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

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Disappointing but writing been on the wall for over a year.

The fee is so far below what we would have expected pre-COVID and some might say Bayern are shrewd whilst others see them as a bunch of entitled bullies, but we shall see.

You cannot say we didn't try to keep him, but Pep also didn't trust him for some reason and we saw it more often than we'd hoped for.

There are some worries and he hasn't reached the level I think we wanted even with his talent. Don't get me wrong he could be world class still.

I love Jesus, but while both have some question marks, Jesus is a team player and that adds value.

I hope he succeeds at Bayern. I know that sounds wild, but I think he may need to feel to be a key player to shine.

We had some great years from him, and I can't hate on him. He couldn't get games after Raz stepped up on the left as Bernardo and Mahrez showed more consistency and work rate which Pep demands while eventually wanting Inside Forwards rather than Wingers.

Sad but this was bound to happen to us eventually.

Good luck LEEE-ROOOY!!! You're welcome back anytime to me.
 
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In all the circs, not too bad an outcome for us. For him: plenty of dough; easy ride in a crap league; time to do it every week or just become another decent player rather than a great one. I don't think he'll change.
 
Its no shock!! we’ve known for 2yrs he didnt want to play for us, his agent/s + bayern have shafted us big time, sergio & kdb are “irreplacable” sane most certainly is, we move on #mcfc.
 
Not a bad deal under the circumstances.
Not really arsed he's going if I'm honest.
Don't get me wrong he's an exciting player who can make things happen, but for me he hasn't really progressed that much since being here.
Add to that I dont think he's got the work ethic that a Pep team needs.
You've only got to look at how much Sergio, Raz and Riyad (to name a few) have improved their worked ethic over the same period.
Not sure if it's him being at City, in England or he just has a problem with Pep, but I've never been convinced over his desire to fight for his starting place in the team.
I wish him luck (not against us), but we move on with players that want to be here.
 
karen7 said:
Much more than 40 m
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I've taken the rough amount we'll get in the first payment Karen, don't see the point in thinking its 55m towards a new target when its clear it'll be a few seasons for Sane to complete the performance related add ons.

Half of what we should have got last season but we move on.
 
balotellishaircut said:
£55m, where do you get £40m from?
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If I buy a motor from you for£1000 and I give you £700 upfront with the rest to come in 3 annual payments of £100 then you are up £700 to spend in whatever way you see fit.

I quoted roughly 40m as that is what we will have to put towards his replacement, let's not rely on performance driven bonus payments - they're not even guaranteed mate.
 
OrigamiNinja said:
I felt for a long time that he was treated differently (more harshly) than other players by Pep and expected it would eventually bite us on the ass. Yes he could be frustrating and have some bad games but Pep, for whatever reason always seemed to be more animated on the touchline whenever he did something wrong. Other players are given chances to play themselves out of bad form, it never seemed to be the case for Sane, he would be subbed or dropped for the next game(s).
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The term "attitude issues" has turned into a cliché, and I don't think it necessarily applies to Sane, but I do think there was stuff going on behind the scenes in terms of how he reacted to his own poor performances, his occasional lack of game time, etc. We've got to remember he was literally dropped from the World Cup selection for similar reasons. And on top of that, it's well documented how his reaction to that situation with his NT effected his start to the 18/19 season. But even then, I'm still hesitant to call it attitude issues - Pep still wanted him to stay and had faith in him as opposed to the likes of Eto'o in the past, so perhaps it was maturity that was the issue. Habits he could grow out of.

However, you're right, the fact of the matter is that for whatever reason, when Raheem, for example, has a bad game, Pep's solution is to keep playing him until he finds form. With Sane, he felt the tough love route would suit him more. That's not random or senseless - there's reasoning behind it that we're not privy to because at the end of the day, we don't know how the players behave in training, in the dressing room, etc. But I do think maturity and professionalism played a role in it... the scene in the Amazon doc when Leroy gets subbed off against Wigan after Delph's red card and has to be comforted by De Bruyne and lectured about 'bad faces' by Pep comes to mind.
 
eversince 76 said:
Sad to see Sane go. I liked him and his style of play. In today’s market with different add ons it’s a decent deal. He’s gone now and we move on. As always. Players will pass through. That’s why I will never ever put a players name on my top.
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I'm not sad to see Sane go mate. His sulking body language has never sat right and endeared himself to me, as good as he is, and he is top quality.

