They'll be worked on in tandem I'd have thought with perhaps only the final signatures held off until all of the dominoes are in place. I can also see City being flexible in how fees are paid, as it doesn't affect how they put the money through the accounts. They can book it all at once or spread it through the terms of the contract to suit as far as I'm aware. It's no different to any other business.so players in first and then facilitate the sales? Makes more sense to be honest and am sure city might allow teams to take an extra year or two to pay for said players as long as the fee is right?
Can't say honestly, but lots of policing around these things so maybe City want to keep it tight. Who knows maybe just Bernardo's sale would do.books fiddled last year though it seems to allow a big spend this summer?
True.Of course they will as he's not gone yet and may not yet if things fall apart.
so players in first and then facilitate the sales? Makes more sense to be honest and am sure city might allow teams to take an extra year or two to pay for said players as long as the fee is right?
I keep going back to the Chairman's comments and remain confidentIt seems easy to forget we have a damn good squad, and that almost if it really came to nothing happening, we would still be good for next season. We only really need one thing to happen, two maybe if someone were to leave.
I know we need a new striker and are pursuing one, but with torres and jesus to come into rhythm and sterling to rediscover form, Pep's bluff of we are ok not signing anyone, isn't that hollow. Fernandinho extended, Lavia seemingly with a bit of expectation, carson persumed to be staying, most positions are covered, unless someone were to leave.
So the quiet patient approach isn't that surprising.
I still really struggle to see Kane and Greslish happening. We'd have to break our transfer record for one and double it for the other, and neither seem the players to do that for. Grealish possibly more than Kane, but with less need for him. That's just my own inherent barrier i can't seem to get over.
Can't say honestly, but lots of policing around these things so maybe City want to keep it tight. Who knows maybe just Bernardo's sale would do.
Fiddled? You are Javier Tebas and I claim my £5.books fiddled last year though it seems to allow a big spend this summer?
All true, but the rolling figures still have to make up for some of the £120 mill loss last year. Think the club were saying over the 2 years the loss would be about £60 mill so the Sane money and a bit more must be earmarked for that balancing.Last season was more of a free hit with the accounts due to covid and it our losses didnt include the champions league money, the leroy sale etc? That all gets included in the next accounts and we have already sold Angelino for £18m, Jack Harrison for £12m and it looks like nmetcha is going to Wolsfburg for around £10-12m? Like has been mentioned City could sell say Jesus for £50m but allow Juve an extra 2 years longer than normal to pay the full fee? Maybe add Bernardo if he is desperate to leave £60m but the same longer terms? Say for shits and giggles only them deals happen alone then around £150m in and say £220m spend on Kane & Grealish equals a net spend of £70m? There will be a load of fringe player sales as well imo so the net spend could be next to nothing!
At £230m+ on them 2 leaves me slightly underwhelmed, especially considering we’re about to smash our transfer record for one and drive a train through it for the other.It seems easy to forget we have a damn good squad, and that almost if it really came to nothing happening, we would still be good for next season. We only really need one thing to happen, two maybe if someone were to leave.
I know we need a new striker and are pursuing one, but with torres and jesus to come into rhythm and sterling to rediscover form, Pep's bluff of we are ok not signing anyone, isn't that hollow. Fernandinho extended, Lavia seemingly with a bit of expectation, carson persumed to be staying, most positions are covered, unless someone were to leave.
So the quiet patient approach isn't that surprising.
I still really struggle to see Kane and Greslish happening. We'd have to break our transfer record for one and double it for the other, and neither seem the players to do that for. Grealish possibly more than Kane, but with less need for him. That's just my own inherent barrier i can't seem to get over.
WhyAt £230m+ on them 2 leaves me slightly underwhelmed, especially considering we’re about to smash our transfer record for one and drive a train through it for the other.
At £230m+ on them 2 leaves me slightly underwhelmed, especially considering we’re about to smash our transfer record for one and drive a train through it for the other.
Sign them two and we HAVE to win the league and go all the way in the Champions League.So we get them and we win the league next season all worth its hey?!
Grealish I sort of get, though he’ll be near £100m and don’t think we really need him or see what extra he brings than what we’ve already got, apart from drawing fouls/diving.
A tall order if we bin Jesus and Bernardo.Sign them two and we HAVE to win the league and go all the way in the Champions League.
A major investment , needs a major return
At around £230m it should be a game changer, don’t see much improvement over what we have/had.So we get them and we win the league next season all worth its hey?!
200m plus on two players we should all be buzzing with anticipation but I get the feeling a lot of our fans would be slightly underwhelmed.A tall order if we bin Jesus and Bernardo.
We're not the only club investing heavily, do nothing and we get left behind. Man Yoo have spent zillions and won fuck all, imagine supporting them......Sign them two and we HAVE to win the league and go all the way in the Champions League.
A major investment , needs a major return
I am not doubting that, always improve , never get complacent.We're not the only club investing heavily, do nothing and we get left behind. Man Yoo have spent zillions and won fuck all, imagine supporting them......
At around £230m it should be a game changer, don’t see much improvement over what we have/had.
We’d still be pushing for the league without them 2
not much improvement? The leagues top scorer and without question the guy who will break the premier league scoring record coming to a team that played without a striker? Doesnt say much for Gabby does it to be fair? ie when he was fit pep still didnt start him? Bernardo always runs hard but seemingly does less in the attacking areas etc then he did previously whereas Grealish thrives more in that area? Plus, see how De Bruyne improves even further when he plays his natural position and not as a false 9 like a good amount of times last season? The amount of times balls came into the box and we had no one there was ridiculous last season and Kane is a pure box goal machine! Grealish, Foden, De Bruyne and Mahrez or Sterling feeding Kane.............GOALS!!!!