Eden Hazard (continued)

[dctid]

The Independent has an interesting spin on it.

Manchester City remain hopeful that they will lure the Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard, one of their top two summer targets, amid suspicions that Chelsea's interest in the player may have been artificially inflated by his agents in a bid to secure a better deal.

He has the same agent as Yaya i believe and was Chelski not mentioned as a possible move for Yaya - agent a twunt ands the boy a primadonna

 

[Andouble]

The Independent has an interesting spin on it.

Manchester City remain hopeful that they will lure the Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard, one of their top two summer targets, amid suspicions that Chelsea's interest in the player may have been artificially inflated by his agents in a bid to secure a better deal.

He has the same agent as Yaya i believe and was Chelski not mentioned as a possible move for Yaya - agent a twunt ands the boy a primadonna

the agent is doing his job.

 

[dctid]

The Independent has an interesting spin on it.

He has the same agent as Yaya i believe and was Chelski not mentioned as a possible move for Yaya - agent a twunt ands the boy a primadonna

the agent is doing his job.

Well it depends which report you believe - there are several indicating that the deal was done it was only when the agent demanded ridiculas agents fees for the transfer that it turned shit

 

[BlueNZ]

Its all over. Sky Sports sources say " Hazard would prefer to move to united".

So did Silva, Aguero, Yaya when they all signed....

 

[adammck]

I agree with the clubs stance. It would create a major conflict of interest if he was earning more then some of our established stars. Well done City.

I do hope we sign him, but on our terms. If Chelsea want to sign him then so be it, but I'd imagine it would create those same ego problems in the dressing room there.

He will be great to watch in the premier league.

 

[taconinja]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/9280981/Manchester-City-prepared-to-risk-losing-Eden-Hazard-to-Chelsea-over-his-200000-a-week-wage-demands.html

Belgian playmaker Hazard confirmed that he would leave Lille this summer after scoring a hat-trick during a 4-1 win against Nancy on Sunday in his final game for the club.

But despite being in pole position to sign the 21 year-old, who is also a target of Chelsea and Manchester United, City have made it clear to Hazard and his advisers that they will not meet his salary demands, which are understood to be around £200,000 a week. Instead they are prepared to offer around £110,000 a week.

The higher figure would move the Belgium international alongside Yaya Touré and Carlos Tévez as City’s top earners, but while that pair arrived as proven performers from Barcelona and United respectively, Hazard’s reputation is built on his performances in the French league.

As a result, senior figures at the Etihad Stadium have no intention of sanctioning a pay deal which would mean he earned more than Sergio Agüero, David Silva and the club captain, Vincent Kompany.

City accept that Chelsea’s interest in Hazard is genuine and the player himself admitted on Sunday that the Stamford Bridge club’s new status as European champions made them an attractive proposition.

However, with City conscious of the need to move towards complying with Uefa’s incoming Financial Fair Play regulations, they are determined to adopt a sustainable approach in the transfer market.

The exorbitant salaries paid to the likes of Tévez, Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Touré when they signed in 2009 are viewed as thing of the past. City are now confident that their success on the pitch means that they no longer have to pay excessive wages to tempt players.

City’s Abu Dhabi power brokers will not succumb to the pressure being applied by the Hazard camp and are ready to call their bluff by holding firm should Chelsea edge closer to signing the player.

And while United’s interest in Hazard remains, the Old Trafford club are also understood to be unwilling to consider the player’s financial requirements.

United have distanced themselves from a hoax website which carried a statement claiming that a deal had been struck with Lille for Hazard.

The phoney website is understood to have been set up in Ireland at the weekend and United insist that it is not connected to the club.





Sorry if already posted.

I hadn't seen it so thanks for posting! Sounds about right, too. Two of the three clubs are standing their ground and I don't imagine Chelsea is going to go insane either.

 

[nomorethaksintimes]

Some good football journalism in the Mail (for once)

 

[BlueMoonBelgianWhite]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/9280981/Manchester-City-prepared-to-risk-losing-Eden-Hazard-to-Chelsea-over-his-200000-a-week-wage-demands.html

Belgian playmaker Hazard confirmed that he would leave Lille this summer after scoring a hat-trick during a 4-1 win against Nancy on Sunday in his final game for the club.

But despite being in pole position to sign the 21 year-old, who is also a target of Chelsea and Manchester United, City have made it clear to Hazard and his advisers that they will not meet his salary demands, which are understood to be around £200,000 a week. Instead they are prepared to offer around £110,000 a week.

The higher figure would move the Belgium international alongside Yaya Touré and Carlos Tévez as City’s top earners, but while that pair arrived as proven performers from Barcelona and United respectively, Hazard’s reputation is built on his performances in the French league.

As a result, senior figures at the Etihad Stadium have no intention of sanctioning a pay deal which would mean he earned more than Sergio Agüero, David Silva and the club captain, Vincent Kompany.

City accept that Chelsea’s interest in Hazard is genuine and the player himself admitted on Sunday that the Stamford Bridge club’s new status as European champions made them an attractive proposition.

However, with City conscious of the need to move towards complying with Uefa’s incoming Financial Fair Play regulations, they are determined to adopt a sustainable approach in the transfer market.

The exorbitant salaries paid to the likes of Tévez, Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Touré when they signed in 2009 are viewed as thing of the past. City are now confident that their success on the pitch means that they no longer have to pay excessive wages to tempt players.

City’s Abu Dhabi power brokers will not succumb to the pressure being applied by the Hazard camp and are ready to call their bluff by holding firm should Chelsea edge closer to signing the player.

And while United’s interest in Hazard remains, the Old Trafford club are also understood to be unwilling to consider the player’s financial requirements.

United have distanced themselves from a hoax website which carried a statement claiming that a deal had been struck with Lille for Hazard.

The phoney website is understood to have been set up in Ireland at the weekend and United insist that it is not connected to the club.





Sorry if already posted.

THANK GOD! We are actually being responsible and preparing for FFP! We should not have to bend the knee to outrageous transfer fee's and wages when we have a proven squad that has just won the premier league!

 

[royle]

In these FFP days all players are going to have to cut their demands as all clubs are now restricted,the days of unlimited wages are over,so the players better get used to it.

100 grand a week,if that can't keep him in bread and milk then he needs a new housekeeper.

 

[Jumanji]

I think people are getting nervous because certain premier league teams are involved.

It seems like every transfer window, there are stories that we have problems with wage demands.

And honestly, there's no way in hell he's asking for 200k a week. I stopped reading after that figure.