Source: Eurosport
Karius: Money not behind City move
The father of youth goalkeeper Loris Karius has refuted suggestions money is driving force behind his summer switch to Manchester City.Stuttgart have already revealed their annoyance at the fact the 15-year-old Germany youth international has opted to join City.They offered Karius terms at the Mercedes Benz Arena, but he opted instead to sign a three-year deal with City - and Stuttgart claim it was because of the money involved.But Karius senior, Harald, has denied Stuttgart's claims."This is rubbish, money was never a decisive factor," he told Spox."If there is a young player making it in the game, he is paid good money. If he had stayed on at Stuttgart he would have earned equally much within two years' time."VfB Stuttgart is known for having good youngsters, we also partially regret he is moving. But (Manchester) City came up with a clear line, the club was able to point Loris's way into professional football better than VfB (Stuttgart)."There was no similar perspective for Loris at Stuttgart, he would have to go through two more teams to become a professional player."At Manchester City he will start out in the U18 squad."Karius Sr insists there are no regrets about doing the deal with City.He added: "The people from Manchester City kept all promises they made."We were given answers to all our questions within no time."We as the parents of Loris we can only assist and help Loris, we never told him to make any choice."He wanted to do that. He liked the conditions, the surroundings and the chances at Manchester City. And he will be back in Germany if he fails that test."There will still be interest in him, if that should happen."[LNB]
