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

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Where do you play him though? He can't play LW and we've got Aguero and Jesus.

He can’t yet (:

 

[kaz7]

so loosing good players and bringing in no one will leave us in the same state? got it, why not sell raz while we are at it and replace him with no one.

Losin vinny and sane weaken us in 2 positions,i don't know how anyone would think differently

 

[razman]

He’s not worth €200m. He’s worth €100m and they’re paying him €100m in wages (according to that anyway)

Disagree with that ! When u have long range merchants like Coutinho going for 120m plus add ons.....we are giving him away for cheap !

 

[itisrising]

so loosing good players and bringing in no one will leave us in the same state? got it, why not sell raz while we are at it and replace him with no one.

We pretty much lost KDB last season and won the domestic treble. Have faith in our squad, Jesus looked like the promising player we first saw when he arrived in the Copa America and Mahrez looks like he's also come into his own. Our squad is good enough to retain the league with or without Sane.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

So they want to pay us the same amount that they want to pay Leroy? Surely that's an indicator that we should be asking for more.

If he's worth 350k a week, he's worth more than 90 million pounds.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Wow, thats £350k a week

Unless they’re giving him a 6 year deal? Then it’d be £290k. What were we offering? Was it rumoured to be between £120k and £150k?

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Disagree with that ! When u have long range merchants like Coutinho going for 120m plus add ons.....we are giving him away for cheap !

People keep citing the transfers of coutinho and dembele as if they haven't both been massive flops. If we pointed to Dembele and said to Bayern, pay us at least what he cost Barca, they would say "But he wasn't worth it, so what's your point?"

 

[itisrising]

he was not instrumental by any means haha. he was a good option for us thats all. he never reached his potential.

He won the YPOTY when we reached 100 points and contributed fantastic numbers this season with decisive goals against United and Liverpool. There's no need for revisionist history.

 

[kaz7]

he was not instrumental by any means haha. he was a good option for us thats all. he never reached his potential.

You need to go revisit his goala and assists over the last 2 seasons

 

[razman]

 

[Tb1981]

At least we can get Dybala and maguire with the money!

 

[BlueCityfan]

If he wants to go, then sell him. Not too bothered.

Problem is, we probably won't replace him until next summer if he goes now.

 

[goater1985]

If this is the last deal we do this window, it's turned out to be a very bad one!
And I'm always a glass more than half full guy!

 

[alexmcity]

So, if we sell Sane and do not add other players our net spending over the last 2 years will be negative. Wonder what will the media say.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Tbh what's the need? Sane was a good servant for us and instrumental in two league title wins. It's a shame he's decided to go to Bayern but he'll be the star there so good luck to him. Absolutely despise Bayern but it is what it is.

Dunno what you’re talking about? Wouldn’t want his precious cheeks being damaged!

 

[grifter]

Will be a shame if he goes but I don’t blame him for wanting out to be honest if he does as he barely got a kick towards the end of last season. He’s not the sort of player who can dip in and out of the side and perform to his best.

He absolutely would need replacing though in my opinion. Mahrez did nothing to suggest he can fill the Sane void in terms of goals and assists. Hope we go all out to bring Sancho back. Bale would be a good stop gap on loan if a Sancho deal couldn’t be sorted this window.

 

[blueparrot]

so loosing good players and bringing in no one will leave us in the same state? got it, why not sell raz while we are at it and replace him with no one.

Last year we lost KDB , we coped. 2 years with no left back we coped. Last year Sane was third choice we won everything. Why?
because we have the best coach and tactician of this generation he works with what he has and wins, because the team and tactics is everything. We may or may not sell him we may or may not replace him, whatever the team will be adapted to cope. I have absolutely not a single worry about it.

 

[kaz7]

If he wants to go, then sell him. Not too bothered.

Problem is, we probably won't replace him until next summer if he goes now.

We might have a ban next summer

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Basically says that we're arguing about the structure of the deal but it's likely to happen. Also says Sane may sign for "four or five years", which makes more sense. 20m a year for 4 years = 80m euros, which added to a 120m euro transfer fee is 200m euros.

 

[CWMCFC]

The key thing to take away is that Sane's told them he wants to join, which is what they've been working towards for the last couple of months.

We don't keep players that don't want to be here, so assuming they cough up, we'll find an agreement.