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[philjoneswho?]

Why has Paddy chimed in?

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/fo...kons-signing-Raheem-Sterling-wouldn-t-rip-off

signing Raheem Sterling for £50m wouldn't be a rip off

PATRICK VIEIRA has rubbished claims Manchester City are in danger of being ripped-off over Raheem Sterling.

By Jeremy Cross, Chief Sports Writer / Published 24th June 2015

Etihad bosses are plotting a club-record £50m bid for the Liverpool contract rebel after having two previous offers of £30m and £40m rejected.

That would make Sterling the most expensive English player in history, with some critics insisting he is not worth the cash.

But Vieira, who is City's academy development executive, insists the England winger is worth every penny.

He said: "I think if you ask 10 people what they think about him, I think nine would give you a positive answer.

"I would be part of the nine people because he's shown how good he is, how well he's been doing at Liverpool.

TALENT: Vieira thinks Sterling would be worth every penny [GETTY]

“I think if you ask 10 people what they think about him, I think nine would give you a positive answer”

Patrick Vieira
"If he is in the market, not just City would be interested in him."

Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid have all pulled out of the running for Sterling after baulking at the price.

But City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak is still determined to land him.

And Vieira reckons the lure of City will be hard to resist for Sterling, who has refused to sign a new deal at Anfield.

He said: "I think the team has improved a lot, the club is really going up fast.

POSITIVE: Vieira thinks Sterling would be a fantastic signing [GETTY]

"Now, when you have Manchester City in the market, to try to bring a big name, big name players think about it.

"That shows how Manchester City have become bigger and important in international football.

"I think we are in a period where you have a lot of speculation and that's the way football is.

"I think every big name will be linked with City because City is a big club in Europe. Players will want to join the club and have success."

Vieira also believes the loss of their Premier League title to Chelsea last season will not hinder City.

He said: "You only have one team who can win it. Chelsea won it last year, so United, City, Arsenal and Liverpool were not going to be happy.

"But I think what is important is to analyse the situation and analyse what the club has achieved in the past four years.

"If you analyse the last four years, it's been more successful than anything else.

"Don't forget that four or five years ago, the club wasn't at that level.

"I think the journey of the club so far has been fantastic and you just have to look at the players we have in our squad."

You've gotta love Big Pat...I think there might be some hidden subtext that he knows something nudge nudge...

 

[philjoneswho?]

There is no offer from Chelsea, just shit stirring, can't get anywhere near the bidding as it currently stands at.

Funnily enough, the same can also be said for Pogba and KDB.

Other rival clubs would all love our targets but the prices are freezing the majority out of the process from the off.

Couldn't disagree on this...it always seems that Chelsea are sniffing round they must be the biggest WUM's going. What I would like to know is how/why they are able to extortionate fees for shall I say gifted but certainly not amazeballs players? Casing point David Sideshow Luiz.

 

[supercity88]

The money we have to pay for him and wages is ludicrous. Hes a star I agree, but not ea 50m player let alone 80+ on same wages as Aguero. Its an absolute pisstake and he has a cancer of an agent who will look to shift him in a few years ala Balo, Ibra, Cavani. We dont need to tell the world we are here with signing Pogba, we need to emsure we are as strong and balanced as a team as possible. Schnierlin and Koke offer a better balance and is shrewder business and both have long futures ahead of them. Bale and Neymar stood out as game changers, Ronaldo as ronseal a signing as possible and these cost the money Pogba would yet all were proven top quality game changers. Im also very dubious about Serie A as a league nowadays. I just think its too much of a gamble for the money involved

I understand why you are concerned by the fee mentioned but you have to try and take a positive view. If he continues to develop his price goes up. If Barca and Real, or PSG do come knocking we sell for more money than we paid to buy him. He's still developing but in terms of talent he has something that Verratti and Koke don't and that's the ability to do something ridiculous and turn a game on its head. Verratti and Koke are pure class from a technical point of view, I'd be over the moon with either in our side. But there have and will continue to be players like them coming through all over Europe, including our own academy hopefully. Manu Garcia for instance has that natural ability to run a game and dictate play.

