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

[Esteban de la Sexface]

No one can prove it but Bayern and the DFB were likely behind Sane’s exclusion from the German WC squad in a clear message to come home. Joachim Löw has been spouting in support of Sane joining Bayern for some time. Bayern are like the mafia in German football.

I thought the same. Leave him out of the world cup, get the price slashed and get him to Bayern.

 

[bennyboy]

Sane coming off YPOTY season and being a huge part of a 100 point team wasn’t good enough. Julian Draxler and Julian Brandt were. OK

His performances were not up to scratch for the national team pre world cup.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

That's just fucking stupid.

1. How do you know he hasn't told the club? Don't take what Pep says at face value, we wouldn't tell other clubs Sane has asked to leave because it automatically lowers the value.

2. Why the fuck should he? He signed a 5 year contract, in June 2021 he will have fulfilled the obligations of that contract and is free to do whatever the fuck he wants.

3. Have you ever told your boss you're leaving before you had confirmation of another job offer? Have you bollocks, just because he's a footballer doesn't mean he works in different ways to me, you or any other fucker on here.

Stop being so damn precious, it's a game, Sane is free to do whatever he likes for whatever reason he likes. City were here long before him and will be here long after him.

So it’s OK for you to make one set of assumptions, but not for me to make another? If you want to believe that Bayern have conducted a campaign in the manner that they have without the slightest encouragement from Leroy that’s up to you. And if it’s in our interests to not tell other clubs he wants to leave, for fear of driving down the price, so it’s in Leroy’s to keep us dangling over a new contract, whilst running down the clock (and his transfer value) on his current one.
That may be the nature of the game and not something we should take personally, but it certainly isn’t in our interests, and if I feel a certain resentment toward the player for that reason, then that’s my concern not yours. And the idea that me resigning from my modestly paid job without having another lined up, with all the financial uncertainty that would entail, in any way equates to a highly sought after, multi-millionaire professional footballer doing the same thing, is frankly laughable.
Two fucks, one fucker, one fucking, one bollocks. Nice

 

[Jazzman]

We beat Real in Bernabeu without him.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

We beat Real in Bernabeu without him.

We did, but we also “finished” 25 points behind Liverpool without him. He may be erratic, but he’s one of our most effective big game players, with a combination of pace, skill and athleticism that we don’t have a similar replacement for. Sane gives us options, something different.

 

[ctid1894]

A footballer has agents and in someone of Leroy's calibre has high demand especially - who will most likely never ever be out of contract in his life. We are talking about Premier League calibre footballers here - yes i'd agree for non elite.

I wouldn't leave my job without another lined up as I can't afford to - Leroy by looks of it has agreed he wants Bayern, all other clubs have basically sat back. But if Bayern were not looking, he would be a top asset for any big club in Europe

So you're angry because you're not in as high demand or as highly paid as Leroy, that's your problem, not Leroy's.

 

[ctid1894]

So it’s OK for you to make one set of assumptions, but not for me to make another? If you want to believe that Bayern have conducted a campaign in the manner that they have without the slightest encouragement from Leroy that’s up to you. And if it’s in our interests to not tell other clubs he wants to leave, for fear of driving down the price, so it’s in Leroy’s to keep us dangling over a new contract, whilst running down the clock (and his transfer value) on his current one.
That may be the nature of the game and not something we should take personally, but it certainly isn’t in our interests, and if I feel a certain resentment toward the player for that reason, then that’s my concern not yours. And the idea that me resigning from my modestly paid job without having another lined up, with all the financial uncertainty that would entail, in any way equates to a highly sought after, multi-millionaire professional footballer doing the same thing, is frankly laughable.
Two fucks, one fucker, one fucking, one bollocks. Nice

Why is it different because he happens to earn more money than me and you? It isn't.

 

[crystal_mais]

So you're angry because you're not in as high demand or as highly paid as Leroy, that's your problem, not Leroy's.

And where have I said I am angry , I am more than happy with what I do for a living and how my demand and plan is managed. - I'm pointing out there is a massive difference between the football contract situation and any normal persons situation when it comes to getting a new job - Players are commodities - they have a saleable value - he (& Milner) have manipulated their position and screwed this football club from recouping the correct value that we should have been entitled to had he/they been far more open with us about their plan. I've never seen transfer fees paid for people moving companies, otherwise im in the wrong job.

 

[Esteban de la Sexface]

We did, but we also “finished” 25 points behind Liverpool without him. He may be erratic, but he’s one of our most effective big game players, with a combination of pace, skill and athleticism that we don’t have a similar replacement for. Sane gives us options, something different.

What are are our goals scored to now versus this point last season? I'd say pretty close. The reason we are 25 points behind liverpool is because laporte got injured and we've missed as many gilt edged chances as I've ever seen a team miss. Going forward hasn't been an issue.

 

[ctid1894]

And where have I said I am angry , I am more than happy with what I do for a living and how my demand and plan is managed. - I'm pointing out there is a massive difference between the football contract situation and any normal persons situation when it comes to getting a new job - Players are commodities - they have a saleable value - he (& Milner) have manipulated their position and screwed this football club from recouping the correct value that we should have been entitled to had he/they been far more open with us about their plan. I've never seen transfer fees paid for people moving companies, otherwise im in the wrong job.

Transfer fees are an irrelevance, that's not Sane's problem, it's the clubs. Sane can leave for nothing next summer, it's his choice.