As a few have said, I can see them getting ~£25m upfront and the rest in add-ons. City typically find a way to let their young talent leave if they want first team footy.
City will only have a high price if someone is willing to pay it. And I don't think anyone will be willing to pay 40m, so their options will be to keep asking for 40m and risk losing him for free, or to reduce the price.
€14m a year PLUS bonuses?
Could have sworn he was only getting €10m a year gross because of Barca's incredible negotiating prowess??
I am sure humanitarian edgelord and Chief Grief Policeman @FCBarça will be along shortly to straighten this out.
But would a £25m (at the time) Man City castoff have been a statement signing? This thread is littered with people saying he isn't that good, etc.
This is just another, and I am sure it won't be the last this Summer, "damned if we do, damned if...
Guys if we can up the passive aggressive posts of division and clique likes I feel we can really turn this thread into the needless bloodbath it can be. Let’s up our game as fully grown adults on the internet please.
The lack of signings and squad depth at this stage is a bit of a worry but I'm sure that by the end of the window we will have a competitive squad ( yes I know that we need to hit the ground running for the first game and appreciate how...
Part of the problem is people refusing to acknowledge new signings as new signings, because they're not as shiny or exciting as they'd hoped.
Alcaraz doesn't count because he was here on loan, Travers doesn't count because he's only a backup...