Jesus Navas to tickle our sidelines

[simon12]

Lets all have a disco Silva, Navas, Isco, Yaya ya ya Yaya ya ya.......Can't fookin' wait.

[Moonchesteri]

Lets all have a disco Silva, Navas, Isco, Yaya ya ya Yaya ya ya.......Can't fookin' wait.

gonna be a terrace classic now let's just make sure this Isco kid comes to Manchester!

[Saul Goodman]

so with Fernandinho officially signing today, is Navas officially signed? i dont recall seeing anything on the OS.

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

so with Fernandinho officially signing today, is Navas officially signed? i dont recall seeing anything on the OS.

Not yet.

[Risby]

He's in America.

They are trying to get his medical done over there.

[bigblue]

He's in America.

They are trying to get his medical done over there.

Really testing out the homesickness, eh? Send him to Mongolia for a week as part of the medical and see if he has a mental breakdown

[freshie]

What's his Passover like?

Not as good as his stepover

[DoomMerchant]

He's in America.

They are trying to get his medical done over there.

you mean 'over here' don't you?

cheers

[Risby]

you mean 'over here' don't you?

cheers

Apologies, yes, he's over at your neck of the woods.

[Saul Goodman]

Im curious how this will affect Zabaleta (and Micah). Zabaleta has really improved going forward over the last couple of seasons and was scintillating last season. however, when he goes forward alot of his success came from having the space to operate as the midfield in front of him packed it in the middle. Now, Navas is a legit winger and will be occupying that once-free space. I have no idea if he will be starting the majority of games for us but since Zaba will, I wonder how this Navas & Zaba partnership on the right will affect Zaba's play. I might be inclined to put Navas on the left so he can cut in like Robben and cross and that allows Clichy to stay back and do what he does best: defend, and it would allow Zaba to keep going forward (but i guess that would kinda hinder the attempt to inject width into the side as our out-and-out winger would be coming inside).

[Cocacolajojo1]

Im curious how this will affect Zabaleta (and Micah). Zabaleta has really improved going forward over the last couple of seasons and was scintillating last season. however, when he goes forward alot of his success came from having the space to operate as the midfield in front of him packed it in the middle. Now, Navas is a legit winger and will be occupying that once-free space. I have no idea if he will be starting the majority of games for us but since Zaba will, I wonder how this Navas & Zaba partnership on the right will affect Zaba's play. I might be inclined to put Navas on the left so he can cut in like Robben and cross and that allows Clichy to stay back and do what he does best: defend, and it would allow Zaba to keep going forward.

Navas played with Alves which necessarily doesn't mean anything, but considering Alves's defensive frailties or whatchamacallit, Navas is probably used to playing with an offensive right-back and to cover for him. And to make space for him.

[trueblue64]

Stuart Brennan ‏@StuBrennanMEN 8m
But I believe Jesus Navas had his medical in New York yesterday, and passed, to take him very close to completion of an £18m move to