Alexis Sanchez

[unlikelyfan19]

Carragher summed the deal up well tbf

What'd he say? Nevermind I found it.

 

[tekki333]

It's called duel representation and the majority of the time the player won't pay the agent a cent....as the club pay it....all the player is responsible for is the tax on the 5% of the final year of the contract that is the agents fee....in the tax mans eyes it's classed as a benefit in kind for services rendered...so basically if the player earns £12,000,000 he is responsible to pay tax on £600,000 which will be the agents fee

But in big transfer deals the Agent will ask the club for a big fee as in this deal if we're to believed is £5mil

Its the players agent. And the agent is obliged to do what's best for his client, not what's best for his own pocket. When an agent makes more money with the fee he gets from the club than the money he gets as "tax" from the player it becomes a problem I think.

 

[kwm1988]

We should be the last club having a pop at players for joining clubs for more money.

Lol have to agree..we've done it for years, our fans calling players mercenaries and taking the moral high ground is a bit silly,It's the way the world works and we especially 2008 to 2012/13 took advantage of this more than anyone ..i do love pep and the club's stance about not going over what was already allegedly agreed with Sanchez.
It seems pep wants players who are fully committed to us as he thought Sanchez was.
By him negotiating more with United and then trying to get more out of us because of this we have backed out.
I love that and fully back Pep/city on this.
We will be fine,we will regroup and target some one else in the summer.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

He clearly doesn't want to play for United otherwise he would have surely signed by now. I wouldn't be surprised if the greedy little shit stayed and went on a free in the summer. In two weeks he's worth nothing to Arsenal. So can then start a bidding war and go to the highest bidder. Surely he has got to be the most mercenary greedy footballer of all time. Glad we backed out. Wonder if he will get the same media pundit witch hunt that Sterling got?

 

[Jack Hackett]

The really shocking thing is that over on the Caf they are laughing off any interest that Chelsea may have in Sanchez.

Not because of anything to do with footballing reasons but because of wages, they are basing this on Hazard being their top earner on around £200k a week.

They are laughing that Chelsea won't pay the money Sanchez wants as it is nearly double that figure at approx £350 -£400k per week.

They believe they have won Sanchez's heart and that he has chosen them, the real reason is that none else is even considering going near the figures quoted.

I wouldn't write off Chelsea in getting Sanchez as Man Yoo fans seem to be. Assuming they are not too far apart on the money, staying in London must be attractive to Sanchez.

 

[deano ou812]

The message we've put out isn't just to Sanchez. It's to Alves and all the other greedy fucks and their agents. We've moved on from Robinho, Santa Cruz etc where we could be milked because of our status at the time. It's a privilege to play for us now and if you are lucky enough to strike a deal, you fucking stick to it or adious.

I agree with the sentiment,but 99.9% won’t give to fucks and will go to whoever pays the most money,the romantic notion of players playing for less is dying a death it’s all about money now..

 

[Metalartin]

Lol have to agree..we've done it for years, our fans calling players mercenaries and taking the moral high ground is a bit silly,It's the way the world works and we especially 2008 to 2012/13 took advantage of this more than anyone ..i do love pep and the club's stance about not going over what was already allegedly agreed with Sanchez.
It seems pep wants players who are fully committed to us as he thought Sanchez was.
By him negotiating more with United and then trying to get more out of us because of this we have backed out.
I love that and fully back Pep/city on this.
We will be fine,we will regroup and target some one else in the summer.

I agree, it will hopefully be a warning to other players who say they want to come and be part of this team and so on. We may have money(players, clubs and agents all do very well when we do business we're not tight with it) but there's a limit to the amount of piss taking we will put up with, we've earned some respect now we've arrived.

We shouldn't be hypocrites, we understand why they are spending but we can call united fans out for being hypocrites now and enjoy a told you so moment. It's also annoying that they already have the highest wage bill and now offer this deal... yet what is the general tone in the press about it? Are they ruining football? Or just doing what they think they need to do to try and catch up? It's exactly what we did yet they predictably get a "earned it" pass by all these pro united media hacks. False morals and all full of shit.

I'm more bothered about whether offering him too much for 3 years helps us or hurts us more in the long run than any of the "good of the game" lark I don't see many City fans saying that either it's about what best for the club. He's good but so much can happen, players emerge all the time these days.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

You don’t even remember what we were debating do you. All I said is that I’m not so sure Sanchez will be finished at the age of 32. You seem to be sure he will be. I’m not so sure. Don’t see how either of us is right or wrong. Time will tell.

A lot of high energy forwards are in the prem. Time will tell.

 

[daztrueblue91]

Lol have to agree..we've done it for years, our fans calling players mercenaries and taking the moral high ground is a bit silly,It's the way the world works and we especially 2008 to 2012/13 took advantage of this more than anyone ..i do love pep and the club's stance about not going over what was already allegedly agreed with Sanchez.
It seems pep wants players who are fully committed to us as he thought Sanchez was.
By him negotiating more with United and then trying to get more out of us because of this we have backed out.
I love that and fully back Pep/city on this.
We will be fine,we will regroup and target some one else in the summer.

Exactly.

I didn't give two shits what other fans, journalist or pundits thought when we were outspending sides and bringing in the likes of Tevez, Toure and Silva etc. Just like no United fan will give a shit right now either.

It's funny because is seems like our positions are now reversed in the sense that we can offer the better chance of success than they can and they need to offer more money. However, the way their fans responded to us all those years ago was hypocritical and laughable and it looks like some Blues are going the same way.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I agree with the sentiment,but 99.9% won’t give to fucks and will go to whoever pays the most money,the romantic notion of players playing for less is dying a death it’s all about money now..

Of course it is. John Cross in the Mirror who is close to Arsenal alluded to this the other day and said Sanchez is all about the money.