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It would be rather funny if his wage demands to join City were significantly higher than what he agrees to with us.
That's what made Chelsea so attractive at one point...that and being in the capital.But making a 100m loss a year didn't appeal to Abramovitch for long.Sooner or later the Sheiks are going to have to be realistic and then the spending will have to be curbed.
Well City is now fighting the monster they created themselves.
They know they can't continue to pay these over the top wages to every new signing so they are probably going in with more realistic offers.
But honestly if Balotelli is earning 180k p/w it's hard to explain to Hazard why he will only get max 100k p/w.
It's also unrealistic from City to assume they can all of a sudden get the best talents for their real value because I'm fairly certain that being offered the same wages as other top clubs do not many players really would chose City.
The only thing that makes them attractive is the fact that they pay you a lot of cash to play for them.
My take on this transfer..
City offer him £17k pw net
United offer him £85k gross
Not an easy one...but which offer would YOU accept?
My take on this transfer..
City offer him £17k pw net
United offer him £85k gross
Not an easy one...but which offer would YOU accept?
It's very easy given the question is aimed at Manchester United fans.
So, the Gotze question. Anyone?
I prefer Gotze to Hazard. But he has signed an improved contract, so can't see him leaving for a while.I really know feck all about him but how does his ability compare to someone like Gotze. The praise I've heard about the latter is unlike any I've heard about any other current young player so, just wondering.
Well City is now fighting the monster they created themselves.
They know they can't continue to pay these over the top wages to every new signing so they are probably going in with more realistic offers.
But honestly if Balotelli is earning 180k p/w it's hard to explain to Hazard why he will only get max 100k p/w.
It's also unrealistic from City to assume they can all of a sudden get the best talents for their real value because I'm fairly certain that being offered the same wages as other top clubs do not many players really would chose City.
The only thing that makes them attractive is the fact that they pay you a lot of cash to play for them.
I was reading a French article (translates) just last week saying that Hazard will sign for Spurs after being guaranteed football. Apparently he said he felt it was a wise choice for his career. I didn't think anything of it as I couldn't see him going anywhere but City, but now im wondering if there may have been some truth in it.
My take on this transfer..
City offer him £175k pw net
United offer him £85k gross
Not an easy one...but which offer would YOU accept?
Yeah right. We can give Ashley Young 120k, but for a better player let's give him 40k less. Well done.
Yeah right. We can give Ashley Young 120k, but for a better player let's give him 40k less. Well done.
The only thing that makes them attractive is the fact that they pay you a lot of cash to play for them.
My take on this transfer..
City offer him £175k pw net
United offer him £85k gross
Not an easy one...but which offer would YOU accept?
Not really. Two-three years ago your argument would be valid, but certainly not anymore.
Sure money is a big part of it, but City already have a top quality squad, very close to winning their first domestic title and almost certainly will be a mainstay in the CL for many seasons to come.
Unless Hazard cares about prestige of playing for historically more successful club, which most players nowadays don't give two shits about, his preference for City can be justified by more than just bigger wage packet.
Spoken from experience.![]()
Young isnt on 120k/week
I meant £175k pw not £17k
My take on this transfer..
City offer him £175k pw net
United offer him £85k gross
Not an easy one...but which offer would YOU accept?
Asking United fans this is rather silly because there's only one answer for all of us. For non United supporters though the choice will swing the other way most of the time.
Bayern for £80k a week or Schalke for £170k a week? Milan for £80k a week or Roma for £170k a week? Etc.
But the difference won't be that big anyway, it could be £50k a week at most.
Well, let's be honest, if City won't pay what he wants then it's unlikely we will.
To be fair mate, if City won't pay what he wants then no-one apart from Anzhi can pay him.
Not even Anzhi have that kind of money.
What Eto'o earns there is obscene but I doubt they'd be able to maintain more than one player with that kind of wages.
Dunno if this is good news or him being greedy..
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#mcfc increasingly less optimistic about edin hazard today. agent not helping, by the sound of it. long way to go, though..
There is simply not even a sniff of a chance of Hazard ever coming here. Its already signed and sealed at City. Nasri must be delighted. He can pick up 150 grand a week for sitting on a bench each week which is what he basically said he wanted some weeks ago when he said that Arsenal played him too much.
Yeah right. We can give Ashley Young 120k, but for a better player let's give him 40k less. Well done.