David Silva claimed that he wanted to sign for a big club in England, and in the last month named both Manchester United and Chelsea as teams he wanted to join.
However, he then put pen to paper on a deal with Manchester City.
Yaya Toure is another player who said he wanted to join a big club and has been linked with the likes of United, Arsenal and Chelsea.
“If Barca do not want Yaya then I can name eight other clubs, some of the biggest in the world, that are interested in signing him,” his agent said this season. “One thing I can say though is that if he does leave Barca he will not go to Manchester City because he will sign for a bigger club.”
However, he has just signed a contract with City months later.
“I’m very happy to sign for Manchester City,” said Yaya. “I love the Premier League and I watch it all the time and City did very well to finish fifth, but I hope we can improve on that by qualifying for the Champions League. This is a big club and that has to be our first objective and then we have to look at winning championships as well.”
Who are they telling this lie for? Themselves, to convince themselves that money equates to size of club, despite the fact they had probably never even heard of Manchester City until Robinho signed for them? Are their egos really that big that they can’t publicly acknowledge that they’re choosing to make the step down just for money’s sake, so would rather pretend that they are moving on to a big club?
In all seriousness, it makes you wonder how much City are paying these players and agents to get them to agree to play for an unknown club that hasn’t won anything for years and isn’t competing in the Champions League. To give it some perspective, Emmanuel Adebayor is the 6th highest paid player in World football and Carlos Tevez is the 8th, with them earning more than Frank Lampard, Xavi, John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Didier Drogba and Frank Ribery. All those players took their club to the cleaners and are better than the City pair, yet even they couldn’t squeeze out as much money. Why? Because getting to play for a club that wins trophies and (usually) plays in the Champions League is reward enough.
I can only imagine the money is worth the embarrassment of having to pull on that shirt every week instead of one associated with the best and biggest clubs in Europe.
When you have a team of people who are there for money, not pride, you’ll fall flat on your arse, just as City have done in every competition they’ve entered over the past two years since they became The Richest Club In The World (TM). Yaya Toure? Just another money grabbing whore.
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ahh.. is the new rule coming soon? only buy what you earn..
i just don’t understand how they’re gonna keep all the players happy.just imagine how many options they have for every position worst is probably for position of DM-barry,de jong,kompany,yaya,viera.funny thing is viera is if i’m not mistaken a 5th choice player for his position and he’s maybe paid over 100,000 a week!!!!!haha….
this brings me back to a question i have i hope somebody will be able to answer……clubs like rmad and manc spend crazy money on buying these players every year and spend equally crazy money on their wages.how do their finances work???assuming their owners are big football fans do they not care about getting bankrupt?????
Money is the root of all evil. Funny how these players keep referring to City as a ‘project’ – their way of covering up their mercenary mentality. They are welcome to each other. The occurring pattern with these players now is to use United and Chelsea as a way of prompting interest from City. Makes you wonder if Fabiano is doing the same thing – referring to Spurs as a backwards step if he moved there, but I bet he wouldn’t turn his nose up at City if they come calling. Hard to determine who is genuine nowadays, probably with the exception of Berbatov, who could have gone there but chose to come to United – fair play to him for that.
Well, I’m neither a City or United fan, but hearing you whine about someone overspending is a little rich, given that United account for 4 of the top 8 English transfer fees ever.
Let them get on with it , Id love to see some one out spend Real Madrid .Then they will out grow the wastelands and look for a new stadium out in Hazel Grove . Ive no intention of becoming a bitter like them .
@Rob
And that spending is answered by trophies, no? Plus, it’s easy to ignore wage fees when talking about spending when United is not really thriving on that aspect. There’s no way the club would be able to offer what Barca/Real/City/Chelsea are offering their players…
Spot on Scott. I would not be at all surprised if they do worse than last season. The likes of Bellamy and Kompany will be dropped for the mercernaries and these were 2 of Citeh’s best players last season. I actually think the Judas will do one afterthe world cup. All the comments from the bitters make me sick. How they are gonna do this and that. As soon as the World Cup finishes the cunts in the media will be back to saying how the balance is shifting and all that bollocks. I fucking despise this club. Big club my fucking arse.
