I don't quite understand throwing in the towel a year before he even moves. If he's not that excited about potentially playing for City, go sell him on it! Don't take no for an answer! We have as much to offer as any club in the world, we need a Aguero replacement, and he has some links here anyway... go make the case and try to win him over. Remember how we convinced David Silva to come? Mancini did the work:
These types of players, at his age and especially at his position, don't come around very often. We need to at least be in the mix on it until the end.
"My agent at Valencia told me that they wanted to sign me. Roberto Mancini called me to say he wanted me to come. From December to June, he was calling me to come, maybe once a week or once every two weeks.
"I decided to come, and it was one of the best decisions that I've taken. I knew that the club was growing in that moment. They signed Robinho, Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Tevez, and they started a good project focused on winning titles.
"Mancini told me the same, and he was right."
These types of players, at his age and especially at his position, don't come around very often. We need to at least be in the mix on it until the end.