Deal agreed with Bayern Munich for Leroy Sane - €60m (including add-ons)

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FantasyIreland said:
Might be for the best if we wait for something official rather than speculating over what a snidey,bitter,City hating,fuck wit has to say.

On Sunday afternoon,I saw an incredibly happy Leroy who gave no hint of leaving and instead was talking about his future playing for our club - until i hear different i'll be paying no attention to the needy,attention seekers or the shit stirrers.
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Sky try to goad him and he said he's staying and looking forward to next season IIRC? Just after he covered Yaya in champagne.

Would Bayern be pushing the FFPR punishment to get him?
 
Personally I`m not arsed either way if he stays or goes,as his performances overall this season have been more average than wonderful.
No-one can doubt his talent,but thats not the only thing Pep demands from his players.
You only have to look at the frustration on Peps face when the lad either doesn`t track back or even worse doesn`t appear to give a shit when he loses the ball.Perhaps its in his make-up in his body language that suggests he can`t be bothered at times.
Get a shit load of ackers for him and I`m certain we can find someone equally as good from some-where.
OK it may take time but I`d sooner do without a player who at times shows a sulky streak in himself.
He needs to take a leaf out of Bernhardo`s and Raheems books and work harder for the team.The lad could go far ... if he`s got the balls for a fight and more importantly,the desire.
 
mat said:
Sky try to goad him and he said he's staying and looking forward to next season IIRC? Just after he covered Yaya in champagne.

Would Bayern be pushing the FFPR punishment to get him?
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I assume ffp wouldn't apply to bayern. It doesn't apply to barca. They're spending 120m on griezman, 80m on De ligt, 70m on De Jong. All after the 100m plus signings of dembele and Coutinho in recent years.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
I fear this weekend could be the final time we see Leroy in a City shirt.

Castles doesn't have direct sources to City but, by extension, Jorge Mendes is his main supplier of info.

A man trying to do the majority of our deals this summer and who already represents Bernardo, Eddie, Otamendi, Danilo, Mangala.

Mendes will certainly know what our requirements are from Txiki, which furniture is being moved around.

It's also quite a bold claim to state City have actually granted permission to Bayern to discuss personal terms, which would mean a fee has been agreed.

It would certainly mean Leroy and his reps had initially told City they wished to leave the club.

A lot of things then fall into place if you consider Leroy's playing situation in recent months and the lack of a new contract being announced.

We are expecting a two window ban from Fifa in January, which would certainly necessitate a sale this summer, as his contract continued to run down and he could agree a free move to a team on the continent from Jan 2021.

It would also explain the interest in Felix, a massive fee involved and also a Mendes client.

I hope I am wrong, but not so sure. :(
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Thing is, if Mendez is as tight with the Club as he appears to be, surely it’s in his best interests to keep his trap shut. There is no way he would be leaking to the press, unless the Club wanted him to... it’s so Machiavellian.
 
Citizen in Pakistan said:
If he does go then we shouldnt charge less than 75 to 80. However, it would be a big loss indeed. I really hope city keep him
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Too low. Other clubs wouldn't sell a player of his age, experience, and talent for less than 100m in this market. And even at 100m, some clubs might not even sell in my opinion.
 
I'd be gutted to see him go, I just can't see it though, and we'd probably want Coutinho money at a minimum which I cant see Bayern paying either
 
hcblue95 said:
I assume ffp wouldn't apply to bayern. It doesn't apply to barca. They're spending 120m on griezman, 80m on De ligt, 70m on De Jong. All after the 100m plus signings of dembele and Coutinho in recent years.
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I didn't post my point correctly. I was meaning that Bayern could be pushing for us to get a ban to get Sane.
 
hcblue95 said:
I assume ffp wouldn't apply to bayern. It doesn't apply to barca. They're spending 120m on griezman, 80m on De ligt, 70m on De Jong. All after the 100m plus signings of dembele and Coutinho in recent years.
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I have asked the same question many times about Barcelona and Real Madrid who seem to have access to unlimited amounts of money to buy players and the pay them inflated salaries (600k a week for Bale !) yet nobody at UEFA seems interested in where the money comes from.
 
Was a 'sensational' article by Castles in saying City and Bayern are in talks..Listening to his latest podcast,he was more rational and a balanced view..Things arent as bad as they seemed in his article
 
OntarioBlue said:
I have asked the same question many times about Barcelona and Real Madrid who seem to have access to unlimited amounts of money to buy players and the pay them inflated salaries (600k a week for Bale !) yet nobody at UEFA seems interested in where the money comes from.
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It’s farcical. There’s never a media outcry, nothing. It’s just accepted “because it’s Barca”. And they’re allowed to spend money they don’t have. But we’re not allowed to spend money we do have.
 
Think it’s a huge huge blow if we lose Sane. other than Bernardo, Kdb and Ederson, he’s the next irreplaceable player in our team when you factor in age and potential.

we don’t have anybody else like him in the team, sterling beats a man a little differently and makes different runs behind, Leroy is pure power and pace and gets down the outside and behind so easily. even if he’s having a bad game, just his presence on the pitch opens up so much more space elsewhere.

I trust Pep and I’m sure we will bring in somebody very exciting as a replacement if he were to go but I’m also certain we will be watching performances from him in years to come wishing we still had him if he does leave.
 
I think the club will end up accepting an offer that we as fans deem to be below his true value. Purely because if we don’t sell him this summer, there’s a large chance he leaves on a free after Bayern get their claws into him. They are very good at getting top players on free transfers. So a reduced fee to avoid that happening will be seen as good business, especially as we’ll be making a large profit on him. Probably £80m-90m, and not the £100m-£130m that the fans would want.
 
Just listened to ‘The transfer window’ podcast with Castles on; said that no fee has been agreed. If City can’t convince him to stay then they’ll sell this summer.

Hopefully he’s just using it as a tool to get a better contract at City, really don’t fancy this guy leaving, he could be a world beater
 
Remember a season or two ago, everyone had Sane over Sterling in their starting line ups.

That has significantly changed.

What separates the good and the Elite footballers is mentality and I don’t think Leroy has it to be honest.

He’s a player I like a lot and obviously want him to stay but it wouldn’t be the end of the world if he left us for £100m.

Sane has world class potential but like many players I’m not sure he will ever reach it because of his mentality. He has even improved since he joined us? I mean we know his weaknesses. No right foot at all. Hence Pep never plays him on RW. Also for someone tall enough he can’t head the ball at all. Defensively he’s probably our weakest winger. These weaknesses haven’t been improved at all. While Sterling for example was poor at finishing and has improved ten fold.

Mahrez gets a lot of hate for being one dimensional but Leroy is much more one footed.

Sane is an exciting talent, killer shot on him and a great dribbler but if he doesn’t sign a new deal, the club need to put him on the market this summer, it’s strictly business. He’s not irreplaceable.
 
OntarioBlue said:
Thing is, if Mendez is as tight with the Club as he appears to be, surely it’s in his best interests to keep his trap shut. There is no way he would be leaking to the press, unless the Club wanted him to... it’s so Machiavellian.
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