It is obvious that he couldn't get the wages that he wanted at City.
I doubt it. Mancini has been desperate to get him for quite a while, they'd easily top whatever he's earning at Roma. He just seems a loyal type.
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I doubt it. Mancini has been desperate to get him for quite a while, they'd easily top whatever he's earning at Roma. He just seems a loyal type.
Mancini is quite clearly not in charge of transfer policy, it is plain as day that he isn't because he is always complaining about it. Furthermore, it is common knowledge the board are not sanctioning crazy wages and fees over there anymore.
I believe that De Rossi would leave Roma for the right money, which would be Tevez level wages. His agent has obviously been speaking to a number of clubs over the years. Where exactly do you think that the speculation comes from?
Jesus Christ
By the way, Joey Barton is shit at tackling. Infact he's a shit central midfielder full stop.
Oh look he's staying at Roma, what a massive surprise.
There's a lot to admire about a player who wants to spend his career at one club
Well done Daniele De Rossi for valuing loyalty more than millions
The Roma star's rejection of lucrative move to Manchester City has provided football with a much-needed breath of fresh air
When Daniele De Rossi rejected a move in order to stay loyal to Roma, the Italian fans showed the feeling was mutual with a banner saying: 'De Rossi is untouchable'. Photograph: AS Roma/Luciano Rossi/Handout/EPARiding to the rescue of football's bedraggled reputation after a month of being compared unfavourably, and largely unfairly, to the Olympic Games comes an unexpected knight in shining armour. Daniele De Rossi of Roma and Italy, in turning down Manchester City, has not only demonstrated that footballers occasionally possess both integrity and intelligence, he has restored many a jaded observer's faith in human nature.Footballers are humans after all, not necessarily money-grabbing mercenaries or brainless belongings of the highest bidder as depicted by rent-a-rant columnists, and it is about time someone remembered it. The above stereotypes may not be completely wide of the mark – it is only fair to admit that a lot of footballers are like that and many traditional fans find the obscene amounts of money at the top levels of the game a turn-off – but it is never wise to over-generalise and De Rossi has just shown that one rule will rarely cover all.In case you are unfamiliar with the story, City have been pursuing De Rossi for weeks, if not months, talking in terms of a £30m transfer fee and wages of around £130,000 a week. City have attempted to throw money at stars of the Italian league before – the Kaká business of a few years ago still causes the occasional cringe – but this is no longer a case of a newly rich club attempting to buy in a bit of credibility by signing a marquee name in advance of actually winning anything. City are the English champions now, they have a place in the Champions League, and they have an Italian manager. De Rossi would not have been seen as a turncoat or a mercenary had he responded favourably to Roberto Mancini's overtures, he would simply have been trading up and moving on, as most wage-earners inside and outside football generally seek to do.Instead De Rossi said no. He politely declined City's advances. And not only that, he eloquently gave his reasons. "I'm staying for this team, for the affection of the fans, because I am a Roman and because I believe in this project," the midfielder said. "I feel good here. I haven't asked anyone to leave. What I promise is that the day I want to leave Roma to win the Champions League or to earn more money, I'll say so publicly."This is football, of course, so there is every chance that De Rossi may come to regret his honest intentions, or even rescind them before the transfer window closes because Roma may not feel quite the same way about turning their back on £30m. Evertonians would have loved it back in 2004 had Wayne Rooney dug out the old "Once a blue, always a blue" T-shirt and told Sir Alex Ferguson that he was staying on Merseyside because he was a Scouser, but the reality of the situation was that Everton could not afford to say no to £25m.This is the dimension, the business one, where the lives of footballers bear no resemblance to those of Olympic athletes. Most professional footballers are, in fact, pieces of meat to be bought and sold, and that is why most players and clubs take the pragmatic attitude of simply trying to ensure the highest price. Even football's many romantics understand that the beautiful game is basically about money. It always has been, though these days the sheer amounts of money tend to dwarf the contributions players manage to make on the pitch.That is why De Rossi's sentiments, however difficult they prove to uphold, were a breath of fresh air. Not even City's money can buy everyone. Great. Not every footballer has his price. Thank goodness for that. And at least one player in Europe appears to put his relationship with his team's fans above his relationship with his agent and his bank balance, making a public promise to let the paying spectators be the first to know if he ever becomes dissatisfied with the rewards on offer in Rome. Almost unbelievable.Doubtless City will be back with an improved offer, if not now then at some point in the future, and because the sums involved are so enormous it would be premature to suggest De Rossi has made a moral stand from which he will never be budged. Nothing in real life is ever quite so cut and dried. But at least De Rossi has made his present position clear, and stated his feelings so unequivocally he deserves a small cheer, maybe from all the people who have been so busy slagging off footballers for the past few weeks.One respected critic went so far as to suggest that any footballer attempting to become the first Brit to win the Tour de France would have to do so on a tandem, so he could take his agent along with him. That's a very good joke, and one worth making even at the expense of the odd player who does not use agents or is capable of making decisions for himself. But as De Rossi has just shown, you cannot lump all footballers into the same category. All the world plays football, and there is all the difference in the world between individual footballers. Long may it continue. Posted by Paul Wilson
