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

[wolfie1988]

Nonsense,the club is set up to run the same whoever the manager is,we have a young team growing together,we will continue to buy who fits and not for their name

You have to move with the game. The game will eventually overtake us. It works in cycles.

 

[Gabriel]

I truly hope so.

He's been part of some of the best football i've ever seen, from any team, ever. That Arsenal game where we were 3-0 up by half time, him, Silva and Aguero were just unplayable.

And some of the games where it would go, Ederson > Ferna > KDB > Sane > Goal, in about 5 seconds. Wow, just wow.

True. In some respects, this season could be an important one for Guardiola, as it should be the one that sees him mould ‘his team’ and which sees us become less reliant on both Silva and especially Aguero. I’d much rather we used this season to shape a side where Sane/Jesus/Sterling feature more prominently and Aguero is gently eased towards departure. Not decrying his contribution and continued talent, simply advocating good house management and preparation for the inevitable.

 

[kaz7]

You have to move with the game. The game will eventually overtake us. It works in cycles.

We will never go down the rag route off buying big names,giving them 400k a week and try and make them gel together,i promise you that

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

You have to move with the game. The game will eventually overtake us. It works in cycles.

Nice cliches, but aren't we the ones setting the game.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Because their starting offer is €85m, as they’ve reminded us roughly once a day. Expecting them to go from €85m to £120m is not realistic in my opinion. Haven’t we even heard rumblings that the asking price is only £100?

City said they haven't received a bid.

 

[wolfie1988]

We will never go down the rag route off buying big names,giving them 400k a week and try and make them gel together,i promise you that

Maybe not, but we will have to show flexibility. We've been overtaken before and it'd be naive to think that, with our current policy, we won't be overtaken again. The young upcoming superstars are not going to go cheap over the next few years. We can't miss out on them forever. Look at Joao Felix as an example.

 

[wolfie1988]

Nice cliches, but aren't we the ones setting the game.

Course we are. But in doing that, it means others are trying to match and better us by ploughing money in. Eventually, when Pep leaves, the likelihood is that we will have to do similar to even maintain.

 

[Coatigan]

And why sign the prime of your life away to a manager who has issues with you (at best) and who leaves you on the bench, subs you on on 90 minutes and subs you off first. Whilst you're being paid much less than you could earn elsewhere?

Just playing devil's advocate here.

If Pep had played Sané more often, I don't think this thread would exist, he'd have re-signed ages ago.

I agree. it's easy to assume it is just about money, maybe playing time, at his age, matters to him more. he may well be prepared to stay and see how next seadon pans out, regardless of the pressure put on him by both sides. I.e, bsyern wanting him to declate he wants to join, city wanting him to extend.

 

[bennyboy]

True. In some respects, this season could be an important one for Guardiola, as it should be the one that sees him mould ‘his team’ and which sees us become less reliant on both Silva and especially Aguero. I’d much rather we used this season to shape a side where Sane/Jesus/Sterling feature more prominently and Aguero is gently eased towards departure. Not decrying his contribution and continued talent, simply advocating good house management and preparation for the inevitable.

Sergio is only 31 so none of this gently eased out nonsense.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

It's not up until the end of the 2020/21 season.

Yeah, bit of a brain fart on my part.

 

[kaz7]

City said they haven't received a bid.

This and if they do the will go low to start with,negotiation 101,they can cough up what we want

 

[cleavers]

The young upcoming superstars are not going to go cheap over the next few years. We can't miss out on them forever. Look at Joao Felix as an example.

Maybe we already have some of them at the club ?

 

[kaz7]

Sergio is only 31 so none of this gently eased out nonsense.

2 more seasons to go,he has just scored 30 goals,there is no easing needed yet

 

[kaz7]

Course we are. But in doing that, it means others are trying to match and better us by ploughing money in. Eventually, when Pep leaves, the likelihood is that we will have to do similar to even maintain.

I can't see it if only because the powers that be wouldn't let us do it,Khaldoon is very proud of the fact we don't have the more expensive player in any position,squad harmony is key to our sucess,the youngsters we have now would not be best pleased if we brought players on twice their wages,it's just not worth it

 

[cleavers]

2 more seasons to go,he has just scored 30 goals,there is no easing needed yet

Could be longer if he wishes, hes a player that hasn't been overused here, and has very good fitness, last season for me was his best yet, maybe he could still get better, he's certainly more mature as a player, and more inclined to bring others into play

 

[roy.or.r]

This saga is getting tedious. The transfer window closes in 2 weeks time. Surely we won't sell Sane if he can't make his mind up or whatever that is going on after August 9th? Bayern are ****s and I think they are waiting for the PL window to close so that they can start their usual bullying.

 

[Gabriel]

Sergio is only 31 so none of this gently eased out nonsense.

Do I sense an age-related prickliness? ;-)

He’ll be 33 next September, as he enters his tenth and likely final year, so it makes sense for the transition to happen sooner rather than later; it’s simply replicating what happened with Silva last season and now this.

 

[roy.or.r]

Do I sense an age-related prickliness? ;-)

He’ll be 33 next September, as he enters his tenth and likely final year, so it makes sense for the transition to happen sooner rather than later; it’s simply replicating what happened with Silva last season and now this.

If he is 31 now, how can he be 33 next year?

 

[balotellishaircut]

This and if they do the will go low to start with,negotiation 101,they can cough up what we want

City won't entertain any bids Karen because they want him to stay, German ****s are working on Leroy asking to leave, this is why there going to the press and spouting nonsense, which some on here are gullible enough to believe.

 

[bumbleblue]

If he is 31 now, how can he be 33 next year?

Am assuming because he will be 32 this September and 33 next September.