This is also a position where, as you point out, it is more possible to find decent alternatives for 40-50mn and we are reasonably well stocked with players and not desperate.Make them wait, the ball is in our court, we know he wants to leave and we know they wont want to start the season with an even more unhappy Mahrez. Unless someone else is going pay over the odds like that they'll just take what we've already told them is our limit. There has to be a reason we've set one so early, either FFP or other important transfers down the line coming into play.
I'll have no complaints even if that means we have to stick with what we have come August until a better target is available that suits us(price, age, talent etc all weighed up). It's actually refreshing to see us not being pushed around for once.
You are spot on. I said this yesterday to someone who wondered where Leicester's money for Maddison and co was coming from.Hi again, Leicester fans take on it.
As I posted previously in today’s inflated market he is worth close to £100m, have a look around for another player who has achieved what he has and is for sale at £75m inclusive of £15m Roberts?
We owe him nothing. He is paid £100k pw which by anyone’s standards is hardly Jim Royle, the argument that we are making a huge profit as we only paid £0.4m doesn’t hold water - he will go for what another club is willing to pay or he stays. If he stays we are going to need a new room built to house all his toys when he throws them out of the pram.
We don’t need the money and don’t want to sell so it’s not a case of us taking the piss out of Man City because you are rich.
Money has almost become irrelevant to most prem clubs - we have already spent £50m and there’s talk of two more deals still in the pipeline at another £50m.
If Liverpool enter the fray then it is more likely our valuation would be met.
His agent is a bit of a knob as well, which doesn’t help, I’m sure.
I can see this saga rumbling on unfortunately.
Hi again, Leicester fans take on it.
As I posted previously in today’s inflated market he is worth close to £100m, have a look around for another player who has achieved what he has and is for sale at £75m inclusive of £15m Roberts?
We owe him nothing. He is paid £100k pw which by anyone’s standards is hardly Jim Royle, the argument that we are making a huge profit as we only paid £0.4m doesn’t hold water - he will go for what another club is willing to pay or he stays. If he stays we are going to need a new room built to house all his toys when he throws them out of the pram.
We don’t need the money and don’t want to sell so it’s not a case of us taking the piss out of Man City because you are rich.
Money has almost become irrelevant to most prem clubs - we have already spent £50m and there’s talk of two more deals still in the pipeline at another £50m.
If Liverpool enter the fray then it is more likely our valuation would be met.
His agent is a bit of a knob as well, which doesn’t help, I’m sure.
I can see this saga rumbling on unfortunately.
Hi again, Leicester fans take on it.
As I posted previously in today’s inflated market he is worth close to £100m, have a look around for another player who has achieved what he has and is for sale at £75m inclusive of £15m Roberts?
We owe him nothing. He is paid £100k pw which by anyone’s standards is hardly Jim Royle, the argument that we are making a huge profit as we only paid £0.4m doesn’t hold water - he will go for what another club is willing to pay or he stays. If he stays we are going to need a new room built to house all his toys when he throws them out of the pram.
We don’t need the money and don’t want to sell so it’s not a case of us taking the piss out of Man City because you are rich.
Money has almost become irrelevant to most prem clubs - we have already spent £50m and there’s talk of two more deals still in the pipeline at another £50m.
If Liverpool enter the fray then it is more likely our valuation would be met.
His agent is a bit of a knob as well, which doesn’t help, I’m sure.
I can see this saga rumbling on unfortunately.
Good points - always like to hear well constructed comments from opponents point of view.
Re the players wages - it is also fair to say that with some ( certainly not all ) players it is not all about the money as they are all ‘comfortable’.....so some want to either play for Pep or believe they have a better chance of winning medals by joining City at present.
I feel Mahrez want to move not because of just money
I’m certain of it. Many, many players want to play for Pep, because he helps them to get to the top of their own game. Also, City are in the CL, and are going to be for the foreseeable future. No disrespect to Leicester City (or Camberwell Fox) but Mahrez is just ambitious and wants to move to a bigger club. That’s just the way it is. And by the way, quite right — LCFC owe nothing to Mahrez, and by the same token, he owes them nothing.
I think we should walk away from this one if the price is too high. I always saw Mahrez as a luxury recruitment, although I’d love see him in sky blue. Jorginho is much the more important recruitment this summer.
I can't see Leicester forcing mahrez to stay when they have c. £70m bid on the table. Imagine the consequences if the deal falls through.Hi again, Leicester fans take on it.
As I posted previously in today’s inflated market he is worth close to £100m, have a look around for another player who has achieved what he has and is for sale at £75m inclusive of £15m Roberts?
We owe him nothing. He is paid £100k pw which by anyone’s standards is hardly Jim Royle, the argument that we are making a huge profit as we only paid £0.4m doesn’t hold water - he will go for what another club is willing to pay or he stays. If he stays we are going to need a new room built to house all his toys when he throws them out of the pram.
We don’t need the money and don’t want to sell so it’s not a case of us taking the piss out of Man City because you are rich.
Money has almost become irrelevant to most prem clubs - we have already spent £50m and there’s talk of two more deals still in the pipeline at another £50m.
If Liverpool enter the fray then it is more likely our valuation would be met.
His agent is a bit of a knob as well, which doesn’t help, I’m sure.
I can see this saga rumbling on unfortunately.
No MAY about it.You are spot on. I said this yesterday to someone who wondered where Leicester's money for Maddison and co was coming from.
The truth is any Prem side can afford to spend £100m with the increase in revenues, especially one that won the title in the last couple of years!
LCFC are chancing their arm by asking for more . The truth is I think we may move on. Then you might have an issue because promises MAY have been broken.