Welcome Rúben Dias

[johnny crossan]

Confirmed by Benfica - announcement by City imminent

According to many sources the deal is done and he will be unveiled as Otamendi's successor in the next 24 hours

Here's a third party scouting report telling us what to expect for those like me have a taste for this kind of info

https://footballbh.net/2020/05/20/ruben ... s-tactics/

[Hazy2]

Top work good read.

[Mase]

He’s a shit Otamendi.

[johnny crossan]

[PrezIke]

Guardian reporting the fee is agreed:

Man City agree £50m deal for Rúben Dias with Otamendi to join Benfica

Centre-back set for City medical after €55m fee is agreed
Otamendi to join Benfica for €15m fee as part of deal

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... nsfer-news

[nottsblue]

Decent article that JC. He has the stats and numbers, let’s see if he has the mental awareness and nous to make the step up from Portugal to England.

Time will tell. And hopefully if he is a leader like it claims, he might get his compatriots to perform better this season as well

[Nick]

Genuine questions is he tall or fast?

[PeterParker]

[Nick]

[PeterParker]

[Saul Goodman]

Done deal

[zabbadabbado]

Never heard of him.

Is this another one of Tixi penny pinching Jack Rodwell moments.

You dont need Koubaliy.,have a Jack Rodwell (Dias)l instead.

[nottsblue]

For the reported £62M he had better be good. Because if he isn’t it could well be the last signing Pep makes for us. It will be close to £400M spent on the defence, a truly mind boggling figure especially seen as how disjointed we are there

[Clowncrete]

[zabbadabbado]

[nottsblue]

[sheblue]

When we signed Fernando from them, I think it was, well one of the Portugal teams. We were told he would be great. What was it they called him an octopus I think. Well the truth begged to differ.
Not writing him off, never seen him play. We will see soon enough.

[zabbadabbado]

[zabbadabbado]

[Nick]

This makes me want to cry.

Sounds exactly like ota. But 5 times the price.

Forgot lindelof was from portugal - stop buying cbs from there!!