PSG readying an offer for Aguero? The Times

[domalino]

I think you've taken this a little bit too literally and you've also not read it properly as I made the point that there is certainly a time for players to move on as was the case with Zabaleta.

Im not saying don't sell Aguero out of loyalty, I'm making the point that not only are the likes of Aguero loyal (which we under appreciate), they're still ****ing good players. Great players even who are good enough to make more history at the club.

People can throw stats at me all day but the most important stat is goals. He scored more goals than any other player in England last season across all comps and he scores more goals when he plays than any other player in the history of the Premier League.

You're right that Ronaldo will get replaced, but only when he is done. He's 32 now and is still Madrid's number one scorer, just like Aguero is ours.

Players like Scholes, Giggs, Ronaldo, Xavi don't get forced out at the peak of their powers at clubs like Utd, Barca and Real. They get treated with the respect their quality and history deserves.

Real aren't going to be like 'Bye Ronaldo, you're still great but we've bought a new young guy in to replace you immediately and now you'll be sold".

I think you've approached this too headstrong, without really understanding the concept of what I'm saying.

There is a right way to do these things and the personality and history of these players can be just as important that their quality on the field. Attitudes and personas build the foundations of a successful dressing room, which is a reason we're on the verge of bringing in a player like Alves. He might be old but he'll bring some great experiences to the club and hopefully it will rub off on others.

Passing the torch in football isn't fucking someone off and bringing in someone new. It's about that cross over period and getting that rub as you transition into a new era. Transition being the most important word in all of this.

If you look back at how many big clubs' legends leave, there's very often a section of the fan base who think it's too early, that it's a mistake. Most of the time it isn't. Loads of Madrid fans thought Raul should stay, Xavi was in the team of the year and won a treble in his final season.

The main point is that these legendary players of the Mancini will be replaced with new legends, so the fact they're legends isn't actually enough reason to keep them. The footballing argument is completely different, but your post had nothing to do with that, it was all about how we will never have players like Aguero again...

 

[BringBackSwales]

Not sure what City fans you knock about with but I've never met one that doesn't rate Aguero.

I haven't met any either, although I have read from quite a few on here

 

[Bill]

Joe was a mistake? Have you seen him lately?

its pretty obvious there is something is Joe's make up that Pep and other managers don't fancy so no good bleating. his form recently tells me he has something playing on his mind, you don't go from serial golden gloves to mr average.

our only mistake, which is pure bad luck, is that his replacement turned out to be worse.

 

[BillyShears]

Luckily that's true with the club and why our chairman is absolutely instant that our future greatest ever goal scorer will not be sold in his prime years.

I just believe monopoly money has made people lose all sense of reality and passion.

A bit like a rich celebrity who can never settle down with a single woman because they know they can go out and get a replacement at the drop of a hat.

I think that's nonsense tbh. Even before we had money people used to discuss selling/buying players. The only difference now is that rather than being forced to sell players, we can choose when to sell and replace them with top quality.

 

[jimharri]

It seems like the only ones who don't rate Aguero are our fans. Joe was a mistake, Kompany was about to be a mistake (but he recovered in time to prove Pep and his own fans wrong), but Aguero would be the biggest mistake in our history. This topic lets me speechless.

No; he wasn't. Joe was very inconsistent in his last 12-18 months with us. Remember when Pellegrini dropped him? That wasn't for being late for training. The mistake was who we brought in to replace him.

 

[HelloCity]

I think that's nonsense tbh. Even before we had money people used to discuss selling/buying players. The only difference now is that rather than being forced to sell players, we can choose when to sell and replace them with top quality.

I previously don't ever remember anyone ever saying we should sell club legends and great players at the peak of their powers and bring in someone else.

The real task is selling the players who aren't good enough, who don't achieve, who under achieve. There are a lot more players in this squad who need to go before the likes of Aguero, Silva and Kompany.

 

[Charlesfarsbar]

It would be a big climb down from khaldoon if we sell him now which is why I can't see it happening

Personally I would cash in if it guarantees mbappe , we would be set for the next ten years with the best two young strikers in world football , alongside two of the best young wingers

It could be our chance to define the coming era and become the dominant power in world football

We need to get smart and sell at the right time , evolve the team into something different but better

 

[BillyShears]

I previously don't ever remember anyone ever saying we should sell club legends and great players at the peak of their powers and bring in someone else.

The real task is selling the players who aren't good enough, who don't achieve, who under achieve. There are a lot more players in this squad who need to go before the likes of Aguero, Silva and Kompany.

Whether your remember it or not is irrelevant. It has nothing to do with respect, nor anything to do with being spoiled. It's a discussion about a transfer on a transfer forum.

 

[Blue Coop]

It would be a big climb down from khaldoon if we sell him now which is why I can't see it happening

Personally I would cash in if it guarantees mbappe , we would be set for the next ten years with the best two young strikers in world football , alongside two of the best young wingers

It could be our chance to define the coming era and become the dominant power in world football

We need to get smart and sell at the right time , evolve the team into something different but better

These are businessmen. I hate the idea that we generally seem to think somebody like Khaldoon would make a significant business decision on the basis that in an interview he said Aguero will stay. I don't for one second believe that if the chips aligned to sell Aguero and get Mbappe in it wouldn't happen. The fact that the chips might not align is a different issue.

 

[HelloCity]

If you look back at how many big clubs' legends leave, there's very often a section of the fan base who think it's too early, that it's a mistake. Most of the time it isn't. Loads of Madrid fans thought Raul should stay, Xavi was in the team of the year and won a treble in his final season.

The main point is that these legendary players of the Mancini will be replaced with new legends, so the fact they're legends isn't actually enough reason to keep them. The footballing argument is completely different, but your post had nothing to do with that, it was all about how we will never have players like Aguero again...

I'm not saying we won't have loyalty again. I'm saying loyalty should be replicated in return. It works both ways surely?

I know for a fact our fans would be crying if Jesus turned around next summer and demanded a move to Madrid. He'd be called all the names under the sun and he'd be hated for it.

And yet at the same time some of us are happy to say they'd sell our future greatest ever scorer at his peak, who has carried us on his back for years in front of goal and all before he has even crossed 30 years of age.

You use Raul as an example but Raul is the perfect example of what I'm saying. Real could have brought in several better strikers during his time and shipped him out but they kept him on right until almost the very end because of who he was and what he achieved, no matter who came in.

The likes of both Ronaldo's came through the door but he was treated like the legend he was until the very end. You can still move things on without kicking people out just because you're rich.