Kylian Mbappe

[bluemoonmatt]

Yeah, Sam and Ahsan tweeted recently that Khaldoon has made it clear that the club won't sanction a 180mil move. I think we might be seeing the limits of how far our owners are ready to go. Even though we might have spent more than 200 mil in multiple windows, our record transfer is still KdB who cost £55 mil.

That depends on prevailing market conditions and whether or not cfg wish to remain at the top table. It seems to me that stupid money is gonna be the norm if your chasing the world class talent, fuck me even b or c grade players are going for the lions share of 100m. If hrh and khaldoon wish the project to continue and ultimately bear fruit then I feel they'll need to make that decision to part with the higher sums of money,

 

[Chippy_boy]

Yeah, Sam and Ahsan tweeted recently that Khaldoon has made it clear that the club won't sanction a 180mil move. I think we might be seeing the limits of how far our owners are ready to go. Even though we might have spent more than 200 mil in multiple windows, our record transfer is still KdB who cost £55 mil.

I am not surprised. "The project", with City and the City Football Group had a number of objectives that perhaps none of us will ever fully understand.

But it seems to me that in part at least it's about demonstrating to the world how Abu Dhabi can do things right. Investment in infrastructure and the local economy; investment in young people and training; a sound business model leading to sustained long term profitability.

It's more than simply a football plaything at which limitless cash can be thrown without a care as to how it could ever be repayed.

Unlike PSG.

 

[Marvin]

As far as City and PSG are concerned FFP is already dead. Both clubs are in and can compete with any big boy at the market now. They lost.

You believe that if City had spent £160m on defenders, and then went out and bought Neymar and Mbappe, then Wenger, Mourinho would have just sat back and applauded?

Real Madrid have apparently withdrawn. That leaves City as the only bidder. Then along comes PSG. I am wondering whether they are genuinely in for the player or whether this is just smoke and mirrors to put City under pressure and offer maximum terms to club and player.

I want City to get Mbappe, but I don't want City to put ourselves in a position where UEFA and the English clubs can get us again. If Mbappe wants PSG and he goes there there's not much that we can do about it, but if that happens then they are foolish putting their Neymar purchase at jeopardy.

 

[CityForever45]

We don't need him, we have enough goals in the team

 

[goalmole]

Yeah, Sam and Ahsan tweeted recently that Khaldoon has made it clear that the club won't sanction a 180mil move. I think we might be seeing the limits of how far our owners are ready to go. Even though we might have spent more than 200 mil in multiple windows, our record transfer is still KdB who cost £55 mil.

They just might think that paying €180mill for an 18 year old is too much of a risk to take.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Sanchez to psg, because arsenal won't sell to a rival
Mbappe to city, because Monaco won't sell to a rival

We should back away from Sanchez, with psg backing away from mbappe, should make thing's easier and cheaper

 

[SilverFox2]

They will have something up their sleeve for sure but investment either through debt or equity will not work. Maybe uefa are no longer reducing their Qatar deal. PB would probably know if this is still the case.

The other thing is would Uefa enforce the Rules ?

We (ie PSG and City) are no longer new owners about to pump billions into good teams starved of investment. In a way we have become part of the establishment so we may be treated differently. We beat the FFP cartel which was their way to prevent new competition but other new money of which there is plenty available still has the barrier to entry to contend with if they follow our lead.

PSG may also play the unfair card by pointing to new PL money making their income lower so they are just topping up via Quatar to make it an even playing field.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Think real Madrid have been clever stating they will bid next season ( if he fancies madrid and which player wouldn't especially one that's supposed to be a supporter, ) he stays at Monaco for one more season if he's still doing the business real come in, if he isn't then real move on

 

[Dribble]

I am not sure why you think Qatar's PSG is going to escape without sanction IF they are really going to bid for Mbappe. Unless they have a cunning plan. MCFC is not the centre of he world for UEFA. FFP was in the pipepline before MCFC made an impact and the English clubs hijacked it and made sure it was written in such a way to hurt City. UEFA might have stitched City up, but they don't exist to stitch City up. If PSG fall foul of their regs, they'll do them too, especially given the current diplomatic row.

I think you forget that PSG are part of the G14 clubs therefore the only beef the other members of the mob cared about was Arab money catapulting PSG into super money status.

YES FFP was about before we were bought by Sheikh Mansour, but you've failed to point out that it was a VERY different model to the one now in place. FFP really was about spiralling club debt, BUT it had been mooted for nearly NINE YEARS without much enthusiasm by the G14, UNTIL Sheikh Mansour bought Manchester City & to believe otherwise is a bit naive IMO. Think about these two words 'FAIR PLAY'. Football only became about what was fair & unfair when we were acquired by a super rich owner who was willing to spend vast amounts if necessary to achieve his end game. What has fair & unfair to other clubs got to do with good financial governance? Wasn't this 'supposed' to be about debt & not what was fair or unfair? Here in lies the real crux of the matter & that alone should tell you the real reason behind the hastily re-hashed FFP.

We all know the reasons why FFP was radically changed, but the suspicion was complete in my mind when in 2012, a business acquaintance who has a box at Old Toilet told me about a conversation he had with his best mate who was a very close friend of David Gill. When I mentioned how unfair FFP was on City, my business acquaintance went on to tell me that his best mate told him Gill was the chief architect of the changed FFP & it was designed to stop City. Apparently Gill said words to the effect of, 'This will stop them right in their tracks'.

My business acquaintance has absolutely no reason to lie & neither has his best mate & what made it even more credible was the very matter of factly way he said it. Apparently, this was common knowledge in high circles albeit the public narrative was one about 'saving football from itself'. The way FFP has played itself out, the way we were stiffed by UEFA/G14 moving the goal posts to ensure we failed all pointed to a stitch up, & as I said, to believe otherwise is naive in the extreme for any City fan who says they have a grasp of the facts surrounding FFP.

Look at the reaction when we bought Walker. 'Gross', 'eye watering', 'desperate', 'over paying for unwanted players', as opposed to ManUre making the smartest and most significant signing of the summer by buying 29 year old Matic for a snip at £40m. That is how UEFA, the FA & the media see Manchester City Football Club & they will stop at nothing to preserve the status quo.

 

[blueinsa]

Think real Madrid have been clever stating they will bid next season ( if he fancies madrid and which player wouldn't especially one that's supposed to be a supporter, ) he stays at Monaco for one more season if he's still doing the business real come in, if he isn't then real move on

No issue with what you say but at his age, he can move now, have say 3 seasons elsewhere continuing to develop and still go to Madrid in his early twenties and twice the player and that would suit Madrid who want to sign Galactico's.

I fancy us to land the lad this summer i really do.