Off topic but are the fucking boys club on the Beeb on a bonus if Messi scores? Why are they so fucking obsessed and desperate? I actually do not agree with alot that say Messi has been brilliant but not scored. He has been ok. Few dribbles etc but fuck all really in my opinion. Germany are a bloody good side .
I remember Toure’s agent from the time he was playing in Greece very well. And believe me, as far as Seluk is concerned, it is all about the money. He was just trying to raise offers for his player. Funny how in the end only one club came knocking!
this side, manchester citeh. . .who are they?
Germany doing a good job of blockinh Argentina out so far. However, the game is still at a tightrope. A Messi move could change it. However, maybe he needs someone like Aguero in there, because he tracks back a lot of yards just to get the ball.
Best moment of the game was when the cameras caught Charlize Theron. Damn…
@costas, agree on Charlize…So much more exciting to look at than Maradona’s neck trying to squeeze out of his suit…
@united.george
Lol yeah it is too tight. He probably keeps the goatee because it makes his face look less fat. Speaking of dress codes, doesn’t Low have any other vests?
glad we didnt go for Silva hes overrated and over-priced
Wouldnt kick Charlize Theron out of my bed even she had a dump in it
your statements are likely to come back and haunt you. they got a reallygood team going there.
kyith – Decent enough players pal BUT its all about team spirit and work ethic and actualy having a good manager. They have fuck all of that down at Wastelands.
Germans ripping the Argies to shreds. Sincerely hope it stays this way and the likes of the Judas, Heinze, Maradona, Higuain and Mascharano go out. 3-0. Get in.
Never mind Messi, Rooney, Ronnie etc Scweinsteiger has been the star of this world cup.
Yes. Good job germany. thats 3 on 3 right for me. Always said Argentina defence is crap.Now hoping for Spain to do it. Spain vs oranje final
Germany are devastating. Incredible work! And some pple say Rooney ir poor.Messi wil crash out without scoring even a single goal; thn Worlds best player?Lol, it’s should be either Sneider or Schweinsteiger.
Paddy V is on 40k a week.
And you say about the money.
Silva is taking home less than he got at Valencia. 61% of his income is in tax compared to 13% in Spain.
Magnificent!!!
Sorry Costas
Told ya mate the Argentina defence is crap. Didnt expect this scoreline though
I don’t want Dutch. Don’t want those pair of cunts Van Bommel and Robben to win fuck all. Brilliant counter attacking by the Germans. Just like watching United!!
@AIG
Not disappointed at all. Ok my prediction was wrong, but what else is new?
Great job by the Germans. They are a well oiled machine and that’s what sets them apart from Argentina or England. I don’t think that Spain will find it so easy this time against them. This is a different Germany to the one of 2008.
Congrats to Germany! I hope they win it. Gotta apreciate good football.
Germans will beat Spain.
Messi scored 47 goals this season, Rooney got 34. And they couldn’t buy a goal in this tournament. It illustrates 2 things imo: 1) That no one player can single handingly carry a team and 2) That these players are feeling the effects of the long seasons they had. Sneidjer and Diego also have long seasons, but at least their national teams don’t depend entirely on them.
Oh and congrats to Klose. One goal away from catching Ronaldo at the top of the WC goalscoring charts.
I’ve got to be honest. I don’t know if I could turn down the type of dough city is throwing at people. Seriously, be slightly better than average and make Chelsea inflated wages. They’ve managed to acquire class, but damn with what profligacy.
The Maradona love in will thankfully end. What a thrashing by the Germans. Very well deserved, and a superb performance. They don’t have the best defence but managed to deny Tevez, Messi and Higuain numerous times. Neuer had a good game, looked better than he did against England, ironically. It’s shaping up for a Germany-Holland final, great!
