‘That Is Way Too Low’ ‘Cheap In My Opinion’ – Fans On Social Media Frustrated By City’s £21.5m Asking Price For Star
Manchester City will only demand €25m (£21.5m) for Ilkay Gundogan in the summer, according to reports in Italy.
Inter Milan are said to be interested in the 28-year-old with the midfielder unwilling to sign a new deal at the Etihad Stadium.
Gundogan’s current contract expires in 2020 and will be available on a free transfer in just over 12 months time, leading City to seek buyers for the German.
Fans on Twitter are unhappy that the club are not seeking a larger transfer fee:
That is way too low
— Bryan (@silva20magician) 15 April 2019
Chelsea would get 45m for him probably ?♂️
— Steven (@StevenMcinerney) 15 April 2019
Too little for him! He’s an unique kind of midfielder. Will be difficult to replace
— Akarsh Kamath (@KamathAkarsh) 15 April 2019
What was the expectation for a soon to be 29 y.o. player bought at 21M and with a year left on his contract?
— FCBarca (@FCBarca) 15 April 2019
Given his great form, now entering his prime years you’d think £30M at least…
— ? (@Lapxrte) 15 April 2019
Let him go if he’s not committed, personally think we can do a lot better anyway although he’s been a lot better last couple of months he’s nothing special
— John Roberts (@jonny689) 15 April 2019
Cheap in my opinion .
— stephenjcrawford (@harkness1962) 15 April 2019
What’s the point of selling at that price why not just take the extra year of him as a player at the club it’s more valuable than that kind of money.
— . (@AlwaysAleix) 15 April 2019
25m for a player of that quality, experience and intelligence is a steal/bargain I’m today’s market. ?
— Kriss Magill (@KMagill7) 15 April 2019
Pretty sure Eriksen is gunna go for 60m+ and he’s only got a year left, gundo has to go for more
— Dominic Murphy (@DominicMurphy97) 15 April 2019
One of the big considerations is Gundogan’s age. The player turns 29 in October, and it means you can’t compare him to similar deals like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s move to Liverpool and Ross Barkley’s move to Chelsea.
Both players were 25 when they were sold and therefore had a greater sell-on value. It meant Arsenal were able to get £35m for Chamberlain with a year left on his deal at the Emirates while Everton received £15m for Barkley with six months to go.