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

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yes he really does and his versatility would be a huge asset to us playing either in an advanced role or, against the parked bus, with his attacking instincts as a fullback.

Furthermore I think he would be more accepting of rotation than if we bought a more experienced player. If he was available and his form maintains its trajectory it would be a no-brainer.

And potentially “cheap” too.

 

[ancoats]

Without Sane we are lacking the pace that was our trademark to complement our passing. Sterling and Walker are the only ones left. Sane has pace skill and scoring ability that is hard to replace. Attidudeand work ethic is also essential. No doubt we have younger replacements lined up.

sane can be whatever he wants but questions will always be there ? managers like pep want that little bit more for the team. pep and sane are not on the same page ? you only have to look at sterling he was just like sane and got his head down and worked bloody hard on his game and sterling is miles ahead of sane in term of working for the team

i don't think we will miss sane that much and the game always finds you out ? city don't have to panic and we have some great talent in the youth and 3 are already nailed on for next season and we have money so losing sane will be a blow. but like i said somebody will take your place in a flash

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Don't really get why people are going in on him, he's not lead the club on, and he's not slandered us in the slightest.

He's every right to leave if he wants to, and the deal being made out of it is almost dipperlike.

I appreciate the service and wish him the best. We have better players and have the clout to buy good enough replacements.

To be fair I haven't noticed many City fans attacking Sane, at least in my group of matchgoers. The main gripe is with Bayern who should have put up or shut up. If the player wants to go back to Germany for family reasons so what. I think we will miss him but I have always believed that if a player doesn't want to stay at your club there's no point getting stressed about it. We just need to move on.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Don't really get why people are going in on him, he's not lead the club on, and he's not slandered us in the slightest.

He's every right to leave if he wants to, and the deal being made out of it is almost dipperlike.

I appreciate the service and wish him the best. We have better players and have the clout to buy good enough replacements.

Judge our supporters reaction when he returns in an opposing teams shirt , not what interent warriors post on here , you bang out of order comparing our supporters to Dippers , they are a f&cking disgrace what they did to Sterling , Torres , Suarez etc.,when they returned to Klanfield
Our supporters , especially match going generally give a decent reception to ex-players , i remember Franny Lee scoring a 30 yarder for Derby against us , and we f*cking applauded him.

 

[mat]

He wants to play in a team with the friends he grew up with and win a title that's fair enough.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

He was excellent at Palace and Atalanta. He was poor against Wolves. He was average against Everton. The consistently poor performances began in November, so no it's not as simple as that.

C'mon everyone was poor against Wolves. Why single out Sane?

 

[VOOMER]

The German rags have been tapping him up for two seasons and they are right behind UEFA's FFP bollocks. They did it with Boetang as well

 

[01282]

To think we’ll get less for him and Sancho than we shelled out for Mahrez. Sad to see him go as there’s no better sight than him gliding past defenders.

 

[Saddleworth2]

He will leave us with some fantastic memories which I will be grateful for. Unplayable against Arsenal away, the winner at home vs the Dippers, his two goals in the 5-0......
I wish him good luck in his career and hope we beat those fuckers every time we play them.

 

[Carver]

Doubt he can play in the CL this term, you have to name your squad for group stage and then last 16 in advance don’t you? (Though I stand to be corrected).

This could turn into a Wayne Bridge or Tevez type Mexican standoff.

As Euro 2020 becomes Euro 2021, from having little chance Sané goes to having a good chance, provided that he gets some game time next season. From his point of view he needs to go this summer, from City’s point of view Pep isn’t interested in playing anyone that doesn’t want to stay.
As FFP is suspended at the moment we can afford to leave him on the wage bill.
I hope that Sané is told that I It’s all in Bayern’s hands, if they want him so desperately then they can pay, if they won’t then Leroy needs to bring his towel every game to keep the splinters off his arse on the bench. He missed the 2018 WC as Julian Brandt was selected ahead of him (Bayer Leverkusen to Dortmund €25m a year ago) so if he’s got any ambition at all re: CL and national team he needs to get his agent’s arse into gear.

I can see him going to Real, Juve or PSG (if his mum lets him), maybe his partner would prefer Paris.