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Álvaro Morata | Chelsea player
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Probably true yeah.
That's normal for transfers, least it has been during my lifetime anyway. The club won't say anything about a transfer until it's done and dusted.
Ah, missed that. Yeah, certainly the main reason.
Spain have finished their international matches now.
We buy their local lad who they deem surplus to requirements.
They take that money and buy the most exciting talent in Europe.
Sounds about right.
They take that money and buy the most exciting talent in Europe.
Sounds about right.
They will pay a world-record fee for him, almost double this amount. True, they will get the money from him and James for that deal but that's because they have great players even on the bench.
And still, paying that kinda a money for an 18-year old kid is also a gamble.
Who is in his own right a super centre forward and will suit our team perfectly for about half the price. We can't have em all. Sure it would be a shame to miss out on Mbappe but he could end up having a stinker at Real and being flogged 2 years down the line. Likewise the same could happen with Morata but at least we didn't spend 130 million.
Maybe Mbappe prefers Madrid to us, so won't even entertain our offer.
Perfectly plausible. At this current stage, incredibly likely.
We have to stop using the "why are we choosing Morata over Mbappe?!!!?!". A vast majority of players right now would pick Madrid over us right now.
Even if we don't buy morata they will still probably sign mbappe. More so i doubt mbappe even wants to sign for us, he's obviously a real madrid fan and they are the biggest club at the moment. We only compete with them financially, on the pitch they are miles ahead of us.
How you dare to make absolute sense in the transfer forum
There was nothing on Vidal other than some crappy Chilean sources
We buy the plater that is possible for us to recruit with his desire to come, what with being offloaded
they buy the player that is possible for them to recruit with the player's desire being the deciding factor
players have a say in their destination too
That exciting young talent will cost double what we're paying for their local lad (who by the way, they would much prefer to keep). Not to mention one player wants to come to us while the other doesn't.
Only players who would prefer us to Madrid is United fans and players who want to increase their global image. Considering Mbappe is only 18 and obviously prefers Madrid, I'd say he doesn't fall into either of those categories.
Even when we were the best team in the world Madrid managed to take our best player from us, regardless of the circumstances.
With the history and prestige associated with Madrid, not to add the beautiful weather etc. it's no surprise players prefer Madrid to us. I also don't see that changing anytime soon, maybe ever.
What we need to focus on is getting a functional team together, not blowing our load on more players who we have to force into the team.
Word.
i think this has the potential to be a really great transfer for us and yet another good signing by Jose. He's surely scouted him to death and having worked with him will already know more about him than most. if this manager wants him for that amount of money then it's for a very good reason. If he follows the trend of the rest of Joses transfers he'll do a good job next season and become an important player for us. Who knows how good he could become in the PL. It'll be very interesting to see!
A little used reference would be an opera singing 'clutching' his testicle in order to hit the high notes.
At the minute there isn't much bloody difference!
I'm sure he'd prefer to stay at Real Madrid. I'm sure that with Benzema near 30 they would like to keep Morata. How are we so sure we're not getting strung along?
Because they will get Mbappe sooner or later plus Asensio and 70M
Why get hung up on how much we pay? It's not like we are a broke club overspending. Let Woody flex his muscles.
We want their second best goalscorer who happens to be a very talented dynamic player who is only 24. Ask yourself how much would some team have to pay us to get Rashford? And Morata is twice the player Rashford is.
If Real wants to take that money and risk it on a overpriced one season wonder why stop them? We already have Martial and Rashford.
We want their second best goalscorer who happens to be a very talented dynamic player who is only 24. Ask yourself how much would some team have to pay us to get Rashford? And Morata is twice the player Rashford is.
If Real wants to take that money and risk it on a overpriced one season wonder why stop them? We already have Martial and Rashford.
if any of the recent reporting is accurate, Zidane has told him that benzema will remain ahead of him in the team and that he's looking for the move so he can cement a spot in the national team.
Also his agent has confirmed offers from Milan and MUFC but already said the milan one has been rejected with no follow up.
If the reporting is accurate, he's very open to move.
It's not exactly like grocery shopping where the goods don't have a choice and the buyers do. Players have preferences too and you can only get a deal done when all parties agree.
When it comes to Mbappe (and he's a massive risk - much bigger risk than Morata), it's obvious to everyone and his dog that he would opt for Real. And why not? 3 CLs in 4 seasons, Madrid weather, Zidane etc. It should be obvious we're doing the right thing.
As for not funding their purchases, well, then we shouldn't ever buy any player because any purchase funds the selling club! This is the very definition of cutting the nose to spite the face.
We have the money we are cash rich we should hopefully test Monaco's resolve first. If Mbappe knocks us back (doubt it as we can more than match or better than most) then fair enough. Morata is quality but Mbappe just looks off the chart. But if Mbappe says no then delighted with Morata.
Di Marzio reported that Mourinho was bewithced by M'bappe and he was our number 1 priority about a month back. It then came out that M'bappe wouldn't come here because he hates Mourinhos playstyle. So going off what Uniteds most reliable Journo said, we already tried and got told to kindly feck off by M'bappe himself.
Talk about the ultimate burn
Link to that report? And who would be leaking this to Di Marzi? I don't think anyone from either camp would be doing this.
Talk about the ultimate burn
Let's be real, if i was a defender i would be jumping at Mourinho, if i was an attacker he would probably be the last manager at a big club that i'd want to play for unless i fancied converting to wingback.Di Marzio:
http://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/tutti-pazzi-per-mbappe-e-mourinho-stregato-lo-osserva
Cafs rxn:
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/kylian-mbappé.427549/page-17#post-20651240
L'Equipe on M'bappe not being keen for Moureen:
http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/kylian-mbappe-not-interested-in-manchester-united/
Don't know who would leak it but it's clear Di Marzio has connections within the club, unless we're only believing him when it's good news now.
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You think the club will say that we were told to do one by a teenager from France? You really need to see how the club actually spins stories when they cannot land a target to understand how ridiculous that sounds.
The club didn't say shit about being rejected, don't know where your pulling that from?. Di Marzio only reported our interest, the L'equipe article came a few weeks later. Both tier 1 sources. As i said you should try believing the most reliable Journos, not only those with good news.
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Aah. I thought that your post above was about Di Marzio saying we were rejected by M'bappe. Makes sense what you say although L'equipe also have made their fair share of crap stories.
Anyway, I doubt a young player will say "No thanks" to one of the best managers around. That honestly makes little sense unless he intends to stay at his club or his heart is already set somewhere else.
It's from madrid-bias Marca, so take with a pinch of salt.
Marca report something different every day. It's trash.
Got a feeling they will drag it out as long as possible and collapse it last minute in revenge for the De Gea saga. We should be pushing through signing Bellotti just in case
.Delaney is also reporting that Madrid are holding out for £78m (and £50m for Perisic
). Although it's Delaney so take it with a bucket full of salt.
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No way that happens imo. If you told me last year we'd pay £130m for Morata and Perisic I'd say you were mental.
Why not? He's so hyped up right now he can pick pretty much anyone he wants, snubbing one manager isn't going to limit his options much. And for all we know he wants to stay at Monaco, from the interviews he's given he sounds like a pretty switched on guy who's being careful with his career.
Anyway forget about Mbappe, he's an overhyped kid who will fizzle out in a year or so
Morata is the man.Marca clickbaiting once again. Sends muppets into a manic, based on absolutely nothing.
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