Brown Nose
Well-Known Member
There is an interesting article in The Athletic (written by Sam Lee) about Man City's failures in the transfer market last summer.
It turns out that they had been in discussions with both Maguire and Chilwell during last season and had led both to believe that they'd be signing them. A contract had been agreed with Maguire and Chilwell had been told verbally that he was their main target.
As it turned out, Man City apparently realised that they couldn't shift Otamendi or Mendy so were stuck with them and couldn't then afford to sign Maguire (also because Man Utd were prepared to outbid them). Chilwell was apparently told by Man City at the end of April that he wouldn't be going there after all because of their finances.
I seem to recall Guardiola on the pitch after the match there in early May talking to both Maguire and Chilwell.
Consider our current side. I imagine that 7-8 of them have agents that are currently being bombarded with interested clubs sounding them out for moves in January/next summer. All will be offering players more money than we can pay. How are we going to handle this?
It turns out that they had been in discussions with both Maguire and Chilwell during last season and had led both to believe that they'd be signing them. A contract had been agreed with Maguire and Chilwell had been told verbally that he was their main target.
As it turned out, Man City apparently realised that they couldn't shift Otamendi or Mendy so were stuck with them and couldn't then afford to sign Maguire (also because Man Utd were prepared to outbid them). Chilwell was apparently told by Man City at the end of April that he wouldn't be going there after all because of their finances.
I seem to recall Guardiola on the pitch after the match there in early May talking to both Maguire and Chilwell.
Consider our current side. I imagine that 7-8 of them have agents that are currently being bombarded with interested clubs sounding them out for moves in January/next summer. All will be offering players more money than we can pay. How are we going to handle this?