Aaron Mooy

[jw1739]

I'm more interested in the fact that we now have two players on loan from ManC and how we're managing to do that under the cap while complying with the "Lampard rule." Must mean that Brattan and Caceres are not on big money with ManC, or that our accountants have found another loophole.

[n i k o]

1 Jul 2016 - 9:43am

Mooy to earn $4 million windfall from Manchester City move

 

 

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Manchester City swoops to snare Mooy

Melbourne City announced Aaron Mooy has been transferred to Manchester City, after the Australia midfielder signed a three-year deal with the English Premier League giants - while Luke Brattan and Anthony Caceres have sealed loan deals with the ambitious A-League side.

 

There was plenty of interest in the Socceroos midfielder from across the continent but Mooy's decision to stay in the City family has reaped him rich dividends.

It's understood the 25 year-old's contract is worth around $4 million a year and lasts until 2020, setting Mooy up for life.

Only a handful of Australian footballers have earned similar wages.

Lucas Neill's weekly wage of £65,000 at West Ham United equated to an annual pay-packet of over $6 million, with Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell earning similar amounts during their time in the Premier League.

Tim Cahill's highest wage at Everton approached a similar level, with the all-time Socceroos leading goalscorer able to extend his earning capacity with lucrative stints in USA and China.

While Manchester City have put Mooy on Premier League wages, it's unlikely he will earn his wages playing in the English top tier.

He could travel with City to Germany and China during their pre-season tour later this month, but cracking into Pep Guardiola's star-laden first-team for the Premier League season may prove a bridge too far.

A loan deal to a European club or to England's second-tier Championship has been mooted for Mooy, who set an A-League record last season after producing 21 assists.

It remains to be seen whether clubs that missed out on a permanent deal for the midfielder will rekindle their interest with a view for a loan deal for the upcoming 2016-2017 season.

Belgian outfit Club Brugge were heavily linked, as were clubs in the Netherlands, Germany and Turkey.

Additionally, City has loan arrangements with several European clubs, including Spain's Espanyol.

With key Socceroos matches on the radar, Australia coach Ange Postecoglou will be keen to ensure the 25 year-old doesn't swap regular first-team football for a long spell on the sidelines.

Mooy has developed into a fundamental part of Postecoglou's team while at Melbourne City, most recently impressing in Australia's 2-1 international loss to England in May.

The Socceroos have five FIFA World Cup qualifiers between September and November, including a home date with arch-rivals Japan back in Melbourne, that will certainly require Mooy's participation. 

[Jovan]

37 minutes ago, jw1739 said:

I'm more interested in the fact that we now have two players on loan from ManC and how we're managing to do that under the cap while complying with the "Lampard rule." Must mean that Brattan and Caceres are not on big money with ManC, or that our accountants have found another loophole.

Aren't loan players still included in the cap? I was under the impression that marquee and guests were excluded.

[GreenSeater]

1 hour ago, n i k o said:

1 Jul 2016 - 9:43am

Mooy to earn $4 million windfall from Manchester City move

 

 

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Manchester City swoops to snare Mooy

Melbourne City announced Aaron Mooy has been transferred to Manchester City, after the Australia midfielder signed a three-year deal with the English Premier League giants - while Luke Brattan and Anthony Caceres have sealed loan deals with the ambitious A-League side.

 

There was plenty of interest in the Socceroos midfielder from across the continent but Mooy's decision to stay in the City family has reaped him rich dividends.

It's understood the 25 year-old's contract is worth around $4 million a year and lasts until 2020, setting Mooy up for life.

Only a handful of Australian footballers have earned similar wages.

Lucas Neill's weekly wage of £65,000 at West Ham United equated to an annual pay-packet of over $6 million, with Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell earning similar amounts during their time in the Premier League.

Tim Cahill's highest wage at Everton approached a similar level, with the all-time Socceroos leading goalscorer able to extend his earning capacity with lucrative stints in USA and China.

While Manchester City have put Mooy on Premier League wages, it's unlikely he will earn his wages playing in the English top tier.

