Buckley-Ricketts looks like he's going to FC Twente on loan for the season. Kinda surprised City didn't just send him to NAC Breda for the season. At this rate we're gonna end up with an English kid on all the Eredivisie sides bar the big three.
City had Bersant Celina at Twente last year so a relationship seems to be building up there as well as their one with Breda
Good luck to @IsaacBuckley1, who will spend the season on loan with @fctwente #mcfc pic.twitter.com/2WgVQbO7AP— Man City Academy (@ManCityAcademy) August 3, 2017
Wigan youngster Luke Burgess has emerged as a shock target for French champions Monaco. #ASMonaco #WAFC https://t.co/QcOy2pA7dF— Pete O'Rourke (@SportsPeteO) August 4, 2017
Perhaps unsurprising that they haven't gone straight into the team. They're both making big steps up from their previous experiences.
The club may have seen it as an opportunity to give a pat on the back to players who were actually involved in the cup win last season. The first league game will be a better barometer of where they stand.
Bruns started ahead of Colkett in midfield and he's a new signing so it's nothing to do with that. Mount and Miazga have only been there less than a fortnight so are behind in their pre-season work; Miazga was there last season too but spent July at the Gold Cup so needs a break. Colkett has played well in pre-season but against the defending champions, in their home stadium and with 95% of tickets sold to them, it wasn't the right game to play all of the Chelsea kids at the same time. They play NAC Breda in the league opener, which could see Dabo, Colkett and Mount (plus Ali) vs Man City's five non-English loanees there (plus Horsfield).
Looks like another one could be heading over to Holland very soon. Arsenal starlet Cohen Bramall set for loan move https://t.co/Qj7r14Ap21 pic.twitter.com/aUDLfSldIQ— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley) August 7, 2017
Vitesse – NAC 4-1 Vitesse: Pasveer 6; Dabo 6, Kashia 6,5, Kruiswijk 6,5 (82. Miazga -), Büttner 8; Bruns 7 (73. Colkett -), Serero 7, Foor 8; Rashica 8, Matavz 7,5 (78. Castaignos -), Linssen 7. NAC: Noppert 6; Horsfield 5, Koch 5, Mari 5, Angelino 5; Verschueren 5 (46. Mets 6), El Allouchi 5 (75. Agyepong -), Vloet 5; Korte 5 (46. Fernandes 6), Ambrose 6, Manu Garcia 5. Arbiter: Mulder Willem II – Excelsior 1-2 Desevio not from the bench Willem II: Wellenreuther 5; Lewis 7, Lachman 5, Peters 6, Tsimikas 6; Chirivella 7, Crowley 7 (70. Haye), Heerkens 6; Azzaoui 6 (84. Calcan -), Sol 6, Coulibaly 5 (59. Croux 6). Excelsior: Damen 6,5; Fortes 6,5, Faes 6, Mattheij 6,5, Massop 6; Koolwijk 6,5, Faik 6,5, Vermeulen 6,5 (80. Caenepeel -); Elbers 6, El Azzouzi 6 (69. Messaoud -), Bruins 6,5 (85. Hadouir -).
Didn't see this one coming but fair enough. I wonder if Leicester have an arrangement with them? 898627238035431424 is not a valid tweet id
Same owners..... King Power bought them in the summer. Will probably see a couple more go over as well. Not sure sending young English lads to the birthplace of Stella is a good idea though.
Apparently Ravel Morrison is in Guadalajara (Mexico) to finalise a transfer to Club Atlas. Obviously...
I know there has been a big drive to get our players moving abroad but seems like we're trying to spread our wings to all corners of the World. Happy to sign a professional contract with argentine side Club El Porvenir & become the first english player in argentine football. pic.twitter.com/JABbNKCw6K— David Olaoye (@DavidOlaoye16) August 29, 2017
Joins Buckley-Ricketts at Utrecht Good luck to @MattyWillock - he's joined Eredivisie side @FCUtrecht on loan for the season. https://t.co/C1O6WJUmp0 pic.twitter.com/zhKQfLIoXR— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 31, 2017
This is a lovely detail. Perhaps they don't take shirt numbers too seriously over there but to me it suggests that they rate him very highly indeed.
I have a feeling this thread is going to be very lively this season so let's hope it's positive feedback
And another one: Ryan Kent joins SC Freiburg on season-long loan: https://t.co/ygI923LJ1U pic.twitter.com/1WzAEV9ERY— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 31, 2017