Erling Haaland

[Holcombe bloo]

If we sign Kane and it doesn’t work out we’re stuck with him. If it does work out for a few years he’ll then be worth next to nothing to sell on due to his age. The opposite is true for Haaland, he is a lower risk move even at 150m. The only thing I can think of in favour of Kane is perhaps more realistic wage demands.

 

[Semper aggressus]

I dont get why we cant match the offer. We have offloaded sergio's wages, garcia has left, a couple more might go too.

It really baffles me. I dont buy the agent being the stumbling block like most either.

Completely agree. We supposedly have the ambition to win the CL, but as soon as another serious rival is prepared to pay the asking price we seem to bottle it. If there’s a great player who would seriously improve us then we need to be signing them.

Having been through all that ffp shit with CAS we need to be spending to improve the team, not living in fear of uefa and its bullshit rules that Chelsea, rags and PSG have no problem completely ignoring.

 

[Coatigan]

be fuming if he ended up at chelsea tbh. annoyingly they probably are the type of club that would probably steamroller in and pay the £120mil, and 350k a week in wages.

And it would be well worth it.

We will probably pay £118m and 330k a week for Kane, and it won't be.

 

[Coatigan]

I don't get this train of thought at all mate, Kane is a proven premiership goalscorer who scores more goals than Haaland.

The next best thing isn't always the next best thing, he could come to England and flop but if Kane came to city he would score even more goals IMO.

Kane doesn't score more goals than Haaland. He has, over a much longer period, but the rate Haaland is scoring at is higher than Kane at the same age, at his best, and certainly his current.

He also has so much more to offer, with his pace, strength, age etc. Indeed the better player.

 

[mexico1970]

Kane doesn't score more goals than Haaland. He has, over a much longer period, but the rate Haaland is scoring at is higher than Kane at the same age, at his best, and certainly his current.

He also has so much more to offer, with his pace, strength, age etc. Indeed the better player.

It isn't even close to be true, Kane has consistently scored more than Haaland in a league that is much more difficult.

I still say that the new best thing isn't always better than the tried and trusted best thing.

 

[Coatigan]

It isn't even close to be true, Kane has consistently scored more than Haaland in a league that is much more difficult.

I still say that the new best thing isn't always better than the tried and trusted best thing.

I don't disagree with the second.

The first is a repackaging effort, but lets not get bogged down in semantics.

 

[Paul1970]

If we are not paying the Kane fee We are definitely not buying haaland either . Sorry but we need to look elsewhere .

 

[Semper aggressus]

Why does bbc football gossip always publish shit about Pep saying we can’t afford a striker, yet just above it they say Chelsea will bid £150m for Haaland.

I fucking hope to god both are just lies.

I just can’t understand how the club can believe we can win the league again if we sit back and accept being outbid for a key position we desperately need to improve, especially after losing Kun.

Reading that gossip page put a right downer on my mood after the jubilation of the England game. Really really fucked off reading we can’t afford a player. Why do the media never say that about rags or Chelsea?

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

Why does bbc football gossip always publish shit about Pep saying we can’t afford a striker, yet just above it they say Chelsea will bid £150m for Haaland.

I fucking hope to god both are just lies.

Looks like a quote from months ago, when Mino got involved.

 

[yankblue]

The one argument I don't fully understand which I've seen touted quite a bit is resale value.

I don't want any City players to have resale value, cause if they're worth a damn, I don't want to sell them. And if theyre not, they'll have little value anyway.

One of the things that has kept City consistently competitive the past decade is we have been able to keep hold of our best players.

Aguero, Kompany, Silva, etc. all could have been sold for profit, but we kept hold of them and they ultimately moved on for frees when the time was right. Kev is an example of another key player who will likely follow the same route.

Whether we get Haaland or Kane or someone else, their potential resale shouldnt be a consideration cause we want them banging in goals in sky blue till the twilight of their careers. Anything else would be a failure imo.