by john68 » Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:55 am
I think that the Kun issue for next season is a lot more complicated for both he and City than the usual 'player gets to end of career and wants to continue at a slightly lower level.'
For City, much depends on a replacement. Not an easy task to replace a player who is World class, who has a bit more in him, which means he still has pretty decent options.
For City to lose him would currently seem like a 'Haarland or nothing' gamble. We can't just rely on only one designated striker, especially as that striker (Jesus) is not yet the finished article and nowhere near the standard we need at our level.
What City cannot contemplate is to allow another Vinnie situation to arise, where we were left tomix and match our central defence to our detriment.
It would be daft to have solved our defensive problem, only to allow a similar situation up front.
Offering Kun an extension may help but the player may feel he has better options and I am sure there would be many takers for him.
Best scenario for City is a 1yr extension for Kun, Haarland brought in at whatever cost, leaving a year for Jesus to prove himself and a year for young Delap to prove his worth.Zaba and Yaya left. Huge hole to fill
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