Kyle Walker

[blue b4 the moon]

I really think when we've negotiated with player & club and are ready to pull the trigger we should with all transfers put a deadline in it along with a price and if not done by the deadline walk away.

We'd only have to do it once and keep our nerve even if the other club offer the player cheaper to us out of desperation later we should decline.

Word would get out we're not going to be fucked about and stuff would move much much quicker.

 

[GornikDaze]

Man I literally came for news and straight up checked the last thing.

Weren't you bothered about the news before last Wednesday? :)

 

[mosssideblue]

I really think when we've negotiated with player & club and are ready to pull the trigger we should with all transfers put a deadline in it along with a price and if not done by the deadline walk away.

We'd only have to do it once and keep our nerve even if the other club offer the player cheaper to us out of desperation later we should decline.

Word would get out we're not going to be fucked about and stuff would move much much quicker.

When someone who has an asset you want, you can play hardball as much as you like, the selling club hold the aces. Your way could result in second tier signings imo.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

When someone who has an asset you want, you can play hardball as much as you like, the selling club hold the aces. Your way could result in second tier signings imo.

Maybe, maybe not but it'd stop all the pissing about for a few million and if we did this just once and made it public it'd stop the selling clubs taking the micky.

 

[raghavk]

Weren't you bothered about the news before last Wednesday? :)

I've been discovering new sources of information daily. This place isn't the only. Plus I had been reading the forum for quite a bit before I went onto make an account.

 

[JPBB]

Maybe, maybe not but it'd stop all the pissing about for a few million and if we did this just once and made it public it'd stop the selling clubs taking the micky.

The issue is that Pep has been promised that he can have any player he wants. Other clubs know that. Levy knows that. Walker will play in the blue of City but he will cost more than any other defender. What is more important than the price is that Pep has everything he asked for.

The most sensible tactic is to wait to the last day of the window before bidding otherwise Levy will keep raising the price. (Look at Liverpool with Keita - they started bidding at £30m and now they are at £70m FFS!)

 

[MillionDollarDream]

The issue is that Pep has been promised that he can have any player he wants. Other clubs know that. Levy knows that. Walker will play in the blue of City but he will cost more than any other defender. What is more important than the price is that Pep has everything he asked for.

The most sensible tactic is to wait to the last day of the window before bidding otherwise Levy will keep raising the price. (Look at Liverpool with Keita - they started bidding at £30m and now they are at £70m FFS!)

There was never anything with Keita and Liverpool, they weren't going to sell at any price this year, they made that clear.

 

[Petetheblu]

Maybe, maybe not but it'd stop all the pissing about for a few million and if we did this just once and made it public it'd stop the selling clubs taking the micky.

We did with Pogba...

We have money and they know it.

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

Maybe, maybe not but it'd stop all the pissing about for a few million and if we did this just once and made it public it'd stop the selling clubs taking the micky.

This is exactly what we did with Sanchez first time round .... and he left Udinese to go to.... Barcelona.

 

[skiddypants]

This is not he season to be messing around! We need to show Pep we can deliver players.
If this is the season that we go for it big style, we should do the Sanchez, Mendy deals then start blowing other teams out he water again!
We could risk losing Pep if we don't.