£150k / w? 'Man City edge closer to £150,000-a-week, three-year Bacary Sagna deal'

[Nicosia Gooner]

Manchester City edge closer to £150,000-a-week, three-year Bacary Sagna deal Daily and Sunday Express 00:10

[Nicosia Gooner]

Bacary Sagna is the next player in a long line of Arsenal stars to exit the Emirates Stadium after he agreed to join Manchester City on Thursday.

Sagna sealed a three-year contract with the reigning Premier League champions after he completed a medical.

Manuel Pellegrini has won his first battle over Louis van Gaal by capturing Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna.

The France international has agreed a three-year deal worth – inclusive of add-ons and bonuses – £150,000-per-week.

Sagna’s future had been an ongoing storyline and a subject of much consternation among Gunners for most of the 2013-14 season. Since his previous contract expired this summer, he could have signed a pre-contract agreement with any other club from January and beyond.

Still a talented defender, the Frenchman has been in demand among some of Europe’s top clubs. Over time, it became more and more likely that Sagna would leave Arsenal.

Also working against the Gunners was Arsene Wenger’s habit of signing older players to only one-year deals.

[bostonbrian]

Soon backup keepers will be on 100 grand a week

[Wembleygooner- raised in hornsey]

Shame he's had a blinder this year - does anyone see out their career at top clubs anymore? ...

[bostonbrian]

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/liverpool-arsenal-hol d-remy-talks-30297412.html (http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/liverpool-arsenal-hold-remy-talks-30297412.html)

[Harry Balls]

I'd do the same, we all would.

[Harry Balls]