Do you have those links from Le Parisien and L'Equipe? Sorry, you probably replied before I edited my post to ask for them.
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Do you have those links from Le Parisien and L'Equipe? Sorry, you probably replied before I edited my post to ask for them.
Yeah, it's even bigger blow that Sandro is not joining City's training camp even though they signed him before CL finals.
The same article say that the Citizens believe that his wife(Joana Sanz) played a part in that decision since the couple are regularly in Paris and like the city.
Says nothing about the ridiculous wages?
FABarca should change his name to ButthurtCityFan
Good signing for PSG, will be interesting to see his impact in the CL this season. He was great for Juve last year.
Big blow for City, a top class fullback who knows Pep's system inside out would have been invaluable even if he only kept up his level for one year. Now they'll have to splash the big bucks on players who could be hit or miss.
Big blow for City, a top class fullback who knows Pep's system inside out would have been invaluable even if he only kept up his level for one year. Now they'll have to splash the big bucks on players who could be hit or miss.
The L'Equipe article is behind a paywall and all Le Parisien say is his contract is comparable to Thiago Silva and Cavani. Thiago earns £200K a week and Cavani is slightly below that I believe. So I can't see them giving Alves £230K a week.
It all seems BS and I bet the leaks are City based.
No they don't talk about a ridiculous wage but about a 2 years contract comparable to the ones of Cavani and Thiago Silva around 1.1m€ gross per month. In fact it explicitly says that City believes that the city of Paris was the deal breaker, not the wage.
In fact, that Le Parisien article puts it more down to the fact of Paris > Manchester as a City and Maxwell playing a big part in his move.
Why did he want to leave Juve?
And even if he was given a ridiculous contract, he comes for free when his market value is probably above 10m€. He should be paid handsomely.
Don't PSG already have Meunier and Aurier?
Aurier is on the trading block, anyone can have him for apparently a decent price.
This is one of the most impressive careers I've ever witnessed during my lifetime as a football fan. The guy is only proving himself over and over again. He's the most complete fullback there ever was and ever will be. At this age he's HUNTED by the most decorated clubs in the world. I adore you Dani Alves.
Yeah I agree with that. All the butt hurt articles are from English media. Looks like clubs are too much concerned about PR especially during transfer window.
Btw, even for Bernardo Silva, I remember RMC saying City paid 70 Million Euros but English media said 43 Million pounds.
https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/bernardo-silva-to-manchester-city-done-deal/
Not sure why clubs even bother once the player rejects them, I'm not excluding United in this.
Someone on LequipeTV said that it was 45m€ upfront and 25m€ in installments and add-ons, iirc 60m€ without add-ons.
Yeah, I remember few French journalists reporting between 70-80 Million, somehow everyone took 43 Million as gospel.
The actual paragraph says it all and you know it, there is one sentence about the wage and the rest is about guaranteed game time and his preference for Paris, so just stop it.
He's a Pep fan, he couldn't give two shits about City if his hero wasn't there.
Let's be fair. He's too fashionable for Manchester.
Probably too fashionable for this world in fact but at least Paris will understand.
Probably too fashionable for this world in fact but at least Paris will understand.
Nice try
L’Equipe « Il percevrait un salaire de 14 M€ brut par saison, un chiffre énorme qui s’expliquerait principalement par le fait qu’il arrive libre et que Paris n’a donc pas d’indemnité de transfert à payer. Hier, le joueur a passé la visite médicale et il ne manquait plus que la signature au bas du contrat pour officialiser la chose.
Le Parisien « Parmi les arguments parisiens : un contrat en or de deux ans (à un niveau de salaire comparable à ceux de Thiago Silva et de Cavani)
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Wages. He couldn't get Bartomeu to improve his wages at Barcelona and found a way out of his contract (thanks to United's new head of scouting) and knew that by dictating his own terms (Even with Juve) that he could play his way into a bigger payday - which he has.
To settle the debate that's what Le Parisien says:
PSG arguments:
- A golden contract, 2 years at a wage comparable to what Cavani and Thiago Silva earn.
- Guaranteed playing time during big games.
- The opportunity to live in Paris.
The couple are regularly in Paris, his wife love the city and the Citizens suspect that she is the reason behind that decision.
PSG arguments:
- A golden contract, 2 years at a wage comparable to what Cavani and Thiago Silva earn.
- Guaranteed playing time during big games.
- The opportunity to live in Paris.
The couple are regularly in Paris, his wife love the city and the Citizens suspect that she is the reason behind that decision.
None of them tell you that the wage is ridiculous and you conveniently ignore the rest of the articles.
Edit: And most importantly, you don't know what City offered.
belittling Juventus? I'd be surprised if that was the case.
I'm not sure how much he will help but this is a good signing for us on a free and we can now focus on the more difficult transfers.
Is this official now? Im work blocked so cant see any tweets.
Wait, so the $ you put in PSG was to symbolise all of that? Not the fact they they basically won the lottery and that's the only reason they're relevant?
Did you do that same $ sign when Yaya signed for City? Because surely the only reason he signed for City at the time was because they offered him a shiteload of money. Or was it because they had a special project going?
What, a list of reasons why Alves chose PSG with money being the first thing (in gold, no less) - sounds like you ignored the crux of the articles and picked what you wanted.
I know City wasn't going to pay Alves more than their star players. And to the OP, all of this has merely corroborated what I said and that is that PSG offered much more money as reported by both French & English sources. You claimed the contrary yet that has yet to be substantiated in any form
What a crock of shit. He turned down City (not Pep) because we offered him 115k a week and PSG offered him 220k. Fair play to the guy too, I know which I'd pick, Manchester and 120k a week, or Paris and 220k, its a no brainer.
First you said he picked Paris despite being offered more by City.. rubbish. Now he doesn't like Guardiola behind closed doors. Anymore stuff to make up. Its a pity because we could do with a fullback like him.
I didn't claim anything. I said that Le parisien wrote that the Citizens believed that the City of Paris was the deal breaker, I said that no one called the wage ridiculous both of this statements are true. I will also point out that Lequipe's title say that Dani Alves is a big purchase taken from the hand of City, both papers are pretty positive.
Positive but acknowledging that big money made the difference which was always my point - and if you read through the comments, few supporters are happy about the deal
They literally say that Paris made the difference, it's literally what is written. On the wage part they described it as big, substantial but that's always the case. None of them describe it as ridiculous which is why I added what I added.
If I read through the comments I will see a lot of opposition fans.
The presentation of Alves and Yuri should be starting soon.