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Coatigan said:
As i said IF that is what he is asking, I agree. But i also maintain that is too much for Kane to ask.

Where i disagree is that what they should get has to be drastically different. Relative to their signing on fee, goals, age, potential, longevity, they are there or thereabouts in wages for me. neither at 350k for me.
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In the world outside of football their wages would be drastically different and rightly so.

With Harry Kane, you’re signing a world class talent with his peak years guaranteed at the football club.

With Haaland, you’re signing a world class prospect with him either leaving the club or renegotiating a higher contract for his peak years.

Comparing a Haaland wage parity with Kane is like Foden demanding the same as KDB. It will set a dangerous precedent.
 
daztrueblue91 said:
Comparing a Haaland wage parity with Kane is like Foden demanding the same as KDB. It will set a dangerous precedent.
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Great analogy. Ultimately, for me that's the sign of a well run club versus a badly run club. A badly run club will do whatever it can to land a player including stupid financial inducements, whereas a well run club will always consider the greater good over the signing of one player.
 
MeatHunterrr said:
Half of these players at City would not even be here if it was not for Pep.

We are fairly dependent on him.

City will find it lot harder to attract players once hes gone.

Pep factor is our only compensation against the prestige of Barca, Real, Bayern.

Once Pep is gone, we will have to compensate this by money, like PSG are doing.
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You talk as if he‘ll be replaced by Tony Pulis.
 
Mbappe set the bar with his PSG contract. Erling rates himself I would bet at that level so theres the problem right there. 400k per week...
 
doobyedoobye said:
Mbappe set the bar with his PSG contract. Erling rates himself I would bet at that level so theres the problem right there. 400k per week...
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You are almost certainly correct. We just have to hope that Erling (and Kylian at his next contract negotiation) understand that COVID-19 and it’s effects on the economy don’t care about those wage demands.
I work in a growth category in my business and with the amount of money I’ve brought in I think I’m worth double my salary. The fact is the rest of the business is on its knees and we are propping it up to 97% of the sales forecast. So whilst I’m enjoying the most successful period in my career, I’m just pleased we’ve all still got jobs. I think Erling, Kylian, Lionel etc are in a similar position. There are other factors at play that affect their own valuations.
 
It’s amazing what people can tell themselves when they think they can see the future.
 
MeatHunterrr said:
Half of these players at City would not even be here if it was not for Pep.

We are fairly dependent on him.

City will find it lot harder to attract players once hes gone.

Pep factor is our only compensation against the prestige of Barca, Real, Bayern.

Once Pep is gone, we will have to compensate this by money, like PSG are doing.
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BamberBridgeBlue said:
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I think Pep is certainly a huge draw for any top players out there, but ultimately players want to win things and with or without Pep we've been the most consistent trophy winner in PL in the last decade.
 
TonyColemansbagofapples said:
It seems a lot of posters are worried about (a) the cost of us buying Haaland and (b) scared of Haaland going to a rival (Chelsea). Surely if he's too expensive for us and wreck our wage structure, surely he'd do the same at Chelsea. I'm confused as to what is best? Should we sign him and knacker ourselves or let him go to a rival and fuck them up?
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Get him signed. If we don’t a rival will and he won’t fuck them up he’ll win them bloody trophies that I would rather see City win.

Haaland or Kane, I don’t mind, but we must get one of them, especially if Chelsea get the other and the scum get Sancho.

The one thing we cannot afford is to stand still while rivals always seem to find the money somewhere, despite their debts of hundreds of millions.
 
daztrueblue91 said:
In the world outside of football their wages would be drastically different and rightly so.

With Harry Kane, you’re signing a world class talent with his peak years guaranteed at the football club.

With Haaland, you’re signing a world class prospect with him either leaving the club or renegotiating a higher contract for his peak years.

Comparing a Haaland wage parity with Kane is like Foden demanding the same as KDB. It will set a dangerous precedent.
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Only, if foden and kdb were both at other clubs and both costing over 100m to bring in, and one gave you an immediate return for a short time and the other an immediate return and longevity.

I would still argue parity in wages in that scenario, and argue foden was the better and more sensible signing.
 
Semper aggressus said:
Get him signed. If we don’t a rival will and he won’t fuck them up he’ll win them bloody trophies that I would rather see City win.

Haaland or Kane, I don’t mind, but we must get one of them, especially if Chelsea get the other and the scum get Sancho.

The one thing we cannot afford is to stand still while rivals always seem to find the money somewhere, despite their debts of hundreds of millions.
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Is there any strong or reliable indication that we are going to standstill and not sign anybody ?
 
Coatigan said:
Only, if foden and kdb were both at other clubs and both costing over 100m to bring in, and one gave you an immediate return for a short time and the other an immediate return and longevity.

I would still argue parity in wages in that scenario, and argue foden was the better and more sensible signing.
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There is currently no guarantee that Foden and Haaland will reach the level of KDB and Kane. I personally reckon they will, but they’ve got a long way to go before they do.

Paying them the same as the finished product now is stupid business. What will they then demand in five years time? What will KDB demand if he sees a player nowhere near his ability or value to the squad earn the same as him?

Also, why the obsession with longevity? Five years is a long time in football, never mind ten years.
 
Colin Bells Boots said:
Is there any strong or reliable indication that we are going to standstill and not sign anybody ?
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There doesn’t seem to be much indication of anything at the moment, unfortunately.

But if we don’t get Kane or Haaland then it’s pretty much standing still as no other striker available would improve this team.
 
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