Man City could bother the stones for his 18-year-old star

Manchester City ‘Defense problems continue.
Sunday 2-0 defeat in the hands of selected champions Liverpool He was 19. Way Sky Blues has received more goals this season in the same game.
Therefore, Pep GuardiolaThe team has released almost exactly 1.5 goals per game this season, which would represent the biggest ratio of citizens Ever since it was discarded in 2000/01.
However, Man City has a highly rated teenager who is currently a rental that could make these questions easier when he returns to Etihad next season.
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The fall of John Stones in Man City this season
When Stones joined Manchester City from Everton for Reported fee of £ 47.5 millionBecoming the second most expensive defender in the world at the time, there was certainly doubt.
Well, this has certainly proven to be a valuable investment, with former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand describing him as “Best in the World” on the way to winning six Premier League titles, two FA Cups and Champions League.
However, more recently, especially this season, he has struggled with injuries during this campaign, sitting 16 matches But because of different questions, with Guardiola Confirming his defender It will be put aside again, this time for up to ten weeks due to a thigh injury suffered in Bernabéa last Wednesday.
Jonathan Wilson of Guardian It is surprised if the stones are ‘inability to remain in the form’ eternal state ‘and does not help the fact that, as noted Joe Bray from Manchester’s Evening NewsIn December, he ‘hurried back’, as a result of the “continuous cycle of injury” by Man City.
Therefore, According to some reportsStones could leave in the summer, since Man City invested in younger defenders to take them to the future, especially Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.
But can another of their young investments, currently borrow, be a heir to England?
New teenage defender Man City
In January, as part of their consumption, Man City A 18-year-old defender signed Juma Bah of Real Valladolid, paying a 6 million euro release clause (£ 5m) before lending it immediately, which proved to be controversial.
As recently last season, Bah played for FRENTONONIAN SLIFA in his native Sierra Leone, before surprised by the transition to La League Side Valladolid.
Following, as Reuben Pinder from athletics To put it, his ‘fast rise’, Blanquivioletas wanted to increase the baha release clause, which was only £ 5m, and accused the city of the city ‘Taps’, encouraging Baha of not signating a professional contract in Valladolid so that he could be raised by the price of prices, with the Spanish club ‘threatening legal acts’ James Ducker from the Telegraph.
Jamie Jackson and Sid Lowe of Guardian Provide a statement of Valladolid claiming that Bah “decided not to appear” later informing the club about his “intent to unilaterally break the contract”.
So why Man City was so desperately secured the signature of an 18-year-old, after he had just made 12 performances In La Liga?
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Good, Mario Cortegan and Tomás Hill López-Menchero from Athletics describe it as ‘command’ while Ben Mattinson data analyst It was marked by “Powerhouse”, whose “air capacity makes it threatened with set-in-the-comades.”
In this sense could be similar to Arsenal’s Gabrielwho scored in Etihad in September and has a almighty habit to cause chaos from corners and free kicks.
So, let’s see the duo compare, as well as where they are ranked in the first five leagues in Europe.
BAH VS Gabriel Companing (24/25) |
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Statistics |
Bach |
Top 5 league rank |
Gabriel |
Top 5 league rank |
Air duels beat |
71.1% |
37. |
58.8% |
277. |
Completion of passing |
81.4% |
583. |
90% |
94. |
Accessories |
10 |
738. |
23 |
114. |
Spaces |
61 |
231. |
77 |
135. |
Interceptions |
12 |
593. |
14 |
492. |
Blocks |
16 |
585. |
37 |
34. |
Ball |
36 |
1,122. |
52 |
793. |
Note: All charts “Top Five League” are out of 2721 players |
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Players involved in 30+ air duals over the first five leagues in Europe This season, only 25 won a higher percentage than BAH, which is especially impressive, given that he spent most of the season playing for Valladolid, who was described by former Manchester United and Wimbledon striker Terry Gibson as “hopeless” On the weekly podcast La Liga.
It is also worth warning that Bah has played just 879 minutes Over La Liga and now Ligue 1 this season, most The players collected is 2,430, which makes it even more impressive that in the 37th place to beat the air dual, the most prominent part of the top table.
So, the teenager is certainly talented, and the fans of Man City players should be excited when they will soon see in a heavenly blue shirt.