I don't know, but I like him.
January Transfer Window 2017/18
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I don't know, but I like him.
MEN are reporting City have officially withdrawn from the Sanchez race but Chelsea are making a late bid now... hopefully a wind up.
Others journalists reporting the same now too, but it appears City have told them that (based on what is being said), so it could well be dodgy information.
Others journalists reporting the same now too, but it appears City have told them that (based on what is being said), so it could well be dodgy information.
Alexis Sanchez: Man City end pursuit of Arsenal forward
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42697824
Seems like this will be over the line if Chelsea don't cause any problems (doubt it really).
As I suspected, City have told the press they think Chelsea are interested.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42697824
Seems like this will be over the line if Chelsea don't cause any problems (doubt it really).
As I suspected, City have told the press they think Chelsea are interested.
Yeah but they've pretty much got the league won already.
City are playing the victim card here and it's comical, because they would never offer more money to sign someone, right? Maybe he's remembered he doesn't actually like Guardiola after all.
City are playing the victim card here and it's comical, because they would never offer more money to sign someone, right? Maybe he's remembered he doesn't actually like Guardiola after all.
We literally just won the Europa League. OK it's not as good as the Champions League, but it's better than the FA Cup. Let's see if Arsenal can win it this season if it's so easy.
No, we're winning the Champions League this season, easy.
I don't think it's down to the agent, more the deal as a whole. City have lost out and are suddenly making out it's because they are thrifty and don't want ripping off. They have money to burn so that doesn't wash with me, their meteoric rise is purely down to aggressive spending. I do believe they have been shafted to a degree though as the deal was probably agreed back in the summer.
The bitterness is amazing
Apparently he has agreed terms, now it’s a case of Mikhi agreeing terms with arsenal.
You know you’re doing something right when it gets this bad.
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I can't believe people think City are going to run away with every competition for years to come. Not going to happen. Far better sides than them have failed to do it consistently.
As for the money, we are not Arsenal or other teams who need to thrift and penny pinch. Yes we overpay and at times lose out, but unlike other teams we can afford it.
It's not my money, if it means we have better players for the immediate future I am all for it. Enough has been spent over the years servicing various debts and other things, people shouldn't be bothered.
And it's not like you can just wait until the summer and get him on less wages and with no upfront fee, it doesn't work like that.
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The longer this drags on the more I am concerned about Chelsea coming in, but I saw someone say Hazard is their top earner on £200k a week, is that true? I can't see them offering £300k+ to Sanchez in that case.
As for the money, we are not Arsenal or other teams who need to thrift and penny pinch. Yes we overpay and at times lose out, but unlike other teams we can afford it.
It's not my money, if it means we have better players for the immediate future I am all for it. Enough has been spent over the years servicing various debts and other things, people shouldn't be bothered.
And it's not like you can just wait until the summer and get him on less wages and with no upfront fee, it doesn't work like that.
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The longer this drags on the more I am concerned about Chelsea coming in, but I saw someone say Hazard is their top earner on £200k a week, is that true? I can't see them offering £300k+ to Sanchez in that case.
We could sign Neymar and Messi for £20m and you'd still put a downer on it.
As I mentioned before, I also think despite any criticism he may get from fans/the media, players will still view him as a great manager to play for. He is still pretty much the most successful manager in the modern era.
https://twitter.com/bbcsport_david/status/953202684970065920
So it may well hinge on Mkhitaryan? Come on Henrikh, Arsenal aren't that bad... honest.
So it may well hinge on Mkhitaryan? Come on Henrikh, Arsenal aren't that bad... honest.
To be fair, we have a number of young players but to arrest the decline we need players in their prime. Sanchez has wanted out of Arsenal since they were battered at Bayern Munich and you can't blame him. Arsenal are a club going backwards and the players and manager are weak - their own fans say as much.
I suppose it depends how highly you rate Sanchez, playing at his best he's one of the best players in the world, and that's hopefully what we will get out of him, if we sign him at all. Mourinho is never realistically going to sign a couple of youngsters in his place, so we'll take what we can get - and that would come with risks like any transfer.
The same way £100m+ transfers are going to be the norm, £350k+ wages will be soon too. This clearly has a bigger effect though as clubs will end up spending a fortune when it comes to renewals etc. As for Balague saying he'll be the 4th highest paid player in the world, there will be players in China earning more I think? Balague is fuming, which is rather funny.
As for Griezmann, we would have signed him but due to the transfer ban he opted to stay at Atletico at least until the summer. That's what I understood anyway.
I suppose it depends how highly you rate Sanchez, playing at his best he's one of the best players in the world, and that's hopefully what we will get out of him, if we sign him at all. Mourinho is never realistically going to sign a couple of youngsters in his place, so we'll take what we can get - and that would come with risks like any transfer.
The same way £100m+ transfers are going to be the norm, £350k+ wages will be soon too. This clearly has a bigger effect though as clubs will end up spending a fortune when it comes to renewals etc. As for Balague saying he'll be the 4th highest paid player in the world, there will be players in China earning more I think? Balague is fuming, which is rather funny.
As for Griezmann, we would have signed him but due to the transfer ban he opted to stay at Atletico at least until the summer. That's what I understood anyway.
Imagine him negotiating with Arsenal!On form I'd have him in and around the top 10-15 in the world (sorry, I should add in a strictly attacking sense), but I suppose that's all opinion. You see him as Mourinho adding yet another good player, I see Mourinho wanting him as the standout attacking player, the star of the team. This will, as ever, depend on how well he performs.
In an ideal world I'd much rather sign a player at his level who is 24/25/26, but really that is far from straightforward (and there aren't that many). A player in that mould would cost £100-150m in the current market and still want 2-300k a week.
Sanchez has carried Arsenal at times, he's often the only player who looks to be a threat, but he's not Messi and can't literally win games on his own when the rest of the team are rubbish - not many players can.