What the experts said about City's signing of Kevin DeBruyne in 2015 for 54 million pounds.
Former Liverpool manager Phil Thompson:
“De Bruyne? My goodness...the world is going mad, isn't it?
“You look at the amount of money they are paying for this boy, it's just absolutely bonkers.
“He's a good player, but is he a great player, for what he's done, where he's played? Wolfsburg are a good team, they got into the Champions League, but come on …”
“There's players you see and you think 'Yeah', but I just don't see this. I don't see £50 million odd for this player. I really do not see it at all.
“This is someone who was at the top club in England, Chelsea, and didn't click, so he has played here before, with a top team with top players.
“I thought he was out of his depth at Chelsea. He never once went out on the pitch and looked like he belonged there.
“I don't think he could handle it and now he's going to City for about three times what Wolfsburg paid for him. Not for me.
“He'll be on the bench at City for a start, because you can't change a winning team. Who does he get in ahead of?
“Okay, he's had a good season in Germany. But there are only a few decent clubs there really, aren't there? It's not the Premier League.”
"De Bruyne is undoubtedly a quality player but he is not a natural winger.
"If he were used instead of [Jesus] Navas on the right, City would lose some of their width which is proving so effective at the moment."
Former Liverpool manager Phil Thompson:
“De Bruyne? My goodness...the world is going mad, isn't it?
“You look at the amount of money they are paying for this boy, it's just absolutely bonkers.
“He's a good player, but is he a great player, for what he's done, where he's played? Wolfsburg are a good team, they got into the Champions League, but come on …”
Paul Merson Soccer Saturday host:
“There's players you see and you think 'Yeah', but I just don't see this. I don't see £50 million odd for this player. I really do not see it at all.
“This is someone who was at the top club in England, Chelsea, and didn't click, so he has played here before, with a top team with top players.
“I thought he was out of his depth at Chelsea. He never once went out on the pitch and looked like he belonged there.
“I don't think he could handle it and now he's going to City for about three times what Wolfsburg paid for him. Not for me.
“He'll be on the bench at City for a start, because you can't change a winning team. Who does he get in ahead of?
“Okay, he's had a good season in Germany. But there are only a few decent clubs there really, aren't there? It's not the Premier League.”
Former England international Danny Murphy:
"If he were used instead of [Jesus] Navas on the right, City would lose some of their width which is proving so effective at the moment."
[We lost some of our "width" anyway, Navas was let go and now plays for Sevilla.]
