Alexis Sanchez

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He has 2 years after this one left in him as a star player I’m predicting. Utd will be paying him stupid money for the next 5 years and generally increase the squad wage bill astronomically in years to come. Took us years to put right overpaying for average players and get them out. Hope they know what they’re doing hahaha
 
Neville Kneville said:
I don't chalk that up as a 'fail' at all. It would be a fail imo if we paid that much for him, a huge, comical one.

But at least it is likely a fact: that he is signing elsewhere. If people want to argue that we should have paid more for him, that's an opinion based on fact.

So many people have just made up a narrative that we just sat around & if we'd tried a bit harder, would probably have signed him. Some even calling it 'arrogance'.

The chances of that being true, are so small as to be ridiculous, we would not just 'sit around' unless we didn't want him & any club can speak to him or his agent, once Arsenal are open to bids. The word being 'bids' they are going to invite them & he can't leave, unless they accept one.

If his agent then does a deal with another club for more money, we either outbid them or refuse. We rightly, refused.

But there was no chance Arsenal were just going to accept our bid, even if it was more than 20 mil, without allowing others to talk to him.

It has always been down to the player & his agent (I still recon this is driven by the agents, in both cases, not the players).
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If we paid what? The numbers the Rags seem to be committing to are plain daft. Another 20m in the summer probably would not have been daft if it had got the job done.

As Damo pointed out, this is a player we have coveted for years and we have failed at each point to acquire his registration. We have failed to sign a longtime target and I think it is likely therefore that some lessons are there for the club to learn. I don't think arrogance is an issue on City's part or lack of action.
 
slicky202 said:
He has 2 years after this one left in him as a star player I’m predicting. Utd will be paying him stupid money for the next 5 years and generally increase the squad wage bill astronomically in years to come. Took us years to put right overpaying for average players and get them out. Hope they know what they’re doing hahaha
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A lot of people seem to think this I am far from sure. If he is instrumental in turning the Rags season around it will be looked upon as a major coup. Ifwe start to struggle in the next few months it will be viewed as a major reason why. The wages/tax involved will be meaningless and totally overshadowed by events on the pitch. The City board have made a major decision and only time will tell us if it was the right one.
 
60 goals in 122 games is a good tally in the league. He has declined somewhat this season with 8 goals in 21 so hopefully this is an indication that he has lost some of his abilities.

would be funny if they have the most expensive striker, most expensive midfielder, highest paid footballer in the league and still come short. Hopefully they get 4th and lose out on CL
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
Pogshites agent will be knocking on the door asking Woodward how they expect Carlton to survive on the paltry £350k a week they are paying him , the Donut thief and a few others will be questioning the Merc's near £500k a week remuneration and demanding reviews of their deal ,with PEG extending his contract meaning a guaranteed eight figure pay off when he jumps ship , and its all to keep up with "Lickle Citeh" , its going to be an enjoyable few years watching that scummy club implode whilst trying to hang to our shirt tails.
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Same agent I believe for Sanchez, pogba, big nose, la cuckoo
 
supercity88 said:
You do not buy a player just to prevent your rivals from getting them. It is not a sustainable business plan. Sanchez made sense in the summer and for the right price would have this month. But his wage demands break our squad harmony as he would be on so much more than anyone else. His outlook has clearly changed. 29 year old desperate for a long contract and huge wages.

If he does play poorly they are stuck with an expensive bench warmer. If he plays well then fine, but he doesn't have a long career there and he keeps their younger players out the side to their detriment.

We have cash to go big for the next big thing that like Sane, Jesus, Sterling and Bernardo have plenty of talent now and will only get better under Pep's coaching. You look at Sterling this season and how he has improved thanks to Pep and the introduction of Walker. Mendy gives Sane the ability to also get into central areas for a more balanced attack next season.

We are top of the league and Sanchez might close the gap but it should not stop us this season. Then in the summer we can improve further to widen it. The rags have players that can improve but Mourinho is what he is, defence first and the league is not what it was when he was at Chelsea. They can compete more closely with us but we have so many players that will get better and better.

Need to get cover in defence, defensive midfield and another striker if Aguero is allowed to go. But Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Stones, Mendy, De Bruyne, Sane, Sterling, Jesus, Bernardo will all continue to improve.

Not time to panic just because we have decided to withdraw interest in Sanchez.
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I agree with you.

For clarity, I would never suggest City buy players just to stop a rival getting them but it can be or bonus or not depending outcomes. We didn't sign Hazard but I suspect if we had been able to, we would have benefited at Chelsea's expense.

I'm certainly not panicing but I am disappointed in how this has panned out; that view may change at some point with the benefit of hindsight. I would not want to be doing this deal on the terms Manure are.
 
Sanchez is getting a contract, until he's 34? For someone who's game is based around work rate, doesn't make sense. Absolute desperation at the figures being mentioned.
 
OB1 said:
If we paid what? The numbers the Rags seem to be committing to are plain daft. Another 20m in the summer probably would not have been daft if it had got the job done.

As Damo pointed out, this is a player we have coveted for years and we have failed at each point to acquire his registration. We have failed to sign a longtime target and I think it is likely therefore that some lessons are there for the club to learn. I don't think arrogance is an issue on City's part or lack of action.
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Agree it is a player we have wanted since his time at Udinese. But right now, he is entering effectively his last ever contract. He would have been coming into a team that has excelled this season and will only get better.....therfore he wasn’t a desperately needed signing, like something we needed when we had to get the players in to make the step up after the takeover.

He would have been a great addition to the team. However because of the gulf in class, both between our team and united’s, and the gulf in class of ability to get players to perform in Pep and mourinho....this has made mourinho make an ultimatum to the united board - back me and get the players in I need if you want to compete with City

We didnt desperately need sanchez, united on the other hand do

We have nothing to learn from his saga whatsoever
 
Murph said:
Sanchez is getting a contract, until he's 34? For someone who's game is based around work rate, doesn't make sense. Absolute desperation at the figures being mentioned.
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Thing is if they win 1 PL or 1 CL, the deal is justified and worth it. Thats what worries me. We need to make sure they win nothing the next 3-4 years. Come on City. Hope we go all out this summer and just stomp all over their gazump.
 
The united way is like me playing monopoly. Charge round as fast as I can, buy everything in sight before anyone else, run out of money then realise I can't buy any houses or hotels as I have a complete mish mash of assets!
 
Are we expecting a turn a round of dramatic proportion for the thread to still exist .Are we hanging on for Sanchez to realize his love for PEP far out ways an extra £150 thou a week OR is Sanchez having second thoughts in working with the most miserable, conceited git on gods green earth
 
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