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

[DontLookBackInAnger]

this situation made the entire management look inept

while I agree, it would also be fair to say that doesn't happen very often any more

 

[mat]

Don't clubs have to give permission for their player to talk to interested clubs?

If we didn't aren't Bayern in breach of the rules?

As soon as it became obvious he didn't want a new contract shouldn't we have then encouraged other clubs to set involved?

Maybe we have.

Think we all know the answer to this and the lack of action that will be taken.

 

[mat]

I hope when Leroy goes our fan base don't turn into Scousers and start a hate campaign. None of our players except Phil Foden support City. They all play for us because we offer Champions league football, the best coach and we pay them extremely well. People need to face facts.

We have taken loads of players off clubs. Now its our turn for someone to leave who most want to stay.

I wish him all the best. Hes not signing for Liverpool or Utd so no hate from me. It was a pleasure watching him develop.

I don’t think we will.

When we play Bayern in the CL we’ll boo and sing about the corrupt German Rag ****s.

 

[markbmcfc]

Electric on his day bit his day wasn't often enough and he basically couldn't be arsed to take on the challenge of getting better so he's took the easy way out.

He also tattooed himself onto himself.

Big fan of his but won't miss him.

Given the current financial climate and his deal expiring in a year, anything over £40m is good money. Forget what it could have cost a year ago, different world now.

 

[crazyg]

Yup.

To qualify that comment, can I plead in mitigation that watching them for 61 years does that to you?

 

[FCBarca]

What approach of the coach did sane not "buy" into? I can't remember Sane doing anything wrong if anything there were games he was supposed to start in the 2018/2019 season but the out of form Mahrez got the nod instead.Sane had the second highest assists right behind KDB in the 2017/2018 season, sane has scored double digits in both seasons here so I am not sure what approach he didn't buy into. Bayern did better business, we handled this poorly! We can blame Sane and yes he has to take some blame but the man management of this situation made the entire management look inept.

He was benched due to attitude issues in training to start 2018 season. Mahrez has less talent, IMHO, by comparison but is a 'Pep player', that's the long & short of it. When you kick big names like Deco & Ronaldinho to the curb due to attitude issues, Leroy is an easy decision to make.

The one name you could debate was a 'mistake' from Pep's decision is Eto'O but few can deny the ego issues with the player and as a coach you have to build a team - no 'i' in team, remember

 

[crazyg]

I hope when Leroy goes our fan base don't turn into Scousers and start a hate campaign. None of our players except Phil Foden support City. They all play for us because we offer Champions league football, the best coach and we pay them extremely well. People need to face facts.

We have taken loads of players off clubs. Now its our turn for someone to leave who most want to stay.

I wish him all the best. Hes not signing for Liverpool or Utd so no hate from me. It was a pleasure watching him develop.

I think Taylor Harwood Bellis would disagree with this.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Electric on his day bit his day wasn't often enough and he basically couldn't be arsed to take on the challenge of getting better so he's took the easy way out.

He also tattooed himself onto himself.

Big fan of his but won't miss him.

Given the current financial climate and his deal expiring in a year, anything over £40m is good money. Forget what it could have cost a year ago, different world now.

Not sure he has a massive attitude issue. He is a great player. Or was, He hasn't played in a long time. I'd take £40m this summer (we might hold out for a bit more).

The world of football will be very different when it gets back going again. Many small clubs will not survive. I can only think that transfer fees will drop down a bit, wages will drop. It makes sense to just sit in and wait to see what happens.

 

[mexico1970]

He was benched due to attitude issues in training to start 2018 season. Mahrez has less talent, IMHO, by comparison but is a 'Pep player', that's the long & short of it. When you kick big names like Deco & Ronaldinho to the curb due to attitude issues, Leroy is an easy decision to make.

The one name you could debate was a 'mistake' from Pep's decision is Eto'O but few can deny the ego issues with the player and as a coach you have to build a team - no 'i' in team, remember

Dropped from the German squad too, he's a young lad and he obviously has an attitude that's winding managers up. We should get what we can for him, wish him luck and send him on his way.

 

[Super David Silva 21]

See you later Leroy.