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

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Thomas Hearns said:
When I say no one I mean your average sports fan. I’m no media expert but,as much as the next guy, when work’s quiet I’ll trawl through most of the broadsheets online and have a skim through the red tops, have a look at sky and the bbc, read forums of sports I’m really into etc etc. So on that basis it seems to me as though this website is very niche but I’m not here to decry The Athletic, just the notion that a guy who’s been recruited by them has any more credibility than any other journo. Of the ones you mentioned I have Taylor down as a pretentious wanker, Kay is ok, Honigstein mediocre - does he offer great insight or is he merely conveniently bi lingual.
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I’m sure you’ve been abroad before, and therefore know that most German, French, Dutch, Spanish etc etc natives have a pretty good grasp of the English Language. As such I am sure he is more than just “continently bi lingual”.
 
Jazzman said:
The entire media landscape in Germany has been working together to "write" Leroy to Bayern. Bild, Kicker, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Der Spiegel, Transfermarkt.de and every TV pundit and ex Bayern player has been campaigning together for months to make this happen. I find it pretty amazing how all these entities seemingly work together to serve the interest of a single Bundesliga club.
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You shouldn't be. After all, they are the German Rags. It's just like United over here. Nobody is surprised anymore with the coverage and fawning United get the in sports media over here. Harry Maguire signing for United, being the latest example.
 
shevtheblue said:
Sane coming back to the Bundesliga helps them all i suppose, an exciting player who people will tune in to watch and may stay when seeing the other teams. The German transfer window doesn't close until Sept 2nd, it will be crazy if we sell him without the chance of buying anyone but i think that is a distinct reality.
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I don't. We've said the price is £135m. We didn't say that in order to take £85m and make ourselves look like complete tits.

I think they are genuinely shocked that we haven't rolled over like every minnow club they've ever stolen from. And they won't be paying us £135, not in a million years. That was never in their plans.
 
dancity19 said:
I’m sure you’ve been abroad before, and therefore know that most German, French, Dutch, Spanish etc etc natives have a pretty good grasp of the English Language. As such I am sure he is more than just “continently bi lingual”.
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I only really know him from being a panellist, to describe him as anodyne is being kind to him
 
No player in the right mind will not want a clause put in there contract, not when the great Man united come calling just ask Peter Schmeichel
 
Jazzman said:
The entire media landscape in Germany has been working together to "write" Leroy to Bayern. Bild, Kicker, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Der Spiegel, Transfermarkt.de and every TV pundit and ex Bayern player has been campaigning together for months to make this happen. I find it pretty amazing how all these entities seemingly work together to serve the interest of a single Bundesliga club.
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It'd make me puke if I supported anther German club, that's for sure.
 
shevtheblue said:
it will be crazy if we sell him without the chance of buying anyone but i think that is a distinct reality.
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I don't see why it's crazy to not replace him? We'll be in the same situation as the 100 point season with 5 players for the front 3, except Cancelo or Angelino could also play on the wing in a pinch, and the squad is much more adaptable to other formations now.
 
Just a thought... but Zaha has just handed a transfer request in.... If Sane is to go is it not worth a punt??
 
The Light Was Yellow Sir said:
Think he will stay and they’ll wait until January. Currently the price is €146M but brexit is making the players cheaper. Without wishing to spark a debate from the politics forum, 3 years ago he’d have been €200M. If the pound should fall to parity or less post October, he will be that much cheaper again.
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What do you mean fall to parity. I am in France at the moment and got £0.97 per €. Sterling is about to drop below the Euro. Give that clown Johnson another two months and it will be well below parity.
 
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karen7 said:
Leroy Sané still has fluid in his knee which delayed a precise diagnosis and made it difficult. Bayern’s team doctor, Peter Ueblacker, was spotted explaining the injury to Hasan Salihamidžić yesterday. There are fears the deal might still collapse. [@SPORTBILD via @iMiaSanMia]
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The arrogance of Bayern... I'm surprised their team Doctor hasn't flown in to check on their prospective signing. They need to fuck right off.
 
cjn said:
Oh, well if Tolmie said it it must be true then.

Sam Lee has been a reliable source for years; obviously he could have bad info on this but if we're being honest it really doesn't take much of a leap to think Sane would actually want to go to Germany considering that, you know, his representatives have been at best speaking to Bayern and at worst trying to engineer a move there for several months now.
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You do know Tolmie and Sam used to work together and Sam gets much of his info from Tolmie?
 
Jazzman said:
The entire media landscape in Germany has been working together to "write" Leroy to Bayern. Bild, Kicker, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Der Spiegel, Transfermarkt.de and every TV pundit and ex Bayern player has been campaigning together for months to make this happen. I find it pretty amazing how all these entities seemingly work together to serve the interest of a single Bundesliga club.
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We need to brace ourselves for an autumn of Der Spiegel outrage - how City stopped Sane going home !
 
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