Bubz27
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How much profit did we make on them?Just like Martial's or Amad Diallo's.
How much profit did we make on them?Just like Martial's or Amad Diallo's.
Why not? Any articles or tweets?What a bunch of clowns. They can't even register him right now. Stupid club.
According to ESPN, they thought they could because of Agüero's retirement, turns out it's not enough. They need to sell someone else first to have salary space.Why not? Any articles or tweets?
Amazing if true.According to ESPN, they thought they could because of Agüero's retirement, turns out it's not enough. They need to sell someone else first to have salary space.
Laughing my ass off. The incompetence at this club is a bit tragic. But also quite hilarious.According to ESPN, they thought they could because of Agüero's retirement, turns out it's not enough. They need to sell someone else first to have salary space.
Partly true. They knew aguero retiring wasn't enough but they also knew they had to remove a couple of players like umtiti, Coutinho, dembeles renewal.Amazing if true.
Because nobody believes City’s officially reported wages, and with good reason. Their use of shell companies making offshore payments is well documented. Torres, like many others, was given a huge signing bonus in lieu of wages, so FFP could be “adhered” to in the PL.Why don’t you just focus on the reported facts than plucking figures from up your backside?
https://www.spotrac.com/epl/manchester-city-fc/payroll/
Barca aren't skint anymore I guess. That little crisis lasted just long enough to shove Messi out the door it seems. Now they're spunking 50 million on Man City reserves.
They are paying 50m for him in 4 installments, the first of which is next summer. So they are actually paying nothing for him now. When you are as rich as City, you can afford to do this, and is actually smart business because Barca have probably paid an extra 5m to do it in instalments and delaying the first payment 6 months. Pretty standard practice in football to have a higher fee when it’s structured over several years. The more generous and extended those terms, the bigger the premium.Really smells off this deal. Barca have a near £1.5 Billion debt. They've bid £50 Mill straight off the bat for an unproven player who wasn't being chased by any other club. Who does this.
So Barcelona are like my little sister when she tried to justify getting a load of clothes in credit from a catalogue. "But i don't have to pay for anything yet, it's spread over time".They are paying 50m for him in 4 installments, the first of which is next summer. So they are actually paying nothing for him now. When you are as rich as City, you can afford to do this, and is actually smart business because Barca have probably paid an extra 5m to do it in instalments and delaying the first payment 6 months. Pretty standard practice in football to have a higher fee when it’s structured over several years. The more generous and extended those terms, the bigger the premium.
Isn't that illegal?Because nobody believes City’s officially reported wages, and with good reason. Their use of shell companies making offshore payments is well documented. Torres, like many others, was given a huge signing bonus in lieu of wages, so FFP could be “adhered” to in the PL.
You believe City pay just 110 million pounds total wages?Why don’t you just focus on the reported facts than plucking figures from up your backside?
https://www.spotrac.com/epl/manchester-city-fc/payroll/
Where do you get £110m from? Just the players in that list add upto £143mYou believe City pay just 110 million pounds total wages?
It's mentioned 143 million USD as total, which is around 110 million pounds. Wonder where the other 200+ million is spent as total wages are around 300 million.Where do you get £110m from? Just the players in that list add upto £143m
Signed, but they can’t register him due to the salary cap
Surely all the players who reduced their wages last summer would be a little miffed at Barca? Splashing 50m plus wages on what looks to be an unnecessary signing and they let their living legend leave etc.Signed, but they can’t register him due to the salary cap
Talks ongoing with Dembele to convince him to extend the contract reducing the salary and register Ferran
I don’t think anyone would be surprised by this? Even if City are in a better position right now, Real and Barcelona still have an allure that no other club in world football possess, even more so for a player from Spain.Ferran Torres: “I've always said it, it was very clear to me. I went to #ManCity to return to one of the greats in Spain. I was prepared to assume this responsibility. I want to return Barca to the place where it deserves."
City in shambles.
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The deal seemed dodgy to me.So with most likely Lewandowski, Raphinha, Dembele, Aubameyang all at Barcelona next season - what does it mean for him? Why did they spend £50m on what is now going to be at best a bench option? Especially in their financial situation?
Doing their old mate Pep a favour.The deal seemed dodgy to me.
Was odd how he more than doubled in value after a mixed period at City being mainly a sub.Doing their old mate Pep a favour.
Probably because they engineered some deal where his £50m value is on the books today but they don't have to pay his fee until a couple of years time. That way they've added assets whilst not paying out any money for him.So with most likely Lewandowski, Raphinha, Dembele, Aubameyang all at Barcelona next season - what does it mean for him? Why did they spend £50m on what is now going to be at best a bench option? Especially in their financial situation?
Current Barca are not in a position to be doing anyone financial favours(not to mention an oil rich club), nor are they that close with Pep anymore. I'm afraid this is just a good old fashioned case of chronic incompetence on Barca's behalf.Doing their old mate Pep a favour.
Other way around? City sold him cheap to help Barcelona make top 4 because Pep asked them to?Doing their old mate Pep a favour.
And the award for understatement of the year goes to….Barcelona are a poorly run club.
Probably because they engineered some deal where his £50m value is on the books today but they don't have to pay his fee until a couple of years time. That way they've added assets whilst not paying out any money for him.
One of the most bizarre purchases ever.
Barcelona are a poorly run club.
Barcelona signed him because he is young and with a lot of potential. And in the Spanish national team he was playing at a very high level.And the award for understatement of the year goes to….
He scored 9 goals in 28 league games for City. That’s worse than 1 in 3 for the team that scores the most goals in the league every single season.Barcelona signed him because he is young and with a lot of potential. And in the Spanish national team he was playing at a very high level.
If any Englishman had scored 12 in 22 games with his national team it would have cost €100M+
It will be because the other City players scored 20+, right?He scored 9 goals in 28 league games for City. That’s worse than 1 in 3 for the team that scores the most goals in the league every single season.
He has always been average, never knew what the fuss was about when people here were praising him.He was never that good but I got cooked for questioning the deal in this thread when it happened. £50m for a City’s 5th choice winger was a smart play
that’s not a bad recordHe scored 9 goals in 28 league games for City. That’s worse than 1 in 3 for the team that scores the most goals in the league every single season.
Not that I believe in using goals as the sole metric in assessing performances anyway, but of those 28 games only 19 were starts, so I’m not sure why that poster thinks it’s a bad record.that’s not a bad record
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