Laporte says goodbye

[ancoats]

What ? £23.6 million, somebody had their pants pull down me thinks

 

[Jocks Y-Fronts]

Great player. Sorry to see him go but wish him all the best for his future career.

 

[Chippy_boy]

What ? £23.6 million, somebody had their pants pull down me thinks

Agreed, that's crazy money. Obviously he'll never be as good as Harry Maguire so we couldn't have expected £80m, but still.

EDIT: I don't know how I managed to type that whilst laughing so much! Harry fucking Maguire, I wouldn't give them 80p for him.

 

[Theengelbert]

To be fair to the Saudis the more of these half decent players they sign, the more the better players might consider going there. It’s not as unattractive place to play now as it was a few years ago, which I suppose is what they’re trying to do. It’s not a bad price for someone who wasn’t getting a game. Means he cost us about £30m for the 5 years we had him for which is a bargain really

 

[ancoats]

Agreed, that's crazy money. Obviously he'll never be as good as Harry Maguire so we couldn't have expected £80m, but still.

EDIT: I don't know how I managed to type that whilst laughing so much! Harry fucking Maguire, I wouldn't give them 80p for him.

If Manchester City wanted Laporte from any other club right now it would be starting at £80million plus add-on
The price we got is daft, £23.8 million ?? I am shocked, let's hope we have a really good sell price around the 50% mark

Go and get me a left-footed international defender who's won 5 Premier League titles and many cups and is still in his prime for £23.8 million

 

[ancoats]

To be fair to the Saudis the more of these half decent players they sign, the more the better players might consider going there. It’s not as unattractive place to play now as it was a few years ago, which I suppose is what they’re trying to do. It’s not a bad price for someone who wasn’t getting a game. Means he cost us about £30m for the 5 years we had him for which is a bargain really

Not so, the demand for a left-footed defender with the quality of Laporte would be around £80million in today's market, Maybe we have a good sell-on deal for him if they sell him after a year or so if he does not settle,

But £23.8 million makes no sense when Dirty Harry, over the road is valued at over £30million

 

[bluemoon32]

Shame hes gone to fucking Saudi but good luck to him, he was a bloody good player for us

 

[Corky]

If Manchester City wanted Laporte from any other club right now it would be starting at £80million plus add-on
The price we got is daft, £23.8 million ?? I am shocked, let's hope we have a really good sell price around the 50% mark

Go and get me a left-footed international defender who's won 5 Premier League titles and many cups and is still in his prime for £23.8 million

Maybe the Saudi's reminded City about Article 17?

 

[donkinho]

Not sure which I find stranger - that no top European club has put a bid in for Laporte or the fact that we’ve accepted £23.5 million for him ?? It’s bizarre - he’s way better than that in the current market

 

[theres only one carlito]

Wish you and your family all the best, it’s been a pleasure. Until we meet again :-)