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Agreed. Considering they've got the deal done, it seems a really oddly-gloating thing to post. Distinct lack of class, IMO.

I agree with your first point, but not your second. I don't think he's being a mercenary at all. His ultimate aim when signing for us would have been to showcase himself in the PL, with a view to getting a move to a top club (either here or abroad). I think the Albion would have been under no...

Considering the same player came back to us, helped us get promoted as well and also to still be here 5 years later, this isn't exactly a massive feather in your cap.

This. A very useful lesson for clubs like City to learn. I'd imagine that behind the scenes we were totally open and honest with Cucu regarding the asking price.

I potentially agree with this, but it all depends on what the player's attitude to missing out on the move will be. I'd like to think, given his performances and attitude last season, that he'd knuckle down and continue to be consistently excellent for us.

Looks like City might be moving on to another target. A lot of Twitter talk about them now chasing Alex Grimaldo from Benfica, who is reportedly available for €20m.

Naylor says Karbownik isn’t in GP’s plans this season. Along with Andone, Richards and Zeqiri. Agree with the rest of your post though.

Without a replacement lined up, I think we would say no at that stage. With a week or 2/3 days to go, and therefore a decent chance to source a replacement, the story might be different.

I suspect this deal will end up getting done, but I'd rather they got on with it.

This.

Exactly, it’s absolutely all total guesswork. I doubt all of the squad know what each other is earning, let alone random fans on an Internet forum.

Three goals in all comps last season, I think. PL goals at home to Chelsea and away to Watford. League cup goal at Leicester?

I think TB is famous for not giving away anything related to the sort of fee he's demanding - not even to the club bidding. It's usually a case of upping the number until he says yes. Based on the BW fee, and the fact that Cucu is a better player with a higher potential ceiling (IMO, at...

I think City are quite underrated when it comes to the table of largest proportion of bellends in a fanbase. When they won the league at the Amex, and to a lesser extent the cup semi at Wembley, I thought they were right up there with the most unpleasant I'd encountered.

Ultimately, we know that if Man City bid enough then personal terms and a desire to join them won't really be an issue for Cucu - even with blue and white tinted glasses on, it would be daft to think anything different. If you look at the other left-back targets that City are being linked with...

This. Given all of the various factors in this deal, the acceptable fee should be somewhere around the £65m mark, IMO.

It will never happen directly between clubs, so there won’t be a paper trail, but guaranteed it happens for virtually every transfer, especially the higher up the leagues you go. When was the last tapping up case that you saw mentioned in the media? If the authorities strictly went after every...

In that theory that’s the order it should happen in, but in practice it doesn’t. Clubs wont go through the rigmarole of negotiating a fee if they don’t know for certain that all of the personal elements of the deal are agreed.

I'm of the opposite view. I suspect Tony is very, very closely involved in negotiations for major transfers, either incoming or outgoing. I suspect you're correct that the City owner won't be so involved at their end, though.

What on earth has a supposed gentleman’s agreement got to do with it?! If they bid enough for Tony, he’ll accept. If they don’t, he won’t.