If we don't pay the price they want then we don't get the player.Why ? I don't know but I'd guess we haven't because we believe we can get him for a price we are willing to pay. As there's no great urgency why pay more until we think we have to. We have the best transfer team in football they know what they are doing. We'll walk away when we think there is no point continuing.
There probably isn't another target if we don't get him we'll stick with what we have.
Well my thinking is if they are so pissed off it must have been quite accurate for them to believe it came from someone close to the deal.Yeah that's fair, could have been his agent. But it's clearly fucked RBL off, there's no way we can be that far apart.
Sabotage, who are the agents.?Does seem like this has come via agents directly to Fabrizio, Leipzig adamant it’s not their end, now being reported it’s not our end.. Fabrizio is the one that tweeted ‘Exclusive’ so it’s possible he’s jumped the gun and the multiple reports off the back of that has pissed off Leipzig?
You could say they are in a somewhat a “win-win situation” as they would be happy to sell for a massive fee but they would be very happy if he stayed one more season. They are under no pressure. It’s all up to City do something or walk away. Wasted enough time on this sagaAs with Brighton. Selling clubs will always sell, the fact they’ve priced him means they want to sell, else why would he be on the market now and why would there be any talks? They could have said to wait till a higher release clause kicks in next summer. It’s because they know no one is paying that, City are the only club who will go as high as possible.
Add to that they’ve been looking for replacements. They can play hard but we know how it goes.
they are not getting cocky and certainly not all of a sudden, gvardiol requesting to leave is the only reason all this is even happening. 4 years left on his contract, no release clause, head coach said earlier this year that the board knows he wants to keep gvardiol.With Szobo and Nkunku going to chelski and the dippers that took the financial pressure off them… now they are getting cocky. Cannot see how this was close to a done deal. They are acting like Brighton all of a sudden
So less than 100m. Which is what they are asking for now.wrong. the release clause is allegedly between 100 and 115m euros.
this is accurate. It is unquestionable that this summer didn't go to plan (not even close, to be honest) - and it's good to acknowledge that.I mean it doesn't really matter because we've won the treble and it's always down from there
But make no mistake the club will have had some internal KPI's to make sure we go again for the lot
Extend Key Players Contract : No - Captain walked on a free
Bring in key transfer targets: No - Bellingham, Rice gone elsewhere, no fee agreed on Gvaridol
Settled backroom staff : No - 2 out of the door and no replacement announced yet
Settled first team squad: No - Walker, Mahrez, Bernardo want out
Sell unwanted players: No - Cancelo, Phillips and Laporte all on pre-season tour
They will be tearing their hair out in the CFG over it
Normally I'd be worried, but after last season it's more just a LOL, will be abit pissed off if we let someone else nick the league title over a daft summer but had enough highs last year to last a lifetime.
Pep will be most animated I'd imagine, he's the most driven bloke at the club
Pep obviously doesn't rate Laporte and I think Gvardiol is a better player. I can't see Laporte being at City next season, so if we don't sign Gvardiol we will look at alternatives.Never made sense to sign a player for a record fee for a position we already have two players for in the squad already
with no concrete offers coming in for Laporte , its looking like we will have to give him away or send him on loan just to accommodate Gvardiol
makes no business sense to do that
Which is plentySo less than 100m. Which is what they are asking for now.
Apparently our offer is 86m + add ons.
Barcola could be the one replacing MahrezThis one isn't happening is it?
Can't see City budging from their valuation and I can't see Leipzig budging from their valuation.
Txiki is a very very stubborn operator. Once he sets a price, that's basically it.
Move on to the next target.
Why we have wasted months chasing this player when we could have brought in a winger before Mahrez ended up leaving is beyond me.
The release clause comes into play next season for 115mil euros. By all accounts Leipzig are looking for just over 100mil euros this summer.I saw that too.
Don't feel like it quite makes sense. Usually release clauses come down (if anything) as the years remaining on the contract reduce. They only usually go up if the player signs a new contract. I've not known them to go up during a contract, but I guess it's possible that his contract says that at certain ages the clause will increase.
And I wondered if it meant the release clause is higher next season than it is now, but that wouldn't make sense as we'd just pay the release clause now probably. So it means next year the release clause is higher than what we are currently offering?
All just seems weird.
Anyway,at least Laporte looks happy in the tour photos I've seen so far.
Aren’t PSG in for him as well?Barcola could be the one replacing Mahrez
The release clause starts from next year, there is no release clause this year. I guess the price they are willing to accept this year is less than next year’s release clause.I saw that too.
Don't feel like it quite makes sense. Usually release clauses come down (if anything) as the years remaining on the contract reduce. They only usually go up if the player signs a new contract. I've not known them to go up during a contract, but I guess it's possible that his contract says that at certain ages the clause will increase.
And I wondered if it meant the release clause is higher next season than it is now, but that wouldn't make sense as we'd just pay the release clause now probably. So it means next year the release clause is higher than what we are currently offering?
All just seems weird.
Anyway,at least Laporte looks happy in the tour photos I've seen so far.
more stories still read like the structure is the issue over the value tbh. I think this gets done, just some minor niggles in haggling it out and who gets to report what fee.So less than 100m. Which is what they are asking for now.
Apparently our offer is 86m + add ons.
Think he spelt his username wrongWorst of the worst that one,
Fucking lol indeed.
Fucking hell lolWhy we have wasted months chasing this player when we could have brought in a winger before Mahrez ended up leaving is beyond me.