Harry Kane

I know is Fergie, but this quote made me smile reference Levy

"Daniel Levy loves to play hardball: Ferguson said Berbatov talks were 'more painful than my hip replacement'
 
ChicagoBlue said:
£120M?

City are not paying that for ANY player! And they certainly are not giving that war chest to a team that is always in and around the Top 4!

I can see them structuring some kind of deal where a player (or two) goes the other way and we inflate their value to make it seem like Kane was £75-80M, but I just think it is insane money for a “one contract, no possible sell-on” player. For a 20 year old Haaland, who might want to play for Barca or Madrid when he’s 27? I could see it, but FFP means costing a contract out over the entire length of the deal. Are City going to give Kane a 5 or 6 year deal to spread out £120M deal into £20M per year, even before £12M+ every year in wages & bonuses? £30-35M per year for the next 5-6 years for ONE PLAYER???

Just don’t see it! We only have a few major sponsors and that is akin to giving ALL the money from one of them to ONE new player!

Kane is a very good player who knows where the goal is. He appears to be peaking, even though he gets a few injuries. He probably even has a few top seasons left in him. I just don’t want to spend stupid money on him with a much younger, bigger, stronger, City fan out there doing the business AND he has the potential to be here for 10+ years, like Sergio, and be a dominant force in our squad….with sell on potential if he doesn’t want City in 5 or 6 yrs!
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Nailed it. Still looks like it may well be happening.

I don't mind one bit the club spending that kind of money on one player. The right profile and age though.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
£120M?

City are not paying that for ANY player! And they certainly are not giving that war chest to a team that is always in and around the Top 4!

I can see them structuring some kind of deal where a player (or two) goes the other way and we inflate their value to make it seem like Kane was £75-80M, but I just think it is insane money for a “one contract, no possible sell-on” player. For a 20 year old Haaland, who might want to play for Barca or Madrid when he’s 27? I could see it, but FFP means costing a contract out over the entire length of the deal. Are City going to give Kane a 5 or 6 year deal to spread out £120M deal into £20M per year, even before £12M+ every year in wages & bonuses? £30-35M per year for the next 5-6 years for ONE PLAYER???

Just don’t see it! We only have a few major sponsors and that is akin to giving ALL the money from one of them to ONE new player!

Kane is a very good player who knows where the goal is. He appears to be peaking, even though he gets a few injuries. He probably even has a few top seasons left in him. I just don’t want to spend stupid money on him with a much younger, bigger, stronger, City fan out there doing the business AND he has the potential to be here for 10+ years, like Sergio, and be a dominant force in our squad….with sell on potential if he doesn’t want City in 5 or 6 yrs!
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Think Haaland brings more commercially too, plus the chance of more fans from outside of the U.K.
 
I'm Blue said:
They could double their wages and doubt they’d go.
Apart from the fact the two players mentioned have earned their position in the squad.
Sterling is in a bad run of form but has played a huge part in our success.
Mahrez has been outstanding and has worked his bollocks off to get where he is now.
For us to say off you go, to SPURS! Lol
I’m all for buying a player to replace what we have, but not if that makes us weaker in other areas, that goes for the people mentioning Gabby as well.
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I couldn't see any of our players going to Spurs.

That's be like going from shagging a Playboy bunny every night to having to tongue James Cordon's arsehole every night.
 
I'm Blue said:
Think Haaland brings more commercially too, plus the chance of more fans from outside of the U.K.
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I don’t think City does, or needs to, think in those terms. Success is what breeds commercial and fan interest. City buy players they think will help them succeed.

The only question here is whether Kane is worth stupid money, and if we have stupid money to spend, on whom should we spend it.

My answers are
1) No.
2) Not Harry Kane.

For £40M? Rip your hand off!
For £60M? Shit, are you sure?
For £80M? Fuck me, he’d better deliver like the postman at Christmas!
At £100M? Do we automatically qualify for the CL Semi-Final, too, because that’s the kind of money we need just to service his contract!

That’s my thinking.
 
samuelyeboah said:
I definitely rate kane above haaland at this point, and mbappe doesn't really play striker does he? Even so, I rate kane higher. Only lewandowski imo is better
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...at this point? I’d prefer we leave that strategy of pay top price for a short term gain to the rags.
 
Ashleymcduff said:
Haaland will not go on to be world class IMHO and kane already is
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Statistically, he already is…and in the 2nd or 3rd best league in the world!

Kane is 27 and won NOWT! For a striker who has been in a few semis and finals, he doesn’t seem to have been able to make the difference.

Now, what’s this about him being world class again?! Do you watch him play? Half his game is duping refs into giving him fouls!

That said, he has a knack of finding the net, and would solve the penalty taker issues!
 
doobyedoobye said:
I'm sure if Haaland was getable we would have gotten him..
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The window hasn't even opened yet.

That is why I think the club won't rush this. They tend to take their time over important targets, and have the patience to sit it out. There's probably something going on with Kane, but think there is a long way to go yet.
 
I'm Blue said:
We’ve walked away from players in the past we didn’t think represented fair value, so not sure why this would be any different.
We currently get praised for not overspending on one player, don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone criticise us for walking away.
If Kane has a problem with that then that’s on him.
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Do we?
Kinell when did that happen?
 
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