Did I say 'going straight in at £60mill'? No I didn't.
Not for one second do I think City have or would go straight in with that figure.
You're right, City would be mad to do that.
I assume wrongly or rightly City may have already tabled a starting bid on the QT?
City have to start th ball rolling at some point.
What Im' saying is that if City need to go to £60mill to get Arsenal to blink and to give in, then the extra £10mill-£15mill is worth it.
If Arsenal still stand firm at £60mill, take it or leave it, final offer, fair enough.
Or do you want us to do an Arsenal and offer £1 over £50mill.
Blow Arsenal's resistance out of the water, and blow the other teams away in the PL. Done!
That £60mill and more will come back when we win the PL, and go on a good run in the CL, maybe even winning it.
One more point. CL money is paid in Euros. Look at the Euro/pound exchange rate now and what it could be at the end of the tournament. The pound against the Euro isn't going to rally anytime soon.