Signing De Rossi from Roma is like trying to sign Gerrard from Liverpool or Terry from Chelsea, we're attempting to buy an iconic player who is strongly associated with the club and was in their academy team. That means there is an added premium that we'd have to pay to pry him out of their hands. The opportunity to sign a player this good who can undoubtedly improve our team is very rare and if the club has to pay over the odds for such a player then they might do it. We've spent next to no money in the last two transfer windows anyway and with the revenue we've made from the sponsorships, CL football, and winning the league we must have the funds for a player like this even with FFP in mind.
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Sky web-site reporting that mancini said that he was confident City could dp more business. And denied there was any rift with Marwood.
The DDR story did not start with the SSN Tweet about the agent. There was an Italian journalist who said City were in for him, and there's also some reliable City fans who think a deal is in place with the club and it's down to the player. So we don't have any confirmation - just rumour, but it's more than just one lone Sky Tweet.
The DDR story did not start with the SSN Tweet about the agent. There was an Italian journalist who said City were in for him, and there's also some reliable City fans who think a deal is in place with the club and it's down to the player. So we don't have any confirmation - just rumour, but it's more than just one lone Sky Tweet.
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Because in 4 years he will be worth £5m. And in their financial state, they can't miss out on £35m in hopes of £50m because if we walk away they get 0. We are the only team that will pay that much for him don't you think? If they are going for the moneyball approach I can see why they would cash in.
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The price tag would be justified if he can be great as a CB also.
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pudge its hard to stay on topic mate when dealing with wind up merchants , it was about relative values anyway same as you are on about now in fact
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I think this is a situation where we met Roma's evaluation.
then...
Roma goes to De Rossi and say. "Listen, we would love to have you, and if you want to stay, you have a place here until the end of your career. If you would like to at least go and hear what MCFC have to say you have our blessing and permission. It's entirely what you want to do."
De Rossi says, "might as well hear them out".
And that is where we are.
Of course, I also have a hard time screwing the cap on the milk jug every morning so take my opinion for what its worth.
then...
Roma goes to De Rossi and say. "Listen, we would love to have you, and if you want to stay, you have a place here until the end of your career. If you would like to at least go and hear what MCFC have to say you have our blessing and permission. It's entirely what you want to do."
De Rossi says, "might as well hear them out".
And that is where we are.
Of course, I also have a hard time screwing the cap on the milk jug every morning so take my opinion for what its worth.
An in 4 years RVP will be worth nothing, as will Torres, and Yaya?unlikelyfan19 said:
I didn't say that Roma were holding out for £50 million, I was highlighting that they can "overprice" De Rossi because of how important he is to them
We're talking about one of the top players in Europe here, not Eden Hazard. The issue is not the price but whether there's any basis in our supposed interest. Nothing concrete yet that you can hang your hat on, just a few snippetsi♥city! said:
I'm linking the value of De Rossi to the value of Yaya, as they are important players of each team; because "iheartcity" is saying we should try and sign De Rossi for nearer £25 million.cyprustavern said:
You lot were just talking about Agger..
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The agent here to see Kolorov is a cover up in my opinion..
Why would City want to sell Kolorov ?
We would then have to buy a replacement, with only 2 weeks left in the window..
The guy is here to talk about DDR..
Why would City want to sell Kolorov ?
We would then have to buy a replacement, with only 2 weeks left in the window..
The guy is here to talk about DDR..
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pudge said:
yep hes nowhere near world class that kid
unlikelyfan19
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pudge said:
No I understand. I am just saying that if they are trying to reduce their debt and kind of rebuild with some youth, they can overprice him all they want. But I wouldn't be surprised if it went like this.
Roma - £50m
City-£30m
Roma - No way, £50m
City - £32M
Roma - No way, £50m
City - £35m
Roma - No way, £50m
City - ok bye bye
Roma - Wait!!! £35m sounds great!
Why are you Guehi?
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Plus they are interested in Savic so that makes it even sweeter . 25million + Savic . They head back to Italia happy. The Serie A isn't as demanding as the PL and Savic would be a great addition to their team .
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Hopefully city have been the green light to proceed with the interest of De Rossi ...
Obviously city keep the dealings hush hush as much as possible anyway ,but possibly even more so with them over the road signing van Persie maybe just maybe city want to unveil ddp after utd unveil their major signing of the summer so we can claim the limelight once again if you catch my drift ....
Here's hoping anyway
Obviously city keep the dealings hush hush as much as possible anyway ,but possibly even more so with them over the road signing van Persie maybe just maybe city want to unveil ddp after utd unveil their major signing of the summer so we can claim the limelight once again if you catch my drift ....
Here's hoping anyway
Dzeko's Right Boot
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Just come onto this thread and read the last few pages. Why are people mentioning £35m? Has something been said?
The_Swan
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£31.5M (40M Euros) the same as at the same juncture last year, and there must be some form of agreement between both clubs if we have been allowed to talk with his agent. (If that is what is going on). Given Roma's straight forward reputation this is a deal that could be done in 2-3 days from here, so how much that we take some air outof red sails on monday lunch-time?
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Nope, just benchmarks for conversations.Dzeko's Right Boot said:
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