Rochdale Blue
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Van Dyke was a Roman poet?Not if your given name is reminiscent of a famous Roman epic poet.
Van Dyke was a Roman poet?Not if your given name is reminiscent of a famous Roman epic poet.
They will or another club will the longer he does not sign, he holds all the aces.Something is telling me that Bayern wont be getting Leroy on the cheap.
ok bossWe should be looking for a replacement for Leroy. This is whether he goes or stays. I am still not sure about Mahrez, he blows hot and cold a lot of the time. If Leroy wants to go to Bayern. Then they will have to offer players in exchange, e.g any 2 of the following Joshua Kimmich, Niklas Sulle, Robert Lewandowski, Leon Goretzka. However we will take 1 of those players plus a larger transfer fee.
Actually Leroy can't sign a new City contract, from a financial view.
Still on about 65k he lost 2 years of higher wages come summer. 104 weeks, let's say 100k each of lost income, so about 10 million.
As City insist on a healthy wage structure, Leroy won't be able to compensate for those 'losses' if he stays.
He needs a transfer for insane wages and/or a signing-on fee in his pocket.
City on the other hand can't afford to let him go on a free and sign a new ready winger for a fortune or 2 without incoming money.
Keeping Leroy healthy and fit til summer (EURO 2020?) is a must for City, or any transfer negotiations will be a pain in our arse.
It's odd that he didn't commit to that contract when he was a first team regular.
I wonder why
Money?
Already had his head turned by Bayern back then? Missing out on the World Cup in 2018 play it's part?
Low helped Bayern by criticising the player in the press (despite him having an excellent second season at City with us winning a couple of trophies) and then omitting him from Germany's World Cup squad.