Alexis Sanchez

[Adidas Sharston]

I hope Big Brother Chile has offered more and he fucks us both off.

 

[Blueknows]

Chelsea have now put in an offer

 

[Indaparkside]

With wages it's £100 million for a guy who will be 30 next birthday, the world's gone mad let them have him

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Ridiculous money (even what City were offering) for someone turning 30 and on a free in 4 1/2 months! He’s a really good player, but I’ve never gone into a game against arsenal worrying because he was playing in the way I would Barca - Messi or PSG - Neymar. Yet in the last 6 months he’s been made out to be the most outstanding talent in the Premiership

Your not wrong, I also think Sanchez has already peaked.

 

[cadds92]

Honestly, it's Groundhog Day for us.
Happens with unerring regularity every transfer window and nothing happens.
As for Wenger, do you realise most of us just want him to go?
Our season is over. We're battling with Burnley for 6th place.

I do think Wenger will call it a day in the summer, but I can’t help but feel these rumoured deals are him throwing his last set of dice.

He has nowhere to go but spend on sone top quality players to try and at least convince a few fans.

 

[bluegirl74]

Really pleased how the club have briefed the media about this; clearly the ‘footballing’ option is city whereas the ‘payday’ option is the rags.

Even the simpler folk down the road understand the choices and what they mean (on several levels)

Exactly!

 

[blue b4 the moon]

also utd had 2 games in hand

Haha don't let the truth get in the way of a sky wankfest.

 

[lionheart]

Can we please forget about Sanchez and move on. We are not interested enough in his demands and, quite frankly, yet another South American would make the team unbalanced anyway.

 

[paulsimpson]

So we haven’t ended our interest then?

The doors still open for Sanchez

Yes if he chooses to stick to the demands that City have laid on the line. Basically " you can still come to us Alexis and we will welcome you as much as we sought and pursued you last summer ,
but on our terms "
Don't think he will .

 

[Thenumber1blue]

With wages it's £100 million for a guy who will be 30 next birthday, the world's gone mad let them have him

They always get that back on shirt sales though :)

 

[adeinchessy]

Well done City! Absolutely the right thing to do. If he would prefer to go to them for the money, why the hell should City upset the apple cart by paying an inferior player more money than our current stars. To overdo the apple metaphor a bit he seems like a bad one & it really is not worth upsetting team harmony. It seems to me that we have a team that WANTS to play for Manchester City (despite the incessant media sniping about mercenaries). This team is going places together. Let's keep it that way.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Looking at some of the journalists on twitter, they are reporting why City are backing out.

I think even for some of the biased ones out there this deal screams of being a little excessive.

Spotted this myself. Just come out the cinema so catching up on the thread but the general consensus is that we have taken a stance against the extortionate numbers being thrown around.

Sanchez decides now - trophies or money

 

[sir baconface]

Please bid Chelsea. Please!

Gazump them, then renege. What better way for Conte to put the Translator back in his box?

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Chelsea have now put in an offer

Got a link mate?

 

[Jack Hackett]

Can we please forget about Sanchez and move on. We are not interested enough in his demands and, quite frankly, yet another South American would make the team unbalanced anyway.

I agree and if Sanchez does go to Man Yoo for more money at least we can be spared the bollox he moved to win trophies.

 

[OhSoGroovy]

Yet another South American would make the team unbalanced anyway.

How so?

 

[Plain Speaking]

he would have been the highest paid player in our history,let that sink in,all the rest of them would not have put up with that would they now

Generally the richest teams buy the best players and win the most trophies. It's a shame we couldn't get Sanchez who is one of the best PL players. IMO he would be only be behind KDB in our squad.

 

[chaddblue]

Yes if he chooses to stick to the demands that City have laid on the line. Basically " you can still come to us Alexis and we will welcome you as much as we sought and pursued you last summer ,
but on our terms "
Don't think he will .

Me neither

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Gazump them, then renege. What better way for Conte to put the Translator back in his box?

We can dream.

 

[Healdplace]

I think City have got a but irked by Sanchez upping the ante when it looks clear where his heart lies. That seemingly was not a ruse.

They could have upped the deal a bit but wisely did not.

Instead they put it all back on him so everyone knows he wanted us, they wanted him and if he goes elsewhere there is only one reason. Money.

We now control the story not him and his agent.