Raheem Sterling | Joins Chelsea for £50m

[Keeper!]

50m - Newcastle? PSG? Barca? Madrid? Liverpool? Arsenal? Spurs?

I would probably be tempted to sell in January if anyone came up with that?

50m with his form, wages and contract would be incredible business for us.

 

[eastmanc]

I think he gives is all when he plays but it's just not working for him

Which is what I was saying, we are in agreement my blue friend.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

If they aren't. They should. When we want Grealish. We have to pay 100m. When Pep next summer wants to replace Ferna with Rice or Bellingham. We have to pay 100m.

While we continue to sell our players for a fraction of those fees. How sustainable is that?

We dont get that luxury so we just deal with the reality. There is a City premium tariff added to our buys and a City deductible tariff when we sell. Just how it is. the players we sell on are shown to be either not good enough or have served us well, secured trophies and are coming to the end of their contracts. The value in them has been ours, reflected in our success.

 

[Phil1]

I think my best hope at this moment is he manages to have a couple of big game moments before now and the end of the season so he leaves with our best wishes and not be hated like it looks like he is by some right now.
I'm gutted about his fall from grace and his performances in general but I'll never turn on him as a person.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I think my best hope at this moment is he manages to have a couple of big game moments before now and the end of the season so he leaves with our best wishes and not be hated like it looks like he is by some right now.
I'm gutted about his fall from grace and his performances in general but I'll never turn on him as a person.

Hat trick against Newcastle would be nice ;-)

 

[Mancini Manus Domini]

I saw a different player for England in the summer to what went before and has come after for us.

Not sure why that is. Maybe he decided a while ago his future lay elsewhere? Maybe for England he can be himself where as for us Pep has filled his head with demands? Or, maybe he's seen Foden come through and now Palmer, and realised they are better than him.

I doubt very much he'll turn it around. If it was going to happen it would have happened by now. I can see he's putting in the effort but there's no conviction anymore.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I think he gives is all when he plays but it's just not working for him

No lack of effort from Raheem but a lack of confidence. Perhaps he just reached his peak in 17/18, 18/19, and just can't reach those levels again (after he was driven to those levels by Pep). Plenty of players have purple patches for short periods in their careers. What makes the true greats so special is they can maintain consistently brilliant levels and there are not many of them around.
If Raheem never reaches those heights again he will still have provided a huge contribution for City in the last five years. I wish him well whatever happens.

 

[hilts]

I saw a different player for England in the summer to what went before and has come after for us.

Not sure why that is. Maybe he decided a while ago his future lay elsewhere? Maybe for England he can be himself where as for us Pep has filled his head with demands? Or, maybe he's seen Foden come through and now Palmer, and realised they are better than him.

I doubt very much he'll turn it around. If it was going to happen it would have happened by now. I can see he's putting in the effort but there's no conviction anymore.

In fairness for England they play differently ie very negative and the opposition is generally shit

 

[Paul1970]

50m with his form, wages and contract would be incredible business for us.

We won’t get beat £50 million for him so I would imagine he could run down his contract and leave for free unless we can do somthing with Barca

 

[nellyonthewing]

He does try in every game he plays or are you of a different opinion.

Yes mate . I don't see him even work a sweat up. His position has been in jeopardy ,just compare how Bernardo has reacted to the loss of form and place.