimenting with Nakamba as a 6 and Luiz and McGinn as number 8's. Would have been interesting to have had a look at that.

I get the impression that Nakamba and Marvelous do not play well together.

[LeeB]

I don't recall us experimenting with Nakamba as a 6 and Luiz and McGinn as number 8's. Would have been interesting to have had a look at that.

I get the impression that Nakamba and Marvelous do not play well together.

Yeah, we get overrun when we pick those two for some reason.

[Sexual Ealing]

I've heard they don't get on at all well. I think one of them had a thing with the other's Mrs.

[Demitri_C]

Express and star are reporting that clause expires Saturday and it doesn't look like city will exercise that option.

If true thats great news for us

[LeeB]

We should turn the fax machine off.

[Brend'Watkins]

This news leaves me feeling nonplussed.

[PaulWinch again]

I bloody hope that news is true.

[eamonn]

Paul, you're his biggest fan!

[Toronto Villa]

Should be we retain him, securing the long term future of a 23year old Brazilian international who has lots of room to improve isn’t anything to be stick our noses up at.

[PaulWinch again]

Paul, you're his biggest fan!

Quite possibly!

[chrisw1]

He was bloody brilliant at the end of the 2019/20 season and the start of last season.  People were purring at how good he was and how he was going to brilliant for years to come.  That's how good he can be.  He had a poor second half of the season, but he's a quality footballer given time.

City won't activate this clause and that's good news as Dougie can be a great asset for us in the next few years.

[eamonn]

We still need to find the best role for him. He's got plenty of talent and two years of PL know-how.