Congratulations to Arsenal on an outstanding win. I would have no issue at all if they win the league as they have been the best, for much of the season. I know that counts for nothing, but still.
As for Manchester City, the strong rumour is that Bernardo Silva will definitely leave at the end of this year. He will be a loss, and will be hard to replace. I cannot see it, but KDB and Saudi are being linked too, and it is clear that this era of player is coming to an end (Gundogan, Silva, Debruyne, Mahrez), and either gone or going, or reaching the end of their peak. Walker falls into this category too - his performance against Venicius Jr shows that he is physically a specimen, but his mental lapses, and his life away from sport, as well as the emergence of Manuel Akanji and Rico Lewis, make me question how long he will stay.
The purchase of Caudio Echeverri is an exciting one; he is very young but already a dominant player in the Argentinian league, and the player of the tournament in the Youth World Cup, with the kind of performances and style that remind of Phil Foden. Savio, who has been tearing up LaLiga for Girona, has been purchased, and that creates wing options between Jeremy Doku, Savio, and Oscar Bobb, who I think is an outstanding prospect. There is no guarantee that Savio will play for City next season, but if he does, it could also give the chance to use Jack Grealish inside, where I believe he will thrive. We have also apparently bought 'the best 14 year old in world football' too - Let's hope he is more Messi than Freddie Adu.
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