De Bruyne?

BringBackSwales said:
Surely time for City to now politely move on from this transfer? What seems abundantly clear is that Wolfsburg are not keen to sell, definitely not to us and probably not to anyone. I imagine that the only thing which might cause them to sell is if he asks to leave, and we have to assume that if he was going to do then he would have done so by now. From our point of view it is clearly not an opportunistic signing, or one related to availability, such as Delph being available at a bargain price in a squad area where we had a vacancy - given the price we are apparently prepared to pay, and the length of time we have spent on the deal, then the club clearly see it as a key signing - BUT unless we are prepared to throw a shed load more money at Wolfsburg, and/or kdb is to ask for a move, then I cannot realistically see it happening, and if the club do see it as a priority signing, then presumably we do have a plan B, and must surely be ready to move to it very very soon?
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Tempting as it is to agree with everything you say, I think we just have to stay with it to the end, bitter or sweet.
 
BringBackSwales said:
Surely time for City to now politely move on from this transfer? What seems abundantly clear is that Wolfsburg are not keen to sell, definitely not to us and probably not to anyone. I imagine that the only thing which might cause them to sell is if he asks to leave, and we have to assume that if he was going to do then he would have done so by now. From our point of view it is clearly not an opportunistic signing, or one related to availability, such as Delph being available at a bargain price in a squad area where we had a vacancy - given the price we are apparently prepared to pay, and the length of time we have spent on the deal, then the club clearly see it as a key signing - BUT unless we are prepared to throw a shed load more money at Wolfsburg, and/or kdb is to ask for a move, then I cannot realistically see it happening, and if the club do see it as a priority signing, then presumably we do have a plan B, and must surely be ready to move to it very very soon?
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City meet there asking price they sell, otherwise we wouldn't still at the table. Have to admit it's getting on my tits tho.
 
Come on you can't say that we need to move on from this transfer. VW and Allofs have been nuclear and played with us ALL summer long! We can't just leave it like this, if we get him in the end, Allofs would be pissed and That's all I want. VW have won the battle by keeping him but We're gonna win the war by signing him in the end!
 
deano ou812 said:
Wonder what's changed in a few years,we had no problems signing dzeko from them,is this cnut aloffs a recent appointment..
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Probably watching us hand over 50m for Sterling. How people on this thread keep slating Wolfsburg's board without fully understanding the repercussions of vastly overpaying in that transfer is beyond me. Wolfsburg know what they are doing.
 
deano ou812 said:
Wonder what's changed in a few years,we had no problems signing dzeko from them,is this cnut aloffs a recent appointment..
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From what I remember being toldat the time, dealing with them over Dzeko was a nightmare. Think Khaldoon might have had to get involved.
 
domalino said:
We don't have a plan B because we don't need one. We just tore apart the champions a week ago, we don't need to add numbers for the sake of it, we are going after the 1% of footballers who can actually take the team to the next level.

And why would the club care if he signs yesterday or on deadline day? All that matters is he gets here, and they'll do everything they can until the deadline to make that happen.
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Agreed - we're riding high, but come the cup competitions, a replay here or there, a back log of fixtures, a couple of inevitable injuries and the Christmas schedule, we might need depth and I mean quality depth. KDB adds that quality that's why the club want him nothing is being done for the sake of it.
 
domalino said:
We don't have a plan B because we don't need one. We just tore apart the champions a week ago, we don't need to add numbers for the sake of it, we are going after the 1% of footballers who can actually take the team to the next level.

And why would the club care if he signs yesterday or on deadline day? All that matters is he gets here, and they'll do everything they can until the deadline to make that happen.
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Why people think we are walking round with £50 odd million burning a whole in our pocket is beyond me we want KDB for a reason, we are not in the market to buy for the sake of it
 
nomorethaksintimes said:
Probably watching us hand over 50m for Sterling. How people on this thread keep slating Wolfsburg's board without fully understanding the repercussions of vastly overpaying in that transfer is beyond me. Wolfsburg know what they are doing.
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exactly, this is what i have been trying to say. If we paid £49m for Sterling, then paying £57m for KDB should be the easiest decision of the transfer window.
 
@City_Watch: SPORT BILD: A decision on Kevin De Bruyne is expected tomorrow. The likelihood is that City will fend off PSG and win the race.
 
Blue warrior said:
City meet there asking price they sell, otherwise we wouldn't still at the table. Have to admit it's getting on my tits tho.
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I genuinely wonder if they do have an asking price, or at least one that is within a range we are prepared to pay (ffp and all that), and therefore unless the player rocks the boat I expect him to stay where he is. Personally I would be ok for Navas and Nasri to cover this role, but I sense that the club don't share this view, and I think that someone will come in before the window shuts, but probably not Kevin
 
Blue warrior said:
City meet there asking price they sell, otherwise we wouldn't still at the table. Have to admit it's getting on my tits tho.
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Relax, he's probably going to sign for City. They were already prepared a while for the move. I even reckon it's going to be tomorrow, because Allofs Will leave for the CL draw and it has been told he wants absolute rest in the team by friday (game against Schalke). I think his choice has been made for a while, it would be not wise to stay there now , i really think he Will get a starting place at city with more prospect
 
BILD again,they said it was all done and dusted last week,then over the weekend they changed it several times,they haven't got a bloody clue just keep making stuff up as they go along
 
karen7 said:
BILD again,they said it was all done and dusted last week,then over the weekend they changed it several times,they haven't got a bloody clue just keep making stuff up as they go along
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I think they're different publications. Supposedly SportBILD is more accurate, but really at this stage with 5 days left in the window you can say a decision is made every day and eventually be correct.
 
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