City will be in for Adam Wharton at some point. He’s the most City coded midfielder I’ve seen in the league.

I can’t actually remember the online City fanbase being this hostile to a transfer as they are with MGW. People really don’t want him.

Can see Ake and Stones staying next season - mainly because of how tight we are on association rules. Buying association players is really expensive as we’re about to see with MGW.

I feel like Hugo Viana is either going to pull a generational masterclass or turn us into Chelsea.

I’m a massive Baleba fanboy. He is unbelievable. I’d love him at City. That’s coming from someone who is usually highly sceptical about Brighton players and the prices quoted. Really intrigued to see where he goes next. Dealing with Bloom and Barber will be the tough part for any buyer.

How has Begiristain missed out on all this talent on show?!

I thought Viana looked throughly pissed off in stands. Massive job for him, I’m not surprised Txiki is staying till the end of the window. The job is huge.

Kevin De Bruyne is the greatest midfielder in premier league history. By a distance. City’s greatest ever player. We were privileged to witness his era. Not sure we’ll ever see someone with that talent again.

Thought Baleba was immense today I’m really intrigued to see who if anyone pays up for him in the summer

Madrid press reporting Camavinga is being benched tonight. Is there something in these links?

I’d love for this to be true - it smells of an agent brief. Camavinga is utterly elite.

Kovacic was another absolutely disastrous signing too btw. He’s firmly in the Nunes/Philips category for me.

Honestly the less I watch of this team over the next couple months, the better. Disastrous subs from Guardiola. The squad just isn’t good enough either.

This Rodri remontada will be insane 😍

Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba are two players I’ll be keeping a close eye on in the summer. Going to be interesting to see what clubs will potentially move for them, or if they both stay put for another season. You’ll be paying top dollar that’s for sure.

Still think we are going to have enough for T4/5. I fancy us to beat Spurs on Wednesday too. We’ve played arguably the two best sides in Europe over the past week. We all know the reality that we aren’t competing with them this season. Getting over the hill with this fixture list too.

Adam hit the nail on the head here. I’m not that fussed about the result because we thoroughly deserved to go out. We quite clearly can’t compete at this level at the moment. Madrid coasted. Lots of work to do.

Fuck it - the biggest W’s will be in the courtroom this season. We have a truly elite legal team. We will be there.

Said as much last night. LB absolutely cooked Delaney who has written one of the worst most inflammatory and unnecessarily xenophobic pieces I've ever seen about ANY football club, let alone City.

Bayern are a horrible side to watch.

Was very impressed with him when I watched the tournament. I do think we should manage our expectations though - I don’t think he’s physically ready like Alvarez was. I could 100% see a loan as the most likely option.

Akanji’s injury so predictable. He’s been running on fumes for months. Sort of injury that the players warn us about being over burdened with minutes. It makes it difficult to judge the level of a lot of the players this season. Akanji has dipped but he’s been flogged

Mac Allister was available summer 2023. Cheap release clause and all. Would’ve been an immense alternative to Kovacic.

Sadly think it’s getting to the point where fans are completely done with certain players. It’s not the players fault though, it’s a symptom of our terrible squad building. We’re asking guys to do stuff they can’t do.

No way this squad can cope with the intensity of playing every 3 days. Use less games as an opportunity to get players fit. Secure top 4/5, regroup and go again. Next season starts at the CWC for me. Not an excuse or a pass for tonight but it felt inevitable.

Taking something from this weekend - Liverpool aren’t doing the quad or treble 😂

All rivalries aside I hope Martin Keown has a fucking shit evening

Horrible performance - Savinho and the new guys the bright spark.

Ortega shouldn’t be our no1 keeper - need to dip into the market if Eddie leaves.

After the midfielder in Jan situation, my next meltdown prediction in the City fanbase is the Rodri return and the inevitable hysteria photos of him training this season will stir up. “Why are City rushing him back” no doubt accompanied with calls to sack the entire medical staff.

I have never been this disappointed in Manchester City ever in my life. Pedestrian, pathetic, passive, putrid…I feel embarrassed. The players don’t deserve Pep to berate them in the locker room.

Humbled. We know the issues - no point in rehashing them. Happy with the signings but you can’t help but feel our priorities might’ve been misplaced this window. Could’ve done with 2 midfielders.

I was an Ortega believer but not anymore. Poor in his last few starts. We’ve addressed enough in this squad in January to get a new no1 in the summer.

Sporting Lisbon news aggregator saying Viana officially starts full time at City next week when the window shuts.

I genuinely think the club could go out and sign Florian Wirtz and Carlos Baleba on the same day and people on X still wouldn’t be happy 😂

I’m not one for complaining about fixtures but wow, this upcoming run is something else. Very tough - not sure I’ve seen it this tough before. Just got to take it game by game. Hopefully some players come back to fitness in the 5 day break between Arsenal and Leyton Orient

It’s so quiet - really, really quiet.

I’m hoping for Bayern in the playoffs. No way we could cope with Madrid game breaking quality right now. Strong engine in midfield coupled with Mbappe and Vini. No thank you.

It’s imperative Begiristain signs a midfielder and Cambiaso now. Great result! Bayern or Madrid next - never easy for us.

Arsenal trying to sign Watkins is brilliant news. Mr Overrated. They picked the wrong Villa striker.

Ederson will divide the fanbase imo. He represents another risky midfield signing. I’d say he’s pretty technically limited but has a great engine. He’d raise the physical floor of the midfield. Sounds like a guy we already have? (Nunes) Not competing with Kova, Bernie and Gundo at 6/8 though.

Pep just doesn’t want his players leaving mid season. I don’t think he liked Walker leaving despite how bad he’d been. McAtee off in the summer. I don’t think we can read anymore into it.

Gut feeling on the rest of the window is that if we get past Bruges, the club go for a couple more players. If we don't, can see them doing only one more. Feels like it's too early for Khusanov and Reis in CL anyway. If we progress, then Marmoush + 2 more can be added to squad.

Doku being this injury prone at 22 - not great for his career.

Dean Huijsen has a release clause you say? Something we should be interested in for this coming summer. We might need an LCB. Absolute player 👌🏻

The @9320pod.bsky.social podders lining up to do this review

Carlos Baleba is the truth. It’s clear he’s going to be one of the best midfielders itw in a few years time. He can do it all. Can be rash at times but that can be ironed out as he matures. He’s what we need - I wonder if City are considering dealing with Brighton. Would take a lot of £

Both mid options anyway. I struggle to believe that Begiristain thinks we don’t need a midfielder. I do however think moving silently in the modern day market is bollocks. Selling clubs talk, agents talk and Romano gets hold of something.

Nice! Shameless timing though 😂😂

I like the Khusanov and Reis deals but I think we should have some patience in the short term. It’s unfair on them tbh, they are coming into City side in terrible form, CB’s can’t stay fit. They are raw and inexperienced. Khusanov can’t speak English, Reis needs to hit the gym. Patience.