Good move for City. Silva, Aguero and Sterling will provide some mouth watering football.
Raheem Sterling | Signs for Man City for £49,000,000
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Fonte and Pelle' for 49m seems about right.
Only flaw with that is he would have to score. His Achilles heel I'm afraid.
How much QPR earn from that?
Who would be daft enough to pay even more for him?
Sterling is class. The fee is a tad overpriced but that's the way it is. It's not really even that much of an outrageous fee with the way transfer fees are going these days.
He is one of the brightest young English players with a potential to become a world class player. He should link up pretty well with Aguero and Silva and will only get better IMO. He should also benefit from playing under a manager who doesn't shunt him to wingback.
I really think Liverpool fans should be more upset about losing him than they are. Money is only part of it. This is one of their best players who forced his way out at 20 years of age. They really aren't where they should be as a club in terms of being attractive to players.
He is one of the brightest young English players with a potential to become a world class player. He should link up pretty well with Aguero and Silva and will only get better IMO. He should also benefit from playing under a manager who doesn't shunt him to wingback.
I really think Liverpool fans should be more upset about losing him than they are. Money is only part of it. This is one of their best players who forced his way out at 20 years of age. They really aren't where they should be as a club in terms of being attractive to players.
Will be sold in the summer of 2017 then. Coutinho next summer.
And then bites someone resulting in a 6 month ban.
This sort of deal will make doing a deal with Tottenham for Harry Kane (if our interest is genuine) even more difficult. Daniel Levy will use this deal as a benchmark and will rinse us for even more than before.
People said the exact same when we signed Toure and allegedly paid him £200k a week. He was worth every penny and caused no dressing room upset.
Sterling's general play was excellent too. Rooney in 04 I wanted us to sign, Sterling was never a possible signing so the thought never occurred. I don't think at 19 Sterling he was on the same level as Rooney at 18/19 but I don't think he's light years behind.
Saw on the tweet machine they are getting £10 million.
Agreed. I don't think it is excessive. He's 20 years old and a hell of a talent. Could prove to be pennies.
I don't get all these green smileys and this mass hysteria is quite odd. Fact is, if Sterling was perfectly happy at Liverpool and City made this bid, I can only imagine it would be rejected. It's not great business at all for Liverpool. They are losing a great prospect and will no doubt invest the money on second and third rate dross.
Madrid. Duh.
Hmmm, I am sure B-Rod will be straight on speed dial to Southampton. I wonder who he will buy this time........................
That's good for them.
This either turns out to be a huge waste of money if he flops, or he does extremely well and earns a £60m+ move to Bayern, Madrid or Barca in a few years time.
Unlike Rooney and Ferdinand, who the fee is being compared to, I doubt Sterling will become a club legend who lives out all of his best years there.
Unlike Rooney and Ferdinand, who the fee is being compared to, I doubt Sterling will become a club legend who lives out all of his best years there.
That's wrong for a start.
Think it's 20% so just under £10m.
I just went on Bluemoon to see what they think of this and its just post after post of calling each other 'rags' and writing posts addressed to any 'rags' reading the forum etc.
Honestly i have never seen a set of fans like it, its like everything they talk about in some way involves us. What a sad bunch they are, living in our shadow for so long has taken a bigger toll on them than you would of thought.
Honestly i have never seen a set of fans like it, its like everything they talk about in some way involves us. What a sad bunch they are, living in our shadow for so long has taken a bigger toll on them than you would of thought.
It's all fantastical telephone numbers anyway, isn't it?
'Oh, i'd maybe pay £40'000'000 for him, but £50'000'000 seems a tad excessive'.
'Oh, i'd maybe pay £40'000'000 for him, but £50'000'000 seems a tad excessive'.
I think you are wrong. But we will agree to disagree.
Well he wasnt 20 when you bought him and that was one of those moments,never said anything about someone being worth every penny or not.
ahh. love those Munich chanters....
Excellent signing for City in truth. Will become a world class player in a couple of years
And then Madrid will buy him.
I don't think he has the bollocks for it though
Madness
Sterling hasn't been at his best for a while and you can see why when his heart clearly hasnt been set on playing for Liverpool. We will see his true level at City.
So City just spunked £50m on pace? I don't see anything special with his passing, I don't see anything special with his shooting. He's not that well built, goals is hardly his strength. But he is one hell of a fast wee fecker, and pace seems to be the only aspect of his game right now where he bosses other footballers. I could be wrong and force to eat my words in a few seasons time, but I don't see any evidence in any other area of his ability other than pace that warrants this kind of price tag.
You're paying Luke Shaw £120k (allegedly) a week. Sterling's a better player, more expensive, an attacker, and City have a greater need for him than United did for Shaw. Is paying £80k (allegedly) more a week for him such a big deal?
Shaw isn't earning even close to £100k. Confirmed by the player.
He'll certainly be earning close to £100k at least, you don't spend £30m on a player, beating Chelsea to his signature in the process, and not pay something close to £100k.
He's best attribute is his dribbling and ball control. I've not even seen him as being particularly reliant on pace.
What are you talking about? We didn't have a left back in the first team when Shaw signed. Evra left, Buttner left. We had only Blackett. How is City signing a winger/forward a greater need than us signing a left back?
Well yes.
For the record i don't think he is on 120k, though rumours suggest it is around the 100k mark.
Either way, 120k is too much for shaw, 200k is ridiculous for sterling, two wrongs don't make a right.
For the record i think that 200k figure is bull anyway. There was no competition for him and pool were supposedly only offering 100k so there's no reason for it to be 200k, that's just silly talk.
watch Liverpool spend that money on nothing players 
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