Cavani Speculation/News (page 151 onwards)

tolmie's hairdoo said:
Posters keep assuming it's an easy one to do because Dzeko is part of the equation.

Maybe someone needs to ask Edin what HE wants? We haven't offered Dzeko, it's Napoli who have flagged him up as a makeweight of interest.

Dzeko believes he can get a bigger club than Napoli and still prefers a move back to Germany.

Which is exactly why City have attempted to lower such a huge one-off fee.

If Chelsea offered £40m yesterday, and I would believe Rob Beasley on that one, I would wager it is exactly where our own stated position is in terms of valuation.
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Yet more sense.

Jose would be puppeteer and get Beasley to do some work via the papers for him.

Dzeko to Dortmund is the obvious call.
 
Would anyone have been unhappy if we had just paid the buyout clause for this guy two weeks ago and then concentrated on any further additions?

There are about 4 players per window that could significantly improve a team like we already have and are realistically available. One has already gone to bloody Monaco.

Once you go a level down its a gamble. I'm sure Garcia would do fine outside the top 7 teams in the Premiership and perhaps Maicon too but it's a waste of money for us. This guy is a sure thing, if we miss out to Chelsea again it's our own fault. If we get Cavani for significantly less than the buyout then Ill admit I underestimated Cheeky Chops.
 
i8rags said:
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Posters keep assuming it's an easy one to do because Dzeko is part of the equation.

Maybe someone needs to ask Edin what HE wants? We haven't offered Dzeko, it's Napoli who have flagged him up as a makeweight of interest.

Dzeko believes he can get a bigger club than Napoli and still prefers a move back to Germany.

Which is exactly why City have attempted to lower such a huge one-off fee.

If Chelsea offered £40m yesterday, and I would believe Rob Beasley on that one, I would wager it is exactly where our own stated position is in terms of valuation.
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What's your gut feeling on this one tolm, mine is simple, I believe Chelsea would prove to be a better attraction and we will again lose out on our top target.
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It all becomes irrelevant when the decision finally comes down to a personal one for any player.

We only have to look at Kaka, Sanchez, Hazard.

All the hard yards were done on these too.

I happen to agree that Chelsea are a bigger draw in terms of Mourinho going there, being situated in London, their enhanced reputation across Europe over the last decade.

Equally, he knows he can challenge for top trophies and receives top wages.

However, I do believe Chelsea are low-balling for good reason, they have other irons in the fire and a limited budget to complete them all.

They really do fancy Rooney.

I have faith Begiristain and Soriano would pull the plug if they thought we were wasting our time at this stage.
 
Its good to see our Exec's have more patience than most of us on here. It appears we have a well thought out recruitment strategy this year - totally the opposite of last year (can't believe the comments about it being just like last year - its anything but) - we have done the ground work. If Cavani is our number one target - we will have a strategy in place for most eventualities - we would have known, Chelsea or PSG or RM would have joined the bidding, we knew ADL was going to screw us - so we must have decided whether or not we would trigger the release clause. I have every confidence that we will do the right thing. If we get him great - if we don't then I'm sure we will get someone else just like we did when we lost out on Sanchez. The question for the Board is once you get to the release clause for Cavani you are within touching distance of getting Bale - so maybe our pursuit of Cavani only goes so far. Who knows... but I'm confident there is a plan.

If you find yourself getting wound up by this - just think back to the days when Ben Thatcher was our star summer signing.
 
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