Nico G hasn’t done anything wrong behind the scenes, so don’t try to stain his name. He’s a respectable player, a humble and calm lad who has never wronged Soriano, Hugo, Pep or Maresca in any regard whatsoever. We’d have known about it by now if he had.
He is being forced out for footballing reasons, and that is precisely what makes this so baffling. Question the logic and it collapses immediately. This is a player who was one of the best midfielders we had last season, who contributed significantly more than a 32 y/o Kovacic.
It will never sound logical to me. Not now, not ever.
One of the worst decisions the leaders of this club have ever made.
For the way Nico G loved this club and respected it, I wish him nothing but the best at Newcastle and I want his career to take off there. You have a fan in me for life, Nico. I’ll be supporting you and the Magpies too.
🚨⚫️⚪️ BREAKING: Newcastle reach verbal agreement with Man City for Nico González, here we go!
Understand fee will be £47m plus £3m add-ons, green light from the player after progress revealed overnight.
Nico, ready to join #NUFC project where he will be a key player.
🚨🎙️ IKER CASILLAS ON JAPAN'S GOALKEEPER ZION SUZUKI:
🗣️“I've never been wrong about a goalkeeper.
I know talent when I see one.
And when I watch Zion Suzuki, I see a goalkeeper with everything needed to become one of the best in the world.”
“This is the only young goalkeeper I look at and think could one day be worthy of succeeding Thibaut Courtois at Real Madrid.
That's how highly I rate him.
He has the composure.
He has the courage.
And most importantly, he has the personality.”
“Japan lost today.
But I'm proud to say they found a gem.
Sometimes a defeat introduces a player to the world more than a victory ever could.
I think that's exactly what happened.”
“He's literally just 23...
(laughs)
Twenty-three!
When I was that age, I was still learning what it meant to be a top goalkeeper.
This boy is already playing with the maturity of someone who's been at the highest level for years.”
“What impressed me wasn't only the saves.
It was his decision-making.
His positioning.
His confidence under pressure.
Against one of the strongest attacks in international football, he never looked overwhelmed.
That's the sign of a special goalkeeper.”
“Goalkeepers are different.
You can teach technique.
You can improve distribution.
But you cannot teach personality.
Either you have it or you don't.
Zion Suzuki has it.
That's why I believe he's going far.”
“If he keeps working with the same humility and hunger, Europe will soon be talking about him as one of the elite.
And trust me...
This won't be the last time the football world hears the name Zion Suzuki.”