Alexis Sanchez

[Don Karleone]

Waiting for them to find a replacement?

Awesome, being dicked around again.

 

[sky_blue]

In my opinion we’re making a mistake.

£30m on Danilo but won’t go higher to secure Sanchez.

The mind boggles

We didn't pay Danilo £30m signing on fee or 300k-400k/week wages and his agent sure as shit didn't demand a fuck load for himself. Alexis is getting a bit greedy and his agent is trying to milk it as much as he can (seeing that this could possibly be Sanchez's last major contract). Don't blame him to be honest. Most players are mercenaries these days. Makes you appreciate Silva even more.

 

[himalayan_blues]

dont worry guys sanchez will be a city player.
the worst case scenario is he will be a united player and play as a a left wing back, defending and winning 0 trophies as a consequences.
SIT BACK AND RELAX,
WE HAVE GOT PEP GUARDIOLA

 

[willipp]

Does this mean the quadruple is off?

Come on blues, we're breaking every record in the book this season without Sanchez so its not the end of the world. If we take a principled stance on transfer fee, wages and signing on fee then good on us.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

The thing that concerns me is we know Arsenal have a special relationship with United. Clearly they were behind the FFPR and they've got history with RVP so if they can't get him to re-sign I think they'll do everything to get him to the swamp.

Arsenal are 8 points behind united and 23 behind us. If they would rather their best player went to united then they are fucking maniacs. Even that senile old twat wenger must realise that we are not currently their direct rivals.

 

[aguero93:20]

The thing that concerns me is we know Arsenal have a special relationship with United. Clearly they were behind the FFPR and they've got history with RVP so if they can't get him to re-sign I think they'll do everything to get him to the swamp.

They've got history with RVP? What do we have with Nasri, Sagna, Clichy, Toure and Adebayor then?

 

[domalino]

In my opinion we’re making a mistake.

£30m on Danilo but won’t go higher to secure Sanchez.

The mind boggles

£26m on Danilo, who wasn't out of contract, wasn't asking to be our highest paid player, wasn't commanding a 15m signing on fee and is 26 not 29.

What's the point of comparing the 2?

Total cost of Sanchez deal will be well over 120m all in, Danilo probably less than 50m.

 

[SalfordCityBlue]

Other clubs getting involved was always inevitable once it became clear Arsenal were selling. Sanchez is an amazing player, no way we were getting a free run - of course that doesn't mean we haven't had an agreement with the player since the summer.

I maintain that we should not increase our offer in the face of competition, as a message to Arsenal as much as anything. Selling him to United is a worse move both for them and the player.

 

[Woody135]

This transfer has become bigger than the player involved.
This is now City deliberately not giving Arsenal what they want after they f*cked the deal up in the Summer.

 

[CityDreamer]

Again, apologies if this has been shared.

 

[Mike D]

I would hate to piss on anyone's bonfire here but Jesus is back in 2-3 weeks http://www.skysports.com/watch/vide...gue/11204765/jesus-back-in-two-to-three-weeks. On the assumption that this transfer will probably drag out until the end of January or until Arsenal get a replacement which might not happen again. The question is do we really need him right now coming in and unsettling the side? Personally I would sign him in then summer for free which means that the player gets big fat signing on fee and we save a packet.

Before anyone jumps all over me I think the rag story is B.S and the player himself has made it quite clear who he wants to sign for.

 

[venom99]

w/ Maks Cárdenas

 

[himalayan_blues]

Winter Is Coming" is the motto of House Stark, one of the Great Houses of Westeros. The meaning behind these words is one of warning and constant vigilance. The Starks, being the lords of the North, strive to always be prepared for the coming of winter, which hits their lands the hardest.

?

we have to prepare for the great difficulty ahead, which in our case may be united bidding for sanchez. they might be serious for him but they might just be helping the arsenal and sanchez camp get more money.

 

[Mike D]

Again, apologies if this has been shared.

You are right that is the big if, and if they can't sign a player over the summer there's even less chance of doing business in the January window.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Why are people finding it so difficult to understand that we're not willing to taken advantage of, in terms of money? The man is free in 6 months, anything over £25mil is silly money.

Tbf the club did pay 27 million for a donkey a few years back

Never could see Arsenal selling for 20 million even with 6 months left after rejecting 60 million in the summer. Dressing room squabbles aside they could plummet if he leaves as their squad is that average.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

The thing that concerns me is we know Arsenal have a special relationship with United. Clearly they were behind the FFPR and they've got history with RVP so if they can't get him to re-sign I think they'll do everything to get him to the swamp.

I don't agree.

Arsenal helping to improve a team in the mix for the remaining top 3 places is just stupid, even for Arsenal .

( assuming that we don't lose a shit load of games between now and end of season )

 

[cjn]

I am really unconcerned with this. Would be thrilled if we got him but if we don't we're 15 points up on the league and will get someone else in the summer, no big deal. Do you guys think Bayern would give a shit if a player decided to go to Dortmund instead? If he goes to United we shouldn't either, it's not like he's a trancendant 22 year old who will be around for a decade.

 

[blue_sonic176]

Would be great if we get him, but I'd prefer we didn't get absolutely rinsed by fucking Arsenal when he'll be free in the summer. Get a CB in.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Afternoon all,just a little reminder(for a minority....) of the CoC.

- Don't needlessly flap or overreact to things, particularly in the Matchday and Transfer forums. Football's obviously an emotive game, but there's no need for hysterical overreactions. It doesn't solve anything, and tends to cause arguments.

- Wumming/trolling won't be tolerated.

Cheers :-)

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Why are people finding it so difficult to understand that we're not willing to taken advantage of, in terms of money? The man is free in 6 months, anything over £25mil is silly money.

It is only silly if Sanchez point blank refuses to sign for anyone other than City. If he does, then we are playing a blinder. If however, he goes to United, we will have made a huge miscalculation. Sanchez is worth far more than £25m in any normal situation and if we miss out on him, it will cost us far more than £25m to purchase a comparable player in the summer. We lost out on Alvez and as others have pointed out, it hasn't impacted us on the field but off it, it cost us an additional £27m. If something similar happens with Sanchez, it surely has to have an impact on our transfer budget.