Neville Kneville
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Absolutely 100% nailed on imo.
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De Bruyne?
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Absolutely 100% nailed on imo.
FanchesterCity
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Wolfsburg haven't 'bumped up the price' since we started negotiating in January - they have compromised on the price they originally set. City have known the price 'range' from day 1 and have just been chipping them away in the meantime. Don't underestimate the internal politics/PR requirements of the selling club
We are in the final stages now, and the deal will be completed in the next 72 hours.
Keep the faith
And we'll have paid more than we would have liked due to Wolfsburg driving a hard bargain. That's what negotiations are. It doesn't mean 'ripped off' or 'more than we were prepared to pay' (otherwise we'd not be buying at all), but it does mean they've driven a hard bargain and secured the best price they felt they could. If you honestly don't think City have 'budged', you're deluded. We have. Nothing wrong in that, we'd expect to have to budge, but don't think for a minute we walked into Wolfsburg and got everything our own way.
daztrueblue91
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I don't agree at all. Half that team is dogshite. They could have signed 5 or 6 players. A centre back & striker for a start.
The last two teams to sell their star player for a mega fee and replace him with 5 or 6 players did not exactly improve. Both Liverpool and Spurs were considerably weaker once Suarez and Bale left.
There's also the problem of the other clubs putting prices up when they know a club has money. Again this would hinder Wolfsburgs chances of getting value for money.
The sensible thing would be to bide your time in the market and approach players who would have already been on the list. Unless a good opportunity presents itself.
I agree with you, without kdb Wolfsburg wouldn't have qualified for cl action this year that's just a factI don't agree at all. Half that team is dogshite. They could have signed 5 or 6 players. A centre back & striker for a start.
FanchesterCity
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You're changing your tune as you go along here.Absolutely 100% nailed on imo.
One minute you're claiming he's a moron, the next his acts are quite deliberate, and he's achieving his intentions. Make your mind up.
Asian Blue
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Try this one then? So many to choose from..
Good Catholic Boy then !................................. hey no religion on here please
Lovebitesandeveryfing
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And without De Gea's performances last season United would not have qualified for the CL. That's another fact.
My dream final day of the window: KDB comes this way. And De Gea goes that way (i.e. Real way).
My dream final day of the window: KDB comes this way. And De Gea goes that way (i.e. Real way).
Neville Kneville
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The last two teams to sell their star player for a mega fee and replace him with 5 or 6 players did not exactly improve. Both Liverpool and Spurs were considerably weaker once Suarez and Bale left.
There's also the problem of the other clubs putting prices up when they know a club has money. Again this would hinder Wolfsburgs chances of getting value for money.
The sensible thing would be to bide your time in the market and approach players who would have already been on the list. Unless a good opportunity presents itself.
So therefore, like Liverpool, they would have been better off strengthening their squad, then releasing DeBruyne.
they will just be doing that in a panic, or in Jan or next season now, instead. Not clever.
FanchesterCity
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It doesn't matter what he DID for them, it's about the future. If Wolfsburg believe they will lose KdB, their first plan of action is to decide on their strategy for his exit.I agree with you, without kdb Wolfsburg wouldn't have qualified for cl action this year that's just a fact
They can take the first offer they get, and blow the money of ill considered transfers (i.e. a rush job like Liverpool after Suarez), or they can drag it out for the maximum value, bank the money, and take their time on choosing new players, and if that fails, they keep their man anyway.
They appear to have chosen the latter (more sensible) strategy.