Alexis Sanchez | Udinese: No Deal Yet

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dev1l said:
Its clear that Pozzo want to make as much money as possible and he s trying to invite city into bidding for Sanchez, even if he probably knows that City is not Sanchez's favourite destination
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I think this is the most reasonable scenario right now.
 
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He's dreaming about Sanchez in a united shirt next season.
Berba cost nearly 31m and is 9 years older, surely you have to pay at least 30m these days for the top players.
 
The Udinese President is smelling that cash gash of City's, no one but them will pay £50M for Sanchez, it's a real shame for the lad as by all reports he has no interest in joining them.
 
City winging it! Marwood raises bid for Sanchez to £27m but star favours United

Manchester City finally stamped their mark on the summer transfer market by opening talks over a £27million deal for Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez.

The Barclays Premier League's big spenders have remained surprisingly quiet while rivals Manchester United have lined up deals worth almost £50m for Ashley Young, Phil Jones and David De Gea.

United have also been linked with Sanchez, but City raised their offer for the Chile winger, 22, on Friday and chief executive Garry Cook and football administrator Brian Marwood flew to Italy over the weekend in the hope of capturing their long-time target.

City bid £21m for Sanchez in March but Udinese value one of the most exciting talents in Serie A at £30m. However, club president Giampaolo Pozzo, whose son Gino is heading the negotiations, said City are favourites to sign him ahead of Barcelona, Inter Milan and Juventus.

'If Sanchez were to leave I would give City the highest percentage to sign him because English football is rich and it knows how to value young talent,' said Pozzo. 'Inter, Juventus, Barca and City are all after Sanchez but no concrete offers reflecting the value of the player have arrived. 'I've already spoken with Alexis and his agent and I think they will understand I can't give him away.'

City face a battle to persuade Sanchez to move to England with the Spanish-speaking player said to favour Barcelona. The European champions looked set to sign him last month but also fell well short of Udinese's asking price despite suggestions Bojan and Thiago Alcantara could be part of the deal.

Barca's transfer budget is limited to £40m and they are reluctant to spend such a large portion of it on Sanchez when Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas and Villarreal's former United striker Giuseppe Rossi remain top targets.

Inter and Juve joined the bidding for Sanchez, who moved to Udinese from Chilean side Club de Deportes Cobreloa for £2m in 2006. But the Serie A rivals were put off by Udinese's tough negotiating stance and that brought City back to the table after Cook and Marwood had watched Sanchez towards the end of the season.

They have raised their bid significantly and are considering the option of a player-plus-cash deal, with Slovakia winger Vladimir Weiss mentioned as a possible makeweight.

City are well aware, however, they could yet face competition from United. Sir Alex Ferguson hijacked Jones's move from Blackburn to Liverpool last week and Sanchez is believed to favour Old Trafford to Eastlands if he was to move to England. There are even suggestions in Spain Ferguson has already spoken to Sanchez.

After three years of heavy spending, City sources claim they plan to make only two big signings this summer. There has been some disagreement between manager Roberto Mancini and his bosses over the club's transfer plans, but it is thought the number of players arriving will depend on City's ability to off-load the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor, Craig Bellamy, Shay Given, Roque Santa Cruz and Wayne Bridge.
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It actually just sounds like rehashed shit with slightly changed numbers.
 
Bryan_Munich said:
Udinese - City are favourites | Sky Sports | Football | Transfer Centre | Speculation

So basically City are favourites for his signature but the player doesn't want to go there.
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Pozzo said city were favourites to sign him because they have shit loads of cash. Pozzo wants as much as he can get and having seen the likes of Carrol and Torres transfers in England his eyes will be swimming with pound signs. I reckon he turned down the €35 mill bid expecting Barca to offer something like €40 but as it was not forthcoming he's returned to cityin the hopes they raise the dough. I'd be surprised if we learn of his destination before Chile's involvement in the Copa cup finishes.
 
If we get Young then I'd be baffled about signing Sanchez unless we do go and sell a big player or 2.

But he's so good it could actually be worth it.

(By big player I mean a striker, NOT Nani)
 
Are we really interested in Sanchez?

Now that we have bought Young for a fee of around £16m-£22m, i can't see us going for Sanchez now.

If we were really interested in Sanchez would it made more sense to use the Young money on Sanchez plus another £10m?

This Sanchez story baffles me, my thoughts are that we are not interested in him at all.
 
gambit28 said:
Pozzo said city were favourites to sign him because they have shit loads of cash. Pozzo wants as much as he can get and having seen the likes of Carrol and Torres transfers in England his eyes will be swimming with pound signs. I reckon he turned down the €35 mill bid expecting Barca to offer something like €40 but as it was not forthcoming he's returned to cityin the hopes they raise the dough. I'd be surprised if we learn of his destination before Chile's involvement in the Copa cup finishes.
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All seems a bit futile if the player himself doesn't want to go there.

What €35m bid?
 
