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

[cleavers]

That’s why we are generating so much fucking revenue. We aren’t a rich club in terms of the fan base, we don’t generate as much match day revenue as most of the other big clubs, yet we generate income at top 5 in the world levels. That will be due to operational weakness

Stop talking sense there.

 

[FJRMCFC]

Bollocks. He isn’t worth 385k a week

I’m saying we should’ve sold him as soon as he rejected multiple contract offers. Playing him in the Community Shield was insanity

 

[moomba]

we can be successful on the field and still have a weakness in the football operations.

The football operations people spotted Sane and Sancho in the first place.

We made a profit on both.

 

[cptaidan88]

385k a week why he didn’t sign a new improve contract at ours!

That was probably offered to him 2 years ago when we offered our deal.

Tapped up by a disgusting arrogant club.

Tapping up is common place, every club including City does it.

Its the public comments made by club officials I imagine the club will take issue with.

 

[abu13]

I have said for a while, not arsed at all about this.

Suffered a bad injury last year and there are no guarantees that he will retain his pace.
Our style of play has changed where we rarely rely on counter attacks, as such we need a different type of player.
We were never going to allow him to sit on the bench for the next 12 months and lose him for nothing.
We don't need an unhappy player in the dressing room.
Gives us a chance to buy a player who will be a regular starter.
Never appeared to fully buy in to Pep's thinking, hence Pep's frustrations with him.
Would be stupid to try and compete if the wages at Bayen are anywhere near true.

Could we have risked playing him and him breaking down again?

We will move on, thanks for the memories but should have developed into a better player than he has to date.

 

[kaz7]

A 'large part' of the €11 million in add-ons for Leroy Sane would come from Bundesliga and Champions League wins with Bayern Munich - the rest are performance-related awards. [
@SamLee

 

[cleavers]

385k a week why he didn’t sign a new improve contract at ours!

That was probably offered to him 2 years ago when we offered our deal.

Tapped up by a disgusting arrogant club.

Not a chance in hell we offered him anywhere that, it's about 50% more than KdB gets, the rumour was we offered him double what he was on, and it was less than £100k ?

 

[OrkneyBlue]

Shame he’s leaving. Thanks for some great memories

 

[waspish]

The amount of none City supporters on here spouting bile is predictable

 

[Roachy]

Those who want to lament his departure, fill your boots, just remember he didn't want to be here. Personally I'd rather spend my time looking forward to the future.