Actually if you think about it, its quite worth it for City cos
Joe is a good player and if he is free and Chelsea is offering
him $100k, the difference is only $50k. The difference would be
like 2.6m a season.
Even if 4 yrs, will be about $10m + the $5m they are prepare to
give him for sign on fee... Its like a transfer fee of $15m
only to them and all this payout over a longer period too.
And if Chelsea willing to pay him $120k, the difference is much
lesser like $11m transfer fee only which is cheap considering
City's players cost close to $20m if not more.
But whatever happens, Joe is the winner... Lampard used Inter to
get his pay increased, Terry used City, A Cole used Real, now Joe
is following their footstep... lol.