$160k/week is about £80k/week?
I can believe that but why are Fox reporting it and no-one else?
I can believe that but why are Fox reporting it and no-one else?
Alexis Sanchez | Udinese: No Deal Yet
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This thread isn't good for my wellbeing.
Whatever, "Just hook it to my veins!"
Whatever, "Just hook it to my veins!"
I fully expect to wake up tomorrow turn on sky sports news and A, either hear nothing whatsoever about this or B, hear a full denial of these rumours by Udinese and/or ourselves.
Still its made for an entertaining evening nevertheless.
Most of us infact probably all of us never even expected to be linked with him so this is rather entertaining, and its nice to have the berties squirming.
I think he meant euroes which would be more realistic, id hazard a guess that was around 130-140k a week?
I fully expect to wake up tomorrow turn on sky sports news and A, either hear nothing whatsoever about this or B, hear a full denial of these rumours by Udinese and/or ourselves.
Still its made for an entertaining evening nevertheless.
Most of us infact probably all of us never even expected to be linked with him so this is rather entertaining, and its nice to have the berties squirming.
Any news but him signing for City and I'd remain in my good place.
Yeah, it's all been worth it for that quote you posted from the City fan about Cook, alone.
By the way Sky sports news wont be reporting anything until 6 am as they are on a recorded loop from midnight onwards so dont read anything into that.
Can't see us spending £30 million on him, unless Nani has requested a transfer and its all been arranged.
I think we may get him....Juve are under-achieving lately; Barca are strongly rumoured to be signing Rossi (and, of course, have a very real interest in Fabregas); Real seem to have no interest in Sanchez; City simply aren't that attractive to players who value ambition rather than salaries. We're in with a very decent shout, I believe.
I fully expect to wake up tomorrow turn on sky sports news and A, either hear nothing whatsoever about this or B, hear a full denial of these rumours by Udinese and/or ourselves.
Still its made for an entertaining evening nevertheless.
Most of us infact probably all of us never even expected to be linked with him so this is rather entertaining, and its nice to have the berties squirming.
Yeah, some hope is better than no hope I suppose.
Ahh well, at least we got Ashley Young..
*sigh*
Any news but him signing for City and I'd remain in my good place.
Yeah, it's all been worth it for that quote you posted from the City fan about Cook, alone.
Oh that was genius, i did actually laugh out loud repeatedly for a good 5 minutes after reading that, it was genuinely hilarious!
Agent Cook never lets us down hehe.
How dare you come in here with your logic. Leave now, before it catches on.
I can't see us offering that much to a new player, unless with the players leaving the wage structure isn't as rigid. Anything upto £100k/week I can believe but beyond that it is unlikely we would be giving the top wages to any new player.
Nani did make comments about being 'fine' in Manchester only yesterday didnt he, must say it was hardly overly conclusive.
Muppet modes taking over im willing to lose Nani if it means we get Sanchez, that usually means its time for bed!
Muppet modes taking over im willing to lose Nani if it means we get Sanchez, that usually means its time for bed!
Sorry, Im concerned that this muppetry may impact on the more important muppetry of signing a £20-30 million midfielder.
We have plenty of wingers!! (Even before we sign Young)
I could, we broke our wage structure to keep Rooney, thats sort of set a precedent really, and tbh your not going to get players like Sanchez on 80-90k a week anymore, not when half the globe seem intent on signing him.
My guess would be between 120-140k a week IF any deal did happen.
What have I started?
Any twitter updates from our new best friend over at ESPN chile american spanish speaking sports show thingy before i go???
Some of you need some sense knocked into you
will this thread explode like when rumours of united signing berbatov?
Not that he's not a good player or anything, but what what the feck are we signing him for?
He plays out wide if I'm correct(?), if so we really don't need an extra guy out wide for the sake of it, or someone who will expect to be a starter along with Nani, Valencia and potentially Young ( though he may play down the middle...if we get him of course).
I'm all for top players at the club, but feels a bit of a odd signing. I'll hopefully be proven wrong if this all does happen but we'll see.
He plays out wide if I'm correct(?), if so we really don't need an extra guy out wide for the sake of it, or someone who will expect to be a starter along with Nani, Valencia and potentially Young ( though he may play down the middle...if we get him of course).
I'm all for top players at the club, but feels a bit of a odd signing. I'll hopefully be proven wrong if this all does happen but we'll see.
He would do very well as the furthest forward of a midfield three or a wing forward in a 4-3-3.
Id usually be really excited about signing a player as good as Sanchez, but i really think we should sign a midfielder.
What are the odds of s signing Jones, Young, De Gea, Sanchez AND a Midfielder?
What are the odds of s signing Jones, Young, De Gea, Sanchez AND a Midfielder?
Thats a January transfer window in Football Manager.
But unlikely I guess as I'd assume Young would be moved into the middle if we aren't signing a midfielder(of course this is all assuming all these transfers go through).
a flair player. good close ball control. can play on the wing or as an attacking midfielder.
will be excellent for us.
will be excellent for us.
would be excellent for us
young is hardly a midfielder. But i agree, signing Sanchez and the confirmation of the other expected signings would probably end our incoming summer transfers
he can play in the middle too you blind fecks
There's a lot more chance of Sanchez being moved into the middle.
Don't know much about Sanchez so didn't want to start assuming he could play across the midfield/front line. Young I assumed would just because he's played there (just behind the striker) a few times I think for England and I'm sure at some point this season he played there for Villa too.
I want versatile players, and if they both are then thats good news if we get both. Still not fully convinced by it but as long as someone can fill the gap in the middle then there is little reason to complain.
Yep. Pretty much everyone loved the whole Crazy Forwards(TM) thing we often saw during Ronaldo's peak years at the club.
However, one of the core requirements is a player who is good enough on the ball that he/she will consistently draw double-teams.
Just having "players that can operate anywhere across the center" or even "pacy/strong wingers that can consistently beat their man" isn't going to help you with that. Opposition managers/fullbacks can, and usually will, always play to contain 1v1, keep their shape, and take their chances.
On the other hand, a player that consistently draws the double-team does something that the "both-sided" player does not: opens up space for someone else. From that point you just need players who are intelligent enough and hardworking enough to exploit. That is when such a system comes to life and catches your eye: when all the world's attention is on the ball-carrier and the Rooneys and Giggs's and Tevez's and Park's are suddenly nowhere near where they're supposed to be. It makes for very dynamic and exciting football.
Blah blah we all know this, yes, but I think there's a tendency to forget that interchanging forwards starts not with players capable of swapping positions but with a player (or players: Nani and Sanchez. Mmmm.) who consistently demands the attention of at least two defenders.
bravo. top marks for this.
Why we left this, I will never know. Yes, ronnie was leaving, tevez was pushed out for a static berba (who is anti this philosophy), but the philosphy should've stood and players be brought in right away to build on this philosophy.
We weredoing the whole withdrawn false 9, interchanging forward etc before barca (we didn't press no where near the level they did or keep the ball as well because our midfield was never as technically accomplished)....and then we strayed. Hopefully buying sanchez and then bolstering our midfield with gobs of technique will get us back to 2008 philosophies, but more improvd with better ball retention.
Is there anything concrete at all in the rumours with this guy?
I really can't see us signing him and Young, unless we see an unexpected departure...
I really can't see us signing him and Young, unless we see an unexpected departure...
Yeah, I think so too.
I really don't know, all this might be big time media bollocks at the end of it and our chaps are actually hot on someone else's trail and using this to cover it up?
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