Alexis Sanchez

[Taylor]

Until Arsenal formally reject our bid then of course it's possible.

 

[bugsyblue]

Looks dead. Oh well, more game time for Sane which is better long term!

 

[pudge]

They'll exist but this fucks them more than it does us. Sanchez is going to be furious.

Oh they'll have an unhappy player on their hands, but for all of a day or two as he's not going to "do a Tevez" during a World Cup year no matter how assured of a spot in the squad some will say he is.

Fans will be fucked off when he walks away for nothing next summer. And if it's too late to sign one replacement I imagine it's even worse now for a plan B for them.

Thought that's all hardly new to Arsenal and their board. Not getting our money will be like throwing another match onto the already raging fire at the Emirates, it'll make no difference.

 

[Manchester1894]

Dead right. Arsenal have been playing the game in public all along. It's only fair we follow suit. The icing on the cake would be for them to come squirming to us late in the day to accept the earlier offer. At that stage I'd seriously consider telling them we were now 'pursuing other options '.

If you were a cynic and the deal gets done, you'd say it was their plan all along, ie; sell late - buy no one. Arsenal could have deliberately led us up the garden path or simply shut the door. They got caught out badly this week and did neither apart from upset the player. Ornstein and Cross were briefed to make them look appeasing to the fans, even they look silly.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Until Arsenal formally reject our bid then of course it's possible.

maybe they did, but privately.

 

[Cityseagull]

Remember...

We're Man City we'll fight til the end...

 

[Chippy_boy]

That's what I think it is. We'll see who blinks.

Of course it is.

Why would Arsenal NOT string us along as long as possible?

When they cave in at 10:30, we aren't going to reply, "sorry you've missed your chance - we don't want him now" are we.

They know it. So it makes perfect sense for them to piss is about until the last minute,in the hope we lob them another £5m or £10m.

That's all this is, trust me.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Except the agreed deal was on the understanding that they signed a replacement. A better offer may be enough for them to accept regardless of getting someone in. I never expected them to accept 55 + 5 tbh was really surprised that that bid got as far as it did.

The suggestion from some is that there was no clause though, they just agreed.

If that's true, we won't up the bid.

 

[Dobsy]

Arsenal aren't fucked without the money.

It'll be bad business because of what could have been but they're hardly relying on the money.

Fair point. I just thought rationality would prevail. Sanchez demotivated for one season isn't worth £60m imo.

 

[Xiphos]

Srop it with your "we will get him free next year". Nothing is certain. If they qualify for CL I can even see him staying.

Or going to another club, Pep's contract will nearly be up so he might think what's the point i will only play under him for a year