So £11 million for the loan fee + transfer fee + £2 million in possible add ons.
Meanwhile Mourinho talking trash about KDB...sounds like he's scared if you ask me.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... -wolfsburgWhat Jose seems to not realise or is afraid too, is that Manuel is a different type of manager and that in itself has an effect on players' performance on the pitch that he cannot. This seems likely also indicative of why the two don't get along too well, and what is behind his attempt to play mind games.
We have a holistic manager, they have a strictly tough love manager. Some traditionalists may say the former is lesser than the latter, but ask again then why we won the title and league cup in Pellegrini's first season? Because he was too soft? Funny because we also have heard players say that if you don't step up under Pellers he will raise his voice and be quite firm. You can't be too soft and make it so far in professional sport. It makes no sense.
I suspect Du Bruyne, if he joins, will have a point to prove, as will Raheem, and that in itself is something we have found to work under Pellegrini after Mancini's last season. Actually, I think it could be a deliberate pattern identified as what worked in Pellers' first season. Now, the next season after this will be a different situation, but we may have a different manager then, or not, and can afford to take that risk to retain the title. It's clearly worth it.