Who can replace Leroy Sane?

People say work ethic but pep literally replaced Sané with Mahrez? Maybe I see things different but didn‘t Sané lose his spot by having literally the same playing style as Mahrez?
Theres also no replacement on the market imo.
 
Do we actually know why sane wants out ?

Does he just he wants to go home or is he not happy at city ?

Iv never thought pep liked his attitude to be honest, he’s never been the first name on the sheet.
 
Do we actually know why sane wants out ?

Does he just he wants to go home or is he not happy at city ?

Iv never thought pep liked his attitude to be honest, he’s never been the first name on the sheet.
There seem to be a few things. In no particular order: (I've probably missed something)

1) It's Bayern. If you're a German lad this is reasonably as good as it gets.
2) Also it's Germany. It might just make him happiest to be in his home country.
3) Not getting selected for the 2018 World Cup has made him feel like he needs to be somewhere he'll get more game time. If it's in Germany then even better.
4) Apparently there's more money on offer there.
5) His family have apparently pushed hard for this. Particularly his mother.
6) The lack of game time in general. He always got games but he might believe a player of his qualities should be featuring as often as Sterling. He'd get that at Bayern.
7) Unwillingness to work harder. Sané has consistently had the label of a questionable attitude. Even back home in Germany. Compared to Sterling, Bernardo, and Jesus, his lack of defensive work rate is apparent. Even players like Gundogan and Mendy who get criticised (rightly or wrongly) for their lack of defensive abilities can't be accused of being lazy.
8) We'll never know this for a while, but it's possible that his relationship with Guardiola broke down to some extent. Enough to make him turn his head elsewhere.

Although to answer your question directly, it's probably more to do with wanting to go to Bayern than to leave Man City. There's never really been any major stories that Sané is unhappy in Manchester or at City. But the fact he'd always been hesitant to sign a contract meant that either he felt his future lied elsewhere or he knew Bayern had been after him for a while.

This Sané thing makes you appreciate guys like Foden, Jesus, Danilo, and others, who at several times have or had been advised by the public to leave the club in search of greener pastures but were willing to stay and fight and not ruffle any feathers in the process.
 
Do we actually know why sane wants out ?

Does he just he wants to go home or is he not happy at city ?

Iv never thought pep liked his attitude to be honest, he’s never been the first name on the sheet.
That is why. He thinks he is as good or better than those who are favored ahead of him.
 
He isn't wrong either imo
I'll disagree. He had greater potential. But Sterling, Bernie and Mahrez were Simply better players last year.

They don't lose the ball as much and all had greater team orientation. Maybe not Mahrez early on.
 
Mbappe would be the one I’d absolutely buzz off, but also very improbable. I think it’s going to have to be Sancho we hope for, he’s the best realistic option.
 
I'll disagree. He had greater potential. But Sterling, Bernie and Mahrez were Simply better players last year.

They don't lose the ball as much and all had greater team orientation. Maybe not Mahrez early on.
I feel towards the end of last season Pep liked the attack of Bernardo in the #8 and Mahrez on the wing with Kev being out. It was a different approach than Sterling on the right and Sane on the left which teams would try to guard against them getting behind. Mahrez would invert or when he received the ball on the wing. Bernardo would make that underlapping run which Kev does a lot now, but when Bernardo was on the inside his shiftiness and trickery he was able to put balls into the box or cut in and shoot. With the title race being so close he preferred to keep that dynamic instead of rotating players especially with Kev out. Sterling was still in form and could play on the left as well. Like you said they held the ball up better and didn't lose it as much.
 

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