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Cancelo going to Bayern on loan...
They couldn't, could they
What you thinking? That they’ll take one of Spence, Emerson or Doherty off our hands as a replacement?!?! ??
Cancelo going to Bayern on loan...
They couldn't, could they
That's the way to write an anti-Levy post! Like you say, there are long-held misgivings around strategy so it's understandable to a degree (but still amusing).I've been following the thread and there is contrasting information. On the one hand, it's Sporting who have moved the goalposts, on the other hand it sounds like we verbally agreed to pay the cost of financing and have now reneged.
For Levy not being involved, I take that as he's not directly involved - but he will have set the parameters for the intermediaries, obviously they wouldn't have carte blanche and nobody would expect them to. My suspicion is that the parameters set are very tight - which would seem to be supported by the <£3m quibble on which the deal now appears to hang.
In the end, whatever does or doesn't happen with this particular deal, there seems to be a critical problem at the club in terms of strategic direction, this transfer window is a symptom of that. It was encouraging to read that we have 'realised that plan b/c/d doesn't cut it, doesn't improve the quality of the squad' - that is very welcome, but you then really do have to go out and get your plan a.
The two extremes are Chelsea, who will happily go out and overpay to get the players they want, and Brighton, who are smarter operators with a fully integrated club structure, who plan and recruit coherently with great success in replacing the players/manager when poached. Whereas we seem to be caught between two stools, strategically incoherent, flitting from one approach to another, lacking courage to stick to a defined plan (assuming we have one), failing to commit to a direction and often panic buying as a result.
Ultimately, when you're the leader of the organisation then final responsibility rests with you - you hire the intermediaries, the sporting director, the manager, sign the players etc. Not directly necessarily, but as the figurehead they are seen as your decisions. As it should be.
To the poster above, you said 'read the thread'. To Levy I might say 'read the room'.
That's why there's so much frustration at the moment - we don't know what we are trying to be, and I fear Levy doesn't either.
Most the stuff posted by ITK or people like that say sporting moved the price. Kinda an easy one to see whyWhy do you think this is a shenanigan from Sporting?
Yep, likely followed by Zaniolo’s debut for Milan vs usI can see it now, Porro debut Vs, wait for it …
US !!!!
They moved the price? wasn't it about a £2.5m lease fee payment that Tottenham set up.Most the stuff posted by ITK or people like that say sporting moved the price. Kinda an easy one to see why
If man city jump in and activate the buyback clause at least we have the satisfaction that sporting will not get any where near the money they could of had off us
Dont think this would be within the rulesMaybe city will buy him and sell him to us straight away. Money for doing absolutely nothing.
Loan him to usMaybe city will buy him and sell him to us straight away. Money for doing absolutely nothing.
Maybe city will buy him and sell him to us straight away. Money for doing absolutely nothing.
If City want Porro to replace Cancelo why would Porto faff about with wanting an extra 2.6m as an excuse or stall for time?
Surely they would just call our deal off and let City sign him