Leroy Sané

[MarsLlama]

5pm i'm going for

Hope you're right mate, reckon the club will postpone it to tomorrow though.

 

[Neville Kneville]

TRANSFER FORUM WHINGE FORM

I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE JUMPED STRAIGHT IN WITH AN OFFER OF_________________________________

INSTEAD OF OFFERING ____________________________________________

THEN WE WOULD HAVE GOT HIM FOR *____________________________________ HE WOULD HAVE SIGNED FOR US INSTEAD OF GOING TO *____________________________________

*delete as applicable

 

[franksinatra]

We were the only team after him because no one else wanted to get into an auction against us. We had exclusitivity on this deal until we publicly said we didnt want him, which we did. Plus this season Real & Barca are more than covered in his position. 12 months later, who knows?

Exactly we were in an excellent bargaining position. Bayern wanted to wait until next year, to see how he developed and the Spanish clubs are fully stocked and yet this will still be the second highest transfer in Bundesliga history.

It is a pattern that we generally over pay for players. You could understand it more pre 2012 but I would of thought now we would have a stronger position in negotiations particularly when the player confirns he wishes to leave.

 

[Hart of the Matter]

Similar initial price to Martial without the extreme add ins. Seems reasonable to me. Probably equal potential...

 

[xgorton]

So has big Al signed on the dotted line yet?

Just before someone asks Al is short for Aladin and of course Aladin goes with Sane as per the late great Bowie.

It's pronounced sarnee mate,Aladin Sarnee just doesn't do it for me.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Liverpool paid £34 million for Mane, Sane doesn't seem so expensive when thinking about it. Lets just hope he fulfills his potential, looks very one footed like Sterling from youtube, don't anticipate many crosses.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Exactly we were in an excellent bargaining position. Bayern wanted to wait until next year, to see how he developed and the Spanish clubs are fully stocked and yet this will still be the second highest transfer in Bundesliga history.

It is a pattern that we generally over pay for players. You could understand it more pre 2012 but I would of thought now we would have a stronger position in negotiations particularly when the player confirns he wishes to leave.

But you are wrong. We dont over pay as such. We pay the rate 12 months ahead of inflation.

We did it with Raheem, bought him a year before the league saw the silly money come in. had we left it until this year, any team could pay 44 mil for him.

 

[MarsLlama]

I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE JUMPED STRAIGHT IN WITH AN OFFER OF_________________60m______________

INSTEAD OF OFFERING ____________________30m________________________

THEN WE WOULD HAVE GOT HIM FOR *______________65m____________________ HE WOULD HAVE SIGNED FOR US INSTEAD OF GOING TO *_______________________
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Thanks @Neville Kneville, made this complaining lark so much easier.

 

[Pam]

So has big Al signed on the dotted line yet?

Just before someone asks Al is short for Aladin and of course Aladin goes with Sane as per the late great Bowie.

Ooooh, we'll love Aladdin Sane. God bless David Bowie.

 

[Neville Kneville]

I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE JUMPED STRAIGHT IN WITH AN OFFER OF_________________60m______________

INSTEAD OF OFFERING ____________________30m________________________

THEN WE WOULD HAVE GOT HIM FOR *______________65m____________________ HE WOULD HAVE SIGNED FOR US INSTEAD OF GOING TO *_______________________
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Thanks @Neville Kneville, made this complaining lark so much easier.

Always happy to help.

 

[cleavers]

Liverpool paid £34 million for Mane

Did they ? Holy shit. What did they pay for Benteke last year ?

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

Did they ? Holy shit. What did they pay for Benteke last year ?

£32M which is this year's £40M

 

[MillionDollarDream]

Whats frustrating is people like you who have no idea as to how transfers,bids,offers,payment structure,bonuses to selling club,bluffs,double bluffs,media shite,agent fees and the likes go on in any protracted discussions.
This isn`t 1960/70/80s when a Chairman takes a fucking big brown envelope with him to his counterpart.
Will he be ours by tomorrow ? Certainly.Was it worth the wait? Yes.Has it harmed our Club ? Certainly not.Will this type of long protracted business be likely again? Fucking definitely.
Some people are very short on patience.

This needs to be locked to the top of the forum to prevent pages upon pages of hypothetical fee discussions that go in circles

 

[Pam]

Stop moaning about the size of the fee. Couldn't give a shit.

 

[Machiavelli]

Seriously, you and pudge flapped about this signing not happening and now that it is you're flapping it's too much money.

1. It's not your money.
2. City have had a really frugal window, with 14m for Nolito and 20m for Gundogan, both world class players.
3. Pep Guardiola thinks Sane is worth it.

Now go be a negative nancy elsewhere.

I wish one of them would start a thread to discuss our (rumoured in the press) transfer negotiating strategies and leave the rest of us to enjoy the potential signing threads.
It's getting boring now.

 

[pudge]

 

[cleavers]

£32M which is this year's £40M

Well that definitely makes this deal look cheap to me.

 

[manimanc]

Stop moaning about the size of the fee. Couldn't give a shit.

This.

 

[goatersnipple]

But you are wrong. We dont over pay as such. We pay the rate 12 months ahead of inflation.

We did it with Raheem, bought him a year before the league saw the silly money come in. had we left it until this year, any team could pay 44 mil for him.

Would anyone pay 44 mil for him now???

 

[cleavers]

Would anyone pay 44 mil for him now???

In the current market, probably.