He could travel with City to Germany and China during their pre-season tour later this month, but cracking into Pep Guardiola's star-laden first-team for the Premier League season may prove a bridge too far.

A loan deal to a European club or to England's second-tier Championship has been mooted for Mooy, who set an A-League record last season after producing 21 assists.

It remains to be seen whether clubs that missed out on a permanent deal for the midfielder will rekindle their interest with a view for a loan deal for the upcoming 2016-2017 season.

Belgian outfit Club Brugge were heavily linked, as were clubs in the Netherlands, Germany and Turkey.

Additionally, City has loan arrangements with several European clubs, including Spain's Espanyol.

With key Socceroos matches on the radar, Australia coach Ange Postecoglou will be keen to ensure the 25 year-old doesn't swap regular first-team football for a long spell on the sidelines.

Mooy has developed into a fundamental part of Postecoglou's team while at Melbourne City, most recently impressing in Australia's 2-1 international loss to England in May.

The Socceroos have five FIFA World Cup qualifiers between September and November, including a home date with arch-rivals Japan back in Melbourne, that will certainly require Mooy's participation. 

I would genuinely kill my own family to see Mooy play for Newcastle

[jw1739]

3 hours ago, Jovan said:

Aren't loan players still included in the cap? I was under the impression that marquee and guests were excluded.

Yes, that was my point. That they can't be on big money at ManC if they can fit under our cap.

[CityHeart]

the more I think about it - wouldnt shock me at all to have him stay at Man City, even if he plays seldom.

This is a major marketing tool for the group - look where Aaron was only a few years back, to now earning $4m per year under arguably the world's best coach.

Any talented young player in this country will be taking this in. If you want the best chance to make to to the big time, there is only one choice in this country.

Edited July 1, 2016 by CityHeart

[Deeming]

Just now, CityHeart said:

the more I think about it - wouldnt shock me at all to have him stay at Man City, even if he plays seldom.

This is a major marketing tool for the group - look where Aaron was only a few years back, to now earning $4m per year under arguably the world's best coach.

Any talented young player in this country will be taking this in. If you want to make to to the big time, there is only one choice in this country.

My paranoid brain was thinking about this last night. Its a good way for them to boost support for Man City by Melbourne City fans. Who doesn't want to support Aaron playing at a top tier club? All of a sudden Man City become peoples #2 EPL club if they already have a club and #1 EPL club if they don't have one already.

[strider]

welcome to the best club in the world. LEEDS LEEDS LEEDS LEEDS 

[NewConvert]

9 minutes ago, CityHeart said:

the more I think about it - wouldnt shock me at all to have him stay at Man City, even if he plays seldom.

This is a major marketing tool for the group - look where Aaron was only a few years back, to now earning $4m per year under arguably the world's best coach.

Any talented young player in this country will be taking this in. If you want the best chance to make to to the big time, there is only one choice in this country.

Kamau, you are next, just make sure that you rise to the challenge

[hakz7]

9 hours ago, NewConvert said:

I note that no fee has been mentioned. Presumably undisclosed. But I do have a question - is it possible to do an exchange of players? That is we send them Mooy and they send us another player that maybe older but the equal of Mooy? Hence no monies are exchanged between clubs but thoroughbreds do swap places.

Don't think De Bruyne would want to play in Australia.

[HeartOfCity]

26 minutes ago, hakz7 said:

Don't think De Bruyne would want to play in Australia.

Ha ha ha 

[Murfy1]

Mooy's agent insists Manchester City move isn't a dead end

 

3 July 2016

 

Aaron’s Mooy’s vaunted move to Manchester City will not result in him suffering the same fate as compatriot Luke Brattan, according to the Australia midfielder's agent Paddy Dominguez.

Brattan joined City as a free agent from Brisbane Roar last October and was immediately loaned out to Bolton Wanderers, where he didn’t play a single minute prior returning to the Etihad Stadium and regular training with the academy team.

He was loaned by the English giant, along with Adrian Caceres, to City last week, with Mooy – reputedly on a Premier League wages of around $4 million a season - heading the other way.

