Alexis Sanchez

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Madrid got Isco kroos bale modric Ronaldo yet they are fourth in the league just what makes people believe current united plus Alexis will stop us
 
Tom_mcfc said:
So Utd sign him and it's short sighted but wouldn't be if we did? Let's not become them and make out we are the ultimate winners if they sign him. Also feel free to look at the league table when I said closest rivals.
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No what I am saying is that they have only put a bid in now, gazumping city because it keeps them relevant in the media, and their fans get to crow on social media. The same reasons they appointed Peg, with all their supposed myths thrown out of the window. When Peg goes do you think they will have plans in place to recruit a manger and players that suit that managers playing style, or sign players for mega bucks because it sells shirts and clicks on social media.
 
Pretty chilled on this one.

I mean sure he'd help us compete for Champs league, but that's it.

We've enough on the other fronts and I think Sane has a much higher ceiling than Alexis ever reached, so I'd expect him long term to be the better player.
 
BJL_City said:
United don't even need him. They're already overstocked in that area of the pitch. They're trying to points score and get a win for the fans to placate them because of this season and the fact they won't be able to draw players of the required calibre in the summer. Much like their Mourinho move it's marketing and trying to points score, we saw how that went.
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Pretty much how I see it too.

But will be a bit disappointed if Sanchez buys into it.
 
simon23 said:
the point i was making was that people on here are saying we are well within our budget..we were after all going to spend around 60m plus not he same player and didnt and also 30m wish on JFE .......we have said 50% wish if we spent 30m on his now.
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I think the summer plan was to sell/loan Mangala (get fee/wages off the books) to get the money for Evans and free up money for Sanchez.

With us making no fee or get wages off the books for Mangala, we need to split our money between Sanchez and a centre back.

If we're being honest, most of us would want Sanchez but a spare centre back is way more important to this team at the moment.
 
argyle said:
That's a bit arrogant.

It's clear we want him but not prepared to go as far as Utd for him.

Big chance missed by us and will improve them a lot unfortunately.

Reminds me of Hazard and RVP.
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utd is with a small u, how many times do people need telling
 
argyle said:
That's a bit arrogant.

It's clear we want him but not prepared to go as far as Utd for him.

Big chance missed by us and will improve them a lot unfortunately.

Reminds me of Hazard and RVP.
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Yes because we don't want him that badly. If we did he'd already be in a City shirt.

When City want players desperately, they don't fuck about and they pay the money. When they reckon they can do without them but they'd be a luxury signing, they haggle.
 
An alternative view....back in the summer, paper talk was that Sanchez was making outrageous demands for his signature to scare clubs (including Arsenal & Bayern) off. It worked, his demands of City were lower and we were the only game in town.

Maybe utd have called his bluff and met those outrageous demands and he is now in a dilemma
 
BigOscar said:
Exactly, that's a shit ton of money for a player who's realistically got maybe a couple of years left at the very top at best, who wouldn't really improve our team, only our squad. I've been pretty negative about this move all along, as I just don't see the point in such a huge investment for such a short term, very marginal improvement?
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I'm happy to see him here, within reason and within budget, on our terms. If the club think the demands are too high and he goes to the rags that's fine by me, they need full backs and a right winger a lot more.
 
bluetonium said:
Whinger had said pretty much the he's leaving and we'll know imminently. Seems he's going now not summer, he wants us, Arsenal want more money and United will offer more money. Love triangle.

Part of me still thinks this is a play by Sanchez to get us to bring him in now and match United's offer to get it done. If he signs for us he's pretty much guaranteed a winners medal minimum this year, hope it ends well for us and with egg on Jose's face.
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Arsenal cannot make him sign for Utd.
 
Well that’s three times now I’ve loss my mortgage money!
I must stop being easily led, by fast buck can’t loose bets on bluemoon!
 
cyberblue said:
I wouldnt lose any sleep him not coming to City if he goes to the rags he still wont win fu*k all
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This, for me! Look, I want him here. I'll say it again, I want him here and think he'll be a great addition. He will improve the team, but we don't absolutely need him. If he takes a look at our position, potential, future, playing style, coach, etc and compares us to United and chooses United, then bugger off. We were going to pay him well and give him the best chance of winning trophies, but if United want to pay astronomical fees, then we are NOT going to pay that and he can go there if he wants.
 
The Riot Club said:
Fucking shambles this. A player who apparently had agreed to come to us in summer, now we let our hated and still dangerous rivals get a major coup on us, not to mention the suddenly now positive spin on it in the media to big those cünts up. And he'll definitely improve their team while we're fucking about trying to play Bernardo as a striker. I'm fucking fuming. We never seem to really press home advantages when we're on top, just like with RvP we let those wankers back in. Absolutely fucking shit from us this. Smalltime and unambitious, and arrogant and complacent.
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lolz
 
Too many blinkers on here regarding the Sanchez move, City will have more than one target in areas which need strengthening, like a Fernandinho understudy/ replacement, and another CB now that Vinny seems to be coming to the end of his career, and Mangala is too accident prone.
City have obviously been busy in recent weeks talking to representatives of Fred and Seri, and we have FFP and a wage structure that needs to be taken into account.
I’d rather sign a new defensive midfielder and/or CB than Sanchez if given the choice.
But whatever happens, there are those who are in possession of all the facts (and figures) making the big decisions at City, as well as Guardiola, not us mere fans who have but a fraction of the big picture, filtered through social media and sky/talkshite
 
Armaan said:
No because that’s obviously different to the matter at hand. What Alexis wants is within reason for all top players. Pay him a higher signing on fee, reduce his wages simple.
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Or not, since the signing on fee is seemingly after paying Arsenal £35m and paying his agent £10m. That's taking the piss.
 
Damocles said:
John Cross reckons he's going to United.

This for me is the clearest indication this is all coming from the Arsenal end.
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Sucked back into the thread (me that is). I saw you expressing confidence that he would come to City but I have never been confident he would although I have tired to be optimistic. I'm certain he won't now and given, as you pointed out, how long we have coveted him, it does hack me off that we have failed to get him. This may be an honourable fail but it is still a fail and the club do need to look at why they have failed: it's not just a question of the Rags gazumping us at the end with silly money.
 
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