Erling Haaland

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Gumzy97 said:
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please be true. I’d break the bank to sign the fella but how good would it be if he came out and said something along the lines of

“I had several opportunities to sign for other established clubs across Europe and England, but I came to who I deem to be the best team in Europe right now and no amount of money from elsewhere would have changed that”

sign on the doted line son!
 
sky_blue said:
Rodwell - £12 million, sold for £10 million
Sinclair - £8 million, sold for £4 million
Jovetic - £23 million, sold for £12 million
Navas - There's no way you can class Navas as a lesser player or a waste of a transfer
Nolito - £14 million, sold for £8 million
Fernando - £12 million, sold for £5 million
Garcia - £16 million, sold for £13 million

Net transfer spend - £33 million spread over 6 players and across 5 seasons, or in other words, 6.6 million wasted per season between 12/13 - 16/17. Truly an extraordinary amount. The latest transfer in that list happened in 16/17, 5 seasons ago. You reckon we have learned from our mistakes?
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I don't put too much stock into that list except for Nolito because he was the only Pep signing. Like others have said he didn't want to be here and wanted to leave. However, he did serve a purpose and didn't play badly. I feel the reason Pep wanted him was because he was a veteran player and it would buy time for the younger winger in Sane to learn and eventually come in which did happen.
 
Chippy_boy said:
Ballsy. You cannot question on here whether he's Pep's kind of player - you'll get slaughtered.
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I’m nothing if not ballsy!

Slaughtered? By whom, some of the know nothings?! HAHA!

Anyone who knows anything about Pep knows that he likes a certain player profile and they HAVE TO be willing to succumb to him or his methods or they’re gone...or never come!
 
sky_blue said:
Rodwell - £12 million, sold for £10 million
Sinclair - £8 million, sold for £4 million
Jovetic - £23 million, sold for £12 million
Navas - There's no way you can class Navas as a lesser player or a waste of a transfer
Nolito - £14 million, sold for £8 million
Fernando - £12 million, sold for £5 million
Garcia - £16 million, sold for £13 million

Net transfer spend - £33 million spread over 6 players and across 5 seasons, or in other words, 6.6 million wasted per season between 12/13 - 16/17. Truly an extraordinary amount. The latest transfer in that list happened in 16/17, 5 seasons ago. You reckon we have learned from our mistakes?
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Sanchez to United 180 m wages
(Amongst others)
Carrol (38m) Liverpool Sold for 14 m
Not sure our figures look that bad to be honest.
 
rickmcfc said:
please be true. I’d break the bank to sign the fella but how good would it be if he came out and said something along the lines of

“I had several opportunities to sign for other established clubs across Europe and England, but I came to who I deem to be the best team in Europe right now and no amount of money from elsewhere would have changed that”

sign on the doted line son!
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I was intrigued to see that in the Bundesliga he is being outscored by Andre Silva.
 
Gumzy97 said:
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This is actually an interesting angle for mullock to promote. City won't pay the most. City are the footballing choice rather than the best wage.

We've done this for years and, whilst we do pay big fees, we have limits and do not buy anyone we like, contrary to popular opinion. If a player rejects us it's a morale victory for football over greed. So, could the narrative be changing?
 
Hart of the Matter said:
Sanchez to United 180 m wages
(Amongst others)
Carrol (38m) Liverpool Sold for 14 m
Not sure our figures look that bad to be honest.
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How many people in this thread have missed the obvious sarcasm in my post? Ffs I replied to another user with data to paint a picture of how efficient and successful we are at transfers, and even the so called failures are cases of nit-picking at best.
 
sky_blue said:
How many people in this thread have missed the obvious sarcasm in my post? Ffs I replied to another user with data to paint a picture of how efficient and successful we are at transfers, and even the so called failures are cases of nit-picking at best.
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I was beginning to wonder whether it was me reading your post wrong ;)

Allowing for amortisation we've done just fine despite Txiki apparently not able to sell anybody for their 'worth'.
 
sky_blue said:
Rodwell - £12 million, sold for £10 million
Sinclair - £8 million, sold for £4 million
Jovetic - £23 million, sold for £12 million
Navas - There's no way you can class Navas as a lesser player or a waste of a transfer
Nolito - £14 million, sold for £8 million
Fernando - £12 million, sold for £5 million
Garcia - £16 million, sold for £13 million

Net transfer spend - £33 million spread over 6 players and across 5 seasons, or in other words, 6.6 million wasted per season between 12/13 - 16/17. Truly an extraordinary amount. The latest transfer in that list happened in 16/17, 5 seasons ago. You reckon we have learned from our mistakes?
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I'd probably add to that, that the amortisation of the transfers would greatly lessen that outlay
 
i personally dont like the way this one is heading. i dont like the idea of city being involved in a pure financial battle, where haaland just goes to whoever pays him and raiola the most money. thats not what city is about these days, and i hope if that is the case, we sack this one right off.
I only want players who want to play for city.
 
mancityscot said:
i personally dont like the way this one is heading. i dont like the idea of city being involved in a pure financial battle, where haaland just goes to whoever pays him and raiola the most money. thats not what city is about these days, and i hope if that is the case, we sack this one right off.
I only want players who want to play for city.
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Agreed, if Haaland wants to come here, we’ll do whatever we can within reason to bring him here. If he wants to sign for whoever is prepared to pay him the most he won’t be coming here, I can guarantee it. I suspect the Mino roadshow went down very badly with City and Alfie needs to understand how we operate or he might blow this deal for his son.
 
Just had a look at sad cafe they are getting very moist at the prospect of Haaland going to scum, cos the bus driver knows him well. Well by the same rationale Haaland knows the bus driver well, and from a football point of view must realise that his career will stall there? Sure he will be very rich money wise but will his playing career be rich ? Across town he can be monetary rich and be coached by one of the greatest managers in world football, it's a tough choice. I guess we will see what young Haaland wants from a career in football.
 
"Our position is clear: we are planning with Erling,” Dortmund's head of player department Sebastian Kehl told Goal. “We are very relaxed about that. Of course, we have been following the situation. But we had a very, very good talk with Mino and his father just recently.

"I don't want to go into those talks now. From a certain point on, we may no longer be able to influence what the future will bring."
 
Coatigan said:
"Our position is clear: we are planning with Erling,” Dortmund's head of player department Sebastian Kehl told Goal. “We are very relaxed about that. Of course, we have been following the situation. But we had a very, very good talk with Mino and his father just recently.

"I don't want to go into those talks now. From a certain point on, we may no longer be able to influence what the future will bring."
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last bit sounds like they know and have accepted he’s off for sure now,where to that’s another matter ..
 
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