In light of Brattan’s career stalling during his eight months in the UK, Dominguez moved to address concerns that Mooy’s rise might just as easily be stymied by lack of senior football, theoretically damaging his Socceroos’ prospects, as was the case for Brattan.

Leaving no doubt that all scenarios had been taken into account and that Mooy, 25, will garner game time on loan, most likely in the Championship, Dominguez said.

“People would be stupid to think that either Aaron or I just jumped after seeing Manchester City’s headlights," he said.

"He could have made more money going to the Middle East or China. He has gone to Manchester City for a specific reason ... there's a very well laid out plan for him, and that will all be revealed very soon.

“In the first season, he will go out loan – the gulf between playing in an A-league game against Wellington and then suddenly showing up on the pitch against Liverpool is an ocean apart.

"He has to bridge that gap by getting himself into a situation where he becomes battle hardened. And he will do that playing regularly on loan."

While Dominguez acknowledges the parallels with Brattan, he also points out some significant disparities in City’s strategy in signing both Brattan and Caceres – moves seemingly designed to circumvent the A-League salary cap.

“Mooy, unlike Brattan, was already inside the City Football Group family and is just being promoted up the ranks," he said.

"It's a different scenario from Luke Brattan, although of course there are those natural comparisons. Aaron has been signed and is getting paid Premier League wages and it’s a different situation.

“He will go to a club outside the City group … there’s already interest from the Championship, elsewhere in the Premier League and in Continental Europe.

"It has to be the right club, somewhere where he will play regularly. It doesn’t have to be the sexiest club in the Championship, for instance, or the biggest club, rather somewhere where he gets match time.

"There's no point in being somewhere like (newly-relegated) Aston Villa where he might get say 10 games in a season when he could be playing for Brighton and getting 30 games."

Dominguez likens the strategy being employed with Mooy to that of another one-time client, Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak.

“The same happened with Mile when we got him to Crystal Palace when they were in the Championship to get him used to English football," he said.

"The aim was that he would grow with Palace hopefully into the Premier League and that’s the way it worked out. And it worked beautifully.

"There’s a similar plan in play with Aaron … if we can do a year in the Championship or Continental Europe, then by next year we re-evaluate and say 'right are you ready now to have a crack at Man City'?"

Dominguez is adamant that the move will not put at risk 16-cap Mooy’s place in the Socceroos' pecking order as the qualification journey to Russia 2018 unfolds.

“Playing well for Australia was what caught the attention of Man City and the other clubs in the first place," he added. "And none of that will be jeopardised.

"We have done our homework on the different teams in the Championship, and it has to be somewhere where he will be harnessed effectively by the right coach."

 

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/07/03/mooys-agent-insists-manchester-city-move-isnt-dead-end

[hakz7]

On 30 June 2016 at 10:30 PM, hakz7 said:

I've got a 2014-15 signed Aaron Mooy away kit, size Large that still has the tags on it.

If anyone's interested, PM me.

Any takers?

[carlings]

On 7/3/2016 at 3:37 PM, Murfy1 said:

Mooy's agent insists Manchester City move isn't a dead end

 

3 July 2016

 

Aaron’s Mooy’s vaunted move to Manchester City will not result in him suffering the same fate as compatriot Luke Brattan, according to the Australia midfielder's agent Paddy Dominguez.

Brattan joined City as a free agent from Brisbane Roar last October and was immediately loaned out to Bolton Wanderers, where he didn’t play a single minute prior returning to the Etihad Stadium and regular training with the academy team.

He was loaned by the English giant, along with Adrian Caceres, to City last week, with Mooy – reputedly on a Premier League wages of around $4 million a season - heading the other way.

In light of Brattan’s career stalling during his eight months in the UK, Dominguez moved to address concerns that Mooy’s rise might just as easily be stymied by lack of senior football, theoretically damaging his Socceroos’ prospects, as was the case for Brattan.

Leaving no doubt that all scenarios had been taken into account and that Mooy, 25, will garner game time on loan, most likely in the Championship, Dominguez said.

“People would be stupid to think that either Aaron or I just jumped after seeing Manchester City’s headlights," he said.

