Miralem Pjanic.

[City_Sean]

Yes his new agent is getting him a better deal at Juve.

Maybe but this has been constantly mentioned in the Italian press. Unless Pjanics agent is doing a massive job of leaking our fake interest then you could assume that we're briefing the media we're not in for him so we don't end up with egg on face like the Jorginho saga.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Maybe but this has been constantly mentioned in the Italian press. Unless Pjanics agent is doing a massive job of leaking our fake interest then you could assume that we're briefing the media we're not in for him so we don't end up with egg on face like the Jorginho saga.

Unless something is lost in translation why would Pjanic’s agent present our offer to Juve? Very hard not to see this as contract negotiation.

 

[ADegenerate]

С. - DM position is still an issue. City's main player there is 33 and could be upgraded, as his skillset is far from ideal. Pjanic rumours make too much sense to be completely baseless BS. If City want to have a better season in the CL, getting the right worldclass player is a must.

Miralem Pjanic ticks all the boxes, it's simply logical to think that
- City's interest is genuine
- City's PR department is bluffing to avoid another media meltdown in case the deal is off.

That makes sense but what doesn’t make sense is City paying bookoo bucks when we’re relatively stingy in the market these past few windows. What’s your stance on that?

 

[nmc]

Maybe but this has been constantly mentioned in the Italian press. Unless Pjanics agent is doing a massive job of leaking our fake interest then you could assume that we're briefing the media we're not in for him so we don't end up with egg on face like the Jorginho saga.

You are correct - we could have a genuine interest but if we did the agent would be less likely to be spouting off - he’d be negotiating with City on behalf of his client. Instead he’s mouthing off in public wiping up our interest and making sure people think City are interested - sounds more like he’s leveraging Juve than negotiating his client out of the club but who knows... I guess we all will soon enough.

 

[City_Sean]

Unless something is lost in translation why would Pjanic’s agent present our offer to Juve? Very hard not to see this as contract negotiation.

That's the way it works now. You agree the contract somewhat being the club's back and then you present the offer via an agent. They essentially act as intermediaries on the deal. It's what Juve and Mendes did on the Ronaldo deal.

 

[Andrew___K]

That's the way it works now. You agree the contract somewhat being the club's back and then you present the offer via an agent. They essentially act as intermediaries on the deal. It's what Juve and Mendes did on the Ronaldo deal.

Or it could mean 'Here's City's contract offer. Either give my client a new deal on similar terms or let him leave'.

 

[City_Sean]

Or it could mean 'Here's City's contract offer. Either give my client a new deal on similar terms or let him leave'.

Yeah of course. It does feel like there's something in this.

 

[Andrew___K]

That makes sense but what doesn’t make sense is City paying bookoo bucks when we’re relatively stingy in the market these past few windows. What’s your stance on that?

City are hardly stingy. Broke the world transfer records for fullbacks and keepers last summer.

 

[Rammy Blue]

It’s always worth bearing in mind, as no one seems to bother, that maybe just maybe Pjanic himself has had enough of playing in Italy and actually fancies a move to the Prem.

Not saying that this is the case, however Juve have pissed it in Italy for the last few years and he may well be bored.

 

[Rammy Blue]

City are hardly stingy. Broke the world transfer records for fullbacks and keepers last summer.

and we are happy to pay what we think a player is worth. We decided we didn’t want to pay more than £45mil for Jorginho but that doesn’t mean we don’t value Pjanic at for example £80mil.

Who knows.