Bryan_Munich said:
All seems a bit futile if the player himself doesn't want to go there.
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It could be as simple as:

Cook:"We offer you £120,000 a week if you join us"

Sanchez: "I'm sorry I am waiting out for a real club like United or Barcelona"

Cook: "What? We are massive! We offer you £150,000 a week"

Sanchez: "No really, I'm very flattered but I want to play for a proper football club"

Cook: "£180,000 a week?"

Sanchez: "Closer."
 
Pexbo said:
It could be as simple as:

Cook:"We offer you £120,000 a week if you join us"

Sanchez: "I'm sorry I am waiting out for a real club like United or Barcelona"

Cook: "What? We are massive! We offer you £150,000 a week"

Sanchez: "No really, I'm very flattered but I want to play for a proper football club"

Cook: "£180,000 a week?"

Sanchez: "Closer."
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:lol:

I wouldn't be surprise if that wasn't the actual negotiations..
 
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Italian reports are saying Manchester City and Udinese have agreed a deal of €33m + Vladimir Weiss for Alexis Sanchez
 
Nate Dogg said:
Are we really interested in Sanchez?
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We may have been in the past, but this summer, I have my doubts. It reminds me of Balotelli last year, we were linked with him, supposed to be 'battling it out' with City to sign him... Then our name was no longer mentioned. I think the selling club just comfortably mentioned our name to get extra cash.
 
Amir said:
We may have been in the past, but this summer, I have my doubts. It reminds me of Balotelli last year, we were linked with him, supposed to be 'battling it out' with City to sign him... Then our name was no longer mentioned. I think the selling club just comfortably mentioned our name to get extra cash.
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There have been plenty of reports sayng Fergie has spoke to Sanchez, directly or indirectly. So it would seem the claims we were interested have some credibility at least.

However, as you say we have not been mentioned as actually having made a serious bid as opposed to an initial enquiry, so we may well have been put off by the club's valuation.

Saying that i will be very disappointed if he goes to City without us making a serious attempt to get him, this guy is gonna be special and it does not sit well with me that he may be forced to go to City, without us at least offering him and his chairman a viable alternative.
 
Red Hand Devil said:
If Liverpool paid £35m for Carroll, surely we can atleast pay that much for a potential world-beater?

This lad is much more than a winger - he's a proper forward player, much like Ronnie, just without shitloads of goals - yet!!
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He is a much better dribbler than Ronnie and works much harder for the team too. Sanchez is my fantasy muppet signing this year, i don't want to seem greedy, but if we could add him to the rest of our recent signings i honestly believe we would be a match for anybody.

However i get the feeling he is the right player at the wrong time unfortunately, we undoubtedly need a midfielder and spending so much on Sanchez as well as our other signings, instead of strengthening that area would seem a little unlikely.
 
apotheosis said:
He is a much better dribbler than Ronnie and works much harder for the team too. Sanchez is my fantasy muppet signing this year, i don't want to seem greedy, but if we could add him to the rest of our recent signings i honestly believe we would be a match for anybody.

However i get the feeling he is the right player at the wrong time unfortunately, we undoubtedly need a midfielder and spending so much on Sanchez as well as our other signings, instead of strengthening that area would seem a little unlikely.
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Dont worry about sounding greedy man. Wait til you hear my wish list:

Sanchez, Sneidjer, Diarra or De Rossi, Modric & Benzema :drool: :D
 
apotheosis said:
There have been plenty of reports sayng Fergie has spoke to Sanchez, directly or indirectly. So it would seem the claims we were interested have some credibility at least.
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Plenty of reports don't mean a thing. It means there was one report and everyone repeated it, until it became "the truth".
 
If he does join shitty, he will follow the same path as Robinho and Tevez-play for a year and then try to engineer a move to another club.

Apart from earning mega bucks why would anyone would want to join a club like Shitty and ruin the footballing career?
 
Escobar said:
Straight out of the "how to get more money 101 manual"
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:lol:

Indeed. I do worry though, Sanchez is a quality player and will improve City no end.

Talking Vulture said:
I'd rather have Rooney & Chicharito than Benzema. And I don't think Benzema would take another season sat on the bench.

He had his chance & turned us down. feck him.
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Agreed 100%!
 
Nate Dogg said:
If he does join shitty, he will follow the same path as Robinho and Tevez-play for a year and then try to engineer a move to another club.

Apart from earning mega bucks why would anyone would want to join a club like Shitty and ruin the footballing career?
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Oh come on, they're hardly going to ruin their career. They're in the CL now and will (unfortunately) only get better from here on in.

Ok they're a poor excuse for a club in comparison to us, Arse and to an extent Pool and Chelsea, but that won't stop them.

But yes, the main reason players will go is the money, and will be the case for quite a while yet.

pillory said:
Cocks out! Gazzetta reports that Udinese's owner is in discussions with United right now.
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Link?
 
Says pozzo is in Barcelona and is meeting with United reps. His agent also says they've met with city Today they are meeting with other clubs today and it is still wide open and nothing has been agreed.
 
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