Nasri [Merged] continued.

[Bluemoon115]

Nasri will sign for City AFTER the Newcastle game. Arsenal won't want the distractioin of selling players before then.

And after Nasri, just two more to come...

Dont be shy with the names of those two ;-)

Schneider and Eto'o.

;-P

 

[oakiecokie]

my understanding of the situation is that the valuation gap between the 2 parties is a lot more than £2M, more like £10M

Would love to know who your source is,if thats true !!!

I do not have "a source" as such (unlike a lot of the supposedly well connected folk on here), I just know a journo and he speaks to other journos and that is what he has been led to believe - basically City do not want to go over £20M and Arsenal do not want to accept less than £30M; whether this is true or not I do not have a clue, it is just what he believes and may explain why the saga is dragging on

Cheers.No it wasn`t a piss take,just a general enquiry as to where your figures came from.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

And they know we desperately want a wide/central midfielder with a bit more creativity and have one for sale. If they carry on with their view of 'we'll just let him go for nothing' there's a good chance we'd go back with a slightly improved offer before August is out. If the Sneijder is really dead, then our options are a bit limited. This could all come down to Nasri's attitude. If he acts like Cesc and wants away, but gives his all, they may risk keeping him till next season. If he's made it clear he'll have all sorts of mysterious illnesses and injuries for the next 12 months, they'll blink first.

The friction between Mancini and Marwood/Cook could be down to issues such as the above. Mancini wants Nasri today and if that means an extra couple of million, so be it. Cook is trying to balance books, so will be more willing to play hard ball and making it clear to teams that we're not the soft touch we once were. Dangerous games and if it costs us 3 points somewhere, they may both lose.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure we'll have to pay a reasonable fee, after all he's a good player and as you say, it is clear that we want him. But I assume Arsenal are (quite rightly) trying to get a fee out of us that doesn't reflect his contract situation and the "fact" that Nasri desperately wants to join us. It's a shame for Arsenal but the reality is that their hand is weakened in this and imo they can't really take the piss out of us. I don't see us going above the 22m and if they are prepared to "cut their nose off" and lose him for nowt next summer then we should let them do that and go for another target imo. And there would be a good chance he'd still come to us next summer on the free, I would imagine. It does seem that he actively wants to join our "project" (for want of another word).

the price is a strange one. If he had 3 years on his contract, he'd probably still only be worth 20-25m. Most players with a year left would only be worth about £10m, so it's a sign of how much we want him that we are prepared to pay a realistic valuation of him, ignoring his contract situation. However, there must come a point where it's worth just leaving it and considering him again next year.

From arsenal's view, he could keep them in the top 4, so it would be madness to sell him for only £10m, but as we're offering virtually the same as for Mata, I don't know why they didn't just take the deal. If they accept now, Valencia will know Arsenal are more desperate to buy than they are to sell, so his price will go up, probably by more than arsenal has squeezed out of us over the last few weeks. Alternatively, they try and get by with only Ramsey and Wiltshire, who look good players, but are in-experienced and there's little cover if one gets injured. I wouldn't be best impressed if I'd shelled out £1000 for an arsenal season ticket

I still think we should make an offer for Mata. It might stop Arsenal taking the piss but if they don't then he'd be a good target instead of Nasri imo. A bid would work well on various levels.

 

[Kinkys Blue Socks]

Cesc is done. Will be announced shortly.

This says to me that Nasri should be done before the Newcastle game. All the disturbance is out of the way then...

 

[Soulboy]

Nasri will sign for City AFTER the Newcastle game. Arsenal won't want the distractioin of selling players before then.

And after Nasri, just two more to come...

Dont be shy with the names of those two ;-)

Ah, that would be telling! ;-))

I remember a few on here a couple of weks ago stating "Aguero and one other"... and I corrected them that there would be four more signings on top of Aguero... the goalkeeper is one of them, Nasri will be another... and a couple of doozies on top of that!<br /><br />-- Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:36 pm --<br /><br />

Nasri will sign for City AFTER the Newcastle game. Arsenal won't want the distractioin of selling players before then.

And after Nasri, just two more to come...

Dont be shy with the names of those two ;-)

Schneider and Eto'o.

;-P

Nah!

 

[Rammy Blue]

Nasri will sign for City AFTER the Newcastle game. Arsenal won't want the distractioin of selling players before then.

And after Nasri, just two more to come...

Dont be shy with the names of those two ;-)

Ah, that would be telling! ;-))

I remember a few on here a couple of weks ago stating "Aguero and one other"... and I corrected them that there would be four more signings on top of Aguero... the goalkeeper is one of them, Nasri will be another... and a couple of doozies on top of that!

-- Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:36 pm --

Dont be shy with the names of those two ;-)

Schneider and Eto'o.

;-P

Nah!

Youtube?

;-)

 

[Andouble]

no Cesc, Nasri, or Wilshere for the NUFC game, worth a punt on the fat Geordies tomoz?

 

[Soulboy]

Dont be shy with the names of those two ;-)

Ah, that would be telling! ;-))

I remember a few on here a couple of weks ago stating "Aguero and one other"... and I corrected them that there would be four more signings on top of Aguero... the goalkeeper is one of them, Nasri will be another... and a couple of doozies on top of that!

-- Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:36 pm --

Schneider and Eto'o.

;-P

Nah!

Youtube?

;-)

If I knew how to do it I'm sure I'd have come up with a catchy tune by now!

But until then you'll just have to entertain yourself with imaginary Beatles songs...

 

[M.C.F.C.O.K]

no Cesc, Nasri, or Wilshere for the NUFC game, worth a punt on the fat Geordies tomoz?

No Barton, Nolan or Enrique. Nah still stick to Arsenal.

 

[Left Peg]

Ah, that would be telling! ;-))

I remember a few on here a couple of weks ago stating "Aguero and one other"... and I corrected them that there would be four more signings on top of Aguero... the goalkeeper is one of them, Nasri will be another... and a couple of doozies on top of that!

-- Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:36 pm --




Nah!

Youtube?

;-)

If I knew how to do it I'm sure I'd have come up with a catchy tune by now!

But until then you'll just have to entertain yourself with imaginary Beatles songs...

Lennon!