Crazy to think de Bruyne could be at Chelsea right now, and Pogba by us - both at least 60-70m euro players in today's market.
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Thankfully it's the 6 behind them that's holding them back.
That's why I can't understand that they didn't compete for Schneiderlin. He's a few levels ahead of Fernando and Fernandinho and he'd have perfectly anchored the midfield next to Yaya. When you throw in the fact he's classed as home grown which is a big issue for them it's a bit baffling they weren't interested.
I can't believe with how extensively we seem to have scouted the German league we wouldn't be looking at this guy if he's available.
Long summer to go. I'd be amazed if they don't improve the spine by signing a CB and CM
Bayern will put a stop to any plans city have to buy him. Trust me.
He is not a German though, nor has he been brought up in the Bundesliga. To him Bayern are just another big club situated in an ok league in a country he has no particular bonds with.
I'd bet on City or any other big club in Spain or England if they are in for him.
Being German has nothing to do with it, Bayern are a huge club. Only barca and madrid beat them in terms of pulling power, and that's mostly because bayern don't like to break the bank as much as the other two.
It's also guaranteed trophies and he doesn't have to move country.
Nah, Barca and Madrid stand alone, then comes a group which Bayern are part of. The recent past has shown that their pulling power is of Madrid and Barca level or greater when it comes to top German talents or stars or players who have known grown up in the bundesliga. They are not so different to Manchester United in their transfer strategy+standings pre van Gaal in fact.
You must have woke up on the wrong side. Bayern aren't that great a pulling power unless your German or want to stay in the German league.
im pretty sure they've taken players that were close to signing for us
Like? Other than Thiago due to Pep.
But of course Bayern are a huge club.
Bayern are one of the four biggest clubs in world football (fourth, to be exact). Aside from that, joining them at this particular moment would be very tempting as they have one of the game's most respected young managers in charge, and a championship winning side full of world class players. It's a side that will need to be rebuilt over the next few years and that's something that would appeal to a lot of footballers (depending on whether Pep commits himself).
Barca and Real have huge pulling power in the hispanic world. United are much bigger in Scandinavia, Asia and Africa, and probably about as big in Benelux.
For De Bruyne, we could easily be as big as it gets. It'd depend on his personal preferences and whom he used to play as on FIFA.
For De Bruyne, we could easily be as big as it gets. It'd depend on his personal preferences and whom he used to play as on FIFA.
We didn't want any of those when they signed for Bayern.
Our CEO, Rummenigge, stated yesterday in China(we are on a training/brand trip there) that we could go after another player now that Vidal is done.
Something about the market not getting cheaper in the next years. Honigstein sees a move for KDB.
They were never close to signing for us, especially Lewandowski and Neuer.cough Vidal cough
cough Lewandowski cough
cough Neuer cough
We still had RvP and Rooney fining on all cylinders when Lewa signed. Vidal has only just joined Bayern at a time when our midfield looks as strong as most in world. Neuer was on the radar but Fergie clearly wanted De Gea as his first choice. None of those were realistic targets.
Im not one of those 4 but still :P
De Bruyne is one of the very best players in the Bundesliga right now. Up there with the likes of Robben and Reus. Because of the injurys of the other 2 which held them down a bit i think it's easy to say that De Bruyne was even the best player of the season.
However, he has written Bayern all over him. It is expected that Bayern will buy him next season after Wolfsburg said they don't want to sell this season. Also their manager said that those rumours with City are not true and De Bruyne wants to stay.
I personally also expect De Bruyne to join Bayern next year. But it's possible that an crazy high offer could change his mind.
KDB could get very interesting. I agree. He was the best player in the Bundesliga last season. Just turned 24. We surely are on him. IF City goes fully in we could see a big transfer war.
We have the money for the transfer but will we offer more then 10 million as wages? Thats the question. We have a healthy wage structure atm. A KDB transfer could risk that.
Maybe because we called?
cough Vidal cough
cough Lewandowski cough
cough Neuer cough
Point proven!! We wasn't in for Vidal but he has played in Germany before.
Hey. If you think that the club which the biggest EC/CL history after Real and Milan, a top 4 revenue and 5 CL semis in the last 6 years hasnt that much of a pulling power outside of Germay then thats fine.
You are wrong so.
I said that?Hey. If you think that the club which the biggest EC/CL history after Real and Milan, a top 4 revenue and 5 CL semis in the last 6 years hasnt that much of a pulling power outside of Germay then thats fine.
You are wrong so.
Quote me please.
I didnt say Bayern doesnt have pulling power outside Germany. Just that we werent close to signings players you mentioned.
Since we're just pulling names out of a hat,cough Vidal cough
cough Lewandowski cough
cough Neuer cough
Memphis Depay
Santa Claus
Cristiano rimaldo
Bayern have never spent more than 40m euros on a player.
For a club that's supposedly this mammoth money laden force they sure don't act like it.
All signs point to Bayern looking elsewhere because they refuse to get into bidding wars with other clubs, or maybe the shareholders hold them back
For a club that's supposedly this mammoth money laden force they sure don't act like it.
All signs point to Bayern looking elsewhere because they refuse to get into bidding wars with other clubs, or maybe the shareholders hold them back
He had his very successful loan at Bremen and his greatest ever season at Wolfsburg, I'm sure he has some bonds with the country.
Plus they're the better team right now and Pep the more highly regarded manager currently. Their position is much stronger than ours right now. Obviously, that's just stuff on paper.
De Bruyne clearly enjoys be the conductor. There's a better chance of him being that at United than at Bayern.
He's also spent time in the UK and Manchester is full of gingers.
Do you actually think they are worth that though. Very over priced, both good, but not worth that money. Same goes for Sterling, comes across as a bit of a panic buy. I think the market is a bit daft at the moment, I mean we even see some bull about PSG going to offer 125M for Ronaldo. As good as he is, it is not a wise investment.
Aye, that's a whole other debate, but the football market is what it is at the moment due to sugar daddys and the obscene amounts flowing through commercially (tv deals, sponsors, advertising etc.).
My view, yeah, not a feck are these guys worth that much being talked about. We're talking close to world record fees for just about every fecking transfer these days for a talented player - talented being the apt word. Verratti, de Bruyne, Pogba all these guys would cost you 50m quid+ IMO. I mean, that's insane. But yeah, it is what it is.
I disagree. Bayern have equal pulling power as City in this day and age.
City are in the PL and pay better. Simple as that.
If City make a big push for him, they will get him. In fact, I bet he is a City player by the first game of the season.
City's draw is merely due to oil money, whereas the likes of United and Bayern have history and an ability to generate their own money
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C.
Go ahead educate yourself !
What I meant to say is you're a mid table club without the exogenous money being pumped in to buy you your titles. No offense intended, but few would dipsute this.
Players don't give a shit about history. They care about 1) Money 2) Prospects for trophies.
History/prestige is just the icing on the cake if it is there.
I agree but that doesn't really negate what I said earlier. City are an artificial creation of exogenous money who are buying their way to success. They are operating on a completely gelatinous foundation in that once the Arabs get bored and move on, City, in the absence of revenue, will sink back to their normal mid table place in the Prem pecking order.
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