Nigel De Jong

[blueplan]

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Has Kolo Toure only got a year left on his contract like de Jong? Those two players could be a bit of a problem if it is the case.

ANY PLAYER THAT DOESN'T WANT TO SIGN A NEW CONTRACT IS SUSPECT.

 

[Ray78]

Re: Re:

Has Kolo Toure only got a year left on his contract like de Jong? Those two players could be a bit of a problem if it is the case.

ANY PLAYER THAT DOESN'T WANT TO SIGN A NEW CONTRACT IS SUSPECT.

Ok but you don't need to shout.

 

[blueplan]

Any player that doesn't want to be part of City's future should be rid off.
Why is it that VK can sign a new contract & Nigel De Jong can't?
Is his agent/s overrating him? By shopping him?

 

[Ray78]

Any player that doesn't want to be part of City's future should be rid off.
Why is it that VK can sign a new contract & Nigel De Jong can't?
Is his agent/s overrating him? By shopping him?

I agree about selling de Jong. He is a good player, a fan's favourite and has played in a World Cup final but he isn't worth the salary he wants . Kolo as well because he wants to be a regular starter, even though his wage demands to sign for either Besiktas or Al Hilal is a concern.

 

[Patientman63]

Any player that doesn't want to be part of City's future should be rid off.
Why is it that VK can sign a new contract & Nigel De Jong can't?
Is his agent/s overrating him? By shopping him?

I know its unfashionable in this day and age, and in the current money laden game it could easily be classed as weird, but I kinda suspect that, our Vinnie, sort of wants in a small (but expensive) way, to play for the shirt...

I may have got carried away, i do stand to be corrected...

 

[Ray78]

Any player that doesn't want to be part of City's future should be rid off.
Why is it that VK can sign a new contract & Nigel De Jong can't?
Is his agent/s overrating him? By shopping him?

I know its unfashionable in this day and age, and in the current money laden game it could easily be classed as weird, but I kinda suspect that, our Vinnie, sort of wants in a small (but expensive) way, to play for the shirt...

I may have got carried away, i do stand to be corrected...

Nige does as well but he isn't the captain. He does provide bite in the midfield but he isn't a key player in our side.

 

[oakiecokie]

Any player that doesn't want to be part of City's future should be rid off.
Why is it that VK can sign a new contract & Nigel De Jong can't?
Is his agent/s overrating him? By shopping him?

No-one knows what Vinnies salary now is.He may be happy on £100K,he may be happier on £175K.
Does anyone know what Nige`s salary is now and what he`s looking for ??
Doubt it.

 

[LoveCity]

We've created situations like De Jong's ourselves. He wants £100,000 a week which is madness but why shouldn't he with the wages we throw out to average players like Santa Cruz and Bridge (both paid more than De Jong). The club needs to sanitize the wage structure and if it means starting to play hardball with fringe players, so be it. I love De Jong but there are plenty of good midfielders out there who could play either a fringe role like he does now or possibly even oust Barry as first choice while earning the sort of wages he is on. Arturo Vidal is much better than De Jong and is reported to earn around £48,000 a week at Juventus, which is probably less than our entire squad except the kids.

 

[blueplan]

Any player that doesn't want to be part of City's future should be rid off.
Why is it that VK can sign a new contract & Nigel De Jong can't?
Is his agent/s overrating him? By shopping him?

I agree about selling de Jong. He is a good player, a fan's favourite and has played in a World Cup final but he isn't worth the salary he wants . Kolo as well because he wants to be a regular starter, even though his wage demands to sign for either Besiktas or Al Hilal is a concern.

Agreed. Let's not get sentimental or enamoured about certain players when they don't reciprocate by showing their appreciation without resorting to hardball bargaining tactics in their contract talks.<br /><br />-- Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:38 pm --<br /><br />

We've created situations like De Jong's ourselves. He wants £100,000 a week which is madness but why shouldn't he with the wages we throw out to average players like Santa Cruz and Bridge (both paid more than De Jong). The club needs to sanitize the wage structure and if it means starting to play hardball with fringe players, so be it. I love De Jong but there are plenty of good midfielders out there who could play either a fringe role like he does now or possibly even oust Barry as first choice while earning the sort of wages he is on. Arturo Vidal is much better than De Jong and is reported to earn around £48,000 a week at Juventus, which is probably less than our entire squad except the kids.

Yes. Well said.

 

[SamTheGuru]

We've created situations like De Jong's ourselves. He wants £100,000 a week which is madness but why shouldn't he with the wages we throw out to average players like Santa Cruz and Bridge (both paid more than De Jong). The club needs to sanitize the wage structure and if it means starting to play hardball with fringe players, so be it. I love De Jong but there are plenty of good midfielders out there who could play either a fringe role like he does now or possibly even oust Barry as first choice while earning the sort of wages he is on. Arturo Vidal is much better than De Jong and is reported to earn around £48,000 a week at Juventus, which is probably less than our entire squad except the kids.

Absolutely bang on.