Harry Kane

[GX Blue]

Who has smoke screen on their bingo card?

 

[blueparrot]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not implying you are a gullible clown, just that there is no actual evidence of any interest from city in this player.

There is no evidence of interest from City in any player, but unless we aren't signing anybody, unlikely, then there must be interest somewhere, and the only stories around, other than those denied, are Kane and Grealish

 

[jim_tolmies_perm]

Maybe we're just not going to sign a striker. Maybe the club handed Guardiola a new 2 year contract and decided that they'd like to see him test himself even more by spending 2 years without a recognised number 9. Maybe they'll sell KDB too just to add a little spice to proceedings.

Or maybe, Occam's razor applies here and the obvious, a pursuit of Kane, is what is happening.

On form this morning :-)

 

[blueparrot]

Just doesn't strike me as how city have done business over the last ten years. We tend to do things quickly and quietly, and almost all these long protracted sagas seem to end in the player going nowhere (and getting an improved contract) or going somewhere else for a fee we wouldn't pay.
There is plenty of papertalk about Kane to city, but it's looking more like the vvd, Messi, slabhead and pogba sagas now.

Walker, Sterling, KDB all followed a similar path to the Kane and Grealish stories.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Fair enough, so your argument isn't about whether we're interested in Kane, just that there is a good chance if we don't get him we have an alternative lined up and won't waste time in securing him. But so far so good, club don't seem to be panicking but it's natural for fans to be worried obviously.

I'd be worried and shocked tbh if we don't have other options lined up.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Walker, Sterling, KDB all followed a similar path to the Kane and Grealish stories.

Yep, granted. I'd considered this, but the media put a negative slant on these. Generally either slagged the players off or threw ffp mud at city

 

[GX Blue]

Just doesn't strike me as how city have done business over the last ten years. We tend to do things quickly and quietly, and almost all these long protracted sagas seem to end in the player going nowhere (and getting an improved contract) or going somewhere else for a fee we wouldn't pay.
There is plenty of papertalk about Kane to city, but it's looking more like the vvd, Messi, slabhead and pogba sagas now.

Apart from Bernardo we never get deals done quickly and quietly.

We (the fans) always have an inkling who we are going for by March time’ish.

Rumours tend to start around January then every 3/4 weeks the same names pop up in the papers/websites.

Grealish has been linked with us since Christmas. Kane though was more of a surprise as we all thought Haaland.

Clubs want to rinse us for as much cash as possible so it’s never easy for us to get deals done quietly. They shout it from the roof tops they don’t want to sell.
We’ve done well a couple of times to get the odd deal done in June but most deals take ages.

 

[BlueBrain]

We tend to do things quickly and quietly, and almost all these long protracted sagas seem to end in the player going nowhere (and getting an improved contract) or going somewhere else for a fee we wouldn't pay.

Not true are we forgetting the sterling transfer, KDB trsanfer(jesus christ), most big transfers we've had without a release clause were annoying to deal with. Hell even walker was annoying to go through and not quiet at all. Mahrez went from January didn't happen there then came back and happened in the next window and was drawn out as well. And all of these transfers had heaps of “paper talk” prior to them happening. The only “quiet transfer” I can recall were Ederson, Bernardo and few others mainly release clause players

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Now if you'll excuse me, pantomiming is only fun for so long.

"He's behind you"! ; )

 

[Pollocks OG]

I share your cynicism, but no need for the 'm'-word mate.

Agreed.