Angelino

While i do think transfermstket values are utter mince, i rate thd lad and think he is easily a 30m+ player. Certainly, if it was us looking to buy him, we'd be getting quoted that and more.

I have also often said the same for zinchenko, if he played for Leicester or someone else, and we were interested.


Doesn't change the fact that the fee for Angelino is fixed now as part of the agreed loan deal, he wasn't the same value last summer. City maybe could have pushed towards the mid 20m then, but the kid (who IS one of our academy and has loyally gone in and out of the club when needed) wanted to go there having experienced it, they wanted him, and i don't begrudge the club for enabling that if they saw value in it, for the sake of a few million. Maybe there was enough in it for us, guaranteed money in this year, ensuring he doesnt end up at a rival, allowing an option of him still coming back at some point in the future, etc etc.


They are getting him for a bargain, no doubt, now that he has proved himself. They are also getting the reward for taking that risk. We are getting decent money back on a low investment, at a good time, and a happy player treated well. He gets to play at a team he wants to be at and was well treated by the club he signed for, twice.

Everyone wins. All the best to the lad.
 
Coatigan said:
While i do think transfermstket values are utter mince, i rate thd lad and think he is easily a 30m+ player. Certainly, if it was us looking to buy him, we'd be getting quoted that and more.

I have also often said the same for zinchenko, if he played for Leicester or someone else, and we were interested.


Doesn't change the fact that the fee for Angelino is fixed now as part of the agreed loan deal, he wasn't the same value last summer. City maybe could have pushed towards the mid 20m then, but the kid (who IS one of our academy and has loyally gone in and out of the club when needed) wanted to go there having experienced it, they wanted him, and i don't begrudge the club for enabling that if they saw value in it, for the sake of a few million. Maybe there was enough in it for us, guaranteed money in this year, ensuring he doesnt end up at a rival, allowing an option of him still coming back at some point in the future, etc etc.


They are getting him for a bargain, no doubt, now that he has proved himself. They are also getting the reward for taking that risk. We are getting decent money back on a low investment, at a good time, and a happy player treated well. He gets to play at a team he wants to be at and was well treated by the club he signed for, twice.

Everyone wins. All the best to the lad.
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I’m also of the opinion that we have undersold here and have been critical of our outgoings over the past window, but another positive that we can take from this Angelino situation is the good will we’ve likely bought from Leipzig (and the wider RB function as a result).

Leipzig are going to be a talent factory - having a good relationship with them means that we have positioned ourselves well for the future when they inevitably have a player that we want.
 
Coatigan said:
While i do think transfermstket values are utter mince, i rate thd lad and think he is easily a 30m+ player. Certainly, if it was us looking to buy him, we'd be getting quoted that and more.

I have also often said the same for zinchenko, if he played for Leicester or someone else, and we were interested.


Doesn't change the fact that the fee for Angelino is fixed now as part of the agreed loan deal, he wasn't the same value last summer. City maybe could have pushed towards the mid 20m then, but the kid (who IS one of our academy and has loyally gone in and out of the club when needed) wanted to go there having experienced it, they wanted him, and i don't begrudge the club for enabling that if they saw value in it, for the sake of a few million. Maybe there was enough in it for us, guaranteed money in this year, ensuring he doesnt end up at a rival, allowing an option of him still coming back at some point in the future, etc etc.


They are getting him for a bargain, no doubt, now that he has proved himself. They are also getting the reward for taking that risk. We are getting decent money back on a low investment, at a good time, and a happy player treated well. He gets to play at a team he wants to be at and was well treated by the club he signed for, twice.

Everyone wins. All the best to the lad.
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That's a fair point on the issue, I could see this as building good relations with Leipzig, hopefully we get more out of it in the future.
 
Whilst I don't think we have him a chance, it's pep's job to decide what works and what doesn't, quickly.

Being him back to sell him on seemed purely financial, and I don't want for us robe that kind of a club.

But there is also a huge element in this of "city are doing well, quick release a negative story".
 
LongsightM13 said:
Guess he’s not coming back for a third spell then...
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Wouldn't shock me if he comes back when Pep leaves. It sounds like his issue is Pep, not City.

We allegedly have a buy back clause as part of the deal with Leipzig and he could have not agreed to there being one if he wanted to completely close that door.
 
Not really a surprise with what he said. Got thrown in to the big games without given time to learn peps style of play. Meanwhile we have a £50m left back that has been given plenty of chances and is still here.

Or maybe unfortunately Pep had no interest in him being here long term and was just signed back to get more money from him
 
Goater=Legend said:
Not really a surprise with what he said. Got thrown in to the big games without given time to learn peps style of play. Meanwhile we have a £50m left back that has been given plenty of chances and is still here.

Or maybe unfortunately Pep had no interest in him being here long term and was just signed back to get more money from him
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I strongly suspect the latter. PSG were sniffing around at one stage
 
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