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

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Sad as I had hoped Sane, Sterling and Gabby would have become a legendary trio for us.
Good to finally see the end of this saga though.
I hope Pep writes his memoirs in a decade or so - it will be fascinating reading seeing what he really thinks of players like Sane, Ibrahimovic etc.
 
I don't think we'll actually replace him, who knows how much money we have to spend this summer. Covid will have hit us hard as will the UEFA court case, Leroy might not be the only one going this summer for cash. Can see us losing Otamendi, Cancelo and possibly Stones and Zinch.
 
£60 Million for any player that has played just 20 minutes football in 11 months is a good deal for City. He could break down in his first game for Bayern. Get the cheque in in the bank straight away!
 
BillyShears said:
I think Foden is a better player than Havertz. And Havertz definitely isn't a winger.
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Havertz can play out wide, same way Foden and Bernardo can. He's not an out and out winger, but I assume if we go for Havertz he would play there, at striker and 8 as well.
 
So sorry to see him go. Great talent and on his day absolute world class.
Decent fee in the circumstances and just glad he didn't follow the Milner scenario.
Wish him all the best and we move on.
 
Fordyboy46 said:
I don't think we'll actually replace him, who knows how much money we have to spend this summer. Covid will have hit us hard as will the UEFA court case, Leroy might not be the only one going this summer for cash. Can see us losing Otamendi, Cancelo and possibly Stones and Zinch.
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Hope you are right
 
The replacement needs to be someone that has either electric pace or the ability to beat multiple people inside and outside.

Not saying these players are the ones but the style of a Sancho, Zaha, Adama Traore.

It has to be a game changer.
 
i8rags said:
Hit and miss if I’m honest, pep didn’t fancy him before injury, my only regret is that charity shield game, if we bought sancho for 75 mill I’d consider all of it good business
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Good business to let Sancho leave then buy back at over the odds - errr Utd and Pogbrush spring to mind
 
The kid¨s mustard. Gutted to be losing a genuine world class player. Electric pace, can beat a man inside and outside, scores ¨heavy¨ goals, young. He ticks every single box. Since 2008 i can¨t think of a single player who left us who I was desperate to keep. This is the first. A genuine loss.
 
johnnytapia said:
The kid¨s mustard. Gutted to be losing a genuine world class player. Electric pace, can beat a man inside and outside, scores ¨heavy¨ goals, young. He ticks every single box. Since 2008 i can¨t think of a single player who left us who I was desperate to keep. This is the first. A genuine loss.
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Not been many over last 10 years
 
Good deal all round .. in the circumstances

City’s BIG mistake was playing him in the Community Shield .. that one decision (when his chances of going were same as now) cost us 50million pounds (although at the time that couldn’t have been known)

Bayern rightly see him as the face of German football for the next 10 years .. we get the highest ever fee paid for a player with 12months left on his deal

Didn’t contribute at all in the last season for the obvious reason, so it’s not a step backwards For the squad, as he may never recover to be the player he was

His ceiling at Bayern in terms of profile, playing in national team and earnings is way higher than if he stayed at City .. so I don’t blame him one bit.

Good luck Leroy, hope you fulfill your potential, and thanks for the many, many memories you gave us.

Right, who’s next?
 
mccity said:
Barry was 28 years old with years of PL experience. A player of Barry's quality at that time was going to be smarter than most 23/24 year olds would have been at the time.
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Granted, that’s why I said so far.

However, I can see why people would point to the need of a faster CDM because of those points.
 
CorporateBlue said:
Bayern rightly see him as the face of German football for the next 10 years .. we get the highest ever fee paid for a player with 12months left on his deal
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Hate to break it to you but Real Madrid paid €100m + €40m in add ons for Hazard with 12 months on his deal just last summer.
 
CorporateBlue said:
Good deal all round .. in the circumstances

City’s BIG mistake was playing him in the Community Shield .. that one decision (when his chances of going were same as now) cost us 50million pounds (although at the time that couldn’t have been known)

Bayern rightly see him as the face of German football for the next 10 years .. we get the highest ever fee paid for a player with 12months left on his deal

Didn’t contribute at all in the last season for the obvious reason, so it’s not a step backwards For the squad, as he may never recover to be the player he was

His ceiling at Bayern in terms of profile, playing in national team and earnings is way higher than if he stayed at City .. so I don’t blame him one bit.

Good luck Leroy, hope you fulfill your potential, and thanks for the many, many memories you gave us.

Right, who’s next?
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Hazard.
 
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