Love SSN. "We understand Manchester City are in Negotiations with Wolfsburg" no fucking shit you bunch of parasites.
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De Bruyne?
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Danamy
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They really are trying to get rid of Dante. Isn't he being offered to Leverkusen as well?
Yeah, Dante wants out so they'll try and use him on any deal
Jazzman
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Can't see Dante being attractive to Wolfsburg. The idea of keeping KDB for 1 more season will probably be. But why should KDB change his mind at this late stage? Has it not been said that he wants to return to England, same does his better half. Would be quite a turn around in the last minute if this happened. Anything is possible I know, but does not sound too likely. Off course Wolfsburg will be playing the Bayern card in any case to squeeze as much out of City as they can. Bloody well hope this goes through and he comes to City.Bayern's offer, from what I was told, is around £35m + Dante + a season-long loan back for KDB.
City's offer is in the neighbourhood of £50m cash.
Key thing here is De Bruyne prefers to leave Wolfsburg immediately and the whole idea of Bayern's loan back idea would be to keep the fee down, since I don't think they will offer what we are.
Didsbury Dave
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I think they assumed he'd stay at Wolfsburg this season, and they'd try and buy him next summer. Ribery and Robben aren't getting any younger.
The fact that De Bruyne has now said he wants to leave this summer has forced their hand. Doesn't seem that implausible to me, despite Pam's protestations.
Still think we'll get him though.
Can't see it, Ric. They would have known in May that his agent had agreed terms with us. Why on earth would they act now when the deal could have been closed at any time in the last few weeks? I'd hazard a guess that if there is anything beyond tittle tattle, it's Wolfsberg trying to force City's hand on the fee through judicious "leaking", maybe with Bayern's consent.
I haven't even read the reports, by the way.
blue_sonic176
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Bayern's offer, from what I was told, is around £35m + Dante + a season-long loan back for KDB.
City's offer is in the neighbourhood of £50m cash.
Key thing here is De Bruyne prefers to leave Wolfsburg immediately and the whole idea of Bayern's loan back idea would be to keep the fee down, since I don't think they will offer what we are.
They definitely wouldn't match the wages we're offering DeBruyne either, I'd imagine.
Forzacitizens
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I really don't understand the hold up
With this deal
With this deal
Forzacitizens
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There he goes again.
Which point are you disagreeing with me on?
The fact that ITKs knowledge has turned out to be garbage? Or that we still don't look close to signing this kid?
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The problem here is Wolfsburg want to get a replacement on the cheap, however the thick gits have made to much of the £50 million and now everyone knows they've got even more money to spend.
If they'd have kept this behind closed doors then they could have agreed a price for Kev, got another player in on the cheap before anyone knew, however they've shot themselves in the foot a bit. Time to bite the bullet and pay up for merten.
What goes round comes round .
Can't see it, Ric. They would have known in May that his agent had agreed terms with us. Why on earth would they act now when the deal could have been closed at any time in the last few weeks? I'd hazard a guess that if there is anything beyond tittle tattle, it's Wolfsberg trying to force City's hand on the fee through judicious "leaking", maybe with Bayern's consent.
I haven't even read the reports, by the way.
That is quite possible mate.