Alexis Sanchez

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daztrueblue91 said:
But Alonso was a top class footballer until he retired and Nolito was an average player coming on the back of a very good season. Sanchez is more in the Alonso bracket because his game has evolved and he no longer relies on the blistering pace that he had in his younger years.

The biggest strength of Sanchez's game is his ability to keep the ball and his intelligence. He still has that ability to beat defenders with a sharp turn or his control and it was evident at the Etihad this year on a number of occasions. That skill set is going to be crucial in the CL because Sane and even Kun these days, fail to keep the ball under pressure. Sanchez is not going to lose those abilities over the next 2 and a half seasons.

Furthermore, there is also the mentality that he has. He's a born winner and has dragged Arsenal to trophies over recent seasons and there is no doubt in my mind that his presence would ensure that Sane and Jesus would not be allowed to rest of their laurels.

You have to strike whilst the iron is hot in football and Sanchez would easily improve our team. Whether that is for two years only then so be it because we have the chance now, with Pep in charge to dominate the PL. Players like Sanchez who would cost less than Lingard in today's market would give us the better chance of doing so.
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On the money.
 
mat said:
Go to Arsenal. Tell them here's 10 mill for him, take it now or he's prepared to sign pre-contract.
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Let's leave out this pre-contract topic. It's too complex and an unsolved problem.

FIFA has banned TPO (Third Party Ownership) in May 2015.
I cannot remember a pre-contract since then, as no club wants to go into a legal case vs FIFA at the international CAS court.

In theory, a pre-contract between Sanchez and a non-FA club would mean he doesn't want to join City.
Well, so be it then.

So, please let's just forget this pre-contract stuff for the time being. Thank you!
 
daztrueblue91 said:
But Alonso was a top class footballer until he retired and Nolito was an average player coming on the back of a very good season. Sanchez is more in the Alonso bracket because his game has evolved and he no longer relies on the blistering pace that he had in his younger years.

The biggest strength of Sanchez's game is his ability to keep the ball and his intelligence. He still has that ability to beat defenders with a sharp turn or his control and it was evident at the Etihad this year on a number of occasions. That skill set is going to be crucial in the CL because Sane and even Kun these days, fail to keep the ball under pressure. Sanchez is not going to lose those abilities over the next 2 and a half seasons.

Furthermore, there is also the mentality that he has. He's a born winner and has dragged Arsenal to trophies over recent seasons and there is no doubt in my mind that his presence would ensure that Sane and Jesus would not be allowed to rest of their laurels.

You have to strike whilst the iron is hot in football and Sanchez would easily improve our team. Whether that is for two years only then so be it because we have the chance now, with Pep in charge to dominate the PL. Players like Sanchez who would cost less than Lingard in today's market would give us the better chance of doing so.
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Very good argument in favour of Sanchez. Personally, I'd like to see him arrive at the club on thursday!
Whatever he may cost, anyone know how this fairs with the FFP this season?
 
I've wavered on and off about Sanchez, but with our current injuries i think i'm back on.

The age is a concern, however he should still have at least 2-3 seasons of top level football in him, probably more if he slims down a little which i think he will under Pep. Also a massive bonus is that he has the Summer off after playing non-stop football for what, 4 seasons?

He could be crucial for the second half of the season and rejuvenated next season.
 
Gray said:
After Arse messed us about pre-season they will have to come cap in hand to us before we sign Sanchez.
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that is what it comes down to for me too. we don't need him now and if arsenal want to loan him until the summer then i could see that happening but at no stage will city offer a big fee for him when he can sign for free today and come in the summer

the only thing that could make city jump is another club paying the asking price they want for him and united could jump in and pay £30million just to take him away from us but that is a long shot and united would have to fit him into the squad unlike city he would walk right in and know the setup
 
ancoats said:
that is what it comes down to for me too. we don't need him now and if arsenal want to loan him until the summer then i could see that happening but at no stage will city offer a big fee for him when he can sign for free today and come in the summer

the only thing that could make city jump is another club paying the asking price they want for him and united could jump in and pay £30million just to take him away from us but that is a long shot and united would have to fit him into the squad unlike city he would walk right in and know the setup
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Jesus wept. How many times??

He. Can’t. Sign. A. Pre-contract. With. A . Club. In. The. Same. League.
 
Gray said:
After Arse messed us about pre-season they will have to come cap in hand to us before we sign Sanchez.
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I hope MCFC management does some smarter business than such a childish wounded pride behaviour.
Maybe serving as a bluff to cap the fee a bit.

@ancoats
How can "he sign for free today"?
How could rags "jump in"? Sanchez would have to sign such a deal as well as Arsenal. No way.
 
St.Pauli support said:
Sanchez then.
Have you never thought why he could be special to even sign him aged 29?
Sit back and think again. Maybe time for a next break.
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We are in a fantastic position as a football club. We can within reason cherry pick the transfer market. Sanchez was one of the outstanding talents in the Premier League for a few years. He still is a very good player but for the next 3 years we can do better.

