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Loved the way he pinged the ball in from the couple of corners he took. Clearly he's been impressing in training, not sure I've ever seen the first corner being taken by anyone other than Gross. Horrible cross under no pressure in the second half though.

In fairness to RDZ, when Barco, came on, understanding our patterns of play was pretty irrelevant. It was defence against attack and get it into the mixer time. His first cross was sublime, but there was also a terrible corner and an over-hit cross that people are choosing to forget. He did...

Yes - but reports said that a deal was agreed - so personal terms were acceptable, just pending a City bid, which never happened.

There were several reports that City and Barco had agreed a deal in principle, earlier in the year. If those reports were true, all that was required was for city to make the necessary bid.

In fairness, as he had a release clause, they could hav ejust signed him, if they had wanted to. Clearly they didn't. I suspect it has more to do with the ownership complications, which we are well versed in now.

I think we are more than just a stepping stone club now. Whilst not a destination club as such, I don't think any players signing for us, are concerned about getting "stuck" with us anymore. Playing for De Zerbi at our current level, is enticing in it's own right.

But it is pretty easy to hype up young talent. We do it all the time. Many more youngsters have the potential to be a great player, than actually become one. Caicedo, Mac Allister and Buananotte were all hyped up, but needed significant time to adjust to Europe/Premier League. Whereas Enciso...

I can't believe we are struggling to release $10m up front. It sounds like we are giving Boca the choice of what they want. Offering a significantly better financial offer than we have to, to keep the relationship sweet. But keeping the cash back, as a potential downside for Boca ...

Far easier to keep players of the right quality, than try and buy in oven-ready replacements. The salary model gets in the way of that approach. Also it isn't just about the level of the replacements. De Zerbi has drilled these players for a couple of seasons too. Any like for like...

De Zerbi has said he understands the Policy. That doesn't necessarily mean that he is happy with it. His career will be measured by his development season by season. Continually having to rebuild a competitive squad every season, isn't going to allow him to prove himself at the next level...

I think recent events have highlighted that Mitoma's effectiveness is doubled when paired with Estupinan.

I think the big difference is that we are now at a stage where de Zerbi, is arguably our most valuable asset He has been making overtures that the club policy of buy-develop-sell won't inspire him to stay. Estupinan and Mitoma are two of his most over-used players. Not selling them next...

agree with this, but the (slight) possibility of a gazumping should not be ruled out. Our reputation for identifying talent, and the increasing lack of secrecy on our main targets, could leave this risk more open than we would like.

One of his pictures, frequently shared on twitter, always reminds me of Walter Kovacs from the Watchmen graphic novel.

Maybe having a clear and obvious vacancy in our first team would be appealing.....