If they won't budge from £50m, does anyone on here think we should walk away? I bet if we did, then their owners would be lauded, and we'd get slaughtered for leaving the player in the shit, just because we wouldn't cough up a bit more......we'll also get accused of holding a great club to ransom, and showing a lack of respect.....nailed on!
100% this.I don't think he's worth 50m, but my opinion doesn't matter. IF City thought he was worth 50m, then as somebody else said, this deal would probably be done by now.
I do think that if (for example) we think 45m is the absolute max, and Liverpool won't budge an inch, then yes, we walk away. Our limits can't be bent by Liverpool or any other club. We'll deal with the consequences of that, and Liverpool will have to deal with it at their end.
Of course, but they could be testing Sterling as well, if he refuses to travel, they can start fining him, and their ex players can bring another shit storm down on him. Of course Sterling could call their bluff and go.
I would think that even if City are completely confident about getting him, then its in City's interests to get him into pre season training now, even if its with Liverpool.
The absolute state of this transfer saga.
It would be a very rare case of both clubs cutting their nose off to spite their face if it doesn't go through.