Deal agreed with Bayern Munich for Leroy Sane - €60m (including add-ons)

[mancity1]

Club confirmed ACL injury.

Surgery this week no timescales as of yet.

Surgery means tear or partial tear blue , for these professionals and the way we manage their recovery in general its a season ending injury.

Mendy whether we bought him back too early or not is a crock after his injury.

I suppose its different recovery and further treatment after he returns to full training but I think we all know out squad is one down this year and we need someone from the academy to step up like Foden has.

 

[kaz7]

OFFICIAL: Manchester City have confirmed Leroy Sane has damaged the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Following a specialist doctor travelling to Manchester to understand the extent of the injury, Leroy will have surgery in the coming week. [via @ManCity]

 

[blueballs84]

Devastating for Leroy - possibly not the worst news in the world for the club.
Might give us more of opportunity to tie him to a long-term deal while he is laid up.
Might also settle his head now that Bayern is off the table in this transfer window and possibly January as well.
Wonder if we could do a swap deal with Dortmund someday down the road, bring back a great English talent in Sancho and let their great German talent return home.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Minimum 6 months, terrible news.

Announced as ACL out for 6-8 months and surgery coming soon :(

Get well soon Leroy :(

Can't help but hate Munich for their participation in this injury, Sane mind not being right could have been a factor here

wrong and wrong.

club haven't confirmed the nature of the injury. if it's a full tear, like Mendy and Gundogan, then yes, it's minimum 6 months. until that is confirmed, let's not assume the worst.

 

[George Hannah]

We await the next step by our friends in Bavaria.

 

[Andouble]

would be an excellent show of faith from the club to continue to pursue a contract extension, and will help the player focus on his recovery as well.

 

[super_city_si]

Hope for a full and speedy recovery. Would be great if he commits to the contract too.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Back in time to score the winner against Munich in the latter stages of the CL hopefully.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

the statement says he's sustained damage to his ACL.

When Mendy did his ACL the statement confirmed he had ruptured it.

perhaps hope that it isn't a tear, but a less serious injury which could see him back next year?

That was exactly my thoughts on reading the statement. A rupture is 6-8 months. Without knowing the extent of the 'damage' it's difficult to assume timescales but I would guess it would be less than that.

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

If we were possibly minded to sell him if the right money was offered then he should have been an unused sub. Obviously if he was left out of the squad then that would have weakened our negotiating position but leaving him on the bench wouldn't have done.

There are no winners here...not the club or Sane (fuck Bayern).