Not denying that Sanchez would improve under Pep. But Sanchez is not the only player out there who would improve under Pep.
I see you rate Dybala at £130m. That in itself is already a more worthwhile long term investment than paying £50m for a 30 year old at £400k per week. If we had bought Sanchez he might have played a part in our CL but we dont need him for the league. By 2021 when his legs fall off at 32-33 we are then bound to buy another replacement which by inflation standards would set us around £150-250m for the hottest prospect in 2021.
We buy a young player at the price that reflects our need, keep him here for 8 years or more as we have with Aguero and Silva. Wishful thinking is to have academy pkayers making the cut, but a young player this January or summer would do. If we can find a Salah like bargain at £37m we would be in a better positiion than spending £50m and the highest wage for a player with 2-3 more years left.
Fuck him now. He's joined the scum. Time to move on.
We need fresh legs brought in. Pace an power up top. Aubemayang
and on that chuckle I'm off to bed to dream about who will be lifting the premierleague trophy.
A great great player, will do well at United fits everything Mourinho wants from an attacking player. Is he someone worth compromising our wage structure for I don't know but not signing Hazard and Van Persie were big fuck ups and this could be one as well. We are definitely light up front be interesting to see who Pep turns to next.
Damage control just like they always do, also there's no source given only Adam Joseph(is he even a journo or is he just a twittati?)Alexis Sanchez contract details: £30 million fee, £5 million signing on fee, £5m agent fee, plus a wage packet that’s £250k a week basic plus a stack of bonuses. Incredible work from Ed Woodward here. Didn’t think he had it in him to swoop like this.
Lol this has to be false, this is mostly Citys offer bar £10m.
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City also knew paying Alexis Sanchez £400,000-a-week would distort their pay structure, which involves lower basic wages plus bonuses. [Independent]
it was a mistake taht we didnt sign hazard or van persie when we were still in the melee of title challenges. we were barely scraping wins sometimes with mancini who was more defensive minded and fixed our leaky back four. We had the likes of Lescott and bit part players.
our position now is much stronger, the table doesnt lie. but yes we can still be a victim of complacency so we need to invest. We are certainly light up front but missing out on Sanchez is not as big a tragedy as van Persie. Shame we didnt get Hazard though as we could have left teams behind with a Hazard-Silva midfield. We should be able to hold our ground without Sanchez he's not exactly found his last season form this year.
our interest in him stemmed from pre season as we thought the leage would be more competitive. Now that we know where we stand, I think we have more room to take risks with younger signings.
Stronger my arse. We still have an unbalanced squad and still squander most of our chances. Letting the rags sign Sanchez is in line with signing Mangala and Fernando. He's younger than Sergio and is a proven player in a Pep team.