FanchesterCity
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de niro said:KnaresboroughBlue said:J_Bow said:This was the rumour going about that swayed Alexis to London and apparently Fabregas was more keen on London too.
Any decent man would be having none of it and putting his career first.
Perhaps they thought those moves were best for their careers.
and if west ham came knocking? suddenely london isn't such a draw. footballers want it all. money, shopping, trophies.
It's a balance of them all though isn't it? location, money, and potential. If you're neck and neck on two of them, then the third can swing a decision.
People underestimate player's families too. Obviously wives will have a say, but it can be parents and other family members too painting Manchester as cold and miserable, and London as 'short hop' back to Spain etc.
I don't think Manchester's got the pull that London has, but I'm sure it's ahead of Brum, Newcastle, Leeds, and Liverpool!