The Roma star's rejection of lucrative move to Manchester City has provided football with a much-needed breath of fresh air
When Daniele De Rossi rejected a move in order to stay loyal to Roma, the Italian fans showed the feeling was mutual with a banner saying: 'De Rossi is untouchable'. Photograph: AS Roma/Luciano Rossi/Handout/EPARiding to the rescue of football's bedraggled reputation after a month of being compared unfavourably, and largely unfairly, to the Olympic Games comes an unexpected knight in shining armour. Daniele De Rossi of Roma and Italy, in turning down Manchester City, has not only demonstrated that footballers occasionally possess both integrity and intelligence, he has restored many a jaded observer's faith in human nature.Footballers are humans after all, not necessarily money-grabbing mercenaries or brainless belongings of the highest bidder as depicted by rent-a-rant columnists, and it is about time someone remembered it. The above stereotypes may not be completely wide of the mark – it is only fair to admit that a lot of footballers are like that and many traditional fans find the obscene amounts of money at the top levels of the game a turn-off – but it is never wise to over-generalise and De Rossi has just shown that one rule will rarely cover all.In case you are unfamiliar with the story, City have been pursuing De Rossi for weeks, if not months, talking in terms of a £30m transfer fee and wages of around £130,000 a week. City have attempted to throw money at stars of the Italian league before – the Kaká business of a few years ago still causes the occasional cringe – but this is no longer a case of a newly rich club attempting to buy in a bit of credibility by signing a marquee name in advance of actually winning anything. City are the English champions now, they have a place in the Champions League, and they have an Italian manager. De Rossi would not have been seen as a turncoat or a mercenary had he responded favourably to Roberto Mancini's overtures, he would simply have been trading up and moving on, as most wage-earners inside and outside football generally seek to do.Instead De Rossi said no. He politely declined City's advances. And not only that, he eloquently gave his reasons. "I'm staying for this team, for the affection of the fans, because I am a Roman and because I believe in this project," the midfielder said. "I feel good here. I haven't asked anyone to leave. What I promise is that the day I want to leave Roma to win the Champions League or to earn more money, I'll say so publicly."This is football, of course, so there is every chance that De Rossi may come to regret his honest intentions, or even rescind them before the transfer window closes because Roma may not feel quite the same way about turning their back on £30m. Evertonians would have loved it back in 2004 had Wayne Rooney dug out the old "Once a blue, always a blue" T-shirt and told Sir Alex Ferguson that he was staying on Merseyside because he was a Scouser, but the reality of the situation was that Everton could not afford to say no to £25m.This is the dimension, the business one, where the lives of footballers bear no resemblance to those of Olympic athletes. Most professional footballers are, in fact, pieces of meat to be bought and sold, and that is why most players and clubs take the pragmatic attitude of simply trying to ensure the highest price. Even football's many romantics understand that the beautiful game is basically about money. It always has been, though these days the sheer amounts of money tend to dwarf the contributions players manage to make on the pitch.That is why De Rossi's sentiments, however difficult they prove to uphold, were a breath of fresh air. Not even City's money can buy everyone. Great. Not every footballer has his price. Thank goodness for that. And at least one player in Europe appears to put his relationship with his team's fans above his relationship with his agent and his bank balance, making a public promise to let the paying spectators be the first to know if he ever becomes dissatisfied with the rewards on offer in Rome. Almost unbelievable.Doubtless City will be back with an improved offer, if not now then at some point in the future, and because the sums involved are so enormous it would be premature to suggest De Rossi has made a moral stand from which he will never be budged. Nothing in real life is ever quite so cut and dried. But at least De Rossi has made his present position clear, and stated his feelings so unequivocally he deserves a small cheer, maybe from all the people who have been so busy slagging off footballers for the past few weeks.One respected critic went so far as to suggest that any footballer attempting to become the first Brit to win the Tour de France would have to do so on a tandem, so he could take his agent along with him. That's a very good joke, and one worth making even at the expense of the odd player who does not use agents or is capable of making decisions for himself. But as De Rossi has just shown, you cannot lump all footballers into the same category. All the world plays football, and there is all the difference in the world between individual footballers. Long may it continue. Posted by Paul Wilson
Back on the market?
If we don't sign him I hope he doesn;t go to City.
If we don't sign him I hope he doesn;t go to City.
