Saul Goodman wrote:Hell, at this point Id try to sell Bony before selling Dzeko
Saul, you're absolutely correct! Until Bony & Sterling start scoring and assisting consistently, we shouldn't be selling Dzeko, at any price!
Yes, I do have great faith that Bony, Sterling, Delph, Iheanacho, etc, can each replace a single player, eventually... But, each player shouldn't be expected to replace the goals of 3 players, immediately! The same applies to De Bruyne, Pogba, or any other player that might still be added.
City now needs to replace all the goals from Dzeko, Negredo, Milner, and yes, even Jovetic's goals! During City's double-winning season, Nasri, Navas, Kompany, Kolarov, Lescott, Richards, Fernandinho & Zabaleta, all contributed occasional goals. Last season, City had far fewer goalscorers, overall.
The team needs to get every player scoring or assisting again... and City should be keeping Dzeko, as part of that objective. If Scott Sinclair scored a hat-trick for Aston Villa today, surely City should be keeping Edin Dzeko?!