Decoys in the transfer markets

[Blue Til Death]

I'd call em Duck Eggs rather than decoys after the shite the rags ha e bought recently...

 

[Patientman63]

Seeing as the moment we show a sniff of interest in players - Sanchez, Fred, Maguire, Jorginho, Johnny Evans... then other clubs seem to just mindlessly jump in and try and compete with us. Does anyone genuinely think we are using decoy tactics in the transfer window?

Think about it.. whenever we get a transfer done, it just seems to be done, quickly and with hardly any fuss. I feel like the Bernardo silva one just occurred completed behind the scenes. I actually wouldn’t be surprised if we aren’t after maguire at all and then we’ll just pop up with a reasonably priced centre back who’ll do the business, leaving the rags with a £100m over-rated player (just like Fred/Sanchez).

You may have a point...

This from the Express on the 28th June....

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foo...fer-news-Harry-Maguire-Man-City-Pep-Guardiola

 

[shemnel]

well, it's hard to tell really as we have no idea how those players would have performed or developed under Pep or in a title winning team.

 

[badaz52]

I'm not sure whether they are decoys or not but we know a lot of clubs & agents start running their mouths when City are around to ramp up the price and generate more interest from other clubs, City don't like this. As we know City like quieter transactions that are done in private so it may be that they keep clubs thinking we are interested while they quietly work on a new "real" target in the background.

I would say we were interested in all of those players you mention but probably ended the negotiations much earlier than the media have been suggesting.

In the current setting I do think City are maintaining an interest in Maguire but as he isn't agitating for a move yet they haven't made a bid because there is no point and are exploring other options, same with Ake I imagine City have made contact regarding a price and that's probably it at this stage.

 

[berryblue]

City don't say anything about transfers full stop. It's the media.

 

[Rolee]

I'm not sure whether they are decoys or not but we know a lot of clubs & agents start running their mouths when City are around to ramp up the price and generate more interest from other clubs, City don't like this. As we know City like quieter transactions that are done in private so it may be that they keep clubs thinking we are interested while they quietly work on a new "real" target in the background.

I would say we were interested in all of those players you mention but probably ended the negotiations much earlier than the media have been suggesting.

In the current setting I do think City are maintaining an interest in Maguire but as he isn't agitating for a move yet they haven't made a bid because there is no point and are exploring other options, same with Ake I imagine City have made contact regarding a price and that's probably it at this stage.

My first thoughts when I saw the Ake link was there is no genuine interest but City have put it out there to force Leicester's hand, I could be totally wide of the mark but I've no doubt this type of thing goes on all the time.

 

[dickie davies]

Another piece of evidence that suggests it may be true is how poor the signing have been that we’ve missed out on.. and how good the signings we’ve made generally are (with the exception on Mahrez but there’s still time for him to come good)

That Van Dyke bloke turned out to be a total flop

 

[ancoats]

its a dirty world behind the closed doors of a football club in the transfer market ???? so much goes on that you would not believe, and many 3rd parties and agents/lawyers that hold the cards on other transfers on a player they have and on the back of your club signing a player from another agent then the shit can really hit the fans and stop a move

many a agent have dirty the door step of manchester city and willie mckay to name drop a **** of a agent of joey barton ??? and the death of that player in the air crash he was owned by willie mckay, and cutting corners getting a cheap flight over the channel with a dodgy pilot without the right to fly at night ?? why would you do that on a player ?? not like the move was on the cheap at £20million, and even if willie mckay is in the clear you would be daft to let him be your agent after that

 

[AkanjisAfro]

Berbatov

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

our move for Berbatov was a decoy move so we could get Robinho.

We also helped spurs with United bidding more as we buggered up over selling Gariddo to them