abu13
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Who's squad though ours or the dippers :)
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NQCitizen
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It's not meaningless but I dare say the marketing value of signing those 3 early and then going into the season with them firing would make back a chunk of it.You make out that saving £10m is meaningless. We're buying these players for 5-10 years, not 5-10 minutes and half the squad isn't in Australia yet anyway.
oakiecokie
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Eh ??????? Whose squad ?He is in the squad for tomorrow
It's not meaningless but I dare say the marketing value of signing those 3 early and then going into the season with them firing would make back a chunk of it.
I wouldn't have thought it would make a bit of difference whether we sign them this week or in a months time.
NQCitizen
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Sorry not sure how I missed that.My post said 'why haven't Chelsea signed Pogba then?' .
I wouldn't spend 70m to have a worse defensive midfielder than Matic and a worse deep lying playmaker than Fabregas. For the quoted price they really don't need him.
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Chi-town blues
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The mob squad :)Eh ??????? Whose squad ?
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Happy days
Neville Kneville
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Sorry not sure how I missed that.
I wouldn't spend 70m to have a worse defensive midfielder than Matic and a worse deep lying playmaker than Fabregas. For the quoted price they really don't need him.
They would love to have Pogba & Sterling. Mourinho will probably say so if we sign them.
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He's not even a journalist ffs, just relaying what has been said on here / by actual journalists. If we're going to start pushing tweets, let's at least post the ones from journalists (and even they're mostly shit they've seen on here or made up).
Neville Kneville
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Nonsense.Because in their current situation they don't need to tinker with their midfield for quite a few years, let alone pay £71m to only slightly improve it.
Nobody just chucks money away. City will pay what we decide these players are worth.
FanchesterCity
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People are making it sound like it's 'just another 5m' to seal a deal, but it's like going into an auction knowing your max value. If you're tempted to breach that value, then your business plan starts to be compromised.
It starts with 'just a bit more money', but then sellers know you'll always go the extra mile, and every transfers starts adding on another 5m. Then another 10m etc.
As wealthy as we are, we still have targets to meet, and although people will object to this next statement - sooner or later, spending that 5m extra on a player means someone else at the club loses (or doesn't get a job). Books have to be balanced no matter how large a scale they may be.
Honestly, if we overspend on someone, that money doesn't come from thin air, it has to be found from elsewhere in the operation.
City will have done their budgets, know the limits, and if they are doing their jobs properly, they will not go over those limits. It may well be that out limit is 60m for Sterling! (Liverpool don't need to know that). Or it could well be the 40+5 we are alleged to be offering. Who knows? but 'just pay it' isn't the answer.
It starts with 'just a bit more money', but then sellers know you'll always go the extra mile, and every transfers starts adding on another 5m. Then another 10m etc.
As wealthy as we are, we still have targets to meet, and although people will object to this next statement - sooner or later, spending that 5m extra on a player means someone else at the club loses (or doesn't get a job). Books have to be balanced no matter how large a scale they may be.
Honestly, if we overspend on someone, that money doesn't come from thin air, it has to be found from elsewhere in the operation.
City will have done their budgets, know the limits, and if they are doing their jobs properly, they will not go over those limits. It may well be that out limit is 60m for Sterling! (Liverpool don't need to know that). Or it could well be the 40+5 we are alleged to be offering. Who knows? but 'just pay it' isn't the answer.
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Can RS and his agent have some influence in negotiations? Like cut few corners or something?
Taylor
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Won't be a surprise if he goes away. Liverpool took Suarez last year.
BenLlewellyn
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Maybe Sterling could do what Fernandinho did and pay some of his own fee
FanchesterCity
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He doesn't have to do that directly, he could just take a lesser salary (same thing in a way), As long as the overall cost (transfer + salary) to City remains in our limits it doesn't matter if we pay Liverpool 60m, and Sterling the minimum wage! (other than not being keen to financially boost another team).Maybe Sterling could do what Fernandinho did and pay some of his own fee
This is a joke! FSG aren't going to back down, stubborn yank imbiciles....... If this deal falls through for the sake of 6 mill we will have well and truly fcked up :(
Plus RS will have seriously damaged his career, and for what???.... Being convinced we would sign him??? This is a mess, and having stated this is our FINAL bid Raheem must be kacking it :( This is sad :(
Plus RS will have seriously damaged his career, and for what???.... Being convinced we would sign him??? This is a mess, and having stated this is our FINAL bid Raheem must be kacking it :( This is sad :(
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