Ronaldo disappointed this WC but at least he scored, in a shit, defensive team, unlike the other stars. A lovely goal too.
I now have a new “obscure object of desire” – Sebastien Schweinsteiger.
Desire can’t get more “obscure” than that ! He was simply awesome in running the show – kinda like the Ginger Ninja but bigger and younger.
You make it sound like were jealous scott, i cudn’t give a fuck about what man city do i support utd not city.
@Costas
true., it will be harder for Spain this time around. The problem is Germany will come up against a much better team than England and a much much better defence than Argentina in Spain. The teams that have beat Spain usually park the bus. The Germans wont do that and hence it should be a great game. Mueller is suspended too which is a big blow.
The best players in this tournament so far are certainly Forlan, Sneijder, Schweinsteiger, Klose and Villa.
King Eric: @ 15:22: ” I would not be at all surprised if they do worse than last season. The likes of Bellamy and Kompany will be dropped for the mercernaries and these were 2 of Citeh’s best players last season.”
Strange as it may seem, I’d love to have Bellamy on my team. He has that raw desire and drive and energy and no little skill. Kinda like the anti-Dimmy.
Sneijder for Golden ball and Villa or Klose for Golden boot
Bastian Schweinsteiger must be one of the best central mid fielders in the world now.
Jerome Boateng looks like a cracking signing though. Could be a world class right back
Stop talking about City. We should be above this.
King Eric @ 16:54: “Brilliant counter attacking by the Germans. Just like watching United!!”
Better, actually. The Germans’ midfielders – Schweinsteiger, Ozul, Muller, Podolski and Khedira – are rather more useful than anyone on our team apart from Darren Fletcherinho (football genius),and Nani.
I think that the way Low has set up the German team must be instructive to all those romantics who persist in their nostalgic belief that the 4-4-2 is the way to go. They’ve played a 4-3-3/4-5-1 and it’s been wonderful to watch them close down the likes of Messi and StevieGBH whilecounter-attacking with speed and great vision. For all the talk about Ozul, King Eric (@ 16:32) is absolutely correct in stating that Schweinsteiger has been the star of the WC so far – as I wrote a minute or two ago, he’s the closest I’ve seen to Scholes’ magic and he bigger, younger, and,
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@denton davey
Schweinsteiger wouldn’t be a bad signing. But then again, the same applies to others. Doesn’t look like we are on the market for anyone though. The German has surprised me with his evolution into a CM. He is doing a brilliant job so far. I wonder if his shooting is as good as it was 2 years ago. He doesn’t shoot a lot now.
@AIG
Mueller got suspended? Oh that’s a big blow for them. Should be interesting to see how they line up against Spain. And remember, Spain aren’t there just yet.
@denton davey
I don’t think there is even the slightest chance that Bayern will let go of Schweinsteiger. Ozil had a quiet game, but his pass for the 4 th goal (i think) was pure class. What do you think of Lowe as a potential candidate for the United managerial seat when the time comes?
Wow, they really are so many great young German players coming through. To think that Kroos was on the bench. Perhaps Fergie should look at the German market. Pity most of them play for Bayern though – I’m assuming it’ll be almost impossible to get them to sell.
@costas – What is the deal with Low’s attire in general? I like it when he has his assistant coaches dress up like him too.
He looks like a cross between an aging boy band member and the director of the german modern art museum.
Uruguay v Paraguay…lets make it the most boring final ever!
What’s the deal with this octopus? It has never been wrong up til now? I wonder if it can give me a clue about a girl I want to date.
@united.george
It’s a trend he picked up while he was Klinsmann’s assistant mate. Klinsmann would have him dress in exactly the same manner. Luckily for Low and unluckily for his current assistant, Jurgen has much better fashion sense.
He actually reminds me of one of the husbands in the Sex and the City series.
The first Dutch goal yesterday has now been credited to Wesley Sneijder. he joins Muller, Klose and Villa on 4 goals. Interesting to see who wins the Golden boot
@denton davey
“Better, actually. The Germans’ midfielders – Schweinsteiger, Ozul, Muller, Podolski and Khedira – are rather more useful than anyone on our team apart from Darren Fletcherinho (football genius),and Nani.”
