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

[paulchapo]

Can definitely see Cancelo and Stones leaving this summer. Wtf is up with Stones anyway?

He's the only player who can have three months off and come back injured. He should contact long lost families he must be related to the other sicknote Darren Anderton.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Definitely has and it's a result of not playing football properly for a season. Same happened with Mendy.

I'm not so sure. He's been fit since the end of February and he would have been exercising regularly like everyone else.

I think it's either him developing naturally or a conscious decision to bulk up but I'd be surprised if he goes back to being the same size he was a couple of seasons ago.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Don’t wish him ill at all. Love the way Pep doesn’t panic about a player going, it’s just a case of ‘if anyone doesn’t want to stay they can go’. We aren’t a small time club that leaks stuff to the media regarding contract negotiations to try to manipulate and pressure the players. I hate Bayern with a passion, but I wish Sane well, he’s a German National going home who has contributed massively here.

At the end of the day though, he’s never been an undisputed starter in this team - we have immense options up front and with Sane going and Aguero due to go next summer I’d expect us to sign some top, top talent to go up top.

 

[john blue]

Can definitely see Cancelo and Stones leaving this summer. Wtf is up with Stones anyway?

He aint good enough.

 

[Great Kompany]

This is never gonna end.. will it!
Man those bavarians are cheap.

Imagine what Sane thinks of them as they value him so low.

 

[glyncity]

If Bayern only see him as a £40m player or even worse are prepared to wait a year and get him on a free , then surely Leroy should be rethinking his options and either staying here (unlikely now) or looking for a club that really wants him , If a paltry £40m or getting him for free is all Bayern are prepared to offer then clearly they arent that interested and certainly dont see him as a player they can build their team around for the future..

 

[edinburgh123]

If Bayern only see him as a £40m player or even worse are prepared to wait a year and get him on a free , then surely Leroy should be rethinking his options and either staying here (unlikely now) or looking for a club that really wants him , If a paltry £40m or getting him for free is all Bayern are prepared to offer then clearly they arent that interested and certainly dont see him as a player they can build their team around for the future..

If Sane waits he gets a significant proportion of the 40m himself. Thats the way he will be thinking

 

[willipp]

If Sane waits he gets a significant proportion of the 40m himself. Thats the way he will be thinking

Very short sighted way of looking at it if that is Sanes stance. He's 24, not that far of 25. He hasnt really played for a year and if he does see out his contract here so he can get a free one to Bayern thats 2.5 years of next to no football. He will probably miss the euros and also put his world cup chances in jeoperady. And all for what? A few million quid on top of the 10's of millions he will be earning each year in wages and endorsements? He will fast go down as one of the most talented players to do nothing with it we have seen in a long time.

 

[ninjamonkey]

If Sane waits he gets a significant proportion of the 40m himself. Thats the way he will be thinking

He’s then sacrificing nearly three consecutive seasons of football in his early twenties. There’s not many players around that are that motivated by money they are willing to sit out some of there best years for it. Sane is a professional, he will no doubt be itching to get playing regularly again after such a long time out, Bayern have obviously got in his ear gave him the whole “we will build the team around you” speech, for them to then turn around and ask him to sit out another year so they can save a bit of money and he can pocket a bit more is unlikely to go down well. We have a lot more bargaining power than people on here seem to think with this.

 

[Ezzy]

If Sane waits he gets a significant proportion of the 40m himself. Thats the way he will be thinking

The Big Question is: Who has more to lose from Sané staying?

1) Manchester City throwing away "£50m"
2) Bayern Munich relying only on Gnabry for the wings
3) Sané Possibly missing 2.5 years of regular football

Bayern's Forward
Kingsley Coman (24) <-- Injury Prone
Ivan Perisic (31) <-- ON LOAN

Serge Gnabry (25)
Tomas Muller (31)
Robert Lewandowski (32)

I know the answer already. Because weather Sané stays or goes, has ZERO effect on our priorities.
(as we are not planning to replace Sané)

oh and Financial Fair play is suspended, So we have time to balance our books if needed.

 

[itisrising]

The interesting thing here is Sane's own position which hasn't been articulated. It's clear he wants to leave and wants to join Bayern; that isn't to say Bayern is the only place he'd consider going to. If he's open to a move to the likes of Juve, PSG, Barca etc. that could work massively in our favour here.

 

[Keeper!]

Very short sighted way of looking at it if that is Sanes stance. He's 24, not that far of 25. He hasnt really played for a year and if he does see out his contract here so he can get a free one to Bayern thats 2.5 years of next to no football. He will probably miss the euros and also put his world cup chances in jeoperady. And all for what? A few million quid on top of the 10's of millions he will be earning each year in wages and endorsements? He will fast go down as one of the most talented players to do nothing with it we have seen in a long time.

Maybe he does not give a sh1t about Bayern, just maybe he wants to look after himself financially, if that is the case, you can understand why his managers have questioned his attitude.
They can't all be wrong.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

This is never gonna end.. will it!
Man those bavarians are cheap.

Imagine what Sane thinks of them as they value him so low.

it’s his own fault. Acting like he’s only got a hard on for one particular girl is always going to lead to trouble. All he’s really done is made sure city don’t get ‘fair value’.

 

[bennyboy]

The interesting thing here is Sane's own position which hasn't been articulated. It's clear he wants to leave and wants to join Bayern; that isn't to say Bayern is the only place he'd consider going to. If he's open to a move to the likes of Juve, PSG, Barca etc. that could work massively in our favour here.

All depends if his mother let's him go to another country.

 

[itisrising]

All depends if his mother let's him go to another country.

Don't think his mother is even a factor here, nobody rejects Madrid or Barca. Our only leverage is encouraging a bidding war.

 

[better dead than red]

All depends if his mother let's him go to another country.

Hate to say it but if he is basing this decision on what his mother wants then he is not a "man".

I love my mother dearly and I am grateful to her and my dad. However, he is of the age of majority and has a family of his own. A "man" would put his and his own family's interests first. He makes enough money to provide financial stability for his mother, should she require it.

Would we have beaten the Germans twice in war if every British, American, et al young man old enough to make his own decisions had to ask his mother if he could join the army?

My 2p, though it is likely worth less than that.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Good luck to him. Great player, wants to play with his mates in his own country for a team who just happen to be the best there. Isn't guaranteed to start here and is coming off a dodgy injury. Hopefully City get the 40/50 million for him and off he goes.

Well if he wants to play with his mateys and please mummy; why enter a contract with us.

 

[willipp]

Maybe he does not give a sh1t about Bayern, just maybe he wants to look after himself financially, if that is the case, you can understand why his managers have questioned his attitude.
They can't all be wrong.

Makes you wonder doesn’t it. Money should be the least of his worries with what he’s gonna earn in his career. Has the potential to go on and be a true world superstar, which I just don’t see happening if he goes to Munich.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Don't think his mother is even a factor here, nobody rejects Madrid or Barca. Our only leverage is encouraging a bidding war.

His mother is the biggest factor in the entire Bayern thing.

she was actually the cause of all this, the worm in his ear from the start

 

[LucahArchie10]

If Bayern only see him as a £40m player or even worse are prepared to wait a year and get him on a free , then surely Leroy should be rethinking his options and either staying here (unlikely now) or looking for a club that really wants him , If a paltry £40m or getting him for free is all Bayern are prepared to offer then clearly they arent that interested and certainly dont see him as a player they can build their team around for the future..

Sane isnt arsed he knows he will be sold & he knows hes going to get a cracking signing on fee so it's all in the script.

We have Leroy & dont need to sell him up to Bayern to give I guess City's valuation.

I recon City want around £60m or fuck off.