Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

[domalino]

Exactly. It's Italian bullshit.

We didn't pay £10m in agents fees across the entire board, last summer. Even Robinho's guy Wager Ribeiro only got £4m.

It's the usual Italian and German perception that money is no object at evil City and this figure is soon readily accepted as fact.

Most clubs, including City, establish personal terms and agents WELL BEFORE they start speaking to their clubs.

If Robinho's agent got £4m in 2008 for a £30m transfer, then Aubameyang's agent trying to get €10m/£7.5m for a transfer likely close to double in size, and 8 years later, doesn't strike me as that unusual.

Nor does the idea that an agent would throw up a last minute molehill by changing demands after the club has agreed a fee.

Before that, the player and agent are trying to entice the club's bid, once the clubs have agreed something, there's a certain amount of commitment on our part, a desire to get things across the line, and an agent trying to exploit that to get a bump sounds pretty feasible.

Also this:

It's the usual Italian and German perception that money is no object at evil City and this figure is soon readily accepted as fact.

Comes across as a bit paranoid - how does us refusing to pay the amounts requested show that money is no object at evil city? If anything it shows the exact opposite - that we do have a limit, otherwise we woulnd't blink at paying it would we?

 

[kupest]

Its only one source still? Its kind of out of the blue really, so hopefully some english journos or germans follow it up.

 

[Akiva]

Holding out hope they can work this out.

Its only one source still? Its kind of out of the blue really, so hopefully some english journos or germans follow it up.

While I agree, Romano is a very reliable source.

 

[ShaunMcCallion1880]

I think ego comes into it, players like Sergio be like I want more now it happens.

Sheer greed mate but that's football these days , should be more emphasis on bonus or performance related wages

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

If Robinho's agent got £4m in 2008 for a £30m transfer, then Aubameyang's agent trying to get €10m/£7.5m for a transfer likely close to double in size, and 8 years later, doesn't strike me as that unusual.

Nor does the idea that an agent would throw up a last minute molehill by changing demands after the club has agreed a fee.

Before that, the player and agent are trying to entice the club's bid, once the clubs have agreed something, there's a certain amount of commitment on our part, a desire to get things across the line, and an agent trying to exploit that to get a bump sounds pretty feasible.

Also this:



Comes across as a bit paranoid - how does us refusing to pay the amounts requested show that money is no object at evil city? If anything it shows the exact opposite - that we do have a limit, otherwise we woulnd't blink at paying it would we?

It's a lazy narrative, prevalent across Germany and Italy, with regards City's money. Most of them still state Al Fahim is the owner.

There is little regard for sums being accurate, whether they make City look stronger or not, it's about the amount being over inflated, and another example that if the deal goes through, then there was only one reason for it. Money.

We paid less than £6m in total last summer for agent deals that included De Bruyne, Sterling and Otamendi.

If I told you that City have agreed to pay Jorge Messi less than that for Lionel, that should put the inflation argument and Aubameyang's status in some context.

The latest story just smacks of trying to wring another installment out of an ongoing transfer.

Tomorrow? Aubameyang prefers London/United/ Dortmund won't let him go.

 

[domalino]

Sheer greed mate but that's football these days , should be more emphasis on bonus or performance related wages

We do have an emphasis on team performance bonuses in player contracts.

 

[ShaunMcCallion1880]

KDB, Silva and Aguero would be demanding improved contracts and then the wage bill would go completely out of control.

If Auba really wants to come then he will tell his agent to lower his demands or Auba himself lowering his wage demands.

I understand what you mean mate I just meant wages in general what difference is 20 k to someone who earns 120 k a week it's already out of control

 

[JCB001]

Have you read Sergio's book ? A decent guy and money is not his god

 

[MeatHunterrr]

I understand what you mean mate I just meant wages in general what difference is 20 k to someone who earns 120 k a week it's already out of control

Yeah, but footballers are very greedy... it is what it is.

 

[BlueCityfan]

I think what Tolmie is trying to say is that the complete story is bullshit. We aren't getting Auba and aren't even trying.