Raheem Sterling | Signs for Man City for £49,000,000

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dxadel said:
Till then.
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:lol: I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Orc said:
There's only one club in the world that would pay £40m or more for Sterling I think, and that's City. So I guess you're right.
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You seem to forget that Liverpool is in no hurry whatsoever to sell him, unlike the other players you mentioned. If we do give him up this summer, you'll have to pay big to get him because we don't want to lose him (or I might hope so at least). Hazard wanted out when Chelsea signed him, Barcelona wanted to get rid of Sanchez and Fabregas this summer. Very different situations, hence the lower transfer fees.
 
£40m for a flashy winger who may or may not turn up, De Gea should be valued at £75m, the Transfer window has gone mad.
 
RobinLFC said:
:lol: I guess we'll have to wait and see.


You seem to forget that Liverpool is in no hurry whatsoever to sell him, unlike the other players you mentioned. If we do give him up this summer, you'll have to pay big to get him because we don't want to lose him (or I might hope so at least). Hazard wanted out when Chelsea signed him, Barcelona wanted to get rid of Sanchez and Fabregas this summer. Very different situations, hence the lower transfer fees.
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You seem to be going overboard. With his contract situation the way it is, if he wants out, you will sell him.

I do think you'l get top money anyways as City will want him but nonetheless.
 
Well if Liverpool do not want to sell this summer,he cant do much about it before next summer,right?
 
R'hllor said:
Well if Liverpool do not want to sell this summer,he cant do much about it before next summer,right?
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No, but then they'd miss out on tens of millions of £ when he's only got a year left on his contract.
 
R'hllor said:
Well if Liverpool do not want to sell this summer,he cant do much about it before next summer,right?
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I think it might have been discussed already but I remember hearing that because he's on such low wages(Well low in terms of football)that he could buy out his contract in January. Also as @Orc say's they'll lose money with him being on his last year.
 
Orc said:
No, but then they'd miss out on tens of millions of £ when he's only got a year left on his contract.
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Yea its shitty position to be in.

Sweet Square said:
I think it might have been discussed already but I remember hearing that because he's on such low wages(Well low in terms of football)that he could buy out his contract in January. Also as @Orc say's they'll lose money with him being on his last year.
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So if he wants and there is someone to back him up,he could pull a really shady move with that buy out option,imagine outrage...for good reason i might add.
 
dxadel said:
£40m for a flashy winger who may or may not turn up, De Gea should be valued at £75m, the Transfer window has gone mad.
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I think most people would take Sterling over De Gea to be fair, I definitely would despite Arsenal having tonnes of attackers and average keepers.
 
ThierryHenry said:
I think most people would take Sterling over De Gea to be fair, I definitely would despite Arsenal having tonnes of attackers and average keepers.
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I literally just showed your post to a Liverpool season ticket holder I sit by at work and he burst out laughing. Just saying...
 
ThierryHenry said:
:lol: The attitude towards De Gea in this place is crazy, you'd think United have never had a great player before.

A top keeper will never have the same impact to a team that Sterling could, that's obvious.
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No but de gea has been unbelievable the last couple of years.

Van der sar's impact on us was huge. A genuinely brilliant keeper makes such a big difference.

I agree with your general point if we were talking about Lionel messi or even other top top players. Sterling is still a talent.
 
ThierryHenry said:
:lol: The attitude towards De Gea in this place is crazy, you'd think United have never had a great player before.

A top keeper will never have the same impact to a team that Sterling could, that's obvious.
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Have you watched the Premier League this season?
 
Considering Arsenal haven't had a decent keeper since Seaman it's not surprising. Defending isn't rated over at the Emirates.
 
I mean, I can't even imagine what our points tally would be with, say, tim Howard in goal, this season instead of de gea. The man has saved us time and time again.

Like I said, if you have a super team like barcelona used to, or if you're comparing to players that can genuinely change teams like messi etc. then I agree that a keeper can't compare. But when your team isn't always dominating., and if your comparing to a player like sterling who we don't quite know how good he will really be, then it's very much debatable.
 
ThierryHenry said:
A top keeper will never have the same impact to a team that Sterling could, that's obvious.
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Sorry but that cant be 100% true,what pisses me the most is attitude of football fans towards defenders/GKs and defending in general.
 
