Erling Haaland

[Deleted member 87819]

We can't win a wage war. No point in even trying imo.

We can win the argument that we are the best long term destination for any great player who puts enjoying football above all else.

Imo it's not that we are better placed to win cups or leagues than our competitors. Its that you are training all week with a awesome squad and the best manager atm in the world.

If he is only swung by money then we have to move on, and longterm be happier for it (even if we lose tge next title as we did due to RVP's decision).

Also btw Pep adds a different dimension to the RVP argument.

We can win a wage war against these teams at this moment in time. Definitely.

what kind of purist unrealistic talk this is? Maybe we should not offer him a deal, but instead tell him “do you want to play for us? Then YOU gotta pay US. Because it’s such a good opportunity for you”. Even identifying myself politically as a socialist, this kind of argument is ridiculous. Yes, we can convince him by showing our project, but don’t be naive, money is part of the deal, as it was a part of nearly every transfer we ever made. And in the biggest transfer in many summers, it will obviously play a part, and we shouldn’t be outspent.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

We have some right transfer muppets on the forum these days lol.

 

[aguero93:20]

We have some right transfer muppets on the forum these days lol.

These days?

 

[Deleted member 87819]

We have some right transfer muppets on the forum these days lol.

Was that directed at me??

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Was that directed at me??

Possibly.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Possibly.

You’re so brave with the subtweeting...

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

You’re so brave with the subtweeting...

Don't want to derail the thread, but can you make up your mind who you would like to see City sign? Last week you were all over Lukaku, now it's Haaland, make your mind up.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Don't want to derail the thread, but can you make up your mind who you would like to see City sign? Last week you were all over Lukaku, now it's Haaland, make your mind up.

I didn’t know we were allowed to praise only one striker in the world? I like Lukaku and I have been defensive about many of the negative reactions that completely ignore his current form. What I have been saying is that Haaland is plan A and the smarter investment, but Lukaku is a pretty decent plan B to have

 

[Mancity1980]

I like the cut of your jib my friend.

Txiki dropped a major bollock when he didn't push the boat out for Van Persie and virtually gifted the 2012/13 title to the rags. We don't want a repeat of that debacle - If Haaland is a genuine target, we should go all out to make sure we get him. A striker of his calibre would more than thrive at City and we'd blow the league apart

That transfer window was a dead rubber duck for us. At the time it was really puzzling but with hindsight it was obvious the board had had enough of Mancini but couldn’t sack him because he had just won the league, I think they already had Pep in mind. So the idea of breaking the transfer fee for a manager you were only going to keep for one more season just wasn’t going to happen. I do agree though the club is reluctant to blow record amounts on one player and in this instance they can ill afford the same strategy.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

I didn’t know we were allowed to praise only one striker in the world? I like Lukaku and I have been defensive about many of the negative reactions that completely ignore his current form. What I have been saying is that Haaland is plan A and the smarter investment, but Lukaku is a pretty decent plan B to have

I hope Haaland is plan A but non of us know for sure, but Lukaku as plan B, just no. City won't go there for a variety of reasons but this isn't the thread to discuss it.