Mancini. £1.45m basic, with up to £4m in bonuses. Then as a consultant with Al Jazira Sports and Cultural Club in Abu Dhabi (owned none other than by Sheikh Mansour) for some ridiculous amount.
It was the Milk Cup when we won it in 4 times in a row (81 - 84)
It was the Coca Cola cup in 1995 when we won it
It was the Worthing cup in 2001 and 2003
It was the Carling Cup in 2012
And now its the Carabao Cup.
Funny how they say he will be getting what De Bruyne is i.e. £370k a week basic, no mention anywhere of his signing on fee which will top that up to over £500k a week, or any bonuses.
Yet the media (who all love liverpool don’t ya know) are lapping it up and repeating like little sportswashing PR stooges.
No need. City are paying him £375k. Of course I imagine Sheik Mansour might be be paying him a big wedge as additional consultancy, but that’s between him and the Sheik. Nothing to do with City.
There was a great case when a player was ecpected to go to Utd, they had shirts done up and in the club shop and he ended up going to city (from memory, was a brazilian, but can’t remember his name).
William to Spurs before Chelsea hijacked it after he had arrived in London ready to sign the Tottenham deal