Oh c'mon. We know he's better than that. His confidence is shot right now and maybe the pressure at United is too much for him. Fresh start would defiantly help him a lot. Also mkhi and Sanchez are at similar ages and the money involved in the transfer would be quite similar.
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No, it was Luis Enrique. Pep bought him in 2011 and left 2012.
The number 7 shirt is available....
We actually wanted him the summer you got him by all accounts
Not think it'll happen but Aarons, Romano and Di Marzio are usually very reliable.
I don't think anyone's being negative - Just accepting it's not realistic. I doubt Pep/City were the only ones in for a player of that quality. More likely clubs interested have been told in no uncertain terms that he's dead set on playing for City. It's been reported for some time which even the sources reporting on our interest acknowledge.
I'm happy to see us going for this level of player. Just not optimistic.
Exactly.
Do you not think they are precise cos Arsenal want the figures out there e.g. they’d take £25m but don’t wanna say directly to keep up the pretence they are playing hardball? It doesn’t harm Alexis in negotiations to brief out that he could get more cash elsewhere. Might get City to up its wage offer.
Not at all, we're a very enticing prospect for most players out there but you have to take the circumstances into account, there aren't many ticks in our column ahead of City at this point in the season so it's only natural to think they would be in poll position, especially since they've been after the player for a while, that usually comes into play too (players like to feel wanted).
What i get from the article is that Arsenal prefer to sell to us because of Micky but we haven't agreed anything with Sanchez and there were rumours that he had already agreed personal terms with City.
So looks like Sanchez wants City while Arsenal wants us.
Wouldn't take any of this serious if it wasn't for transfergod himself Di Marzio.
So looks like Sanchez wants City while Arsenal wants us.
Wouldn't take any of this serious if it wasn't for transfergod himself Di Marzio.
Am I missing something, what did Pep do to humiliate Sanchez. Pep signed him for Barca and as far as I know they got along great, then Pep left for his "sabbatical". I think his desire to work with again is what is driving this, plus he knows he guaranteed at least a PL title this season
The only way this is happening is if People has decided to stick with Aguero.
Sanchez is off to City imo. His head has been turned by Pep. Can't even seeing what offering him more easily would do.
What I don't get is if we would be naive enough to actually bid.
Sanchez is off to City imo. His head has been turned by Pep. Can't even seeing what offering him more easily would do.
What I don't get is if we would be naive enough to actually bid.
So we're getting in a pissing contest with City?
He'll run to Pep, don't know why we're wasting our time.
He'll run to Pep, don't know why we're wasting our time.
Sanchez looks like someone who isn't interested in playing for us.
I would assume, because they've been interested for a while and Sanchez was/is obviously keen to sign, that City are the more likely destination. But he's not going to play every game there, and he would here. You never know.
I'm gonna rate our chances as 0.1% of getting him 
Sanchez and Guardiola had one season together, the way city fans go on you'd think they're best mates - This notion he only wants man city is utter bollocks too.
The player himself said openly in public he'd rather stay in London given the choice. Man City werent based in London last i checked.
Wenger said City hadnt bid. so the deal can't be 'done' can it you muppets. city fans claim hes lying and the deal is done (yeh because that'd help wenger's cause with the supporters right now wouldnt it)
they read far too much into stories and incidents over on that forum. Christ.
The player himself said openly in public he'd rather stay in London given the choice. Man City werent based in London last i checked.
Wenger said City hadnt bid. so the deal can't be 'done' can it you muppets. city fans claim hes lying and the deal is done (yeh because that'd help wenger's cause with the supporters right now wouldnt it)
they read far too much into stories and incidents over on that forum. Christ.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Sky in Italy are saying we're willing to offer Mkhitaryan plus cash for Sanchez. I can't see Arsenal turning that down if it's true. Wenger is apparently a big fan of Mkhi and has tried to bring him to Arsenal in the past. Wenger and Arsenal probably see Mkhi as the best replacement available for Sanchez.
Meh, he's going to City. If there's any truth to it, we're just trying to ruffle City's feathers at the last minute.
Don't care if we sign him or not (likely we won't), but we need to hit 3000 posts here by midnight.
It's naive to bid for top players? What harm would it do? The worst case scenario is us driving the price up for City.
He's the kind of player who can drive us to big titles, and better than any outfield player we have IMO.
The last time we went head to head with a Arsenal super star running out of contract - RVP signed and won us a league.
I dont even care if we dont get him, we will atleast force City to pay more for him.
I dont even care if we dont get him, we will atleast force City to pay more for him.
Even so, I reckon them including Mkhi in the deal would be a last resort to secure Sanchez - United don't sell to rivals.
Can Sanchez play on right wing?? I would rather take Pulisic ahead of him.
Teams don't bid these days without an indication that the player will consider joining them. He has probably offered some form of encouragement to invoke a bid.
To help get sanchez?
Not really. There has never been the precedent of a selling club or the player's agent leaking such details.
To compare, de Bruyne was linked to us when he was on the verge of signing for City. That was a clear agent or Wolfsburg leak to hurry City up as it did not contain specifics of our supposed offer. Here, the details are precise.
Whilst we are talking to Arsenal we should also enquire about taking Ozil off their hands too.
Lukaku all over again?
He looks like that huh?
This could be the turnaround signing of the season! Please, please let it happen...
That may be true but ultimately if Arsenal accept a bid from city I'm sure that's where he will end up.
Obviously yeah, but it wouldn't take Mkhi to get Sanchez. More dollar would.
not sure about throwing Mkhi into the mix, that means we'll have to pay Arsenal more to take him off our hands too.
This. You don't often see a bid accepted only for the player to say "Nah". We won't have bid if Sanchez was opposed to coming here.
he's probably not opposed to two of the world's richest club's fighting to offer him higher wages, that's for sure.
Makes sense. The bolded part is just conjecture though. It could very well have been due to the wages in question. I don't see any reason why Sanchez would suddenly have his heart set out to play for City.
Either way, as another poster mentioned before, we wouldn't have bid without any encouragement from Sanchez's agent so there is that. Maybe he wants to be the top player in the club which he wouldn't become in City with so many stars in the team.
It seemingly happens in every window. Lucas Moura’s team and PSG look like they are doing it right now.
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