Nigel De Jong

[sincity]

I wonder why he would do that. Milan are not going to pay him more, and although Milan is huge club, but their team isn't that great and its very unlikely that they'll win anything this season.

Exactly, made a similar post a few pages back..the crazy thing is, rumors from Italy is he has agreed a deal with Milan, most likely much less than the 100k we have supposedly offered him..
So he wants 130k-150k, City offers him 100k, he refuses to sign a contract, Milan offers him what 70k-80k(?), he agrees a deal..like wtf?
weird move for NDJ..

mancini can see this thats why he went for martinez,de rossi and maybe now garcia,better all round defensive midfielders that could even replace the likes of barry soon in the starting 11.

Do you see anyone you've mentioned coming to City with just a day remaining this transfer window? So if no player better than NDJ is coming to City, do you still not see that it is better to keep him than be short of DMs when we're in crunch mode?
Even if one of these better players are arriving tomorrow, I still would not give NDJ to Milan for a paltry £3million..

 

[lionheart]

Just bumping this thread as it's a damned sight more important than any other thread I can see on here right now.

 

[decmancity]

I don't want us to lose him but it looks like he is gone.

We really shouldn't have let his contract run down. Although there are rumours he rejected a big offer from us so maybe he just doesn't like something about the club.

 

[Akira]

This move would prove to be really costly if Milan knock City out in the CL.

I doubt so. Milan's squad pretty in all places and disastrous, what they are doing now with signings like Bojan, are just B-grade panic buys.

 

[nickson71]

I don't want us to lose him but it looks like he is gone.

We really shouldn't have let his contract run down. Although there are rumours he rejected a big offer from us so maybe he just doesn't like something about the club.

I'm guessing he wants more playing time which will be limited with us

 

[Happy Feet]

I'd rather he just saw out his contract with us than go for £3m. £3m isn't gonna help anyone.

It would help me.

 

[xbuddyx]

Maybe hes just tired of the brittish weather ;)

 

[Astuteboy]

He wants to play.

Not only did he not start that many games last year, he's watched over summer while we've been trying to sign players that would limit his involvement even further (DDR, Martinez etc).

Milan may not be the team they once were, but they are still a hugely prestigious club to play for.

I don't blame him at all and I wish him all the best.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Where is everyone getting the NDJ info from I cant find anything

 

[ifiwasarichfan]

I cant see any benefit at all for City in letting NDJ go no matter who is coming in and as its now likely that nobody of any note is coming this is really strange if Milan can pull off a deal.

 

[MSP]

selling NDJ for 3m would be very bad business.

 

[combster]

why have we become such easy push overs when we are selling players.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Where is everyone getting the NDJ info from I cant find anything

This, he was also in the team photo.

 

[coleridge]

NDJ is a sharp businessman. He has given his all for us and not moaned [to my knowledge] when left out.

Some of you are just going to have to accept that he might be going for the money, a new challenge and a change of scenery. Good luck to him.

 

[johnmc]

selling NDJ for 3m would be very bad business.

A 27 year old dutch internation for £3m is ludicrous really

 

[riley347]

NDJ is a sharp businessman. He has given his all for us and not moaned [to my knowledge] when left out.

Some of you are just going to have to accept that he might be going for the money, a new challenge and a change of scenery. Good luck to him.

would be simply gutted......

 

[Neville Kneville]

Where is everyone getting the NDJ info from I cant find anything

This, he was also in the team photo.

I was going to mention this.

Does anyone think DeJong would be at the Et today having his photo taken with the team if we were selling him today ?

Why would they do that ? They could just say he was having some medical treatment or his wife was ill, anything.

It just seems like a load of bollocks.

 

[bapi]

A lot of people didn't believe when I wrote something about DDR, Maicon etc. But... CITY WANT TO SELL DE JONG!!!

 

[BlueMooner87]

he did say when he joined us he was using us as a stepping stone

 

[riley347]

he did say when he joined us he was using us as a stepping stone

going to milan is a step backwards nowadays.....PAY NIGEL MORE!!!!!!!...there,s nobody we could buy which would improve us more......