"He could have made more money going to the Middle East or China. He has gone to Manchester City for a specific reason ... there's a very well laid out plan for him, and that will all be revealed very soon.

“In the first season, he will go out loan – the gulf between playing in an A-league game against Wellington and then suddenly showing up on the pitch against Liverpool is an ocean apart.

"He has to bridge that gap by getting himself into a situation where he becomes battle hardened. And he will do that playing regularly on loan."

While Dominguez acknowledges the parallels with Brattan, he also points out some significant disparities in City’s strategy in signing both Brattan and Caceres – moves seemingly designed to circumvent the A-League salary cap.

“Mooy, unlike Brattan, was already inside the City Football Group family and is just being promoted up the ranks," he said.

"It's a different scenario from Luke Brattan, although of course there are those natural comparisons. Aaron has been signed and is getting paid Premier League wages and it’s a different situation.

“He will go to a club outside the City group … there’s already interest from the Championship, elsewhere in the Premier League and in Continental Europe.

"It has to be the right club, somewhere where he will play regularly. It doesn’t have to be the sexiest club in the Championship, for instance, or the biggest club, rather somewhere where he gets match time.

"There's no point in being somewhere like (newly-relegated) Aston Villa where he might get say 10 games in a season when he could be playing for Brighton and getting 30 games."

Dominguez likens the strategy being employed with Mooy to that of another one-time client, Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak.

“The same happened with Mile when we got him to Crystal Palace when they were in the Championship to get him used to English football," he said.

"The aim was that he would grow with Palace hopefully into the Premier League and that’s the way it worked out. And it worked beautifully.

"There’s a similar plan in play with Aaron … if we can do a year in the Championship or Continental Europe, then by next year we re-evaluate and say 'right are you ready now to have a crack at Man City'?"

Dominguez is adamant that the move will not put at risk 16-cap Mooy’s place in the Socceroos' pecking order as the qualification journey to Russia 2018 unfolds.

“Playing well for Australia was what caught the attention of Man City and the other clubs in the first place," he added. "And none of that will be jeopardised.

"We have done our homework on the different teams in the Championship, and it has to be somewhere where he will be harnessed effectively by the right coach."

 

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/07/03/mooys-agent-insists-manchester-city-move-isnt-dead-end

Cop that Wellington. Bang!

[Tesla]

You have to think CFG would absolutely love for Mooy to eventually turn out for Man City and are serious about getting him into that position, even if it's just for a season as a squad player.

Few things would do more for their global brand, especially in Australia, then showing players can go from playing for one of their other clubs to playing for Man City.

[Jovan]

9 minutes ago, Tesla said:

You have to think CFG would absolutely love for Mooy to eventually turn out for Man City and are serious about getting him into that position, even if it's just for a season as a squad player.

Few things would do more for their global brand, especially in Australia, then showing players can go from playing for one of their other clubs to playing for Man City.

Precisely.

Do they carry many squad players that are obviously talented but for whatever never break into the first team. Even being a squad player under Guardiola would be enormous. Be interesting to see what develops for Mooy in the next 12 to 18 months. 

[Tesla]

On 30/06/2016 at 10:30 PM, hakz7 said:

I've got a 2014-15 signed Aaron Mooy away kit, size Large that still has the tags on it.

If anyone's interested, PM me.

I will be expecting a 20% commission if you sell this on here.

[MattN]

1 hour ago, Tesla said:

I will be expecting a 20% commission if you sell this on here.

What, did you sign it?

[Andrew Edmonds]

Going on loan to Huddersfield.. medical today

[Thrillhouse]

would be a massive let down

[Chris p]

What a shit move. fuming 

[jw1739]

Nothing wrong with this move. The idea is to give him significant match time, not bench time at a "fashionable" club.

[loriente]

 

2 minutes ago, jw1739 said:

Nothing wrong with this move. The idea is to give him significant match time, not bench time at a "fashionable" club.

Exactly.

Wtf were you people thinking?

Edited July 5, 2016 by loriente

[Murfy1]

Socceroo Mooy heads for Huddersfield

 

Ben McKay

July 5, 2016

 

Socceroo Aaron Mooy will spend the next season at second-tier English club Huddersfield Town after agreeing a year-long loan deal from Manchester City.

