Sterling’s contract - three year extension confirmed

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Personally I found it funnier that they threw it away against the team at the bottom of the league. So I don’t hold that against the lad.

In front of their own fans too.

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

Even if we give him an extra £50,000 a week, that’s only £2.6mil a year. I hate to sound arrogant, but that’s pocket change to us.

I understand we don’t want to create a precedent where players are demanding ridiculous wages, but I don’t think this is unreasonable in this case.

We’ve got Fernandinho, Kompany, Aguero and Merlin all 30+ and need to think about the future. Even if we end up selling him a year after he signs, we can recoup a fair whack to go towards the squad, although I’d much rather keep such a good, young, prolific, homegrown player.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

If he digs his heels in excessively, I can see the possibility of the club acceding to his demands and fairly promptly selling him.

 

[west didsblue]

I would put Sterling near the top of the pecking order at City and if he's asking for less than KDB and Aguero and parity with the next highest paid, it is justified.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Id love him to stay but if he continues to run down his contract then,coupled with arrival and form of Mahrez,the club may rethink their approach to his situation.We also have kids in the academy who will soon be banging on the first team door.

However this ends up,we'll not end up the loser.

 

[west didsblue]

Id love him to stay but if he continues to run down his contract then,coupled with arrival and form of Mahrez,the club may rethink their approach to his situation.We also have kids in the academy who will soon be banging on the first team door.

However this ends up,we'll not end up the loser.

Disagree. It's win-win if he stays and lose-lose if he goes. He'll not do better anywhere else and we won't be better without him. I'm reasonably confident a deal will be done.

 

[simon23]

dont want him to leave as he is a fantsstic player for us and getting better but i wouldnt blame him if he went simewhere like madrid ( tho at present they are in free fall) .....the way he is treated in this country by the media and fans is disgusting alll started by LFC

 

[Centurions]

Disagree. It's win-win if he stays and lose-lose if he goes. He'll not do better anywhere else and we won't be better without him. I'm reasonably confident a deal will be done.

FI said we wouldn't be the loser, not that we would be better off. There's a big difference and he's correct, we won't implode without him.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

We dont know what he is asking for, that is the bottom line. The debate and sometimes angst amongst posters is purely predicated on what is reported / speculated by journalists

Not entirely true mate. Aidy Ward briefed off-record the parity line, regardless of whether that was simply a negotiating tactic at the time or that is a stance which is still set in stone.

However, the longer his camp leave it, the more it disrespects Club/Pep/Team, as it simply becomes a game of financial Russian Roulette they are willingly prepared to play.

Still hopeful common sense will prevail. Raheem also has to compromise.

 

[doobyedoobye]

If Txiki blinks then that creates precedent. I've always been confident he will sign but I can't help but think that Aidy Ward might be burning the bridge slowly but surely....