The Prem hasn't had many players that can both control possession and also win a game off their own back. Fabregas did it with Arsenal. Lampard with Chelsea and Gerrard with Liverpool. Yaya has done it for us.If you were to pick a player for City with the game at 0-0 with ten minutes left and we needed a win, Pogba is the man I would want on the pitch. He's the player that can draw three in and beat them with a turn and a bit of pace and power. His passing is excellent and he can contribute more in terms of goals and I think he will. It's that pace and power that sets him apart from Verratti and Koke. If we can't sign him then we should look to other options. I doubt we'd easily sign either of those two though. They're both deemed as key players in their respective sides and to sign them would take a lot of cash as well.

Sterling, Pogba and De Bruyne would be an amazing summer window. Prices have gone up remember - Firmino's fee is crazy considering he's still a relative unknown.

 

[Daz_Blue]

You've gotta love Big Pat...I think there might be some hidden subtext that he knows something nudge nudge...

Better to pay 3 million more for Fellaini than City did for Yaya and Silva ......maybe Memphis at 35m will be as good a deal as 38m for Kun

 

[McfcMK]

There is no offer from Chelsea, just shit stirring, can't get anywhere near the bidding as it currently stands at.

Funnily enough, the same can also be said for Pogba and KDB.

Other rival clubs would all love our targets but the prices are freezing the majority out of the process from the off.

If other clubs can't compete, what is stopping us from signing all of them?

 

[moomba]

That's true. I can only hope it doesn't take a week as it seems bizarre that we would look to drag this out.

'Whats that Liverpool. You wont sell him for less than £50 million, same as what you said in May.

Well we have offered you £35 + 5 so how about an extra............

No!? See you next week then'

Or.

"I need you to ok the bid for Clyne and Bacca".

"I can't until Sterling is sold"

"But we know City will pay what we want. They're desperate".

"They haven't called us for three weeks"

"Oh fuck. I need Clyne and Bacca, get me Cheeky's number. £40m wasnt so bad after all".

 

[philjoneswho?]

Better to pay 3 million more for Fellaini than City did for Yaya and Silva ......maybe Memphis at 35m will be as good a deal as 38m for Kun

Or Kleberson for 3 million less than de Jong?

 

[Man city fan 72]

Who says we haven't already. These players might already have agreed to join us, but we're waiting for the window to open to officially announce them.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I understand why you are concerned by the fee mentioned but you have to try and take a positive view. If he continues to develop his price goes up. If Barca and Real, or PSG do come knocking we sell for more money than we paid to buy him. He's still developing but in terms of talent he has something that Verratti and Koke don't and that's the ability to do something ridiculous and turn a game on its head. Verratti and Koke are pure class from a technical point of view, I'd be over the moon with either in our side. But there have and will continue to be players like them coming through all over Europe, including our own academy hopefully. Manu Garcia for instance has that natural ability to run a game and dictate play.

The Prem hasn't had many players that can both control possession and also win a game off their own back. Fabregas did it with Arsenal. Lampard with Chelsea and Gerrard with Liverpool. Yaya has done it for us.If you were to pick a player for City with the game at 0-0 with ten minutes left and we needed a win, Pogba is the man I would want on the pitch. He's the player that can draw three in and beat them with a turn and a bit of pace and power. His passing is excellent and he can contribute more in terms of goals and I think he will. It's that pace and power that sets him apart from Verratti and Koke. If we can't sign him then we should look to other options. I doubt we'd easily sign either of those two though. They're both deemed as key players in their respective sides and to sign them would take a lot of cash as well.

Sterling, Pogba and De Bruyne would be an amazing summer window. Prices have gone up remember - Firmino's fee is crazy considering he's still a relative unknown.

Good post that, pretty much spot on.

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

There is no offer from Chelsea, just shit stirring, can't get anywhere near the bidding as it currently stands at.

Funnily enough, the same can also be said for Pogba and KDB.

Other rival clubs would all love our targets but the prices are freezing the majority out of the process from the off.

Any time frame when the next bid's going in mate?