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De Bruyne?
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Cobwebcat
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The impression I got, and I could well be wrong on this, is that De Bruyne is happy to come but doesn't want to request a move and forsake a loyalty payment (or possibly tarnish his reputation with their fans should it fall through).
Wolfsburg, for their part, reluctantly accept that they can't really turn down a bid of that magnitude (despite the backing of VW), but don't want to be seen to be forcing him out of the door. It would anger their fans, and force them to pay the aforementioned "loyalty" bonus.
Thus, it's a stalemate at the moment hence our reluctance to make a formal bid at present. One that I'm pretty sure will be resolved sooner rather than later though, as it's not insurmountable.
Bloody hell Wolfsburg and KDB need to grow a pair and stop worrying what their fans think. It's a business. If it's money and his loyalty payment then KDB should realise we are likely to pay him more than any other club in the World and he will recoup that money in a few months of a six year deal. City can't do much more if this is the situation.
Kompany is King
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Would making a bid progress matters?
Cobwebcat
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Would making a bid progress matters?
What's the point if we know Wolfsburg and KDB are going to stand there crying about it and staring at each other. It is a weird situation but as many have said the bid comes right at the end of the process when everyone has learned their lines. City must have the patience of a saint to be still waiting from December 2014. It sounds like we will end up adding his loyalty bonus to the transfer fee.
Jim Tolmie's Underpants
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If this transfer moves any slower it'll start going backwards in time.
Universidad de Chile
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Any twitter news on this???
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The frustrating thing with this is, if we do end up with all of Sterling, KDB, and Pogba, well end up paying what we would have weeks ago anyway. Minimal problem with that long-term because it'd be an historic window, but it's not helping our preparations for this season too much.If this transfer moves any slower it'll start going backwards in time.
BertTrautmann'sParachute
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You may well be on to something, there.Would making a bid progress matters?
cleavers
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I suspect the real issue is far more local, we don't have any free none home grown positions, and until we shed someone we can't buy anyone.The impression I got, and I could well be wrong on this, is that De Bruyne is happy to come but doesn't want to request a move and forsake a loyalty payment (or possibly tarnish his reputation with their fans should it fall through).
Wolfsburg, for their part, reluctantly accept that they can't really turn down a bid of that magnitude (despite the backing of VW), but don't want to be seen to be forcing him out of the door. It would anger their fans, and force them to pay the aforementioned "loyalty" bonus.
Thus, it's a stalemate at the moment hence our reluctance to make a formal bid at present. One that I'm pretty sure will be resolved sooner rather than later though, as it's not insurmountable.
If we did buy a player who is extra to the ones we already have, we are immediately in a shit bargaining position for any sales.
So if we can get two out, we might probably get two in.
You both are looking at this incorrectly, if we continue with what we've seen preseason, then we'd be playin with 5 mids. 3 more ahead of the central 2. Which in essence is a central 3And that is a fact that was evident last season.
Boom! This here seems the real issue.I suspect the real issue is far more local, we don't have any free none home grown positions, and until we shed someone we can't buy anyone.
If we did buy a player who is extra to the ones we already have, we are immediately in a shit bargaining position for any sales.
So if we can get two out, we might probably get two in.