De Bruyne?

[DiscoSteve]

someone I know who works at City says as far as they're concerned De Bruyne is defo on

 

[blue oli]

someone I know who works at City says as far as they're concerned De Bruyne is defo on

On what ?

 

[pavelsrnicek]

We don't think we bid "blind". We informally agree a deal with the player and then sound out the selling club. Before an offer is formally made the price is largely agreed.

Obviously Sterling was different but that's how we do it as far as I am aware.

 

[cleavers]

Why haven't we put in a bid?

Its quite simple, and has been posted a number of times in both this and the Pogba thread, we don't have any squad places for anyone not home grown at the moment. If we get a bid accepted we will have excess players, and that reduces their sale price. As soon as someone goes we'll bid.

 

[CityFan94]

I think it's inevitable he'll come here this summer.

Wolfsburg just want the fee to be as high as possible, rightfully so from their point of view.

 

[waspish]

Stuart Brennan ‏@StuBrennanMEN 18m18 minutes ago
@mancboy123 Just lots of activity around de Bruyne. Think only sticking point now is the price.

Why haven't we put in a bid?

you negotiate till both parties agree on a fee then put a bid in..

 

[Taylor]

I wish we would hurry up with this transfer. We are eating into integration time within the team.

 

[Citizen Green]

Reckon final fee will be £44m.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Reckon final fee will be £44m.

Again? Christ is that out magic number?

 

[riley347]

Reckon final fee will be £44m.

Maybe start a 'guess the fee' thread??

 

[JJE1988]

Again? Christ is that out magic number?

Who woud be the better buy at that figure? KDB's stats last season seem hugely impressive, but I don't watch enough (or any at all for that matter) Bundesliga to quantify it in terms of standard of opposition etc. Really excited about Sterling, just hope he gels with Aguero!

 

[Daz_Blue]

Reckon final fee will be £44m.

44.25m

 

[acess87]

44.25m

44.20m if Tixi hangs out another week

 

[manimanc]

44.20m if Tixi hangs out another week

40m if tixi hangs out the wolfsburg director.

 

[i8rags]

you negotiate till both parties agree on a fee then put a bid in..

Didn't happen that way with Liverpool over sterling, bids were placed long before we agreed a fee.

 

[Citizen Green]

40m if tixi hangs out the wolfsburg director.

£41.2m for a poor finish.

 

[NQCitizen]

Didn't happen that way with Liverpool over sterling, bids were placed long before we agreed a fee.

Possibly because we predicted Liverpool's publicised backlash would only push Sterling towards us. We created a situation where him staying wasn't an option.

 

[philjoneswho?]

44.25m

£44.44m with £4.44m add ons

 

[blueparrot]

Didn't happen that way with Liverpool over sterling, bids were placed long before we agreed a fee.

Because Liverpool think its still 1980

 

[Newman Noggs]

£44.44m with £4.44m add ons

Widely reported as £50m or €75m