Harry Kane

[Bluemooner33]

I think if we want to sign him it will probably take about £130m. If he wants out I don't think Spurs will turn down that kind of money. If we paid £40m for Ake then £130m for Kane doesn't seem too bad.

I don't see us not signing a striker before the window closes. If Kane doesn't come then there will be other targets and we will get one of them. So I'm not overly concerned.

If we are going to pay 130m then we should get Haaland instead for that kind of money

 

[leo_city]

If we are going to pay 130m then we should get Haaland instead for that kind of money

The only issue there is Haaland would require about 200m and that's without agent fee, his dad wanting a separate cut, his wage demands (about 500k per week) and a release clause inserted in his deal, with rumours of him moving every summer, all media drama aside. We're good not pursuing him.

 

[Kippaxpete]

It is undeniable that Kane is the most potent striker in the Premiership currently. His stats speak for themselves. Equally undeniable is that his signing would transform our goal conversion rate immeasurably. However, am I alone at baulking at the exorbitant figures being bandied about? My greatest concern is that City splurge an obscene amount of cash on the likes of Kane and, by so doing, cement our reputation as the club that 'bought the title' and 'ruined football'. Yes, we all know that is utter bollocks, largely borne out of jealousy and fuelled by lazy journalism, but I'd much rather be able to stick two fingers up to our critics by refusing to be held hostage and signing a significantly cheaper alternative who goes on to prove the doubters wrong. Would it be a gamble and am I guilty of romantic idealism? Yes and yes but if that means we retain a measure of integrity, it's surely a risk worth taking.

 

[Jokithedruid]

The only issue there is Haaland would require about 200m and that's without agent fee, his dad wanting a separate cut, his wage demands (about 500k per week) and a release clause inserted in his deal, with rumours of him moving every summer, all media drama aside. We're good not pursuing him.

Yeah, if we’d bought Mbappe we would have been in the same scenario as PSG right now (player dictating his move by running done his contract). Haaland seems to have the same kind of personality.

 

[leo_city]

Yeah, we’d bought Mbappe we would have been in the same scenario as PSG right now (player dictating his move by running done his contract). Haaland seems to have the same kind of personality.

Let's be honest if City knew there wouldn't be that many troubles or hurdles they would have gone after him. Not to mention the relationship between us and Dortmund, their owners comments on our club and ownership, calling for UEFA to ban us. Why would we even give them 150m for a player that carries all this baggage. Fuck them tbh, they are a pathetic club and I've no regard for them and how they operate.

 

[BillyShears]

Let's be honest if City knew there wouldn't be that many troubles or hurdles they would have gone after him. Not to mention the relationship between us and Dortmund, their owners comments on our club and ownership, calling for UEFA to ban us. Why would we even give them 150m for a player that carries all this baggage. Fuck them tbh, they are a pathetic club and I've no regard for them and how they operate.

Ive thought about Watzke and his comments a lot recently. I think @Roy Munson flagged it for me ages ago that Dortmund would likely never sell to us anyway. Got me thinking. Wonder if the feeling is mutual and we’ve got zero interest in handing a world record fee to a club whose directors continue to publicly call our owners out.

 

[leo_city]

Ive thought about Watzke and his comments a lot recently. I think @Roy Munson flagged it for me ages ago that Dortmund would likely never sell to us anyway. Got me thinking. Wonder if the feeling is mutual and we’ve got zero interest in handing a world record fee to a club whose directors continue to publicly call our owners out.

Note that it started ever since Pep's arrival really. They were very salty when we landed Gündogan and had a whole meltdown about how Dortmund has more prestige and appeal etc etc. Since then they've seen Pep's project at City blossom while they are exactly where they were, except well, hoarding young talent and selling them on for ridiculous profit, or getting bullied by Bayern into selling. Even this year's CL tie you can recall Pep sneaking in some shade towards how Dortmund operate, got Watzke heated and he hit back with the same old 'Pep you've spent a billion' lol.

Why would we ever try and deal with them especially for the most important signing for this club post Aguero? I definitely believe we take a stand on things like this, especially because we try and keep relationships with clubs solid across Europe, except for ones that come after us out of jealousy or the usual xenophobia.

 

[waspish]

It is undeniable that Kane is the most potent striker in the Premiership currently. His stats speak for themselves. Equally undeniable is that his signing would transform our goal conversion rate immeasurably. However, am I alone at baulking at the exorbitant figures being bandied about? My greatest concern is that City splurge an obscene amount of cash on the likes of Kane and, by so doing, cement our reputation as the club that 'bought the title' and 'ruined football'. Yes, we all know that is utter bollocks, largely borne out of jealousy and fuelled by lazy journalism, but I'd much rather be able to stick two fingers up to our critics by refusing to be held hostage and signing a significantly cheaper alternative who goes on to prove the doubters wrong. Would it be a gamble and am I guilty of romantic idealism? Yes and yes but if that means we retain a measure of integrity, it's surely a risk worth taking.

Where you been for ten years we always labelled as we bought the league or we spend that much we should win everything every year whereas the scum spend a billion and it’s a transitional season that has last 8 years plus media say oh they need to buy this player or that player compete without bringing up they’ve spend a billion and win fuck all in last four seasons!

 

[Bluemooner33]

The only issue there is Haaland would require about 200m and that's without agent fee, his dad wanting a separate cut, his wage demands (about 500k per week) and a release clause inserted in his deal, with rumours of him moving every summer, all media drama aside. We're good not pursuing him.

Maybe we could get him for a lot less than £200m with us being able to trigger his release clause in 6mths for £65m? i think it was. didn't he grow up a City fan and his dad played for us too, he'd probably stay with us his whole career and any release clause would be huge, 200m+ if he insisted on one

 

[mosssideblue]

If we are going to pay 130m then we should get Haaland instead for that kind of money

Funny, no ones mentioned that before