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

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I doubt we played sane to push bayern to up an offer they hadn't made and repeatedly said they wouldn't make. We played him because he is our player. That isn't a gamble.

I don't beleive any of that, i'm sorry and no offense, but 110m is so far off both, and wven if i could see us accepting it (that soon after saying 135 so resolutely), i can't see bayern having offered it. It would have beem 72m, then 75, i doubt they'd have gone over 80. They made their bed, they'd look supid if they didn't lie in it. I doubt they had hoped for anything more than unsettling him, making sure he doesn't commit to a new deal, and trying again this season for a lot less.

It was Bareda who did the pooled brief!

We would not accept less than £138m. Two days later Bayern were back on at £100m including add-ons.

We wanted more and insisted we didn't need to sell, hence deciding to start him and try and get Bayern up one last time before the deadline.

The injury meant Bayern had to quickly arrange 12-month loan deals for other players as a stop gap.

What City were saying in public and the reality, was very different.

We had already spoken to other clubs about a replacement.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Would play him in every game possible game and watch Rummegge wince at every leg breaking 50/50 challenge , f*ck Bayern , would rather him go to PSG or Juventus on a free next summer than take the German Rags derisory offer.

 

[Coatigan]

It was Bareda who did the pooled brief!

We would not accept less than £138m. Two days later Bayern were back on at £100m including add-ons.

We wanted more and insisted we didn't need to sell, hence deciding to start him and try and get Bayern up one last time before the deadline.

The injury meant Bayern had to quickly arrange 12-month loan deals for other players as a stop gap.

What City were saying in public and the reality, was very different.

We had already spoken to other clubs about a replacement.

I obviously can't say that might not have been the case. I can say i just don't believe it. At risk of repeating myself, so i'll leave it there.

Don't take it as not beleiving You, i trust a lot of what you offer up, it is the scenario itself and i wouldn't believe it if it was in any or all of the papers.

At the end of the day, even if it were true, he was our player, it was our target figure, and our 'gamble' to take, and i don't begrudge it. Sometimes shitters like that just happen.

The dance is yet to happen, and think leroy will leave this summer. If the club feel like taking any more gambles, or just getting results in the meantime, i'm all for seeing him play, while he continues to be our player, and if that happens to force poor Bayern into another rushed loan while saving some £50m, so be it.

 

[Coatigan]

for clarity TH, i don't doubt we looked at replacements, i can even stretch to us being ready to accept the 100m.

It is bayern paying it i just can't convince myself to believe.

 

[blueparrot]

for clarity TH, i don't doubt we looked at replacements, i can even stretch to us being ready to accept the 100m.

It is bayern paying it i just can't convince myself to believe.

If I remember a few at Bayern had made a few promises and might have been pressured into it. Us playing him and the injury probably let them off the hook.

 

[mcfcstu]

Can’t go playing him now if he breaks down or has a issue in his knee again we can forget any fee full stop. It’s in Bayern’s hands now big gamble because his injury hasnt been tested since recovery.

He will see how much Bayern really want him I think over the next few weeks.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Considering that it means he'd get a bigger signing on fee I'm not 100% sure you're correct there.

You are spot on with signing fee but he has to wait for it till then. That means they don’t want him right now but rather low ball him. If they really want him now they can appraise his true value and pay price tag.

 

[Big Dave Watson]

It was Bareda who did the pooled brief!

We would not accept less than £138m. Two days later Bayern were back on at £100m including add-ons.

We wanted more and insisted we didn't need to sell, hence deciding to start him and try and get Bayern up one last time before the deadline.

The injury meant Bayern had to quickly arrange 12-month loan deals for other players as a stop gap.

What City were saying in public and the reality, was very different.

We had already spoken to other clubs about a replacement.

Hang on a sec, I am sure you said we wouldn’t be replacing him at the time?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Hang on a sec, I am sure you said we wouldn’t be replacing him at the time?

Yep, they said had enough cover already and then contacted Real Sociedad for Oyazabal.

We also said we had enough cover not to buy a centre back but still had Maguire waiting on us.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Hang on a sec, I am sure you said we wouldn’t be replacing him at the time?

I said recently we wouldn't be replacing him this summer.

 

[bluetonium]

Has the time come for his place on the bench to be given to someone else. Braaf, maybe? Publicly giving this info on the status of his career with may justify easing him out of the focused squad.

I don't know the lad personally but there have to be questions over his willingness to help us 100% right now. Don't get me wrong, a fully fit and hungry sane would be a great asset in the champions league etc, and maybe that is pep's idea, but in these league games I can't see him getting a game. If he does, be interesting to see his attitude.

I do feel that we need another option if he does go, someone direct and fast. Sane is a rare talent and I honestly think, when he came on against Schalke for example, he's shown signs of becoming Ballin D'or class, but after his injury there have to be questions over his attitude and how fast he would get back into his stride, certainly at City.

 

[kanovic]

I would say accept £50m or we just keep him (and play him) for 12 months. He is worth more to us on the field than £40m. It's up to Bayern now. Keeping them hanging on is not a bad thing.

I disagree, we didn’t have him all season and we did fine. Rather take 40mill and buy a good cb then have sane and let him go for free next season..

 

[kanovic]

There’s no way in hell I’d let that club have someone of sane quality for 40m

So you rather let them have him for free?

 

[wattle]

So you rather let them have him for free?

If it means we get another season out of him yes

 

[kanovic]

If it means we get another season out of him yes

Would it not make more sense to get 40mill and invest in a cb that we need a lot more then someone that was injured all year and we still did fine without? From a business side of things?

 

[wattle]

Would it not make more sense to get 40mill and invest in a cb that we need a lot more then someone that was injured all year and we still did fine without? From a business side of things?

From a business point of view of course, but also from a business sense it doesn’t look good to be played like Bayern are trying to do to us and to give in. 60m minimum for me or we look weak

 

[PragueBlue]

Would it not make more sense to get 40mill and invest in a cb that we need a lot more then someone that was injured all year and we still did fine without? From a business side of things?

We're going to finish well short of winning the league so not sure we can necessarily say we did that well without him. He's not the only reason of course but I still think we're a better team with him than without.

I know we need a CB but I also hope we look at replacing Sane with another wide player with pace as I do think we can be a bit lacking on that front.

 

[daztrueblue91]

Would it not make more sense to get 40mill and invest in a cb that we need a lot more then someone that was injured all year and we still did fine without? From a business side of things?

Since when have we had to sell before we buy?

The funds will be there for a CB without selling Sane. Also, with our track record on signing CBs, I want to club to spend as little as possible.

 

[Dazzle84]

Good to have him playing I reckon. Shows that he could be of use in some of our league games and if Bayern piss about I'm sure we'd be happy to keep him for another season

 

[JRockBlues]

I think there's an element of brinkmanship involved in our use of Sane at the moment. Telling the German Rags that we're not going to be bullied into letting him go too cheaply and we'll play him if we need to. So either make a decent offer or risk the possibility of him picking up another injury.