I know he’s not the same player anymore, but the clips from his Villa years show a player he was never allowed to be at City. Pinging diagonals, early crosses onto a dime, shots from everywhere. Plus the dribbling and the vision and the passing...
This one has so much posturing in the media from both clubs about price that probably the only thing to pay attention to is official announcements.
Edit: and that goes both ways!
If he tears it up here I can’t see why he’d want to go back to City where the door is completely shut to him. He’s won everything there is to win. He might just want to play. We’d be in a good position to strike a deal if he does well here.