06 May 2025 15:58:43
Asking a hypothetical question here.
Would you swap garnacho and mainoo for Cole palmer?
06 May 2025 16:28:37
I'd definitely keep Mainoo.
06 May 2025 16:32:12
Chelsea's Luke Chadwick?
06 May 2025 16:33:40
Probably not, because they worth about 100 mil together palmer not worth that, so they could have them two we have Palmer and 25-30 mil.
06 May 2025 18:28:23
Garnacho and say £30 million yes but not Mainoo.
06 May 2025 18:45:47
Wouldn't swap Garna but would Mainoo as I think he is more replaceable.
06 May 2025 19:59:21
I am of the opinion Garnacho will come good.
With Mainoo, definitely a player in there, RA's role to make him work in his system.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
The real question is, are we a better outfit with Palmer in lieu of both Garnacho and Mainoo, and I think the answer is no we would not be.
06 May 2025 20:20:54
Absolutely i'd swap the pair of them for Cole Palmer be mad not to he'd have a Bruno type inpact where half the time u forget Mainoo and Garna are on the pitch that's not to say i don't rate them just rate Palmer way way more not that Chelsea would entertain that deal.
07 May 2025 00:48:49
No. I believe in our youth, don't believe they have reached their potential yet. I think Cole Palmer has.
07 May 2025 05:55:06
Reluctantly I probably would, but I know that I might live to regret it.
I rate both Mainoo and Garnacho highly, but they only really have potential right now. There is no guarantee that either of them becomes the player their potential suggests they could be.
While the team currently heavily relies on Bruno, and if he doesn't do it then we struggle. Cole Palmer has shown he is a class act capable of performing and being decisive right now. Ironically he is the kind of player we need more of in the squad to give players like Mainoo and Garnacho the breathing space to develop without the expectations of having to actually win the games for us.
The worry will always be what if they go on to eclipse Palmer, will we have egg on our face. You never want to sell academy players, especially with the ones who have the potential to actually reach the level you need.
Fortunately this is just a hypothetical and will never likely be viable option. But given where we are right now you'd be mad to turn down a top class player who performs to a high level every week for two youngsters who don't contribute combined even half of what Palmer does on his own right now.
07 May 2025 07:07:47
I do think this keep waiting for our academy players to come good more in hope then anything seen is absolute tosh, yes we would all love a team full of academy players but it ain’t going to happen, if you ain’t hit top level by the time your 20-21 or at least shown it more than not, the chances are your not getting there, yes you can still be a good player, but we need better than good players
You can’t keep storing players in the hope one day
Also all this rubbish, sell them and put a sell on clause in contract, well of course very nice but there are more than one party who does have to agree a contract, it’s not fairyland it’s business …….
Yes there are a few late bloomers, but if you’re honest with yourself and take off the red tints, there are not very many……
This team needs goals and needed them for past seasons, Garnacho don’t get nowhere near enough and Mainoo ain’t running no midfields not mobile or quick enough.
07 May 2025 07:26:12
No thanks.
07 May 2025 14:03:36
Id have to take Palmer over Garnacho and Mainoo simply because he contributes a lot more and fits the system.
Palmer has 58 goal contribution in 86 game in the prem
Garnacho has 26 goal contribution in 91 games in the prem
Mainoo has 4 goal contributions in 47 games in the prem. granted Mainoo position isn't just judged on goals and assists but palmer is clearly the better player right now and the other 2 might not make it to his level.
07 May 2025 16:41:49
So german, would you wait till they hit 20-21 then?
07 May 2025 19:16:21
I think both are super young players who might go on to have great careers.
Will either become a good as palmer is already?
It's impossible to answer but I'd rather have palmer in this united team than either of them right now.
I'm not for one second suggesting it's a serious suggestion just a hypothetical question.
I'm not sure why some fans place more love on academy graduates or have more affection for academy graduates than players signed from other teams.
07 May 2025 20:05:21
How about if Bruno is sold we buy Palmer and retain Garnacho and Mainoo.
08 May 2025 11:58:01
All three would probably still not be involved in as many goals or play as many games as Bruno…. be as reliable or influential… so that’s a no from me, palmer found his feet at Chelsea, did not at City, so I would keep Bruno thanks.