Bayern Munich: How the Leroy Sane Deal is a Win-Win
The loss of Leroy Sané is also a victory for the club he left behind in Manchester.
Sané spent three years with Manchester City and Pep Guardiola. It was enough for the 24-year old German winger.
It was clear that the star player wanted to leave England and go back home last year. There was chatter coming from his camp to make several intelligence agencies conclude that it was the real deal.
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It is never a good idea for a team to keep a player that does not want to stay. It is like trying to hold a cat when it wants to get on the floor. If you hold it too long, it becomes a bloody mess. Don’t do it. Ever.
With the player now back home in Germany, Guardiola does not have to cope with dealing with a player who does not want to play for the club.
Sané’s injury did not derail Manchester City’s offensive machine this season. The club has averaged 2.53 goals this season after averaging 2.50 the year before.
Raheem Sterling, though not having his best year, is one of the Premier League’s best goal scorers and starts primarily on the left.
Though approaching his prime, Leroy is coming back from a serious knee injury, and it is unclear whether or not he will return to the same level of production as he did before his injury.
I would expect that Bayern did their homework in monitoring his training, but you never know until he gets playing time. This level of uncertainty is one less headache for Pep.
Lastly, you can not sneeze at getting an additional $53.9 million to spend in a buyers market for transfers from money-strapped clubs.
Manchester City is better off having the extra money in the bank with an already deep squad then keeping a player that didn’t want to play for them who may not come back to their previous form.
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Bayern got the player they wanted to take the next step for the future. City received cash and lost a player they did not need.
That is a win-win.