Gabriel Jesus | Joins Arsenal for £45m

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DJ1 said:
But remember the fee isn't the only lever in the transaction. Let's say to facilitate the deal Gabby agreed he wouldn't insist on his final year being paid up by us.....we save something like £6m in wages (I think someone said he's on about £120k a week) so our net position is £51m. Now the opposite could also happen so we could've pushed for say £55m fee but Gabby insisted on his contract being paid up because we've asked for top dollar....our net position would be £49m.....£2m worse off. We as fans don't get to find out about the finer details of these deals so we shouldn't always assume a higher fee is a better result.
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Contract paid up ?
 
handsofstone said:
Brilliant deal

£45m + £10m, year left on his contract with little chance of a renewal (and if he renewed hed be among our top earners given what Arsenal are paying them)

Fantastic

£55mil for Ferran, £55mil for Sane and now £55mil for Jesus....that's £165mil of sales, two of whom were into the final 12 months of their deals

We may not be the best at selling players, but we're getting there
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That’s the crux of it for me and proves exactly why we are one of the best run clubs in the world.

We signed an exciting young prospect from South America, on modest PL wages, who played an important role in our recent success.

However, he never reached his full potential here and remains a squad player as opposed to the successor to Aguero we hoped him to be.

Rather than break the wage structure to keep him and prevent him from a decent move, we have sold him for a profit and replaced him with another exciting young prospect from South America on modest PL wages.

Jesus gets his big money move, we get a replacement, make a profit and Alvarez gets his big chance. Everyone wins and Jesus leaves on excellent terms.
 
dadnlad said:
just listened to ssn i think were paying arsenal to take him off our hands
the rags shouldve been all over this transfer glad they arent
i loved his work rate more so towards end of this season and that goal at southampton im still waiting for off side flag lol
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There’s no way City would sell to Man Yoo and I doubt GJ would ever consider it given his respect for City
 
dublin-blue said:
I dont think city fans get enough credit for how they treat outgoing players or ex players. Look at villa and pool every time it happens.
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Well to be fair, I personally didnt really want ferran to succeed based on the way he left and all the tapping up and I'm glad to see he's not doing fantastically.
 
TonyM said:
I hate that he is leaving.
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Same here, he frustrated but who doesn’t. Our MOTM against Villa and his corner flag heroics to bring the title home will live long in my memory. Same goes for Raz, his introduction and peach of a cross, brought us back from the abyss. Hope they both do well if they go except obviously when facing us
 
handsofstone said:
Brilliant deal

£45m + £10m, year left on his contract with little chance of a renewal (and if he renewed hed be among our top earners given what Arsenal are paying them)

Fantastic

£55mil for Ferran, £55mil for Sane and now £55mil for Jesus....that's £165mil of sales, two of whom were into the final 12 months of their deals

We may not be the best at selling players, but we're getting there
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Definitely an improvement as you say. Been a while coming mind. When you also factor in Haaland/Alvarez both coming in for £65 mil, things are looking to be ran very well. For us of a certain vintage who remember Swales, its frankly astounding we've got to this place…
 
eyalluvitt said:
Same here, he frustrated but who doesn’t. Our MOTM against Villa and his corner flag heroics to bring the title home will live long in my memory. Same goes for Raz, his introduction and peach of a cross, brought us back from the abyss. Hope they both do well if they go except obviously when facing us
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Motm lol
 
Pleased for him that he makes a decent move to Arsenal,was a great servant for us.Feel he will thrive at his new club.
 
WRicko said:
Contract paid up ?
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Possibly. I imagine a footballer may have their contract paid up if they're sold by the club or, alternatively, forego any outstanding payments if they ask for a transfer.....which is probably why players are reluctant to put in a transfer request. Football agents are far smarter than I am so there'll be all sorts of contract clauses designed to benefit both the star and the agent. The club will push for similar clauses to suit the club. The final contract will be a compromise. I think my initial point stands though......a higher fee doesn't necessarily mean a better deal.
 
Has anyone seen ANYTHING from Arteta's Arsenal that makes you think they could be comparable to City's style once Arteta gets better players? He hasn't really imprinted our style of play. If you look at Brighton, you can see what Potter is trying to do, likewise Leeds with Bielsa last year. Arsenal just look like lukewarm milk.
 
DJ1 said:
Possibly. I imagine a footballer may have their contract paid up if they're sold by the club or, alternatively, forego any outstanding payments if they ask for a transfer.....which is probably why players are reluctant to put in a transfer request. Football agents are far smarter than I am so there'll be all sorts of contract clauses designed to benefit both the star and the agent. The club will push for similar clauses to suit the club. The final contract will be a compromise. I think my initial point stands though......a higher fee doesn't necessarily mean a better deal.
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Sorry, that’s absolute nonsense. A player doesn’t get paid for the remaining years of his existing contract when someone else buys him
 
ninjamonkey said:
Gutted he's going. I'd sell any of last seasons front line bar Foden before Jesus. I think he's crucial in the big games when we need him to set that high tempo that gets us so many big game wins. I think we will drop noticeably more points against the better sides without him and he will be a big loss. I want to wish him the best but he's going to a club with a horrible set of fans so I just can't. Will always get a very warm welcome whenever he's back at the etihad.
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I respect your opinion but disagree in the strongest possible terms. He didn’t start a game between December and the Liverpool match.
 
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