Ha,at this rate by next week we will have launched bids for Paul Konchesky & Steven Fletcher - keep the faith only June 15th Pep is the man, with or without new signings, we seem to forget how under utilised our academy has been recentlyOur reported targets are going backwards. Leading into summer we were linked almost exclusively with young exciting talents whos best years were well ahead of them. Now we're talking about Valdes, Nolito and Lichtsteiner.. Hopefully a load of bollocks.
Fabinho in, perhaps?
Reported targets,what you've read on twitter !!!
And the newspapers base their articles on threads from Bluemoon (they really have done that btw), it's a vicious circle.You realise they're just based off articles from newspapers right? Not that it makes the claims any more legitimate but its not just Shane making shit up all the time.
It wouldn't get more expensive though will it?Id like to think City are doing their utmost in trying to agree fees with foreign clubs before the EU referendum.
Things could get even more expensive after next Thursday if we vote to leave. The £ will fall on its arse.
This wouldn't effect purchasing players from the Prem, but certainly Sane and Aubameyang Euro fees would be inflated against the pound
the media are reporting that the players we are tying to sell are going to be difficult because the "stumbling block" are the wages we are paying the players and that other teams won't match them.
This has been reported with both Kolorov (MUEN) and Yaya (widely everywhere)
I wonder how true this is and how much this slows down our incoming transfers?
the media are reporting that the players we are tying to sell are going to be difficult because the "stumbling block" are the wages we are paying the players and that other teams won't match them.
This has been reported with both Kolorov (MUEN) and Yaya (widely everywhere)
I wonder how true this is and how much this slows down our incoming transfers?
the media are reporting that the players we are tying to sell are going to be difficult because the "stumbling block" are the wages we are paying the players and that other teams won't match them.
This has been reported with both Kolorov (MUEN) and Yaya (widely everywhere)
I wonder how true this is and how much this slows down our incoming transfers?
It's an odd one because, if the players don't want to move because they'll earn less, imagine the pay cut they'll have to take next season when we don't offer them a new contract.
Kolarov is contracted until 2018 (I think) so he could end up doing a Bogarde and just sitting on the bench and collecting his wage. Yaya could do the same for the next 12 months. Problem for them is, unless they're planning on hanging up their boots immediately after, the offers they'll get at that point will be even less than what potential suitors will be offering now.
I could be talking shit and Pep might fancy keeping them both but I'd be astonished.
Is there anything in that recent Turkish report suggesting he will leave?
It's an odd one because, if the players don't want to move because they'll earn less, imagine the pay cut they'll have to take next season when we don't offer them a new contract.
Kolarov is contracted until 2018 (I think) so he could end up doing a Bogarde and just sitting on the bench and collecting his wage. Yaya could do the same for the next 12 months. Problem for them is, unless they're planning on hanging up their boots immediately after, the offers they'll get at that point will be even less than what potential suitors will be offering now.
I could be talking shit and Pep might fancy keeping them both but I'd be astonished.
Is that not why we sell players at seemingly low rates? The buying club give the players a bigger signing on bonus which counteracts the lower wages, we of course get a big wage off the bill so it's swings and roundabouts for us.It's definitely a problem. No one else is going to pay Kolarov £85k a week, or Toure £220k, apart from Chinese clubs.