Joao Cancelo | Al Hilal Player

[ChicagoBlue]

It's better than loaning him back to barca on deadline day but £20m from saudi who have money to burn and no restrictions on wages they can offer isn't great money for him. We should be looking at getting £40m, Saudi bought Diaby from villa for £60m this summer.

Strikers vs defenders, required wages, length of remaining contract & contract offered.

 

[Mad 4 It]

It's better than loaning him back to barca on deadline day but £20m from saudi who have money to burn and no restrictions on wages they can offer isn't great money for him. We should be looking at getting £40m, Saudi bought Diaby from villa for £60m this summer.

Shame Phillips didn’t go there

 

[pauls]

Diaby is 25yrs old. He is a forward. He was not unwanted by Villa or pushed out by Villa, like we are trying to get rid of Cancelo. Diaby was only 1 year into his contract. Villa bought him at £51.5M. To be honest, Villa was supposed to sell him at £80+ to the Saudis but they sold cheap. The Saudis got the better end of the deal.

Regarding Cancelo, I would prefer a high fee, but it seems the club is more focused on offloading him to get him off our books and reduce the wage bill.

We're not really in a strong negotiating position, so 40 odd million off the books with wages for a player who won't be contributing has got to be relatively good business.

 

[Centurions]

Fair enough, I'm not that interested so only scan read it.

Well they're not spending the amounts they were 12 months ago.

If he's gone great, he didn't fit the City profile, had some good games, but not consistent enough, and always looked like hiding when a game got tough.

Au Revoir.

Adeus e boa cavalgada surely?

 

[Centurions]

Maybe you do not like him, maybe you do, but CANCELO is not "a half decent footballer", but a very good footballer.

Yeah, I agree.

When he could be arsed.

 

[Champions again in 2012]

Sky reporting that a fee of £21.2m agreed between City and Saudi club for Cancelo

 

[paulchapo]

He just has to go. After his antics when we played Bayern there was absolutely no way back for him.

 

[bluetonium]

Best for all parties. At this stage he's just money not earning interest so best he moves on, he may enjoy his experience there. Great footballer, but done with us quite a while ago. Such a shame but on we go.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

His book value will be less than 21 mill so at this fee we would have a net profit currently plus we will offload three years wages and the remaining amortisation so a no brainer if it actually happens.

Plus we are getting rid of a king sized ****.....

Edit: amended to three years left on his contract and not two. Makes it an even better deal.

 

[hilts]

Does he need a lift ? I'll drive him there if he does.

It's a long way to be driving a moody fucker