James Barker

[James Barker @jblu79]

@danielcity22 Frankly, I wouldn't buy him at all, despite whatever initial boost we may get from him

[James Barker @jblu79]

@danielcity22 Can't get past the cost because it's so ridiculous and I think fundamentally if I were sold on him, I'd carp less. I'm not convinced he's that good or desirable as a team player
And then there's your point. All because we dithered just enough to have an ask that's materially more

[James Barker @jblu79]

@danielcity22 That's likely to be the explanation but I find it rather strange as well because he surely isn't worse than Rico et al and yet we're trying quite emphatically to push him out the door

[James Barker @jblu79]

What's with management's antipathy towards the lad?

[City Xtra @City_Xtra]

Nico Gonzalez now understands #ManCity’s position on his future, despite fighting to try and stay at the club this summer.

[via @FabrizioRomano]

[James Barker @jblu79]

@vedaddy But, but, "he's one of us"

[James Barker @jblu79]

@Komps4 He'll pefrom well for a couple of months, everyone will chant he's back and then he will revert. Rinse and repeat

[James Barker @jblu79]

@JerseyCityzen @Komps4 As proven today - yet again

[James Barker @jblu79]

@JayRiff89 @Komps4 He's nowhere worth 100m, Jay. 60 or 70 at best. I wasn't particularly impressed by him at wc bar one match

[James Barker @jblu79]

100m is a bloody travesty.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🔵⚪️ BREAKING: Ayyoub Bouaddi to Manchester City, here we go! Deal agreed club to club.

Fee to reach €100m package with add-ons, as @FabriceHawkins reports. Green light from Lille to the sale.

Bouaddi agreed terms with City in July and now set to join #MCFC project.

[James Barker @jblu79]

@Komps4 I'll take the other side of this bet.

[James Barker @jblu79]

I'm not prone to being utterly livid over team calls but starting Lewis and Nico over Cherki has really taken me there.

[James Barker @jblu79]

@Komps4 In that case, we've made a mistake with this fellow.

[James Barker @jblu79]

@Komps4 Remarkably egregious call.

[James Barker @jblu79]

@danielcity22 It's genuinely pissed me right off

[James Barker @jblu79]

I can't support this nonsense

[James Barker @jblu79]

Where's Cherki?

[City Xtra @City_Xtra]

#ManCity Starting XI vs Bournemouth: Donnarumma; Khusanov, Guehi, Dias, Gvardiol; Lewis, Anderson, O'Reilly; Foden, Haaland, Semenyo. [via @fukxumean]

[James Barker @jblu79]

Nico ahead of cherki in midfield is absurd

[James Barker @jblu79]

@rhysiemagic @danielcity22 Like a few others here mu guess is it needs to be viewed in conjunction with Marmoush deal

[James Barker @jblu79]

Embarrassment of riches

[City Xtra @City_Xtra]

Savinho vs Allan. 🇧🇷

📊 @Squawka