Raheem Sterling nearest the pin.

[moomba]

I think £40m up front is more than reasonable. After you send £8m to QPR you can send the rest to Villa and everyone is happy.

 

[Zidane98]

The Dailystar are reporting a deal done at 45m pounds. Not the most reliable of sources.

 

[Ashton Agar]

The Dailystar are reporting a deal done at 45m pounds. Not the most reliable of sources.

Understatement of the year.

 

[moomba]

If we end up getting him for less than £50m I'd expect the final price to be undisclosed.

 

[jod23]

40 plus 6 add ons still isnt 50. So likely to be knocked back id assume.

If you can afford to offer 46 million. What's an extra 4 million. I mean is this a pride thing where City want to win by not offering what we want? Just offer 50 million and he is yours.

 

[moomba]

40 plus 6 add ons still isnt 50. So likely to be knocked back id assume.

If you can afford to offer 46 million. What's an extra 4 million. I mean is this a pride thing where City want to win by not offering what we want? Just offer 50 million and he is yours.

It's not a matter of pride. We have an upper limit for all of our purchases. Once that upper limit has been exceeded a purchase is no longer considered viable. If our upper limit is less than £50m, then we won't be offering £50m.

It's not a matter of affordability, just getting what we consider value for the money we're prepared to pay.

 

[jod23]

It's not a matter of pride. We have an upper limit for all of our purchases. Once that upper limit has been exceeded a purchase is no longer considered viable. If our upper limit is less than £50m, then we won't be offering £50m.

It's not a matter of affordability, just getting what we consider value for the money we're prepared to pay.

Yeah right but is the actual difference between 46 and 50 when you are buying Sterling for perhaps 10 years of service. It's nothing. Just offer 50 and get it done.

 

[moomba]

Yeah right but is the actual difference between 46 and 50 when you are buying Sterling for perhaps 10 years of service. It's nothing. Just offer 50 and get it done.

Whats the rush? If we can save a few quid we will.

 

[jod23]

No rush I guess, just pointless posturing.

 

[Zidane98]

Whats the rush? If we can save a few quid we will.

PMSL. Are we talking about the same Man City?

If you want him you can pay the extra 4 million. Not a good look to the player when you're haggling over buttons and you have cash to burn.

 

[Cruyff14]

Just because they have cash to burn it doesn't mean they need to bend over whenever asked.

If they have their valuation, and yours exceeds it, then that's it.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

This thread is already a monty for worst thread of the season. Talk about going around in circles.

 

[pantskyle]

 

[jod23]

Yay. Throw it all at Lacazette.

 

[Zidane98]

180k / week. Wow. Nearly double what we were offering. Can't compete with that.

 

[glenferry23]

£44m is still a hell of a result for Liverpool.

You'd think his contract is heavily incentive based for it to get up to £180k. As Moomba said before maybe a base of £130kish plus bonuses.

Incredible if its £180k outright though.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

I think £40m up front is more than reasonable. After you send £8m to QPR you can send the rest to Villa and everyone is happy.

We're on!

 

[pantskyle]

Yay. Throw it all at Lacazette.

180k / week. Wow. Nearly double what we were offering. Can't compete with that.

£44m is still a hell of a result for Liverpool.

You'd think his contract is heavily incentive based for it to get up to £180k. As Moomba said before maybe a base of £130kish plus bonuses.

We're on!

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[Zidane98]

So who was nearest the pin?

 

[chef]

180k a week for a 20 year old. Holy *.

 

[pantskyle]

So who was nearest the pin?

It's a fake tweet, I used all my skills of sneakiness and humour and created it.

Didn't you notice my shoes?

 

[Zidane98]

180k a week for a 20 year old. Holy ****.

Yep. Apparently it is just a kind owner investing his own money. Going to inflate the wage market hugely when these sort of deals become the norm.

At least Chelsea have stopped offering obscene wages.

 

[pantskyle]

Yep. Apparently it is just a kind owner investing his own money. Going to inflate the wage market hugely when these sort of deals become the norm.

At least Chelsea have stopped offering obscene wages.

Ok.

 

[Ashton Agar]

You campaigner.

 

[Zidane98]

Now watch us waste the money