Certain quarters have for years been clinging on to the hope that Barca or Real would come in and unsettle Sergio, and he would ask to leave. He's too good for City,(even though they rarely recognise his achievements publicly)why is he wasting his career there? In response he has repeatedly said he likes it in Manchester and is happy at the club.
Now the rhetoric has slightly changed. A few years ago they would have mocked and said he was always too good for us and him leaving was inevitable. If he does leave in the summer I fully expect to see headlines vilifying us for casting aside a loyal player. He will suddenly become the greatest striker the Prem has ever seen, and all his remarkable stats will be printed to show how much of an idiot Pep is for getting rid.
Now the rhetoric has slightly changed. A few years ago they would have mocked and said he was always too good for us and him leaving was inevitable. If he does leave in the summer I fully expect to see headlines vilifying us for casting aside a loyal player. He will suddenly become the greatest striker the Prem has ever seen, and all his remarkable stats will be printed to show how much of an idiot Pep is for getting rid.