Jude Bellingham

[Centurions]

If he's also said yes to Real Madrid then we can consider it over in my opinion. We will not get involved in an auction. City's strategy tends to be players with a release clause where we can agree personal terms and know exactly what we are going to spend. It's all planned for and budgeted. Haggling over a player who is happy to go to either team isn't something we'll entertain. We've been there before and rarely, if ever, has it worked for us under Txiki. There aren't many, if any examples, of a player with lots of offers choosing us over the other team. That's most likely to be because we refuse to enter into an auction where we have to keep upping salaries/bonuses and haggle with the selling club on price. Even when we're the only club interested as with Kane, we don't end up doing the deal.

Out of interest, can you remind me how many players we've signed under Txiki that had a release clause?

 

[richards30]

If Jude is a no no I’ll be amazed if we don’t go for either Mac Allister or Rice.

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Hang on a minute, didn't Tolmie say it's a done deal, he's coming to City

 

[blueinsa]

Hang on a minute, didn't Tolmie say it's a done deal, he's coming to City

No, @tolmie's hairdoo said he had been given info that Bellinghams camp had said yes.

If you’re a big boy or girl you understand it’s info passed on in good faith, nothing more, nothing less.

 

[CADE MCFC 1894]

Tolmie believe city won bellingham signature that different

 

[richards30]

Mac Allister rumored to be available for £60m

 

[chesterbells]

Mac Allister rumored to be available for £60m

I bet he is.
Not for me.

 

[Chappie]

Those who think its not over - get some money on

https://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/jude-bellingham/club-after-summer-transfer-window

from these odds the money men are convinced.

There's a lot of scousers with empty pockets who were similarly convinced.

 

[blueparrot]

If Jude is a no no I’ll be amazed if we don’t go for either Mac Allister or Rice.

How would Rice be an alternative to Bellingham, completely different players and Rice IMO not a player we need.

 

[abu13]

Out of interest, can you remind me how many players we've signed under Txiki that had a release clause?

Top of my head i think we signed these guys on release clauses.

Dias
Haaland
LaPorte
Rodri

Alvarez - Maybe