Rösler von Stretfordbömber said:Tolmie, what do you fancy is Yaya's real motivation? Assuming he wants to go to PSG.
Money, location, or not wanting to have to put out the effort of fighting a brutal league campaign? (I'd guess some combination of all three)
tolmie's hairdoo said:I really do fear City could make this situation a lot worse by digging our heels in on Toure.
You don't keep players who don't want to stay. And not ones who have such a big say in the dressing room.
Rotten apple and all that.
tolmie's hairdoo said:richards30 said:well anyone at psg worth taking off them in exchange? verratti? pastore and moura?
Would take Lavezzi and Moura.
If we were really clever, Marquinos, who we wanted last summer.
That would then free up another £30m plus sales for a biggie.
tolmie's hairdoo said:richards30 said:well anyone at psg worth taking off them in exchange? verratti? pastore and moura?
Would take Lavezzi and Moura.
If we were really clever, Marquinos, who we wanted last summer.
That would then free up another £30m plus sales for a biggie.
tolmie's hairdoo said:richards30 said:tolmie's hairdoo said:Was actually for Nasri and Clichy.
I really do fear City could make this situation a lot worse by digging our heels in on Toure
You don't keep players who don't want to stay. And not ones who have such a big say in the dressing room.
Rotten apple and all that.
but surely ferran and the board know that?? should we not just tell psg £35-40m take it or leave it and call their bluff?
People need to remember that PSG are not in any rush.
Like us, they have a transfer restriction and have already spent the majority of it on Luiz.
The last thing they need to be doing is a favour to City, by splurging on Toure right now, whilst tipping off the rest of Europe that theythen need to raise X amount in outgoings to balance the books.
The longer they leave it, anyhow, the lower the price will be for a player who still has plenty of weeks for agitation.
If they know Toure wants to join them, they can sit on their hands.
tolmie's hairdoo said:People need to remember that PSG are not in any rush.
Like us, they have a transfer restriction and have already spent the majority of it on Luiz.
The last thing they need to be doing is a favour to City, by splurging on Toure right now, whilst tipping off the rest of Europe that theythen need to raise X amount in outgoings to balance the books.
The longer they leave it, anyhow, the lower the price will be for a player who still has plenty of weeks for agitation.
If they know Toure wants to join them, they can sit on their hands.
Murph said:tolmie's hairdoo said:People need to remember that PSG are not in any rush.
Like us, they have a transfer restriction and have already spent the majority of it on Luiz.
The last thing they need to be doing is a favour to City, by splurging on Toure right now, whilst tipping off the rest of Europe that theythen need to raise X amount in outgoings to balance the books.
The longer they leave it, anyhow, the lower the price will be for a player who still has plenty of weeks for agitation.
If they know Toure wants to join them, they can sit on their hands.
I wonder if PSG have actually made an offer yet? The more I think about it, the more I'd be inclined to tell them to fuck off if and when they do.
In January we were rumoured (in the press) to be interested in Matuidi. The chairman of PSG? Can't remember his name, went ballistic, said they would tap our best players up, his language was very confrontational.
This is what it all boils down to imo, a bit of revenge on their part. If we give in to them and sell them Toure whose next to be tapped up in Qatar, so they can have a bit more revenge?
I wouldn't do business with them. I don't see how they will raise adequate funds, and if they do it will likely be so late in the window, we can't find a suitable replacement.
Tell Toure to give us one more year. If he keeps it shut, he can leave for a cut-price fee next Summer. He's probably not got long left at the very top level anyway, and would give us time to sort out his replacement.
lost_n_spaced said:tolmie's hairdoo said:richards30 said:but surely ferran and the board know that?? should we not just tell psg £35-40m take it or leave it and call their bluff?
People need to remember that PSG are not in any rush.
Like us, they have a transfer restriction and have already spent the majority of it on Luiz.
The last thing they need to be doing is a favour to City, by splurging on Toure right now, whilst tipping off the rest of Europe that theythen need to raise X amount in outgoings to balance the books.
The longer they leave it, anyhow, the lower the price will be for a player who still has plenty of weeks for agitation.
If they know Toure wants to join them, they can sit on their hands.
A bit of inside info here, but PSG have decided that they don't give a shit about UEFA's restriction and have tabled a 60m euro bid for Di Maria. It was tabled on Sunday apparently, according to someone who I know here in Paris who works very centrally at PSG (I was actually asking him about Yaya & he said that a Yaya bid was not a priority for them as far as he knew, although they would take him if the opportunity came along).