All these fees are their fault directly.
They have been on a monyspunking extravaganza the likes of which the world has never seen & it seems nobody in the media has noticed. We have to pay through the nose for Sterling, DeBruyne & Pogba if he comes, because they spunked 30 mil on Luke Shaw, & 60 mil on DiMaria.
It's our signinmgs now, which will be used as the yardstick in the future, not theirs, just watch. We will get the blame for future transfer fees, because of Sterling & DeBruyne.
Why though? If he's their player & is registered to them, then why not play him? No issue to them if he gets injured as they have set a price no one has matched as of yet. If he doesn't play they could say he's injured or ill so we'd still be non the wiser.
I think he'll come but at the expense of us pulling out the Pogba deal due to us having to pay more for KDB. I think we had a budget for both & the selling clubs have pushed the prices over that for both players, it's now a case of one or t'other I think.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if he does play, he is their player after all. I just meant it'd be interesting if he doesn't, as it would suggest a deal is imminent. I'm not going to panic if he is selected.
I think when we look back at what we payed for sterling and potentially kdb, they will be viewed as value for money. We can afford this out lay the rags can't, as they keep kicking the can down the road and using the money they turn over to pay off the banks to try and bring back the glory days. I say pay 100 million to inflate the market some more so we eventually ruin that horrible club in Stretford that latches onto the name of manchester.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if he does play, he is their player after all. I just meant it'd be interesting if he doesn't, as it would suggest a deal is imminent. I'm not going to panic if he is selected.
That's how they & the the other cartel clubs broke away at the top in the first place, by pricing out everyone else with their wages & transfer fees, payed for by the Champions League.
Tbf to Wolfsburg, the price we will end up paying for DeBruyne will probably be about right at this time, when you compare it to the historical over inflation of the transfer market by rags etc.
Is it KDB day?
They can't sustain that spending, they got their hands burnt with Tia Maria to try keep up with us and Chelsea. If they were serious about competing at the very top why aren't they in for de Bruyne and sterling instead of the shite they bought this window?