10 Mar 2013 08:35:35
City manager Roberto Mancini is set to make an £8m move for Leeds defender Sam Byram, 19, who is viewed as a long-term successor for Pablo Zabaleta.

1.) 10 Mar 2013
Byram could well become our 'Gareth Bale', and nobody wants to see him leave. But it would take one hack of a brave board to turn down £8m.

While we are moving in the right direction though I think we should manage to keep hold of him. For now.

2.) 10 Mar 2013
If Man City do try and buy Byram I hope for his sake that he turns it down, Man City is not the team to go to at his young age, there is no hiding place at a club like that, and if he makes one or 2 mistakes City will spend 10m on a replacement and his career will be take a hammering. Having said that I think we could improve the team considerably with that sort of money.

3.) 10 Mar 2013
Yeah I saw it in THE SUN, hope he doesn't leave but he does have a great potental

4.) 10 Mar 2013
Byram should take note of the players that have left are club and done nothing in ther careers woods and taiwo are the two that sprind to mind only left for the money just hope sam doesn't do the same.

5.) 10 Mar 2013
As much as i'd like Byram to stay, I think 8 million or more is too good to turn down we could we could get 4-5 quality players for that price which is exactly what we need.

6.) 10 Mar 2013
Any player that decides to go to city is complete lunatic and may as well kiss goodbye to their career and just warm the bench. It wouldn't be for footballing reasons anyway. As the song goes by Abba money money money and one name Scott Sinclair ever heard of him? Only for Swansea but certainly not for city so Byram beware for the sake of your career stay put lad.

7.) 10 Mar 2013
I don't think he would go. Yes there's the money but he won't play football. Mancini could buy him and be out the door. Another big name manager would come in and spend crazy money on players again and Sam wouldn't be guaranteed to play. Look at Scott Sinclair, should never have left Swansea. He went to replace Adam Johnson as Silva back up. Pointless

Crmd

8.) 10 Mar 2013
I agree with the comments that man city is not the kind of club he should go to (if true and if he goes) unless he wants to sit in their reserves & see little or no first team action however at that kind of fee, the choice might be out of his hands and most clubs who have a player a club is willing to pay that much for is likely to snap their hands off. in all fairness, unless you're one of the clubs with money and or billionaire owners, £8m for a player who has had 1 good season is a lot of money and regardless of what we'd like to think, every player has a price. I'd hate to see him go but at that level, you have to seriously consider it IF its all going to be reinvested in the squad

9.) 11 Mar 2013
The story ran in the s*n. c'mon people 8m is not even realistic, it just shows ruperts cronies haven't got a clue.
they just make it up

10.) 11 Mar 2013
If we sell byram for 8 mill how much will be spent on team strenthening, naff all.
needs to stay put and improve, don't fall foul to 2nd season syndrome

11.) 11 Mar 2013
Take 8 mil loan him back buy players for next seasons push to the prem

12.) 12 Mar 2013
To the 4th poster telling byram to note woods and taiwo. funny why you don't mention lennon or milner?