Summer transfer thread

[Green & Blue]

Sky Italia reporting Otamendi to City with Mangala heading the other way + €25 mill cash.

[Mase]

Sky Italia reporting Otamendi to City with Mangala heading the other way + €25 mill cash.

Can't see that myself.

[CTID Hants]

Sky Italia reporting Otamendi to City with Mangala heading the other way + €25 mill cash.

Do you have the linky dinky? Or going off tweet by @mcfcexpress?

[Saul Goodman]

Stuff online saying we've already agreed personal terms with Otamendi

[Dameerto]

I can find stuff online saying the Queen is a giant lizard.

[PrezIke]

Sky Italia reporting Otamendi to City with Mangala heading the other way + €25 mill cash.

Wow, really?

[blues2win]

Spanish paper says Otamendi for 40 million euros and Mangala on loan the other way. Hard to imagine this is all invented.

[mr_nool]

Would be a crazy move. The Mangler is finally finding his feet after a season of acclimatising to the Prem. And now we're about to ship him out and bring in a new CB untried in the league?

[Cocacolajojo1]

Would be a crazy move. The Mangler is finally finding his feet after a season of acclimatising to the Prem. And now we're about to ship him out and bring in a new CB untried in the league?

THat's the spafia for you

[blues2win]

Ian Ladyman says we have a strong interest in Otamendi but doesn't think Mangala will go the other way. Something has to give. MDM or Denayer to Valencia on loan? We don't need 5 centre backs.

[Clowncrete]

Hope not. Mangala is playing really well. It would be stupid to ship him out now. I feel we did the same with Javi Garcia.

[Mase]

Ian Ladyman says we have a strong interest in Otamendi but doesn't think Mangala will go the other way. Something has to give. MDM or Denayer to Valencia on loan? We don't need 5 centre backs.

I honestly don't think we need the character. Why disrupt something that is looking good.

[sheblue]

Mangala has done well in the last two games, it seems strange to loan him out now, just when he appears to be settling. Unless otamendi is a replacement for martin D who pelligrini may see as a defensive mid back up.

[Hazy2]

Mango leaving now would be an own goal if say Otis did his ACL aftfter 10 mins. Plus a ton of questions.

[South Stand Balti]

I think this transfer is likely to happen. We do need a top class centre half if we are to be a real threat in Europe. Mangala has had a decent start to the season but is clumsy and lacks positional sense. The Rags have been very very vocal in the last few days, saying they have no interest in Otamendi. Why? They have been linked all summer but have said nothing until it became clear he is joining us.

[Mase]

Makes no sense whatsoever loaning Mang out. He needs to get used to the pace of the Prem. I'll be pissed off if this happens!

[Hazy2]

Add this to Jovetic that is 60 odd mill blown, Mango would never come back just like the injured one was finished when ditched from CL

[Im_Spartacus]

Some of the stories doing the rounds last night were that the loan deal would not come with an option to buy, suggesting Mangala is very much in the club's plans. It looks like we are bringing in Demichelis' replacement in early, but sending a 40m player out on loan is bad business whatever way you look at it, and I find it very unlikely that you would send him out on loan given he is clearly first choice with Kompany at the moment.

Having MDM as a backup for the defensive midfield spot makes sense.

I would honestly be staggered if we let any defender other than Denayer out on loan at the moment

[Wooders]

An unsettled back four, yes, that worked really well last season

[Im_Spartacus]

An unsettled back four, yes, that worked really well last season

It was fine whenever Kompany wasn't playing