Mooy, 25, signed for the English Premier League giants last week, completing a cross-continental move from sister A-League club Melbourne City.

The midfielder said he was delighted with the move, which gives him a better chance of first-team football than he might expect in Manchester.

"I'm delighted to join Huddersfield Town Football Club, ahead of what I'm sure will be a really exciting season," he said.

"Huddersfield are a progressive club and are an ideal fit for me to achieve my goals for the coming year."

Mooy will have plenty of chances to impress at Huddersfield.

Unlike the A-League, which has just 27 league fixtures, Mooy will be thrown into the rigours of the English Championship.

In addition to the 46 home-and-away fixtures and any cup ties, Mooy will also be required for Socceroos duty as Ange Postecoglou's squad attempt to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

Mooy's agent, Paddy Dominguez, said the West Yorkshire club would be a "great next step" under coach David Wagner, a former colleague of Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp.

"Every decision Aaron has made has been strategically planned with a view to him having a good opportunity to get a lot of games and work with the right coach," he said.

"David Wagner has done brilliant work with Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund and is exactly the kind of coach that will help Aaron progress his game to the next level."

Mooy will also have a Socceroos teammate for company at Huddersfield.

Left back Jason Davidson joined the Terriers last year.

 

https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/a/31990524/socceroo-mooy-heads-for-huddersfield/#page1

 

Could be a pretty decent move, with the attacking football Huffersfield persist with playing, and if Mooy's regularly a starter.

Edited July 5, 2016 by Murfy1

[JC22]

Happy with this move. Won't be missing a game on beIN Sports.

Huddersfield Town just got themselves a new fan. Carn the Terriers.

[Dylan]

We should hhave the same home kit imo

[n i k o]

[Chris p]

1 hour ago, loriente said:

 

Exactly.

Wtf were you people thinking?

 

So what's wrong with belgium and Holland ? much better than hoofball in the english lower leagues 

[MattN]

I'm glad it's only a loan and hope he will get some real on field action and experience not just for him, but for his family...Huddersfield lets just say isn't a place you want to be settled for a while.

 

[playmaker]

But it is a place where you want to blood potential. Good move for Aaron, a lot of game time and hopeful big things to come.

[belaguttman]

Huddersfield coach has a 31% win margin, Aaron will feel right at home

[HeartOfCity]

41 minutes ago, Chris p said:

 

So what's wrong with belgium and Holland ? much better than hoofball in the english lower leagues 

Maybe if he starts blitzing it and City want him back he doesnt have to uproot his family.

[Deeming]

I'm underwhealmed by this.

[hakz7]

Problem is, because it's not a top flight club, he still wouldn't get a look in at Man City even if he has a great season.

He'd have to hope they get promoted or that another PL side would want to sign him - for him to reach the level that we want him to play at.

[heart_fan10]

If he has a great season he'd be hoping to get picked up by either a championship team on the looking to get promotion for the following season or even a lower table EPL club 

[Thrillhouse]

well at least this is satisfying 

[Chris p]

1 hour ago, heart_fan10 said:

If he has a great season he'd be hoping to get picked up by either a championship team on the looking to get promotion for the following season or even a lower table EPL club 

 

 

Its not even about that. it's about the style of football not suiting him period

[haz]

 

 

[Dylan]

looks like they are going to learn the hard way not to interview him.

Anyway I think its a good move. New manager obviously wants to implement a new possession style and its going to be a lot tougher for Mooy and the manager to implement that in such a tough and long league. Seems to me like Man City have sent him out to either sink or swim, which makes sense given his age.

Edited July 5, 2016 by Dylan

[Shahanga]

On 1 July 2016 at 4:47 PM, hakz7 said:

 

 

12 hours ago, Andrew Edmonds said:

Going on loan to Huddersfield.. medical today

Code hopping hey. Presume he'll play in the centres.

(for ignorant Victorians Huddersfield is Rugby League heartland. God knows why you'd go there to play football. Good luck Aaron, you'll need it.)

Edited July 5, 2016 by Shahanga
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