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[aguero93:20]

Can't we just throw in Jovetic, who they supposedly fancy, as a sweetener, and tell the "victims" to piss off home and stop, the fuck, crying for once in their miserable lives.

Jovetic has standards unfortunately.

 

[Neville Kneville]

And given that we've tried to sign him twice then that's not by design. I imagine, again because we've tried to sign him twice, that the club were willing to do that.

It's not by choice or shrewd business.

But if we had got him at that price, it would have cost us less anyway. Starting lower, means saving money either way.

 

[FanchesterCity]

Liverpool will be paying him a fraction of what we're offering him, plus they will deduct pay and fine him for not attending training etc.

2 weeks max (typically, unless they get special dispensation), but yes, it was a hypothetical scenario when a negotiation is drawn out. Not many players are in the 1m a month category, and Sterling won't be close even at City). It was more the discussion of the counting double... one side is bearing the cost and the other is saving the cost.

 

[Hogcity]

This is a case of Liverpool being arrogant and greedy. They would seriously consider losing £40 million and destroy a player's career on a matter of principle? Stop it, too ridiculous for words. They don't want to sell him to City, end of. Not worth the hassle, suspect Chelsea will put in a bid this week, equal to City's and Brenda's bosses will bite their hand off. What a shit club Liverpool have become, and so up themselves.

 

[ono]

You don't miss out on one of your top targets for the sake of £5 million IMO.

If we were miles away from Liverpools valuation then fair enough but not when we are so close.

Exactly, I read something from Bayern's president when he was talking about season tickets and he basically said that during a transfer negotiation, they haggle over £2m for five minutes, if that.

To me, if the player really wants to come and we really want him, £5m shouldn't be a dealbreaker.

If we want to win the Champions League, at some point we are going to have to beat the likes of Bayern and Real and Barcelona to the top players.

 

[pudge]

But if we had got him at that price, it would have cost us less anyway. Starting lower, means saving money either way.

His wages would still be the same though. The idea we've saved "hundreds of thousands on wages" by not signing him yet is as much trying to seek a positive as a him not signing yet is people seeking a reason to "flap".

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

The dippers are just pissed that they are no longer a club capable of delivering a league title, and that their best players want to leave their club rather than stay..... this is why they are pissing in the wind and digging their heels in a situation where it will cause bigger issues for them should they not sell

 

[moomba]

And given that we've tried to sign him twice then that's not by design. I imagine, again because we've tried to sign him twice, that the club were willing to do that.

It's not by choice or shrewd business.

If we got him for our first bid I suspect we would have been happy to pay hus wages for the last year.

 

[bluemoon27]

Can't we just throw in Jovetic, who they supposedly fancy, as a sweetener, and tell the "victims" to piss off home and stop, the fuck, crying for once in their miserable lives.

be our luck that jovetic would turn out a another suarez

 

[FanchesterCity]

Exactly, I read something from Bayern's president when he was talking about season tickets and he basically said that during a transfer negotiation, they haggle over £2m for five minutes, if that.

To me, if the player really wants to come and we really want him, £5m shouldn't be a dealbreaker.

If we want to win the Champions League, at some point we are going to have to beat the likes of Bayern and Real and Barcelona to the top players.

You are totally missing the point. 2m or 5m isn't a deal breaker if it's within your limits. You can haggle for 30 seconds over it as long as it's within your parameters.
If I go to buy a car for 20K offer 19K and the sales man says '19.5K' then I can say yes to 500 quid extra in the blink of an eye. If he asks for 20.5K ( more than the car is worth to me) then I'm not going to pay it, even if the salesman says 'oh go on, it's only 500 quid more'.

If City's limit was 45m and we offered 40, but Liverpool asked for 45, we'd do the deal their and them. 5 million quid 'more' spent in 30 seconds. No problem. Because our limit was always 45, and that 5m didn't take us over it!
If Liverpool want 5m over our limit (based on OUR calculations) then we simply won't pay it because it's bad business for us and the City team will already know what is and isn't in the allowable range!