Alexis Sanchez

[RandomJ]

400k a week isn't little albeit the transfer fee is.

The disruption to players like Sterling and KDB wouldn't be worth it.

The thing is I don't think the wages would have been anywhere near that if we hadn't fucked around. If we'd gone to Arsenal on 1st January, paid the £35 million they wanted Sanchez would have been at our place on the 2nd ready and eager to sign whatever contract we put in front of him. It was us fucking about, playing chicken with Arsenal over the fee that allowed the rags to put their hat in the ring. We've fucked this and it isn't the first time we've done this either.

 

[gazzaa2]

You could also say we haven't shown enough to secure his transfer. If we'd offered Arsenal 30 m in December privately and 5 m to him, this may have got done. He had agreed terms with us. Presumably his head has been turned by the sheer sum on offer as well as not being sure if we would pay Arsenal enough. He wants out now not in the summer.

I think the club had second thoughts about signing him in January with Aguero being unsettled. It only came back to the surface after Jesus got injured.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

We won't find a better player for a smaller financial outlay. So ultimately we've made the wrong call imo.

 

[US_Citizen]

No way does he deserve Messi money. Headlines will still read, “Bus parking union is forced to pay PL record salary because City ruined football.”

 

[sir baconface]

Look on the bright side, folks. We can now go in balls deep for JFE....

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

There you go Alves 2.0 . Third time we lost the race against him.

We haven’t done too bad without Alves have we? Stupid money on an aging full back who wouldn’t get a game ahead of Walker.

 

[manimanc]

What's our goal difference? +51? And it's only January?
I'll just leave this here...

 

[MCFC1993]

No, if he wants cash, he can fuck off.

If he wants football, he can sign for City.

Agreed.

The scenario he's got is; good football (& good money) or stupid money (& shit football), any player that would choose that lot over us given our current situations is not a player i'd want here.

 

[mosssideblue]

Sam from Goal is spot on......if we have to go and spend 80-100mil on another forward in the summer, this makes no sense.

1. Sam Lee‏Verified account @Sammy_Goal 20m20 minutes ago
   If City are willing to let Sanchez join United due to the price of the total package (which would be about £40m in fees, plus wages which were agreed) then they must be thinking of their perception of value, rather than cost. They’ll do very well to find a cheaper alternative.
   
   
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   Sam Lee‏Verified account @Sammy_Goal 16m16 minutes ago
   And by value versus cost I mean this: they must have decided it’s not ‘worth’ paying £40m-odd to Arsenal and agent, but it is worth paying £100m at least for another player (insert your own names). That, or simply they’ve been caught on the hop and have absolutely no say in it.
   
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No he isn't. If we do spend that it will be someone we will get many more years service from dont you think?

 

[SWP's back]

He’s lost a yard of pace anyway.

I’ve been saying that for months.

Plus, whilst no one seems to remember, it reminds me a bit of the Rodney Marsh transfer.

Think we’ve escaped and expensive mistake here.