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

[simon23]

What if they don’t feel he needs replacing? Mahrez, Jesus, Angelino/Mendy (with wingbacks) and perhaps Foden on some occasions could get Leroy’s minutes. Just like we might not replace Kompany directly with another signing, because Fernandinho is able to cover there following Rodri’s addition. So not really stupid to sell late. It’s actually wise as selling this window gets us more money.

There are a number of reasons why not replacing him would be stupid and leaving it /allowing it to go this long so leaving us little chance to find a replacement is really poor:

1. Sane is besides sterling the only true wide player we have...all the others are better in other positions or come inside anyway.

2 Teams will know we are in need and therefore hike the price up

3. When Pep insisted on getting Mahrex it was because we needed other options...if Sane does leave, we have now reduced those options again.

Refuse to sell...he has a contract and until we've had time to get a replacement of equal ability (the lad being touted is no where near)..we might take a hit on the selling price but as others have pointed out would Bayern even wait another year?

Selling now weakens us when that has already happened with the loss of Kompany and not replacing him

 

[SWP's back]

Unreliable because you don't like what they're saying.

One of the best sources in Germany and I'd put more weight into what they're saying than some of the sorry cases for journalists in this country.

^The fuck is this guy?

 

[cleavers]

dont care if he goes. he has an attitude problem. else he would have already grown immensely under guardiola in 3 years. he doesn't have the work ethic to be the best. my problem is with the management not finding a replacement and jeopardizing our best years with pep. we dont have anyone who can play in the left side reliably other than raz we need another option.

Yeah they're doing such a shit job, we've only won 6 trophies in 2 seasons.

 

[waspish]

As they play in completely different positions, I don’t see how that can be the case

Foden good enough to play anywhere and pep will be fine Sane second half the season hardly played! Pep will have the fullback doing the wing work instead. We won 14 on the bounce with sane hardly being involved.

 

[chase of spades]

Sam Lee saying city ain’t selling is good enough for me. I’m not buying this bullshit from Kicker tbh

 

[kaz7]

Bayern Munich have made ‘fierce advances’ for Leroy Sané and are ‘apparently’ set to be ‘crowned with success’. The transfer is ‘getting closer’ and Sane himself would have ‘finally opted’ to return home to German football. [@kicker_bl_li via @Sport_Witness]

The source is sports witness not kicker so might be wrong

 

[doobyedoobye]

English sources say city are adamant there has been no formal bid

I hope they don't bid but the noises are getting louder

 

[alexmcity]

Kicker are as credible as it gets. Arguing otherwise is pointless.

Think Guardiola doesn't like Sane and it is easy to see why. He can't keep the ball in possession like Sterling and Bernardo and doesn't quite have the work rate to win it back after he loses it. And he is quite moody as well. Even if Guardiola is wrong in his estimation, we can forgive him, he may make mistakes sometimes. He is absolutely brilliant but still only human.

 

[CWMCFC]

Bayern Munich have made ‘fierce advances’ for Leroy Sané and are ‘apparently’ set to be ‘crowned with success’. The transfer is ‘getting closer’ and Sane himself would have ‘finally opted’ to return home to German football. [@kicker_bl_li via @Sport_Witness]

The source is sports witness not kicker so might be wrong

Sports Witness are an aggregator - they're literally quoting Kicker in their tweet.

 

[K10&S21]

Yeah they're doing such a shit job, we've only won 6 trophies in 2 seasons.

well 6 trophies in the past. how many in the future are we going to miss out because we only have two proper wingers and only one who can play on the left side?