Ray78 said:£3.5 rising to £5m depending on appearances.
BoyBlue_1985 said:SuperYaya said:sam-caddick said:It does make you think about it now, and to be honest I can see it being true.
Would the club really of swapped De Jong for Garcia? Even if it was for a like for like free swap we would not have done it.
Why sell De Jong for 3m then buy Garcia for 16m when De Jong is clearly the better player? Even non-City fans knew that.
De Jong was a world cup finalist, one of the best defensive midfielders in the world and clearly loved by the other City players as we had seen on Inside City.
Definately something suspicious went on with our Nigel.
Using world cup finalist to praise him is a bit of a half truth considering he should have been shown a straight red and could have cost his team the game.
The de jong lovers make me laugh.
ChicagoBlue said:Ray78 said:£3.5 rising to £5m depending on appearances.
I guess we wont be seeing THAT £1.5M!!
He was trying to leverage a fat payday while the management needed younger, more technically proficient replacements. Funny how guys are high on Rodwell and deride Garcia, yet NEVER compare buying Rodwell to selling NDJ?!
Hmmm, selective memories?!
Toronto FC has shot down a report that it is willing to break the bank to sign Argentine star Carlos Tevez.
A report from Brazil's Lancenet said the MLS team and Monaco were both after the Manchester City forward, with Toronto offering US$10 million.
"We are not in talks to acquire Carlos Tevez," a team spokesman said Thursday when asked about the report.
Tevez is a talented if mercurial striker on big wages at Manchester City. What appeared to be a leaked pay slip in March 2010 indicated he made a gross wage of 720,287 pounds (US$1.4 million) in that month alone with an extra accommodation bonus of 20,000 pounds.
Monaco, which is owned by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, has been spending freely since being promoted to France's top tier. Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao is the latest star on its radar.
The top-earning Toronto player is Dutch striker Danny Koevermans who is due to make $1.663 million this season.
Tim Leiweke, the incoming president and CEO of TFC owner Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, has had success with marquee players in the past. Leiweke was with the Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owned the Galaxy, when Los Angeles signed David Beckham.
"I've been told by the (MLSE) board and the owners that if we find the right guy, they are all in and that they are committed to that move," Leiweke told a conference call in April following his hiring.
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stavros said:BoyBlue_1985 said:SuperYaya said:Using world cup finalist to praise him is a bit of a half truth considering he should have been shown a straight red and could have cost his team the game.
The de jong lovers make me laugh.
sorry but im a fan of defensive midfielders who can run and cover ground in order to stop/slow down oppositions attacks.
Garcia cant even get near to anyone.
when a team plays a possession based game a player like de jong is important as it helps stifle the opposition counter attacks.
VOOMER said:Would you bring De Jong back?
energylevels said:Tevez will stay - one year extension ... trust :-)