Are you fucking wise. International football is much slower than Premier League football and a players individual skill level is only one thing to consider when thinking about league football. Are you trying to tell me that Ozul is better than Valencia, not only that but the interlinking play with Nani as well. Are you telling me that Podolski is a better left winger than Nani, Giggs or Park. Are you trying to tell me that Muller or Ozul is better than Scholes or Khedira better than Fletcher. Its one thing tearing apart a team who spent the entire 90 minutes chasing a game and were always exposed its a completely different thing playing week in week out and having to do your time warming the bench without whinging.
A dumb arse comment i think my friend, especially on here. If you dont like Manchester United and you think were so bad (missing winning the league because of a 0-0 draw with Blackburn) then why dont you support city. You never know they may sign Schweinsteiger and Ozul and Muller etc.
Germany have a fantastic crop of youngster here, all below the age of 25. Even the core players like Lahm, is only 26 I believe. The English FA could learn a thing or two about developing youngsters, instead of putting up rules to restrict it, like the lame travel distance limitations.
Schweinsteiger is the heart of the German team, and he has been around for like ages, hence he is vastly experienced. And add the energy of Muller, Ozil and Podolski supporting targetman Klose, they are a team who can hit anyone on the break. Guess Ballack getting injured turned out to be a blessing in disguse for them, as it allowed the youngsters to step up, and how well they did.
The next thing Capello and the FA should do, is to drop all those on the wrong side of 30, and built a new side, it will be a long and painful process, but as Germany is finding out, the rewards can be quite exciting
Scott, the way you pick on his is absolutely pathetic, seriously, at times you give United fans a bad name. It is not his fault that United can’t pay that big a fee, not his fault Chelsea didnt, not his fault that Valencia needed to sell. Just because he chose city doesn’t make him a money hungry mercenary.
Good evening lads, been at my sisters wedding, Gretna Greens bloody windy lol. First of all, nice to see aig back and on form, welcome back mate. Well, the Germans didn’t half give the Argies a spanking, but at least they give me a run for my money, unlike other countrys that didn’t even get out of the group stage. Silva and Toure signing for City is a bold statement by the blue half and while i think they’ll do well next season, they don’t have our heart.
@willierednut
Congrats for your sister. I was beginning to wonder where you were.
@willie
Hi mate. Hope you are good.
Thanks and Congrats for your sister
@United it’s entertainment, which is what part the blog is usually catering. Being realistic on United, getting a laugh on the rivals.
@Goat. It’s a fair opinion, the Germans have been breathtakingly efficient with their counterattacking football. Very much in the United realms, I wouldn’t say it’s better but its certainly more efficient I feel. Although Nani is improving on the efficiency part instead of alot of wasteful efforts like he used to do.
@ Costas and AIG
Cheers lads.
Seriously I dont give a damn about Silva.. Will fluff it in the EPL.. a bit sad he came here really.. so much talent wasted
Yep, Germany have produced a fantastic crop of youngsters. Many of the current players in this Germany team play for Bayern, though they don’t do as well for their club as they do for their country. They always raise their game at every tournament. I agree with GoatinaUnitedShirt, the pace of international football suits them well. Some of these German players may struggle in the Premier League, due to the very unfamiliar fast pace and agressiveness. They have played the best football in this WC anyhow, (as did Chile), and fully deserve to get to the final.
@GoatinaUnitedShirt
I thought I had never read anything as stupid as your comments regarding the relevance (or irrelevance as you put it) of formations in football. But apparently you can do even better. If you really believe that at the current moment, Schweinsteiger and Ozil are not better than what he currently have at our disposal in mid field, you really should think twice about commenting on football.
Good read thanks.
The thing for me on this topic, never minding the mercinaries and the way they are like flies attracted to shite because of the moolah, its got fuck all to do with winning a trophy,plus they are fucking rejects.
