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Pretty sure it’s first dibs on the player at the amount that was in the contract, so if it’s 40m they can buy him back for 40 million -
How does the buyback work though? Let's say someone bids 60 million for Delap, do City still get to buy him back at 40 million or do they waive that right and get some sort of sell on clause instead? Would make sense for City to just activate the clause and sell him to the highest bidder. No wonder why they wanted that clause into O'Reilly's deal.By Reddish-Blue
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Who is to say we didn't? A lot of our transfers aren't widely in the media until quite late. Additionally, Delap now vs the Summer is probably a very different proposition. Now, I reckon Ipswich would've asked for £100m+. They would have justified that by saying he is their best chance of staying in the league at that is worth £170m. In the Summer, with Ipswich likely relegated they won't be able to demand the same. The only issue may be City's £40m buyback but with the way they spent in tBy King Kante
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Now that Duran Duran has gone on tour to Saudi - Delap is the next best thing. He is an animal at pressing and gets in the right places. Think him as a rotation to Jackson is what we need. Really need to sort our CBs out and I think the entire team looks better.
By Thor
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We should have been at least trying for Delap, like slapping a fee in front of them and make them knock it back as opposed to doing nothing. We are one injury away from disaster up front and as bad as Jacskon has been we actually need him. We have dicked around this month and got nothing that has strengthened us and simply made ourselves more exposed.By Special Juan
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People said the same thing about Bakayoko. 'He was good/ok' at Monaco'. In Bakayoko's case, I saw a lot of him at Monaco owing to that exciting team they put together and was telling everyone before we brought him that he was an absolute donkey and owed his career to Fabinho. As for Disaster, I suspect someone was also bailing him out, as I cannot see how he can be a functioning CB for a PL team unless they go full Dyche and having him sit on the 18 yard line hoofing balls down to pitch an
By King Kante
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Not sure who we where going to buy? At CF I am pretty convinced Delap is the player they want now. No way where Ipswich selling him in Jan. At CB, who was there? One of the players City brought? However, once City get involved it becomes very difficult owing to wages. Marmoush for instance is now on a reported £250-300k per week. If the AM option was Tel, then I am happy we didn't sign him. Luiz was the only player we were linked with that made any sense but his situation is complicated by his m
By King Kante
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He was fine at Monaco, keep him to his limited role and he'll be fine. I didn't get why the club/Maresca decided to use him as a RB, he wasn't a great defender to begin with and then you put him up against wingers and attacking mids....
By Reddish-Blue
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Well....at least we didn't add that Brighton striker! That's a massive positive from the window.
By Reddish-Blue
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Disaster will do well if all he has to do is attack set pieces in the opposition box and doesn't have to defend, pass or run back.
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