Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[PaulWinch again]

A Spanish news outlet saying Man City want to reactivate Luiz's buy back. Hopefully not true.

That would be a massive blow.

[WRVilla]

Douglas Luiz would be a fool to go back there (a very rich fool no doubt).

He’s going to play every game for us in what should be an improving side and be one of our most important players. If he goes he’s probably just biding his time until their next £50/£60/£70m superstar walks through the door and he ends up glued to the bench.

Not that we can do much to stop it from happening if they decide they want him back!

[PaulWinch again]

Douglas Luiz would be a fool to go back there (a very rich fool no doubt).

He’s going to play every game for us in what should be an improving side and be one of our most important players. If he goes he’s probably just biding his time until their next £50/£60/£70m superstar walks through the door and he ends up glued to the bench.

Not that we can do much to stop it from happening if they decide they want him back!

I think he will be the next superstar. But agree his development is probably best served playing every week during the coming season.

[Drummond]

How would a Spanish news outlet know that Man City would want their Brazilian ex-player (who has a Brazilian agent) back?

[Sexual Ealing]

We'll be in trouble if we lose him and Grealish.

[PaulWinch again]

How would a Spanish news outlet know that Man City would want their Brazilian ex-player (who has a Brazilian agent) back?

Probably wouldn’t, anymore than a news outlet here, but he did used to play in Spain. So in theory there could be a contact there.

[Villan82]

Are we ever going to break this cycle? This cycle of having our best players picked off before we can build something ourselves?

Even megga rich owners, when they arrive here, seem unable to end it.

[PaulWinch again]

Well not if you have pre-defined buy back clauses. But to be fair that’s reasonably unusual and it also enabled us to get a superb player in.

Also it’s just speculation at the moment, so may not come to pass.

[AsTallAsLions]

No need to worry. I have it on good authority (from reliable sources) that anyone who believes press talk is a pant-wetter. Anyone speculating that we won't sign the cream of Europe this window is a doom monger.

[SoccerHQ]

How would a Spanish news outlet know that Man City would want their Brazilian ex-player (who has a Brazilian agent) back?

Pep told them off the record when they interviewed him after the game on Saturday?

I really hope not though. Luiz will be one of the joys next season. I really think he'll be as good in midfield for us in two years as Milner was in 2010.

Hopefully he's got his head screwed on and realises playing here every week is what he needs for his career right now.

[Drummond]

No need to worry. I have it on good authority (from reliable sources) that anyone who believes press talk is a pant-wetter. Anyone speculating that we won't sign the cream of Europe this window is a doom monger.

Get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning?

[ASHTONVILLA]

I can't see Luiz going back to Man City. The way I understood the process when we signed him was that we could get a work permit based on him being one of our highest paid players and being an important first team player.

Are Man City going to give him a 25 games next season and wage parity with Aguero and Sterling? Doubt it. Think he will stay. Only other way is if they activate the clause and sell him on for a profit elsewhere, which could happen but I don't think is very likely.

[john e]

I can't see Luiz going back to Man City. The way I understood the process when we signed him was that we could get a work permit based on him being one of our highest paid players and being an important first team player.

Are Man City going to give him a 25 games next season and wage parity with Aguero and Sterling? Doubt it. Think he will stay. Only other way is if they activate the clause and sell him on for a profit elsewhere, which could happen but I don't think is very likely.

They can do anything they want

they proved that in court not so long back

[Dave P]

I can't see Luiz going back to Man City. The way I understood the process when we signed him was that we could get a work permit based on him being one of our highest paid players and being an important first team player.

Are Man City going to give him a 25 games next season and wage parity with Aguero and Sterling? Doubt it. Think he will stay. Only other way is if they activate the clause and sell him on for a profit elsewhere, which could happen but I don't think is very likely.

Twitter comments to this news (I know I know) has Man City fans seeing him as a replacement for Gundogan and seem quite excited by it.  They may have seen his potential before any of us obviously.

[Dave]

I can't see Luiz going back to Man City. The way I understood the process when we signed him was that we could get a work permit based on him being one of our highest paid players and being an important first team player.

Those are plausible reasons why Man City choose not to exercise the right to buy him.

But presumably if they opt to do it then they're presumably going to be pretty confident that they aren't going to be an issue.