Alexis Sanchez (official).

[Xhaka Can’t]

I never get this, isn't agreeing personal terms before agreeing a fee tapping up?

I would have thought agreeing a fee with his club should be the first thing you do, bit of a waste of time if they don't want to sell.

I believe that a Club can agree to let you agree terms with a player concurrently while negotiating the transfer fee.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

They've only won 1 carling cup in the last 8 years. And also haven't been in the champions league for 5 years.

Idiots.

Their small minds don't seem to extend far past last season to the seasons where they struggled to even make it into Europa.

They seem to also attach a lot of weight to the fact we're not in CL proper unlike them because we have a qualifying match to play. As if we've never got past some pub team from Macedonia before.

I honestly do think any neutral fan/player would agree that we're currently a bigger draw to play for than Liverpool and it's not only because London > Liverpool. Hence it's not that surprising to me that we're hearing reports that Sanchez prefers to come to us.

Anyway that thread descended into a bitter dig about London and why it isn't so great.

I never get this, isn't agreeing personal terms before agreeing a fee tapping up?

I would have thought agreeing a fee with his club should be the first thing you do, bit of a waste of time if they don't want to sell.

It happens this way in nearly every semi big transfer.

I think what normally happens is that the club discreetly meets with one of the myriad of advisers/representatives/agents of the player and often using to a third party themselves to avoid accountability. The player is sounded out about a move and general non-official/committal terms are agreed between the groups. It's a lot more time and resources consuming to agree a fee between two clubs which is why clubs don't want to waste time with it if the player is not directly open to a move.

Only a complete moron of a player (*cough* Cashley *cough*) would directly meet with an actual club representative of another club when still in contract.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I think I've figured this out.

Liverpool fans think they're the bigger club and players would rather play for them. Also, London is a shit hole.
Arsenal fans think they're the bigger club and players would rather play for them. Also, Liverpool is a shit hole.

One side is rational and measured whilst the other side is mad and blinkered.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pretty much.

I think most players, from other countries love a bit of London though.

[Munchies]

Sánchez's agent Fernando Felicevich (@ffelicevich) has just followed Özil, Santi, Giroud, Arteta and Arsenal on twitter.

https://twitter.com/ffelicevich/following

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

I wanted Liverpool to win the league last season but thank fuck they didn't. The way their fans have been going on and they're only just back in Europe.

Never making that mistake again.

[Munchies]

I wanted Liverpool to win the league last season but thank fuck they didn't. The way their fans have been going on and they're only just back in Europe.

Never making that mistake again.

MO, NQ and Maccy were goin on about that save football shit all the time, man it was dragging on.

THank fuck City won the league, no one even cares that they won it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All fans chat bollocks, of course you'll find lunatics on RAWK, that'd be the case if they finished tenth.

No need to name names Munchies, bit low tbf.

[Grebbo]

I think I've figured this out.

Liverpool fans think they're the bigger club and players would rather play for them. Also, London is a shit hole.
Arsenal fans think they're the bigger club and players would rather play for them. Also, Liverpool is a shit hole.

One side is rational and measured whilst the other side is mad and blinkered.

That's fair except London for a rich person is one of the best cities in the world, Liverpool certainly is not.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Not RAWK btw, Twitter.