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August update
A decent start to life under new manager Pep Guardiola, as we sit in 2nd place in the Premier League after some impressive wins against Leicester, Southampton and Hull. The loss to Tottenham is thoroughly unacceptable but we will put it down to an off day and not mention it again (Nobody likes losing to amateurs
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The Champions League draw has been fairly kind to us this year! with PSG looking like the only strong opposition that we are likely to face. If Pep doesnt qualify from this group then I will eat my hat!
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Transfers
Pep took it upon himself to do some transfer dealings of his own! Leaving the club are...
Kostas Manolas - £11 mil - PSG
Not impressed with this AT ALL. A top quality defender should not be leaving the club, let alone for such a pathetic fee. I will go with you on this Pep, but on your head be it.
Filipe Luis - £3.9 mil - PSG
I knew Filipe was unhappy at the club, but again leaving for such a low fee is astonishing, especially when selling to P$G.
Also leaving the club are Declan Rudd and Christian Manea, but they didnt figure in first team plans anyway. Thankfully, both myself and Pep did some work on transfer incomings as well. Joining the first team squad are...
Mario Gotze - Loan
Mario arrives with Pep from Bayern and will give us some depth in attacking options. On his day, the young German is magical but will need to work hard to convince me to buy him at the end of his loan.
Sergio Canales - £15.5 mil - Real Sociedad
Another baffling move from Pep, as he decided he needs another AMC, despite already having Silva, Oscar, Gotze and Fabregas in his squad. He is a decent player, I just cant see him getting any game time.
Ludwig Augustinsson - £14.25 mil - Roma
A left back that has been bought in to replace Filipe Luis, he looks a decent player but perhaps no more than that. Has started all four league games and has an average of 6.8, so hopefully he can hold down the fort at left back until January.
Jerry St. Juste - £2 mil - sc Heerenveen
This lad looks a proper player! what a find by Pep. If you have a minute go and look at this kids stats! A 20 year old Dutch centre back, brought in presumably to eventually replace John Terry, he has gone straight out on loan, but is already worth more than £7 mil, a month after his £2 mil transfer.
Joel Piroe - £1.7 mil - PSV
Another youngster, just 18 years old this time, this Dutch striker could have a bright future. He looks quick and technically very good, if he can learn from Aguero while he is here then we could have a winner.
Player of the month
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Eden Hazard will take the award this month for some scintillating performances. 4 appearances, two goals and an average rating of 7.95 is enough to get anybody noticed. Congratulations Eden!
Big shout outs as well to Sergio Aguero, who has his the ground running with a goal in each of his first two games, and to Andreas Christensen, who has filled the void left by an injured John Terry and has done superbly in the heart of the defence alongside Kurt Zouma! David Silva also has a goal and two assists in his first three appearances.