Give me blood sweat and tears, players who love this club. Give me Shaun Goater, Paul Dickov, Andy Morrison and the like. These players have earned their status in the halls of MCFC legends. None could have ever laced Sane's boots technically. But you know what, they are far more endearing to me than Sane has ever been. And now he's soon to be a has been.

Bye bye Leroy. You could have been a true club legend ..
 
Chi-town blues said:
Played in that position with his previous brazilian club which landed him gig with city. So not bad i’d say.
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I like the guy but there is something missing in his game, self belief? not sure he will be here next season if CAS throw out the UEFA case.
 
karen7 said:
He was our player and hadn't asked to leave at the time,bayden hadn't made an offer,pep didn't have a crystal ball,he had to prepare him for the season like everyone else
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Everyone knew he was going to Bayern. They had not yet formalised a bid acceptable to City. We knew he didn’t want to stay, BM wanted him and he wanted to go there. Playing him in the CS only had downside risk for us. I think you’re being a little soft on Pep here. The decision to play him and the resultant injury has probably cost us 60m in transfer fee, wages & rehabilitation and medical expenses.
 
Don’t really give a shit, when all’s said and done.
£50mil is more than we paid for him so we made a profit, helped us to win trophies whilst he was here.
Not much we can do other than wait to see his replacement, who knows he might be better than Sane.

And those moaning about him going on the reach his potential Elsewhere, if he does just do what those Trafford ****s do with Fake Ronaldo and claim him anyway “Sane was made in Manchester!”
 
Think we should have demanded more. I certainly couldn’t see Bayern accepting such a fee if the shoe was on the other foot, even with the injury and one year contract. I’m not sure why we have agreed a fee even before the window has opened.

Anyway, I guess at least the saga has come to an end and everyone can move on. The CAS ruling will decide our transfer window. If all goes well, hopefully we’ll bring in a competent replacement and significantly strengthen our back line.
 
Decent fee in the situation, IMO. Appalling behaviour from Bayern that I hope we have dealt with.

Sane has immense talent but it became obvious, to me, that he had lost the desire to do what was being asked of him. Quite rightly, Pep will not have that in his team and left him out. I wish him well as he gave us great moments, but his time had come.
 
Cambo said:
Everyone knew he was going to Bayern. They had not yet formalised a bid acceptable to City. We knew he didn’t want to stay, BM wanted him and he wanted to go there. Playing him in the CS only had downside risk for us. I think you’re being a little soft on Pep here. The decision to play him and the resultant injury has probably cost us 60m in transfer fee, wages & rehabilitation and medical expenses.
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Pep wasn't even going to play him originally, it's been reported by credible sources from both Munich and Manchester that he was going to play Mahrez (and Pep himself said it in the post match presser that day), but once they found out he'd been given some sort of nasal spray by the Algerian medics at AFCON which meant he could've failed a drug test, he couldn't.... It's just pointless blaming Pep at this point, everything about it was just a shit situation.
 
Usually players who have knee (cruciate ligament injury) do not turn out to be the same player they once were. There are so many examples of such players. But even A sanchez transfer got more than him is quite a puzzle for me. Sanchez was older with 1 year contractt left and had similar problems. The transfer was valued around 60 million. And when we have to buy similar player we have to pay 80 million plus now a days. Ok Thats a downside of being a big club.
 
lmhblue1 said:
Pep wasn't even going to play him originally, it's been reported by credible sources from both Munich and Manchester that he was going to play Mahrez (and Pep himself said it in the post match presser that day), but once they found out he'd been given some sort of nasal spray by the Algerian medics at AFCON which meant he could've failed a drug test, he couldn't.... It's just pointless blaming Pep at this point, everything about it was just a shit situation.
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Thats the butterfly effect.
 
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