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Raheem Sterling - Done - See main forum
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forevermancity
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same with the pogba situation...pay the money and get him in a city shirt.
FanchesterCity
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You can't just keep paying the money.
What next, 60m for Sterling, 70m?
No matter how much we have, we should only pay what he is worth to us. The City guys will already know that figure.
What next, 60m for Sterling, 70m?
No matter how much we have, we should only pay what he is worth to us. The City guys will already know that figure.
taleofbluehalves
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Soon be sorted now. Liverpool will want the cash to spend at Southampton!
BillyShears
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John cross from the mirror reporting that both clubs want this resolved within 24 hours... That's a positive isn't it ?
As per him , city verbally offered 44m and will follow-up written offer today
Cross is big mates with Adie Ward.
Let's see what Liverpool do if we go in with 44 million hard cash.
NQCitizen
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I'd rather be the club that paid the asking price of the 3 most wanted players in the world than the club that missed out on all of them to look tough.I completely understand the reasoning behind not just walloping the asking price down: it makes sense and may mean we aren't seen as pushovers. However, I would love it just to be over and for Khaldoon to authorise the simultaneous green button pressing on all 3 deals, if that is all that we are waiting for
Costa and Fabregas last year won Chelsea the title, they weren't embarrassed to pay the asking price.
Especially if as had been asserted many times on here the players have all agreed to join City.
BillyShears
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I'd rather be the club that paid the asking price of the 3 most wanted players in the world than the club that missed out on all of them to look tough.
Costa and Fabregas last year won Chelsea the title, they weren't embarrassed to pay the asking price.
Especially if as had been asserted many times on here the players have all agreed to join City.
Costa had a release clause and Barca were desperate to get rid of Fabregas. Plus both fees were entirely reasonable and before the new PL TV deal kicked in.
NQCitizen
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But if the players want to join and the sellers have set the prices what is the business sense in not making the required bid?Costa had a release clause and Barca were desperate to get rid of Fabregas. Plus both fees were entirely reasonable and before the new PL TV deal kicked in.
We know exactly what it'd take to get Sterling at least.
You can't just keep paying the money.
What next, 60m for Sterling, 70m?
No matter how much we have, we should only pay what he is worth to us. The City guys will already know that figure.
You are quite right, however Sterling isn't worth 40 mill really is he so stumping up another 5 mill or so to get a deal we want so badly should just be done, same with Pogba. If it then gets daft like you say 60, 70mill then they can stick it but we are delaying getting these over the line over a few mill which after last season is madness IMO
Neville Kneville
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Why haven't Chelsea signed Pogba then ?I'd rather be the club that paid the asking price of the 3 most wanted players in the world than the club that missed out on all of them to look tough.
Costa and Fabregas last year won Chelsea the title, they weren't embarrassed to pay the asking price.
Especially if as had been asserted many times on here the players have all agreed to join City.
NQCitizen
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Who? Barcelona? Because they're banned and in the middle of an election.Why haven't Chelsea signed Pogba then ?
I'd rather be the club that paid the asking price of the 3 most wanted players in the world than the club that missed out on all of them to look tough.
Do you really think we're doing this just to look tough? We're talking of potential savings in the millions, something I would think that we would all welcome.
Costa and Fabregas last year won Chelsea the title, they weren't embarrassed to pay the asking price.
Especially if as had been asserted many times on here the players have all agreed to join City.
Costa had a buyout and a pretty cheap one, Barca were desperate to sell Fabregas.
BillyShears
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But if the players want to join and the sellers have set the prices what is the business sense in not making the required bid?
We know exactly what it'd take to get Sterling at least.
I don't agree with your logic that because someone has set an asking price we just match it. Especially not for Sterling and De Bruyne. I suspect with Pogba once those two deals are done we will pay up. Even that could be optimistic though.
At the root of it I trust Khaldoon Txiki etc to do what's best for the club. No need to worry at all.
But if the players want to join and the sellers have set the prices what is the business sense in not making the required bid?
Spending (potentially) millions less than you have to.
Neville Kneville
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Who? Barcelona? Because they're banned and in the middle of an election.
My post said 'why haven't Chelsea signed Pogba then?' .
NQCitizen
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So we end up spending 170m not 160m or we risk losing all our targets or signing these players but them not having a chance to integrate into the squad?
Spending (potentially) millions less than you have to.
MasterOfKnees
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Why haven't Chelsea signed Pogba then ?
Because in their current situation they don't need to tinker with their midfield for quite a few years, let alone pay £71m to only slightly improve it.
So we end up spending 170m not 160m or we risk losing all our targets or signing these players but them not having a chance to integrate into the squad?
You make out that saving £10m is meaningless. We're buying these players for 5-10 years, not 5-10 minutes and half the squad isn't in Australia yet anyway.
NQCitizen
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I actually think KDB and Sterling are fairly priced when you look at what KDB produced last season and Sterling's impact on the league for his age plus his HG.I don't agree with your logic that because someone has set an asking price we just match it. Especially not for Sterling and De Bruyne. I suspect with Pogba once those two deals are done we will pay up. Even that could be optimistic though.
At the root of it I trust Khaldoon Txiki etc to do what's best for the club. No need to worry at all.
Pogba is the really over priced deal imo but with his marketing value I see why.
I just think we're inviting a bidding war on all players and losing the chance to give them a pre season.
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