Dani Alves

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BimboBob said:
Fuck me. 100 pages back and you are all creaming your pants for him, now it's classed as dodging a bullet.

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Well said.

I got blasted for saying we shouldn't sign a 34 yr old.
Now the sentiment has reversed.
Apart from 34 year old pros there's nowt as fickle as football fans.
 
FCBarca said:
there is some speculation that his new bride had something to do with Paris>Manchester. If you're a fashion model, suppose only logical
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This, and his own crazy fashionista self, all day long! Manchester is a promotional struggle when faced with the likes of London, Paris, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, and maybe even Munich and Turin, so the player has to be a certain mentality or really, really want to be here. I cannot imagine the number of players lost to the well known Manchester weather, and even though the city itself may be experiencing a little bit of a renaissance, it is far from a thing of beauty...which is why the leaf burbs of Alderley Edge, etc...are lauded and loaded with players.

FTR, I was never a big fan of this move and I think we really need to get one decent RB in and bring Maffeo back in. If Pep is the coach he claims to be, Maffeo has all the tools he needs to develop into a Pep player.

Looking more like we are going to splurge £80-90M on two FBs this summer. UFB!!
 
Would've made good depth and a good older leadership presence but not bothered as long as we get some work done on that front soon. Was always going to be backup anyway.
 
For the ounces who shout " snubbed" to other teams and their fans, this actually looks like one on the plate.

As for the transfer that was "only a matter of a few details", I pity it as I think Alves could have done a job for us. On and off the field. That was my view a couple of weeks back when the rumours started and it hasn't changed because the player snubbed us. Btw he's not the first player who is influenced by the misses who apparently has her work connected to Paris and ... she's a real beauty, so who can blame Alves.

Peps magic isn't that special after all. His presence helps but in the end it's not all that counts to make a transfer happen. As I say: No use getting excited up until the moment the player is pictured in a Citytop or signing a contract with Txiki next to him.
 
I lost my password said:
if those wages someone posted were correct, he should not be angry at him. He would be crazy to accept 6 mil. per year if he was offered 14.
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That's pretty much it. Equally I'm not surprised if we were unable/unwilling to match it. I'm a bit gutted to have missed out as I think he would have been a good signing, both on and off the pitch, but it's a big salary for a 34 year old back up.
 
FCBarca said:
PSG's strategy works for a great number of players, pay extremely high wages. I suspect Dani desired very much to reunite with Pep but surprising that City wouldn't come close to the wages when his addition could've/would've been key

Plus, Paris has a number of Brasilians in the squad with whom Dani is close - interestingly enough there is some speculation that his new bride had something to do with Paris>Manchester. If you're a fashion model, suppose only logical
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It would have been nice of him to have said this from the outset, I dont think this was a last minute decision.
 
Its why the club rarely if ever comments on bids or possible signings anymore as well.

Yes we where in for him but officially, its like we never where to be honest.
 
Ric said:
That's pretty much it. Equally I'm not surprised if we were unable/unwilling to match it. I'm a bit gutted to have missed out as I think he would have been a good signing, both on and off the pitch, but it's a big salary for a 34 year old back up.
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Ric said:
I think it was. PSG saw an opportunity to gazump us late on and took it by offering a far bigger salary.
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well we cant blame him tbh, last big payday n,all that. but as you say, it's a lot to pay a 34 year old back up.
that would reek of desperation...PSG are obviously going all out to beat Monaco this season,especially as Monaco are losing their great team of last season.

Alves is a good addition to them.
 
Esportivo Interativo say the reason Alves rejected City swap was not financial, but rather the risk of failing in PL and losing his WC spot.
 
Not sure we were even in for him, has anyone at the club publicly spoken about it? It's all a smokescreen for other target imo. Maybe Alaba or someone similar?
 
I wonder if the sudden panic about leaked information that Mattb spoke of was because City knew that it had become a "fact" that they were after Alves when in fact they knew he was likely to go to the highest bidder and thus they knew that it'd impact their PR. Anyhoot I hope we sign someone today to lift the mood.
 
Jackford said:
Not sure we were even in for him, has anyone at the club publicly spoken about it? It's all a smokescreen for other target imo. Maybe Alaba or someone similar?
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No smokescreen. We need to dump Sanchez IMO. Get him for free next year. And spend big on CB full back positions. It's like our club think make the attack so elite that we don't have to defend?!!
 
Manchester1894 said:
No smokescreen. We need to dump Sanchez IMO. Get him for free next year. And spend big on CB full back positions. It's like our club think make the attack so elite that we don't have to defend?!!
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True, fullbacks top pri now, I am getting worried we will be under strength again when the season starts and will rely on Kolorov!
 
yeah whatever !! said:
It would have been nice of him to have said this from the outset, I dont think this was a last minute decision.
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Agree that it is a strange turn of events as I would have had a hard time imagining Dani turning Pep & City down but certainly money talks and as I alluded to in an earlier post, the player (€14 million vs €5 million is an easy choice for 99/100 people) sought to consolidate his finances after having mismanaged quite a bit prior to his divorce

That being said, I think it's quite a blow to Pep, City & their transfer plans and season ahead. Sporting wise, a real disappointment since I would have loved to see Dani reunited with Pep and the attack that City will boast. But PSG truly is a Brasilian carnivale with Paris a great locale for a newly wed couple who likely prefer the haute couture of Paris to that of Manchester

Surprising though in the end, for me. Gotta believe Dani gave City an opportunity to match the offer as I can scarcely imagine he would hang Pep out to dry
 
Manchester1894 said:
No smokescreen. We need to dump Sanchez IMO. Get him for free next year. And spend big on CB full back positions. It's like our club think make the attack so elite that we don't have to defend?!!
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agreed. if there is money in the pot after sorting the fullbacks and a new CB then fine but we need to get our key important areas sorted first!
 
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