£55 million? Do you work for a tabloid?£55 million for John Stones is a joke, no two ways about it. Shame we're daft enough to spend that much on him.
£55 million? Do you work for a tabloid?£55 million for John Stones is a joke, no two ways about it. Shame we're daft enough to spend that much on him.
Well the Mirror said it would be higher than the fee we payed for De Bruyne, which was £54.5 million. I'd like to think we wouldn't go higher than that.£55 million? Do you work for a tabloid?
I've only ever seen the figure of £50 million bandied about. Not seen anywhere report higher.Well the Mirror said it would be higher than the fee we payed for De Bruyne, which was £54.5 million. I'd like to think we wouldn't go higher than that.
Sounds like we were once again digging our heels in hoping to knock some money off only to be told to fuck off and pay the full whack.
I hope we stop being apologetic for having money and just start strengthening the first XI, rather than trying to be cute.It'll be the same magnificent strategy with Sane too....
Sounds like £40m + and add-ons. Hopefully the reports are accurate and this is the end-game
Yes, In a perfect world, you're absolutely right. However, as far as the ridiculous FFP rules will allow, the manager must, ultimately, be given the tools that he's most comfortable with to do the job, mustn't he?.. Otherwise what's the point in employing him.Did city watch read the articles? In fact has anyone on this thread? They all clearly state everton want 50+million for him, and the mirror says we will have to pay more than we did for de bruyne. For a guy that had a terrible season last year...
Yes, In a perfect world, you're absolutely, right. However, as far as the ridiculous FFP rules will allow, the manager must, ultimately, be given the tools that he's most comfortable with to do the job, mustn't he?.. Otherwise what's the point in employing him.
Completely ignoring Mancini's advice, post 2012, and going for the likes of Sinclair & Rodwell as cheaper alternatives, (to Pinocchio, DeRossi, & Hazard) proved, in hindsight, to be absolutely disastrous. (from which, squad, as a whole, has still to fully recover, in my view).
Truth is, whoever we look at, like it or not, is going to be subject to the usual "City Tax" these days.
I realise that a lot of the players we're currently being linked with is pure newspaper speculation, but Sane & Stones, are two of the players, if I'm not mistaken, that Pep has publicly expressed a positive interest in. - And Stones, unlike Laporte, is keen to join, apparently.
Like you, I'm not too sure on Stones either, and think we're being well shafted at the rumoured asking price, but if Pep wants him, we must back his judgement, and let history have the final say. Ditto with Sane.