LFCTommy said:
Losing him to Bayern, Real, or even City would be alright... But Arsenal? I know they're an extra notch up the ladder, but the difference between us & Arsenal is smaller than the difference between Arsenal & Bayern/Real.

It's like Suarez. Losing him to Arsenal would've been weird, but to Barcelona? Understandable.
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Wasn't it the same with Sanchez? It's generally accepted than London is a more desirable place to live, particularly if your not from the North West in the first place. I'd be more annoyed at losing him to City in that case, as it would suggest the reasons for leaving were entirely football related and not lifestyle or location.
 
ThierryHenry said:
:lol: The attitude towards De Gea in this place is crazy, you'd think United have never had a great player before.

A top keeper will never have the same impact to a team that Sterling could, that's obvious.
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Must be a WUM. You are talking like Sterling is Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar or Hazard, etc.

The other aspect is that United fans rate DDG because he is already that good despite being so young. Really simple. And having had great goalkeepers in Schmeichel and VDS (with both we won the CL), as well as hit and miss keepers like Barthez et al (who especially in Europe made life very difficult for their own teams), maybe, just maybe we do know how important a world class gk really is.
 
matt23 said:
Wasn't it the same with Sanchez? It's generally accepted than London is a more desirable place to live, particularly if your not from the North West in the first place. I'd be more annoyed at losing him to City in that case, as it would suggest the reasons for leaving were entirely football related and not lifestyle or location.
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If he chooses Arsenal over City because they have a few nicer clubs in that part of the world, then he's a fool. If he goes, I'd rather him go for footballing reasons.
 
ThierryHenry said:
:lol: The attitude towards De Gea in this place is crazy, you'd think United have never had a great player before.

A top keeper will never have the same impact to a team that Sterling could, that's obvious.
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Didn't you watch the United Liverpool OT game? Or maybe you did, and Sterling's misses sticks out more than De Gea's saves?
 
I'd have De Gea over Sterling if it was possible, to be honest. At least ten years that you don't have to worry about a goalkeeper because you've got one of the best in the world? I'll take that. Sterling is an exceptional talent but such wingers are a lot easier to find or produce yourself, we've already got Ibe right now who of course isn't as good as Sterling but it just shows you that world class keepers are much harder to come by than wingers. And I disagree that a keeper can't have a bigger impact on a team than a winger.

Varun said:
You seem to be going overboard. With his contract situation the way it is, if he wants out, you will sell him.
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No we don't, definitely not this summer. Sterling's value to our team might be higher than losing out on £10 with his transfer fee. Dortmund didn't even want to sell Lewandowski in the last year of his contract because his value to them was higher over the course of that last sason than the transfer fee they'd get from Bayern.
 
I think he's looking at City and Chelsea. Can't see him leaving for Arsenal tbh. I think we have a better chance. The boy wants to win trophies.
 
It would be weird, if he joins Arsenal. Of course its a step up, but only a small one and he´d be committed for 2-4 years. If no top5 club is going after him this summer he could easily wait another year for such an offer. I´d bet that he joins City for 40m or he stays another year. He could just sit it out or he extends his contract with a buy-out clause.
 
LFCTommy said:
If he chooses Arsenal over City because they have a few nicer clubs in that part of the world, then he's a fool. If he goes, I'd rather him go for footballing reasons.
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Fair enough although, there are probably more personal reasons behind wanting to relocate than night clubs. I'm guessing anyway.
 
If anywhere he'll be signing for Chelsea, it's just one of them signings that's so obvious. We should bid though, make it public just for the laugh
 
amolbhatia100 said:
So he'll go but next summer. Ok.
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Possibly but Sterling isn't operating on the same level as Suarez and his currency isn't comparable right now. Liverpool are in a stronger position in terms of contract clauses and prospective buyers.

Fact is, FSG have shown they are pretty hard nosed in these things. He will leave on their terms.
 
prarek said:
If it was between us and Arsenal.
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I'd say London is a bigger draw for him plus I'd be surprised if the two north west clubs engaged in business of this sort - unprecedented. Just ask Heinze.
 
PickledRed said:
I'd say London is a bigger draw for him plus I'd be surprised if the two north west clubs engaged in business of this sort - unprecedented. Just ask Heinze.
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Fair point actually. Still don't think he'll leave for Arsenal though. I think its either Chelsea or City.
 
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