The main (pun) point is if I was a trainee at Wastelands I would think what the fuck am I doing here!
Unlike the real deal in Manchester who develop the youth and you get your chance, and thats FACT.
thats always been sir alex’s point when you sign rent boys its not just the transfer fee its the 4 or 5 year contract.when you have teams like city and real who are going to overpay in transfers and wages it makes it very hard to sign these type of players i like utds policy of giving kids a chance or signing a 18-19 yr old with potential.i know alot of fans think utd shold be in the market for the “top players” avaiable but it is really bad buisness
Looks like barcelona have started preseason early. Barca=Spain.
I cant agree with what Man city are doing,it really is inflating the market,im neither a fan of either manchester club,but reading an article like this just makes united fans look bitter and twisted,lets face it have you not been buying the title over the last decade
I sincerely hope Germany win it, they play slick entertaining football and their movement is excellent. By far the most entertaining team to watch at the finals and on that basis, deserve to win it. They will nick it against Spain in the semi-final. Schweinsteiger, Ozil and Mueller have been the best players at the World cup.
The point is shitty spend 60 million in one week we spend 60million on interest to the bank. Those yank bastards are taking our money and giving to the bank.Ihope they all die slowly yank bastards.
@ John d, explain what you mean mate ” buying the title”?
With facts not what you think.
@arijc
first of all pal read what i had written again in regards to so called formations. I didn’t say i dont believe in formations its that a formation is impossible to write down without someone picking holes in it and therefore the concept of writting down a formation is pointless and doesn’t state anything of worth.
Secondly international football is different to domestic football and what is good for Manchester United is not neccessarily what is good for Germany and vice versa. To compare whether a player is better than another is not as easy as you like to put it. You are the one who shouldn’t comment on football, your the simpleton. In your blinkered world of what is good and bad football you believe if the team is full of superstars that can in each possition be classed as better than another team. Then that team is superior and will win. You sir are a fucking idiot. Because with your logic you’d find it difficult to explain away Brazils loss to the Dutch, Englands performances against Algeria, Slovenia and the US and even find it difficult to explain the Argentina Germany match.
No doubt your a little pip squeek (turd) fresh out of school and you think life is easy and can be easily explained because the stats afterall are there laid out on a plate in the back of the Daily Mirror or on your Playstation. Grow up mate the longer you live you’ll find the harder it is to explain stuff.
Doesn’t make sense to blame Silva or group him with City’s mercenaries- Valencia needed more money than United (or anyone else) would’ve been willing to pay for him. He didn’t have much of a choice.
@ john d , Closet blue me thinks ! You should pay more attention to our team sheets , Youth and young players are always represented in our squads . Citeh are just desperate to put one over us .
News of the world say city are paying yaya 221k a week including image rights. Madness. Gary cook negotiating skills: sign.for us, here’s a truck load of money.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/865170/TOURE-IS-PREMIER-LEAGUES-HIGHEST-PAID-PLAYER.html
This is the best part.. Did you read this? F’in hillarious!
“And Mancini has been left in no doubt by Cook they want Premier League title glory this season. “
Its obvious that the city players bein drafted in are there just for the money . Quite frankly , they see sum money waving in the air and run straight after it Where is the morals in these players?? , the players they bring in are not there for the clubs reputation , cos if they were , they are there for the shit reputation Man Shitty have. Give it a few months , the players will get pissed off with the rotation policy Mancini wants. Tevez ( money grabbin bastard) , left us to du with that he wasn’t playing , and the rotation between himself and other players . He’ll b gone in a bit. Where have the loyal players gone ? , just look at us , giggs , scholes , gazz , these players are an asset to any team .
The money side of it for city is great 4 them , but they shud b signing players with experience and loyalty , that is the base of a team . not a team of money grabbin whores , hu will just move on to other clubs after this Man shitty faze theyre havin . At least we know city wont b a prob this season . they’l b distruption in the camp this year . guarenteed .