Alexis Sanchez

[manimanc]

Can Alexis sign a pre contract with us in preparation for a free summer move?

 

[citytill1die84]

Can Alexis sign a pre contract with us in preparation for a free summer move?

No only European clubs.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

No
Only foreign clubs

 

[manimanc]

No only European clubs.

Cheers.

 

[aguero93:20]

Can Alexis sign a pre contract with us in preparation for a free summer move?

No, not a binding one anyway. He can only do that with a club from another league, hence Wenger's whining when it was fairly obvious we'd agreed terms with Sagna early without an official announcement.

 

[john blue]

Welcome To Manchester Alexis

Said that about Hazard., you sound like a arrogant red.

 

[goater555]

Surely Arsenal will want to delay it until after their semi final against Chelsea anyway.

Or maybe Sanchez will want to delay it until after the Liverpool game. Not sure it will do his confidence any good if we lost our first game of the season after the year he's had. Saying that, the deadline to play is nearly up so...

 

[argyle]

It's going to go down to the last day of the window isn't it.

Wouldn't be surprised if the same happens with Arsenal messing up and failing to get a replacement again.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

That's good enough for me,always got time for an optimist me mate

Think the site could do with more of them!!

 

[SPIDERBOY]

No, not a binding one anyway. He can only do that with a club from another league, hence Wenger's whining when it was fairly obvious we'd agreed terms with Sagna early without an official announcement.

Girona :)

 

[aguero93:20]

Girona :)

Haha, would be funny but best not to paint a target on Girona like that, they're getting plenty of stick from La Liga as is...

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

because we also want to buy a CB without having the £20m on the table for Mangala from Palace in the summer.

We also had another £100m on the table for Mbappe and £25m on Evans last summer.

The money was there then.

 

[Neville Kneville]

We also had another £100m on the table for Mbappe and £25m on Evans last summer.

The money was there then.

Maybe spending that money would have required us to move players on, during the ffp assessment period though.

 

[ak93city]

Pretty hilarious how people have forgotten we were after at least 3 more players who would've cost 100m+ in the summer, and are saying FFP is a big issue now suddenly.

 

[lee_wsm]

Could it be due to wage budgets a few players are getting new contract recently

 

[Neville Kneville]

Pretty hilarious how people have forgotten we were after at least 3 more players who would've cost 100m+ in the summer, and are saying FFP is a big issue now suddenly.

Fffp is most definitiely an issue.

If it wasn't, Mbappe would be playing for City now.

 

[ak93city]

Maybe spending that money would have required us to move players on, during the ffp assessment period though.

Only Mangala was going to be moved on to get another top class CB, which after failing resulted in us considering Evans in the summer. The Mbappe and Sanchez deals had nothing to do with anybody else leaving.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

That is true. A very flexible player. I would not play him in any of the forward positions though unless there are injuries. I think he is a significant step below players like Sterling and Sane in being able to go past a man. When teams park the bus, players like that are absolutely vital. That's what used to make Sanchez special. He had that ability too, but it has gone. However he is still a very flexible player who would be a very useful addition to the squad because he covers so many positions. At his age, I can see him playing in a lot deeper positions than most have considered.

His first job will be to get fit. I have seen him play recently and he has only been good for 45 mins. He's probably been coasting at Arsenal this season.

I would not have bought him, but he is a very adaptable player, and I think Pep might use him as cover, or perhaps surprise us and play him in a deeper role.

When teams park the bus, pace is the last thing required, as there is zero space in behind.

It's the actual opposite, Sanchez has superior skills and ball control in closer quarters than either Sane or Sterling.

Sanchez will engage a player through attempting to bustle and dribble, which then creates the possibility of a break in the line.

 

[ak93city]

Fffp is most definitiely an issue.

If it wasn't, Mbappe would be playing for City now.

Said who? Mbappe by his own admission said he joined Paris because that's his home club and so why would he go to Madrid when he had the chance for PSG?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Just looked at the fixtures, while there's no huge games in there we've got 6 games in 22 days, sooner would be better.

Yeah agreed pal, but reckon we can get by if we need to, I could live with 31st