Raheem Sterling - Done - See main forum

[moomba]

Remember when Tevez was doing his golfing trip that there was a rule that uf you don't play a certain percent of games you are entitled to walk out of your contract. I would think sending someone to Coventry isn't really allowed.

FWIW I don't think Liverpool have any intention of sending him to the reserves. Just their turn to play the game.

 

[Citizen Green]

Be great if the two clubs would stop bitching and dropping lines in the press, it's like a soap opera.

 

[@BluePhil8]

"Catastrophic"? Seriously?

Yeah, like Hazard mk2.

 

[Man city fan 72]

They don't sell Sterling to us, they don't buy any more expensive players this summer. This deal works both ways, but they're just being stubborn pricks about it, and I still reckon they'd sell to Chelsea, Arsenal for our second bid amount.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

So,rather than 45m....they'd rather him not play/unsettle the dressing room and leave on a free in 12 months?

Wouldn't surprise me. Their bitterness and self-importance know no bounds. They will firmly believe that the player can be re-educated back into the fold, because they are not Liverpool but, as they pompously insist on referring to themselves, Liverpool Football Club. In the meantime, he's not costing them much in wages and even if Webster is invoked won't Sterling's fee still have to be fixed by a tribunal because of his age? Could mean we still have to stump up a hefty wedge. If there was any other young English player with Sterling's attributes, I'd advocate stringing these fucking cunts (cos that's what they are) along up to deadline day, and then buy someone else, but he ticks every box for us. Tough call IMO, but on balance I'd walk away on the 31st August

 

[adrianr]

Oh well we'll get him for free in pair of years.... Lol i don't belive for 1 second they 'll let him root in reserves and lose 40 millions of pounds, it would be one of the most stupid things in the history of football

They won't, just like we didn't do it with Tevez, despite him doing much worse (Don't remember the outpouring of sympathy for us at the time either - Funny that). 'Rotting in the reserves' is something only Sun readers think is a viable course of action.

 

[sam-caddick]

Just pay the money FFS.

We will look small time giving into a club that has a player desperate to leave and is doing all he can to get out.

We have our valuation, if they don't accept it then let them deal with a weekly soap Sterling soap opera of him being in the reserves every week.

 

[moomba]

I think we've handled this transfer pretty badly to be honest, especially when we will surely end up paying the full £50 million.

It feels like we're trying to be too cute and clever, rather getting the ball over the line.

If we just paid the asking price at first go I would say that we had handled it very badly.

 

[@BluePhil8]

He's not the only addition that will improve us.

You used the word hyperbole. Not me.

Who else would improve our first team that we can realistically sign?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Will say it one last time.

An official Liverpool briefing took place earlier today.

That briefing entailed no new bid from City, no contact from City for three weeks, and a continued insistence they are far from ready to deal at less than £50m.

Why do you think Sterling has gone to such extreme lengths this week?

Both he and his agent are flapping like mad and hoping to force the hand of Liverpool or City.

This deal will happen, but City will either have to blink first or drag this out as feasibly possible.

Hopefully, both teams being in the same part of the world might at least start a cordial discussion.

It'll get done.

 

[stony]

Be great if the two clubs would stop bitching and dropping lines in the press, it's like a soap opera.

There's only one club bitching and feeding the media and it isn't City.

 

[Ric]

It's a bit simplistic when people are saying walk away and sign Reus instead. He doesn't want to leave Dortmund, and they don't want to sell. And he's not English.

 

[TCIB]

I don't mean to sound hyperbolic but it would be catastrophic for us to lose out on Sterling.

Catastrophic? it would suck no doubt but i think you need to calm down.
Just google what it actually means as a word and then think if missing out on a player really is that bad.

 

[Andouble]

I think we've handled this transfer pretty badly to be honest, especially when we will surely end up paying the full £50 million.

It feels like we're trying to be too cute and clever, rather getting the ball over the line.

Agree. We'll end up paying the full figure six weeks later.

 

[Citizen Green]

I just can't get over the fact that these idiots are willing to lose £45m for the sake of... £5m. Just so they can appear the moral victors in the press, ridiculous.

 

[CanadianCityzen]

Liverpool acting like children. What else is new?

 

[Ric]

Will say it one last time.

An official Liverpool briefing took place earlier today.

That briefing entailed no new bid from City, no contact from City for three weeks, and a continued insistence they are far from ready to deal at less than £50m.

Why do you think Sterling has gone to such extreme lengths this week?

Both he and his agent are flapping like mad and hoping to force the hand of Liverpool or City.

This deal will happen, but City will either have to blink first or drag this out as feasibly possible.

Hopefully, both teams being in the same part of the world might at least start a cordial discussion.

It'll get done.

Would a formal transfer request from Sterling change things in terms of us reaching agreement with Liverpool? Presumably he'd then forsake any payments due to him which might help speed things along.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Catastrophic? it would suck no doubt but i think you need to calm down.
Just google what it actually means as a word and then think if missing out on a player really is that bad.

To me it would mean that we have missed out on a primary transfer target and would reduce the chance of us competing for major honours next year.

 

[unlikelyfan19]

I just can't get over the fact that these idiots are willing to lose £45m for the sake of... £5m. Just so they can appear the moral victors in the press, ridiculous.

Remember, a lot goes to QPR, so I am sure they are trying to get as much as they can because it's not as much as it seems.

 

[JustAnotherCityFan]

Just pay the money FFS.

This. We want/need the player. If we call their bluff and he stays and goes for free next season the likelihood is that he wouldn't come to us after we let him down this season. I've no doubt he'll prove his worth over the next 5 years.