I've heard word that we are in for this lad. Anyone know anything about him? He has a stupid haircut but I'll let that slide if he's the business.
Leroy Sane
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@rurikbird will fill you in.
Cool. I heard from a friend of mine who works in the media that is pretty reliable. Talks are advanced and things are looking good apparently. 🙂
I heard from twitter and he has been right before that we will make a player plus cash bid. We will offer them Allen plus £5.35m
He's insane.
If we sign him his nickname has to be Aladdin
He is one of the biggest talents I've seen in recent years. If you compare him with Sterling, Raheem has incredible acceleration over a short distance, but average speed thereafter – Sane has great speed over both short and long-distance. Also when dribbling his feet are lightning-quick; that puts him in a category potentially as good as Hazard, Robben or even Christiano – I say potentially, of course - obviously there is a lot of work between a great potential and a great career.
As for the weaknesses, Sane will need to improve a lot on the defensive front and just overall mature as a player – but that's also why, I think, it would be much better for his career to start working with a top coach like Klopp as soon as possible. Obviously Schalke will do everything to keep him at least until the summer, but I'd rather do business now because if he keeps this form up, he will be much more expensive in the summer.
Some quick facts:
Age: 19
Position: RW (left-footed)
Stats: 4 goals and 4 assists in the Bundesliga so far this season, 1 and 1 in the Europa League
National team: made his debut for Germany in November
As for the weaknesses, Sane will need to improve a lot on the defensive front and just overall mature as a player – but that's also why, I think, it would be much better for his career to start working with a top coach like Klopp as soon as possible. Obviously Schalke will do everything to keep him at least until the summer, but I'd rather do business now because if he keeps this form up, he will be much more expensive in the summer.
Some quick facts:
Age: 19
Position: RW (left-footed)
Stats: 4 goals and 4 assists in the Bundesliga so far this season, 1 and 1 in the Europa League
National team: made his debut for Germany in November
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Yeah I was unsure whether to fess up my info. I don't want to come across as an ITK wanker. My buddy is a good guy (not a red though) but is very reliable. I've texted him to tell me to keep me in the loop. I'll post back if I hear anything.
Please keep us informed (about Sane or other LFC links). Not many of us read German! Also I think German papers are more reliable than, say, Italian ones.
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[article]Manchester City have made Leroy Sané, the highly rated 19-year-old Schalke forward, a prime transfer target but would hope to pay less than the €40m (£32m) the German club are holding out for.
City have been monitoring Sané since December 2013 and have now stepped up their interest. Txiki Begiristain, the sporting director, would hope to seal the transfer in January but the summer is considered a more realistic prospect.
Sané is contracted to Schalke until June 2019 after signing fresh terms in July, putting the German club in a strong position with regard to any bargaining. “Leroy is a very talented player who has already indicated in recent seasons how versatile he can be in the attacking area,” Horst Heldt, Schalke’s general manager, said at the time of the player signing his new contract. “Given his development and his great potential, we are very pleased that Leroy sees his future at Schalke.”
In August Manchester United paid an initial £36m, which could rise to £58m, to Monaco for Anthony Martial, who was then also 19. So Schalke’s £32m valuation of Sané, who recently became a senior Germany international and who can break games open in a similar fashion to Martial, reflects the market price for a young footballer who is considered a stellar talent but is yet to fully establish himself among the elite.
Sané made his international debut last month, playing 29 minutes of the 2-0 defeat to France at the Stade de France. “Leroy has an incredibly good feeling when it comes to running into space and, with his speed, he has acquired this very well,” the Germany manager, Joachim Löw, said in the buildup. “He has shown the quality that he has in the final third and in the Bundesliga matches that we have observed, he has simply convinced us.
“He is a player with a special gift and finesse, speed paired with technique and strong running – at just 19. He can make the jump with us very quickly.”
Sané was at SG Wattenschied 09 as a youngster before he moved to Schalke for a first spell in 2005. He departed for Bayer Leverkusen three years later but returned in 2011 and made his first-team debut in a 3-1 defeat at Stuttgart on 20 April of last year. He has also played in the Champions League for Schalke, scoring a wonderful goal away to Real Madrid in the 4-3 win at the Bernabéu.
City already have an abundance of attacking players, including the expensive summer signings Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling, but the club will always be in the market for the best young talent. The manager, Manuel Pellegrini also has players such as Sergio Agüero, Wilfried Bony, David Silva, Samir Nasri, Jesús Navas, Patrick Roberts and Kelechi Iheanacho at his disposal but one or two of those may well leave in the summer.
Considering Sané is likely to cost at least £25m only a few clubs would be able to afford to sign him. Real Madrid are among those and they too have been scouting him extensively. There have also been reports that Liverpool are interested in the player and his team-mate Joël Matip.[/article]
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/31/manchester-city-schalke-leroy-sane
City have been monitoring Sané since December 2013 and have now stepped up their interest. Txiki Begiristain, the sporting director, would hope to seal the transfer in January but the summer is considered a more realistic prospect.
Sané is contracted to Schalke until June 2019 after signing fresh terms in July, putting the German club in a strong position with regard to any bargaining. “Leroy is a very talented player who has already indicated in recent seasons how versatile he can be in the attacking area,” Horst Heldt, Schalke’s general manager, said at the time of the player signing his new contract. “Given his development and his great potential, we are very pleased that Leroy sees his future at Schalke.”
In August Manchester United paid an initial £36m, which could rise to £58m, to Monaco for Anthony Martial, who was then also 19. So Schalke’s £32m valuation of Sané, who recently became a senior Germany international and who can break games open in a similar fashion to Martial, reflects the market price for a young footballer who is considered a stellar talent but is yet to fully establish himself among the elite.
Sané made his international debut last month, playing 29 minutes of the 2-0 defeat to France at the Stade de France. “Leroy has an incredibly good feeling when it comes to running into space and, with his speed, he has acquired this very well,” the Germany manager, Joachim Löw, said in the buildup. “He has shown the quality that he has in the final third and in the Bundesliga matches that we have observed, he has simply convinced us.
“He is a player with a special gift and finesse, speed paired with technique and strong running – at just 19. He can make the jump with us very quickly.”
Sané was at SG Wattenschied 09 as a youngster before he moved to Schalke for a first spell in 2005. He departed for Bayer Leverkusen three years later but returned in 2011 and made his first-team debut in a 3-1 defeat at Stuttgart on 20 April of last year. He has also played in the Champions League for Schalke, scoring a wonderful goal away to Real Madrid in the 4-3 win at the Bernabéu.
City already have an abundance of attacking players, including the expensive summer signings Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling, but the club will always be in the market for the best young talent. The manager, Manuel Pellegrini also has players such as Sergio Agüero, Wilfried Bony, David Silva, Samir Nasri, Jesús Navas, Patrick Roberts and Kelechi Iheanacho at his disposal but one or two of those may well leave in the summer.
Considering Sané is likely to cost at least £25m only a few clubs would be able to afford to sign him. Real Madrid are among those and they too have been scouting him extensively. There have also been reports that Liverpool are interested in the player and his team-mate Joël Matip.[/article]
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/31/manchester-city-schalke-leroy-sane
That's insane.
Fixed.
Doesn't mean they will actually buy him. They have lots of attackers already; we need to be more quick and decisive and make the case that we are a better place for a young talent to develop.
Manchester City ready to make €55m January bid for Schalke starlet Leroy Sané [Bild]
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