Sterling’s contract - three year extension confirmed

[sir baconface]

Well I'm in that camp.
Make our final offer if he refuses try to sell him (I am fully aware how hard and messy that may become) if he plays hardball drop him and play Mahrez.
It will be costly but it will avoid a wage spiral like the rags are suffering.
The club have already adopted this no nonsense approach over transfers and would at least send a message out that we have the same approach over wages.
Good luck to Sterling winning more things and being loved at any other club.
Sterling is a good player and may go on to become a great but he is still not big enough to hold us to ransom.
The longer this goes on the greater the risk he tarnishes what he has at City.

I could understand your rancour if he was acting the twat. But I haven’t seen evidence of anything other than him playing a hard negotiating position.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Can’t imagine Real Madrid are even that attractive a proposition right now, deep in the bog of rebuilding. Would be a turbulent time to join at the least

 

[whp.blue]

I could understand your view if he was acting the twat. But I haven’t seen evidence of anything other than him playing a hard negotiating position.

Never said he's being a twat.
What I said was we should hold our position Sterling and his agent may think they hold all the cards but the club has a hand to play.
City are now too big to be bullied by any player.
The club will not be able to stop the fans if they perceive Stirling is being greedy.
We have managed without KDB we can manage without Stirling.

 

[sir baconface]

Never said he's being a twat.
What I said was we should hold our position Sterling and his agent may think they hold all the cards but the club has a hand to play.
City are now too big to be bullied by any player.
The club will not be able to stop the fans if they perceive Stirling is being greedy.
We have managed without KDB we can manage wothout Stirling.

You didn’t but you did seem to imply it. If not, I apologise.

I do agree we need to hold a firm line but am more sanguine than you about reaching an acceptable compromise.

 

[jared]

Sterling is bullying the club now?! WTF lol I swear some of fans are having some screws loose up there

 

[FantasyIreland]

Never said he's being a twat.
What I said was we should hold our position Sterling and his agent may think they hold all the cards but the club has a hand to play.
City are now too big to be bullied by any player.
The club will not be able to stop the fans if they perceive Stirling is being greedy.
We have managed without KDB we can manage without Stirling.

Yet again......Sterling

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

He was as important as any other player last year and is doing well this year. Don’t know why we’re risking an £80mil+ 23 year old homegrown player for 30k a week. Sign him up and sell him on.

I have 100% faith in our management, but it’s baffling to hear rumours of Ake for £40mil or going for Jonny Fucking Evans, but are balking at a few million extra a year. How much would a ready-made replacement be? One that scores/assists 20+ a year and can play anywhere across the front 3.

I get we don’t want to end up like United and give £195k a week to a player who barely plays, but even Arsenal give Ozil £300k a week.

Tl;dr - Give him what he wants.

 

[cleavers]

I get we don’t want to end up like United and give £195k a week to a player who barely plays, but even Arsenal give Ozil £300k a week.

Ozil getting £300k per week is arsenal's issue not ours, we have a wage structure that currently works, we shouldn't f**k it up because others are idiots.

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

Ozil getting £300k per week is arsenal's issue not ours, we have a wage structure that currently works, we shouldn't f**k it up because others are idiots.

I think letting a great player leave for next to nothing and paying through the nose for a replacement, instead of budging £30k or whatever in wages is the bigger mistake.

We’re going to have to pay either in transfer fees or in wages to a player who’s been great for us despite all the stick. I know which I’d prefer.

 

[cleavers]

I think letting a great player leave for next to nothing and paying through the nose for a replacement, instead of budging £30k or whatever in wages is the bigger mistake.

Yes, but over paying him will cost more across the whole squad pay structure.

I'm of the opinion it'll get done to suit all, but if he's determined to go (which the club possibly already know), then there is no point offering stupid numbers to try to keep him, he's good, but I think if its necessary, that we'll replace him with similar potential, and Mahrez is already here, and isn't much of a step down, if at all.