The departure of Ferran Torres from Manchester City to Barcelona has prompted a range of responses from City fans.
Some are bemused by Torres' willingness make the downgrade to a fallen giant, others are annoyed by his admission that he used City as a stepping stone while some, like myself, aren't overly bothered about the whole thing.
However, one narrative surrounding the deal was simply bang out of order.
'No footballer grows up dreaming of playing for Manchester City. No footballer grows up and dreams of making the move and living in Manchester. It just doesn't happen,' tweeted @talkfcb_, a Barca fan account that has over 169,000 followers on Twitter.
Ok, owing to the recent nature of City's success, the former part of that statement may be true. The latter has got us fuming though.
Who knows if Torres enjoyed living in the greatest city on earth or not, but if he didn't, then maybe he should have taken a leaf from Bernardo Silva's book.
There's a general misconception that City and Manchester United players all live in Alderley Edge, a leafy suburb 12 miles south of Manchester that is one of the most expensive places to live in the UK outside of London.
In the past that was largely true, but City's midfield magician is leading a trend of City's stars getting more amongst it and enjoying life in the City.
During an interview with CityTV last month, in which Bernardo and his girlfriend Ines Tomaz walked their pet dog John - yes, named after John Stones - along the Spinningfields section of the River Irwell.
"We love to walk to the Northern Quarter and go for brunch," Bernardo effused when asked what he thinks of life in the city.
"If you don't live in the city centre it is more difficult. I see where most of the guys live and they cannot walk to the shops or restaurants."
By his own admission, Bernardo is a city boy. When playing for Benfica he lived in a Lisbon apartment, so perhaps it is not surprising that he chose to live in M3 rather than a village outside Macclesfield.
Even Pep Guardiola and Ilkay Gundogan have followed suit, the pair living in the same apartment block. We can only imagine the hour-long tactical lectures Pep gives the midfielder when he walks downstairs to collect his post.
But seriously - why would any footballer in the world not want to live in Manchester? Weather aside (we can't work miracles) the city has everything you could want.
The Northern Quarter has a distinctly bohemian and European feel, with enough cafes, restaurants and independent shops to keep you busy on a day off. Just as Grindsmith fan Aymeric Laporte.
It's a city of history, the heart of the industrial revolution and a living, breathing museum of politics, civil rights and pop culture. Are you telling me that Erling Haaland wouldn't want to have his picture taken outside the Salford Lads' Club, or enjoy a couple of quite pints in The Briton's Protection, one of the oldest pubs in the country? Maybe 42s would be more his scene...
Choosing to make the centre of Manchester your home brings an ever-increasing choice of living options, with new apartments going up and old mills being converted every week.
What makes Manchester so great is that it is such a cosmopolitan city; it really has a bit of everything. There are countless Spanish restaurants for Guardiola and his coaching staff to enjoy, pizza joints galore for a cheat-day treat, Chinatown and Rusholme.
Even Castlefield and Ancoats Marina can feel like Venice on a sunny day.
By breaking the mould of footballer stereotypes, Bernardo has proven that Manchester will never be a hindrance to the Blues' transfer plans.
P.S. Bernardo - if you ever fancy a coffee and a Pastel de Nata, then I know a place. Felicidades!