Surely we could use a beast like him. Would do wonders with our midfield protection, and would help us close our defensive midfield. But, turned 29, and will probably be expensive.
Medium Sized Fish, Small Pond.
A dairy cow, thats a beast.
A werewolf too.
It's seems like its inevitable yes gonna end up there, If he doesn't il be very surprised.
Bit too old now I'm afraid. I'd say Fergies after someone that can last possibly the next 8 to 10 years in our midfield.
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I would rather go for one of the bender brothers.
Well, it's kinda the Van Persie logic isnt it? How many of us were against buying him because he was a "bit too old", even knowing he was brilliant? And we do have Anderson and Cleverley that can surely play for the next 8 to 10 years.
There are few defensive midfielders that are true world class, surely De Rossi is top 3 for some years now, and will be for at least 3-4 more. He just turned 29 in July.
De Rossi is not that good. Very over-rated.
Great players them, but if we're going to raid Dortmund again, I would go for Gundogan.
Well, we can always go on Fifa and get Gundogan from Borussia, and Lars from Leverkusen.
Why? Source?
He could have been, he had all the materials around his early 20's but he never made the step up because he stayed at Roma.
He's what I call an "obvious" footballer, all his positive attributes are easy to spot and as such he gets rated higher than he is because your average fan can appreciate what he does. He's a tough physical player who likes to hit a pass and the odd screamer but over all I don't think he is particularly refined. His general passing is poor for a player of his experience in his position and his tackling is often naive, giving away a lot of fouls.
What people think of him as doing is grabbing a game by the scruff of it's neck, a bit of a general on the field but personally I'd rather have someone like Carrick who controls a game more subtlety and dictates the tempo with his passing. I'd be interested to see what % De Rossi generally completes per game, he's been sloppy almost every time I have seen him in midfield.
I think Marcotti worte something about this week. Generated a little fuzz, he's unsettled at Roma.
Agree with all that.
Disagree with the bold bit. I've literally never seen him do that against any half decent midfield. Any bit of quality up against him exposes him every time.
I was very impressed with him in the Euros, he surprised me. But I guess that's what happens when you don't follow Serie A.
And 29 might not be such a bad age, just look at RvP! Not much regrets there I reckon. And the squad is a bit light for players in their late 20's.
He'd cost a bomb though.
And 29 might not be such a bad age, just look at RvP! Not much regrets there I reckon. And the squad is a bit light for players in their late 20's.
He'd cost a bomb though.
Roma star Daniele De Rossi has become a realistic January transfer target and reports in Italy claim his agent is in Manchester.
Today's Gazzetta dello Sport claims De Rossi's agent is in England, just a couple of days after Roma admitted they would be willing to listen to offers for their captain in the transfer window.
City were linked to the 26-year-old Italian international, who can play at the back or in midfield, in the summer but his club were not willing to entertain the prospect of losing their star.
Roma sporting director Franco Baldini said yesterday: "In the summer we listened to the proposal from City, but we rejected it.
"If the club returned, we would again listen to their proposal."
City, who signed Javi Garcia from Benfica instead, face competition for De Rossi's signature from Real Madrid, while Paris St Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has apparently urged his club to make a move for the Italian international.
De Rossi remains devoted to the Serie A club and will not move to any other Italian outfit, having come through the youth ranks and been a fan of Roma since childhood.
Today's Gazzetta dello Sport claims De Rossi's agent is in England, just a couple of days after Roma admitted they would be willing to listen to offers for their captain in the transfer window.
City were linked to the 26-year-old Italian international, who can play at the back or in midfield, in the summer but his club were not willing to entertain the prospect of losing their star.
Roma sporting director Franco Baldini said yesterday: "In the summer we listened to the proposal from City, but we rejected it.
"If the club returned, we would again listen to their proposal."
City, who signed Javi Garcia from Benfica instead, face competition for De Rossi's signature from Real Madrid, while Paris St Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has apparently urged his club to make a move for the Italian international.
De Rossi remains devoted to the Serie A club and will not move to any other Italian outfit, having come through the youth ranks and been a fan of Roma since childhood.
City definitely need another sub. Last time against West Ham they could only sub one striker in the 80th minute for a defensive midfielder when the score was 0-0. Mancini would have preferred to sub two.
fecking hell that is even worse than his shitty dive at the 2010 WC.
I mean seriously does he think he will get away with it with about 20 cameras directed on the football field?
So stupid.
I mean seriously does he think he will get away with it with about 20 cameras directed on the football field?
So stupid.
I think it's because of the position we're in compared to Roma's. Still funny though!
Also an admission he wouldn't have improved us. Or doesn't have faith in himself that he would've.
Pretty funny quote. That being said, I hope he gets snapped on Sunday against Juve.
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