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

[Centurions]

Bayern want someone who can hit ground running but with injury that he had it will take time and hence maybe they are second guessing. Again they may have got inputs from that German doctor too.

That's made me wonder, what's to stop the German doctor passing on his ongoing test results to Bayern, with Sane's blessing of course?

 

[mexico1970]

I can't get excited about Sane at all, decent player but if he wants off then good luck to the lad.

 

[salfordbluetrue]

Thinking about the last week, more and more this all seems to me like a pretty transparent ploy from Leroy's new agents to make a bunch of noise to prove they're actually doing stuff and hopefully squeeze a few extra Euros out of Bayern on personal terms. I still don't see any other scenario making sense:

Re-signing with City - Over the summer one thing was consistently reported from both English and German journalists: how superior Bayern's offer was from a financial perspective. The idea that we're now going to come back, after everything that's gone on, and award him the money he's looking for, on par with our top earners, seems very far fetched to me. If our offer was "close enough" from a financial perspective he would've just signed the deal after he got injured. I can't see it.

Going to Barca/Madrid - Barca signed Griezmann last summer and are trying to Martinez this time around, and even then probably need to move someone out for that to happen. Madrid signed Hazard and half a dozen Brazilian attackers, and are holding on to the dream of signing Mbappe, which speaking of...

Going to PSG - Would make a lot of sense if they lost either Mbappe or Neymar, but as we know Qatar and Abu Dhabi don't really play nicely with each other. Maybe, but I doubt it.

Bayern - Still makes the most sense. They have the money and a glaring need at his position. He would actually start every week, which he wouldn't do at either City or the Spanish clubs and he's still worth more to them than anyone else being German. His family gets what they want and he gets to win the Bundesliga every year.

First paragraph, If it was money Sane would have asked for a transfer, that would reduce his transfer fee up his signing on bonuses and wages, asking for a transfer now while he is not fully recovered would also drop his transfer fee, and it would not be a gamble as Bayern would stagger the payments according to the medics.
Personally i think it is a dinosaur trying to put an upstart in their place, as they believe they did with Boateng

 

[Coatigan]

I can't get excited about Sane at all, decent player but if he wants off then good luck to the lad.

Indeed, if he does..

Does he though?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Anyone with an inclination to stay would have signed the deal on the table as soon as they suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury.

There are no guarantees he would not do it again before the summer or suffer another serious injury.

Financial protection would thus be afforded, but he needs to run down his agreement for only one gain, which is to leave under threat of seeing out his final year.

By not actually rejecting City's terms, he is simply keeping the illusion that there is a chance he wants to stay and it is just about more money.

Milner did the same.

 

[waspish]

Anyone with an inclination to stay would have signed the deal on the table as soon as they suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury.

There are no guarantees he would not do it again before the summer or suffer another serious injury.

Financial protection would thus be afforded, but he needs to run down his agreement for only one gain, which is to leave under threat of seeing out his final year.

By not actually rejecting City's terms, he is simply keeping the illusion that there is a chance he wants to stay and it is just about more money.

Milner did the same.

Yep another Milner so what do City do? Give him an ultimatum sign or we putting up for sale? Bottom line Sane holds all the cards! Suppose we could stick him in the stands till his contract runs down? That’s not city though.

 

[Wizpopblue]

I really hope Sane comes to his senses and signs a new contract, however, the chances of that appear slim;
He seemed to have issues with Pep not playing him regularly, b*****king him on the touchline (something Pep doesn't appear to do with Sterling's wastefulness), etc. Then there's the money....
As others have said, in all likelihood running down his contract will give him a huge signing on fee with Bayern.
When he wants to be, he is a wonderful player who leaves defenders in his wake and he scores cracking goals.
I really hope he stays....

 

[northwichblue]

I think the time has come for City and Leroy to sit down and have a discussion about what his intentions are about a new contract, put him on the spot, it won't do any harm, but we will know where we stand and have an idea what his plans are.

 

[CC1]

I think the time has come for City and Leroy to sit down and have a discussion about what his intentions are about a new contract, put him on the spot, it won't do any harm, but we will know where we stand and have an idea what his plans are.

Yeah. Guess our fantastically run club haven’t done this yet

 

[sir baconface]

Leroy = Rolls Royce of a player, really hope he stays.

More like a BMW motor bike...with fat Germans hoping to ride on his back.