Alexis Sanchez (Out)

[Tir Na Nog]

But Di Maria was so rubbish in this league. Luxury player that.

He'd do far better here than he did in LVG's rigid and strict structure at United.

 

[tap-in]

Clubs can agree a deal with the player behind his club, but it means nothing if we aren't selling. PSG or City can meet him or his agent in private and agree a wage, but when City come to us with a bid we'll say 'no thanks'. We might sell to PSG though I feel.

So yeah, reports of PSG and Sanchez agreeing wages means nothing to us.

Agree with all that but what about reports PSG have been in London for talks. If that's the case it must be talks with us, surely Alexis agent would go to them in Paris. Ok, it may not be true like many other things.

 

[Mark Tobias]

He'd do far better here than he did in LVG's rigid and strict structure at United.

Okay, I'll admit, I didn't even consider that but I still feel like he has a weak mentality and we have enough of that. He seems a player that wil only do well when the team is doing well. He won;t dig us out of holes like Alexis does.

 

[Malky]

If PSG are willing to activate a £200M release clause for Neymar, we should be demanding half of that for Alexis, 1 year left on his contract or not.
Ideal scenario - we demand (and get ) £60M plus Rabiot. Put that £60M towards signing Ousmane Dembele and I could live with Alexis leaving.

 

[Slartibartfast]

 

[scytheavatar]

He'd do far better here than he did in LVG's rigid and strict structure at United.

Why? Di Maria is not a particularly good passer, nor is he smart or particularly good at dribbling. What he is good at is being a workhorse and good percentage player, he delivers so many crosses and throughballs per game that eventually a couple of them ends up leading to spectacular youtube highlight goals. In another words he's the exact opposite of the Wengerball player.

 

[Flying Okapis]

It probably does but I assume that tapping up players is nearly impossible to prove unless the player says it happened. If a club representative and a player talk and get caught they will just make up that they are friends or whatever.

With the lawyers the clubs can afford I imagine you need some fake sheikh kind of evidence with recordings etc to get that through court.

 

[Garrincha]

Hard to hold it against players with less than a year on their deals especially if they have no intention of renewing.

 

[gkoat]

fwiw i'm pretty sure charles watts was the journalist that was saying he was off to city all summer prior to today, even when Arsène dug his heels in

 

[HairSprayGooners]

[Info Paris U] Alexis #Sanchez est actuellement au Royal Monceau, un hôtel parisien du 8ème arrondissement. #PSG

Alexis is apparently in the royal Parisian hotel in Paris...

 

[Devil_in_Disguise]

[Info Paris U] Alexis #Sanchez is currently at the Royal Monceau, a Parisian hotel in the 8th district. #PSG

Looks like he will end up at PSG.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Looks like he will end up at PSG.

Lots of people go to Paris for all sorts of different reasons.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Can't wait for Alexis to be sent to play with the U23s

 

[every little thing]

He can **** off

 

[Devil_in_Disguise]

Lots of people go to Paris for all sorts of different reasons.

You're right. Probably nothing in this.

 

[Hunta]

If he's getting his visa, he's staying.

 

[A_G]

Hope he goes to a restaurant later and has coins thrown in his face.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

 

[Slartibartfast]

You're right. Probably nothing in this.

Yeah, I think it's interesting that all this PSG stuff came up just as soon as it was reported that Arsenal absolutely wouldn't sell him and that Alexis would not go on strike to force a move and would play out his contract. The saga has been great business for web traffic, so some won't want it to end. We'll see, but it's going to take more than unsourced or dubiously sourced media reports to get me to take any of it seriously.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Hope he goes to a restaurant later and has coins thrown in his face.

wtf man