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Bridge'srightfoot wrote:To get £25 million for a 28 year old injured, out of form striker who hasn't had a decent game since last January and clearly wanted to go liquor is phenomenal business.

Is it an option to buy at that price or have they agreed to pay that fee next summer ?

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:He was clearly very keen to go.

No point in keeping him if he's unhappy when it clearly fucks up his performance.

Good luck to him anyway. Champ..

His wife wanted back to Spain so back to Spain it is.

Bridge'srightfoot wrote:To get £25 million for a 28 year old injured, out of form striker who hasn't had a decent game since last January and clearly wanted to go liquor is phenomenal business.

I agree with most comments about this ...... BUT I just fucking liked the guy . top player, top bloke !

Best of luck to the fella. Sorry to see him go but glad to have seen him play for us.

really liked the guy but it's good money.

Green & Blue wrote:

Bridge'srightfoot wrote:To get £25 million for a 28 year old injured, out of form striker who hasn't had a decent game since last January and clearly wanted to go liquor is phenomenal business.

Is it an option to buy at that price or have they agreed to pay that fee next summer ?

Obligation to buy next summer.

Just thinking about this. UEFA said that the 50 mil transfer limit was for two seasons. Doing the deal as a loan, means we already have a transfer ceiling of 70 odd mil next summer before any other sales. Clever.

Ted Hughes wrote:

Green & Blue wrote:

Bridge'srightfoot wrote:To get £25 million for a 28 year old injured, out of form striker who hasn't had a decent game since last January and clearly wanted to go liquor is phenomenal business.

Is it an option to buy at that price or have they agreed to pay that fee next summer ?

Obligation to buy next summer.

Just thinking about this. UEFA said that the 50 mil transfer limit was for two seasons. Doing the deal as a loan, means we already have a transfer ceiling of 70 odd mil next summer before any other sales. Clever.

Good stuff thanks for clarifying that Ted.No complaints about that price, it's more than I would have expected.My major concern now is how we cope without four recognised forwards when the games are coming thick and fast.That might not be so clever.

Ted Hughes wrote:

Green & Blue wrote:

Bridge'srightfoot wrote:To get £25 million for a 28 year old injured, out of form striker who hasn't had a decent game since last January and clearly wanted to go liquor is phenomenal business.

Is it an option to buy at that price or have they agreed to pay that fee next summer ?

Obligation to buy next summer.

Just thinking about this. UEFA said that the 50 mil transfer limit was for two seasons. Doing the deal as a loan, means we already have a transfer ceiling of 70 odd mil next summer before any other sales. Clever.

The club reckon it's for one season, Ted. Be interesting to see how this plays out. If the club are right we'll have enough money put aside for a Messi bid ;-)

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:

Green & Blue wrote:

Bridge'srightfoot wrote:To get £25 million for a 28 year old injured, out of form striker who hasn't had a decent game since last January and clearly wanted to go liquor is phenomenal business.

Is it an option to buy at that price or have they agreed to pay that fee next summer ?

Obligation to buy next summer.

Just thinking about this. UEFA said that the 50 mil transfer limit was for two seasons. Doing the deal as a loan, means we already have a transfer ceiling of 70 odd mil next summer before any other sales. Clever.

The club reckon it's for one season, Ted. Be interesting to see how this plays out. If the club are right we'll have enough money put aside for a Messi bid ;-)

Just reread the clubs statement from May, it says we are limited to a net of €60M net spend in the upcoming summer transfer window. By my reckoning we are free to spend as we wish in January although there are still financial constraints on our overall wage bill.

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote: If the club are right we'll have enough money put aside for a Messi bid ;-)

i hope not

The club have done well here when you factor in everything from his family's homesickness to his current injury to his lack of form.

I loved the whole Beast thing but we haven't seen it for a good eight months. To make a significant profit on someone who is in his late 20s is excellent, and it'll give us some nice cash to spend next summer.

Very impressed with our Spaniards this window.

lets all have a disco wrote:Our forwards are all midgets bar Dzeko we needed Negredo for a different dimension to our attack we couldnt break those big bastards down on Saturday Negredo causing all sorts of problems would have been a god send.

Fuck im pissed off.

Think hes let go just because Yaya is lazy defender and we go a good price for 29 years old player who had dry spell and hes injured. i espect this season that Yaya play much more up front because he prove he can score, So cover up with Ferna and Dhino up front Yaya Silva Nasri and one of 3.

Negredo's City career - awesome for 6 months, invisible for 5 months, injured for 2 months then gone. Farewell Alvaro, it was all really a bit baffling.

ditto, plus he had left us long ago, towel and bucket thrown in after League Cup Semi. Great display in the Derby. half a season wonder if we are being honest.

I still think he could have been useful to us but hey ho it's done now.

Those three fuckers better stay fit now.

lets all have a disco wrote:I still think he could have been useful to us but hey ho it's done now.

Those three fuckers better stay fit now.

We need Kun to stay fit this season more , Jojo can't be worse then last season and Ed is rarely injured , Yaya can play up front, so could Nasri and Silva with one striker. I think Negredo could come back in ha form, but if he wanna go and we have this price and hes injured , best option is what they did.

A bit risky to only have three fully recognised strikers as others have said but as others have said, we can push Yaya or nasri up more centrally and we still have guidetti for now (altho I guess he is eligible for loans to the championship still is he not?)

Plus we can hopefully now get chance to see how imanacho or cole or hiwula or pozo can fare in the odd game or cameo

Realistically with all four fit that was never properly going to happen

reason it is a loan with a buy clause for next summer is Valencia dont have the money now, but are being bought by Singapore businessman Pete Lim who has a net worth of 2.5billion. This is why he sanctioned the deal on the proviso that Valencia will not have cash flow problems in the next two windows

Nice touch fromt Beast, gawdblessim.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... er-7706283

Striker Alvaro Negredo, who completed a deadline day move to Valencia, has penned an open letter to City fans.

Here it is in full:

Dear Manchester City fans,

Today I say goodbye to a magnificent club as it is Manchester City. I want to thank the club for helping me become a better footballer and for making me and my family feel at home during my time here.

About a year ago Manchester City, a club that will remain in my heart, gave me the amazing opportunity to play in England. And for me winning the Premier League, Capital One Cup and scoring 23 goals in a season is a dream come through.

After this year I can only say thank you to the club, to the fans that have supported me since the first day I wore this jersey and of course thank you and good luck to my team-mates, who helped me settle in since day one not only as a teammates but as friends.

Today I say goodbye to Manchester City but I take with me many memories, lessons and great moments that will live with me forever. It has been one of the best years of my football career.

At last I want to wish Manchester City many success for the future and thank the club for giving me the opportunity to sign for Valencia, a club to which I want to give back all the trust they ahve given me and start a new season with many success.

Thank you with all my heart.

Alvaro Negredo

EDIT: I spent ages trying to get this image to upload and Ted makes me look like an idiot by posting the text. Life is hard, sorry!