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Summer 26 Transfer Rumours

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Sergio Pinto III, May 15, 2026.

  1. Kevin1954

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    Didn’t Sparks also say in a recent interview , it would surprise a few ?

    I have a senior recruit in mind but also Harry Gray as the young improver from Leeds?
     
  2. Bigrod

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    To be very fair we signed Greg Leigh and Devante Cole from the Manchester City academy.
     
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  3. Jabbar

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    Agree but that was 10 years ago in 2015/16. The City academy opened in 2014 and the players coming out in the past 6-7 years have done well elsewhere in PL, Championship and lower leagues.
     
  4. Sergio Pinto III

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    95% of their graduates go to other PL, CH or European clubs for big fees so that's us out of the running.

    I really can't think of any examples where a L2 club has picked one up and he has gone on to be successful.
     
  5. Idlebantam

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    Gray off to Sheff Wed on season long loan
     
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  6. Kevin1954

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    Only seen it on Facebook sites and picked up by publishers who have no news to print as yet . All “ speculating “ he’s going to Wed, Huddersfield, Leicester , Oxford . When it’s signed it will be announced , until then we can still file it as a maybe?
     
  7. Bronco

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    And Jordy Hiwula unfortunatly he never kicked on for some reason as the lad certainly had talent.
     
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  8. Idlebantam

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    Dont think so mate. GA has clearly got his target who he is confident of signing next week and its a permament not a loan
     
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  9. Petrov

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    Did he really say that, or something similar though? Parker didn't mention anything about it in his blog, which you would have thought he would have done if it was actually said as it is quite a statement.
     
  10. Bantam75

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    My bad on the loanee part.

    But as for last year, no, that was not my stance on the matter. Yes power was a risk, but his quality at this league one is well documented. Metcalfe was a stand out player for Chesterfield who held him in very high regard. We also had Pattison, and Leigh who could also play there. So 4 players

    at the moment, we have Connolly, who may play at CM but has primarily played at CB in the last few years, and is known to be injury prone. I have a feeling the Prem lad we are after is Abbott, who as good as he was at Notts, is also injury prone. GA said he’l bring more in but I think we’re gonna need 2.
     
  11. Klaatu

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    I thought Lapslie did well dropping into a midfield 3 occasionally... another utility player in Graham's mind maybe?
     
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  12. Ricky

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    All day long we should be all over him a couple of man city fans I know mentioned him to me last year as a top prospect and thought he would get a look in with the first team within the next year or two so I am surprised they're letting him go.
     
  13. Birky Bantam

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    Just to throw in another club who are "dealing with a lot of stuff" is Burnley who are back in pre-seasob but don't have a manager yet after seemingly being rejected by a lot of managers including Craig Bellamy twice
     
  14. Stoneski

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    If 'posting nonsense' is now a punishable offence, I have a list of names you might be interested in. :innocent:
     
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  15. NorthernMonkey

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    Really liked Greg Leigh and always thought it was a mistake to let him leave. Meredith was the better player at the time but I felt Leigh had the potential to go past him with more game time.
     
  16. NorthernMonkey

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    You rang?
     
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  17. bantam65

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    It'd be a very quiet place on here.
     
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    Off tangent a little but didnt we reject bellamy twice? Once as a player and once when he applied for the managers job?
     
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  19. Park bantam

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    Hopefully we will have Jackson fit as well he missed a lot of games after signing
     
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    If Meredith learnt how to use his right foot then he'd have been a Prem player
     

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