Alexis Sanchez

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MCFC_4Heatons said:
IF Sanchez has his heart set on joining us it will be a who a blinks first scenario between him and the Arsenal bosses. Arsenal do not want to sell him to us, Sanchez is desperate to move this summer and if Arsenal say you can go to PSG or stay here for another year its down to him to stand his ground, if Arsenal let him go on a free in 12 months and pass up £40m-£50m that would be madness!!

Personally I think he'll go to PSG if they are serious about buying him, they don't p*ss about like Txiki does and will get it done quickly especially with Arsenal keen to make sure we don't get him ... Sanchez wants CL football and once last big wage increase IMO and it doesn't have to be with us ....
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PSG are in on Aubameyang though, indeed they're the front runners to sign him, and it's not likely they go for both.

As for Sanchez, you could be right about who blinks first, but the situation seems favorable to City because, not only does he want to come, but the competition would struggle to meet his wage demands.

One thing's for sure, the competition for the league (and a few outliers like the rags etc) won't be sitting on their hands this summer. Sanchez is exactly the kind of instant, massive upgrade we need to get back to the top.
 
domalino said:
It's not reasonable at all, it's the opposite.

Look at some teams in the past who've tried it. Barcelona in 08/09 are a good one as they're under Pep:

Appearances (starts)

Eto'o 52 (46)
Messi 51 (42)
Bojan 42 (18)
Henry 42 (36)
Gudjonsen 34 (17)
Pedro 14 (6)

That's what actually happens in real life. Starts aren't handed out equally with everyone getting 20 starts and 20 sub appearances, the best players become almost ever-present and anyone outside those 2/3 get pissed off.


Now apply those numbers to the players you are talking about. You think Jesus, Sané, Sterling are going to accept 18 starts in a season? No fucking chance.
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We have had more than 2 players per position for as long as i can remember. Some might be quite clear cut squad players but we have had them. Pedro, Navas and nacho were all in the squad last year so clearing them out and bringing Roberts back and Sanchez in is actually reducing the numbers. Roberts would be at the back of the queue so in reality you have 5 senior players and 1 promoted youth player covering 6 positions.
 
Gaudion M said:
We have had more than 2 players per position for as long as i can remember. Some might be quite clear cut squad players but we have had them. Pedro, Navas and nacho were all in the squad last year so clearing them out and bringing Roberts back and Sanchez in is actually reducing the numbers. Roberts would be at the back of the queue so in reality you have 5 senior players and 1 promoted youth player covering 6 positions.
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Who the fuck is Pedro?
 
Akiva said:
PSG are in on Aubameyang though, indeed they're the front runners to sign him, and it's not likely they go for both.

As for Sanchez, you could be right about who blinks first, but the situation seems favorable to City because, not only does he want to come, but the competition would struggle to meet his wage demands.

One thing's for sure, the competition for the league (and a few outliers like the rags etc) won't be sitting on their hands this summer. Sanchez is exactly the kind of instant, massive upgrade we need to get back to the top.
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Agree he'd make a big difference, if dreams come true and we get Sanchez and MBappe to replace Navas and Nolito that would represent a huge leap forward IMO, I still think we need a striker who offers something different like Dzeko did but I'm not sure that's Pep's style ...
 
Sanchez will know where he wants to go, if you read body language when Pep has met him this year they have the utmost respect for each other. The stumbling block is how Arsenal are going to play it.

I hope we get him
 
MCFC_4Heatons said:
Sane is a different level to Roberts ... Sane is doing it in the hardest league in the world and scaring the sh*t out of top class defenders, Roberts is doing it in a very poor league where one team is miles ahead of the others, it's easy to look top class. I'm not saying Roberts isn't talented but a loan for another 12 months to a mid table PL team would be the acid test, if he can improve again and go up another level then maybe he#ll be ready for City
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Oh so we spent £10m on guesswork then. He's had his loan, now we need to decide
 
Aguero, Sanchez and Jesus ! An awesome South American front three supplied by Merlin. That would be something very special. Add in KDB, Gundogan, Sane and Sterling and it doesnt look too shoddy up top.
 
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Marvin said:
Oh so we spent £10m on guesswork then. He's had his loan, now we need to decide
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Roberts may well stay next year, but he could also go on loan again. He wouldn't be the first player to need more than one loan before being ready to challenge for a first team place. Pep will probably use pre season to make his mind up.
 
The problem with this signing as good as it would be.... our front 3/4 will all be foreign, just means finding homegrown players is even harder for other positions, home grown defenders are the most expensive of nearly all positions to fill.
 
SiMCFC said:
The problem with this signing as good as it would be.... our front 3/4 will all be foreign, just means finding homegrown players is even harder for other positions, home grown defenders are the most expensive of nearly all positions to fill.
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One of the reasons why I find it utter madness in selling Roberts.
 
MCFC_4Heatons said:
IF Sanchez has his heart set on joining us it will be a who a blinks first scenario between him and the Arsenal bosses. Arsenal do not want to sell him to us, Sanchez is desperate to move this summer and if Arsenal say you can go to PSG or stay here for another year its down to him to stand his ground, if Arsenal let him go on a free in 12 months and pass up £40m-£50m that would be madness!!

Personally I think he'll go to PSG if they are serious about buying him, they don't p*ss about like Txiki does and will get it done quickly especially with Arsenal keen to make sure we don't get him ... Sanchez wants CL football and once last big wage increase IMO and it doesn't have to be with us ....
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Eh?
 
Not allowing myself to get hyped for this but an attacking contingent of Sane, Aguero, Sanchez, Sterling and Gabriel Jesus would be unbelievable.
 
MCFC_4Heatons said:
Brainless comments there mate, give we're after Sanchez, MBappe and the players we already have he'd be sat on the bench. Obviously a loan deal to a mid table PL team (assuming he'll be a starter) for a season is a must to see if he can cut the mustard at the top-level .... Anyways I'll take Pep's judgement over yours any day of the week ...
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Whatever Pep judges, it won't be based on some notion that his performances for Celtic, somehow mean nothing, because Sinclair did well, it will be based on his assessment of the player, pure & simple & whether he has a role for him. And we haven't signed Sanchez, nor Mbappe.
 
Does the Silva signing mean that we're no longer interested in Sanchez? I know they're not like for like players, but fitting both in would be tricky.
 
cibaman said:
Does the Silva signing mean that we're no longer interested in Sanchez? I know they're not like for like players, but fitting both in would be tricky.
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Silva is replacing Navas, Sanchez will hopefully replace Nolito.

I think Pep and the club are just going to go for it this summer and add as much quality as possible.
 
Bayern looks a smoke screen to me. Arsenal don't want the fans turning bat sh@t crazy before the FA Cup final with news he's coming to us obviously....
 
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