PSG bought Neymar in the Summer. Then Mbappe. Those are the types of players I would like City to sign. Next Summer we wont be faced with re-building an entire defence, we can buy the very best. Sanchez is no longer the very best and his game is not quite as good as it was. You have to very careful about buying forwards at that age: think Owen, Fowler, RVP, Rooney etc. I maybe wrong. I agree it is time for another break, the replies indicate that.
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Marvin said:
We are in a fantastic position as a football club. We can within reason cherry pick the transfer market. Sanchez was one of the outstanding talents in the Premier League for a few years. He still is a very good player but for the next 3 years we can do better.

PSG bought Neymar in the Summer. Then Mbappe. Those are the types of players I would like City to sign. Next Summer we wont be faced with re-building an entire defence, we can buy the very best. Sanchez is no longer the very best and his game is not quite as good as it was. You have to very careful about buying forwards at that age: think Owen, Fowler, RVP, Rooney etc. I maybe wrong. I agree it is time for another break, the replies indicate that.
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It all depends with Sanchez and if he is fine with the rotation and not being a guaranteed starter. I wasn't overly keen on him coming in but with Jesus getting injured and Sane's form dipping I would be happy with it. I can see Aguero leaving in the summer and us buying again hopefully a young world class talent.
 
Marvin said:
We are in a fantastic position as a football club. We can within reason cherry pick the transfer market. Sanchez was one of the outstanding talents in the Premier League for a few years. He still is a very good player but for the next 3 years we can do better.

PSG bought Neymar in the Summer. Then Mbappe. Those are the types of players I would like City to sign. Next Summer we wont be faced with re-building an entire defence, we can buy the very best. Sanchez is no longer the very best and his game is not quite as good as it was. You have to very careful about buying forwards at that age: think Owen, Fowler, RVP, Rooney etc. I maybe wrong. I agree it is time for another break, the replies indicate that.
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I am not aware of a better alternative for Sanchez in terms of

- variability throughout the forward line
- ball touch
- finishing qualities: crosses, free kicks, shots on goal
- work rate and character
- running the high press
- winner's mentality
- constant high level performance (forget the post transfer bust-up months!)
- transfer fee

Best yet to come: he wants to join us, just us. Would you believe, how lucky we are!

I wouldn't want that diva Neymar at City, not even for a low price. HE is a threat to a team's stability, not Sanchez. IMO.
Mbappe didn't join City! PSG have an option to sign him for 166m on a permanent next summer. GBP.
 
Makes sense to not make contact over Sanchez till after their game with Chelsea tomorrow. Leave him there to help arsenal take points off our rivals. If Jesus is out for months then I think we need to try to bring him in before the end of this month.
 
Marvin said:
All are quality players. Aguero is already on our books. I would not advocate buying him now. It's the trajectory of the players games that's important. I think Gundogan has been good recently. Bernardo looks like he's settling in to.

Sorry Dribble, there's no point me contributing to this topic. See comment above. I thought a break might make a difference. It didn't.
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You're as much of a Blue as the rest of us @Marvin, so please disregard those who believe they have more of a right to comment & share their points of view than you do.

For instance, over Xmas there was a heated debate whereby some of our fans started displaying the Ultimate Raggish behaviour by claiming if VVD turned City down for any other club, he'd be doing it for more money, or because he was scared he wasn't good enough for a regular place, & that if he wanted success & titles, he'd be mad to turn us down for any other club. JUST like the Rags, Dippers & Arsenal fans used to say about us.

What happened? Two days later, VVD signed for Liverpool! Are those psuedo-raggish fans of ours any less Blues? No! Our fan base comes in all different shapes, colours, sizes, religions & sexual orientations, but we're all united by the collective love of our team.

You carry on posting Marvin. I may not agree with you on Sanchez, but we have more in common, than divides us. And to those who are seemingly rounding up on you as an easy target, go fuck yourselves & knock it the fuck on the head.

It wasn't that long ago, this forum fell into open warfare just because some of us felt differently about Pellegrini than a certain group of other posters. I honestly thought this forum had moved on from singling out individuals or groups of fans who saw things differently.

OK @Marvin, we'll agree to disagree regarding Sanchez, so let's look to the positives.

We need reinforcements now. You don't want Sanchez & believe we are good enough to limp to the end of the season with the squad we have.

You say you want to wait until the summer & for us to buy a new younger forward. You've even we suggested we wait until the World Cup before we make our decision.

Taking all of this into account, who would you suggest we go for?
 
I think a large part of people reticence to welcome him with open arms is how much he has seemingly downed tools at Arsenal. I think most of us are thinking "well if he did this to get to Pep would he do it again due to being asked to play outside of his normal position etc or had to see the bench for a few matches".

That is my concern anyway. I hope it is unfounded and his actions recently are genuinely because he felt screwed over by Arsenal and has deep resentment tot them.
 
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