It's called "The Mirror". I wish it was banned on here to be honest.
Adnan Januzaj
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It's obvious all the big clubs will be in for him given his contract is up at the end of the season. I'm going be lose plot if we fail to keep him.
Hopefully it is just more bullshit from the Sunday People, but we do need to sort his contract out pronto.
It's The Mirror talking shite.
Moyes would not have played him if he was not sure the kid was going to be tied to a long term contract.
Makes sense for city to at least try to nick our most talented youngster. If we don't sign him up soon there will be a lot of interest from other big teams. I just hope we get this wrapped up before real or barca come sniffing.
Ravel will be back with us, possibly next summer. Despite his previous problems, the lad is well liked.
What? Until he has signed on the contract no one will be absolutely sure of that. It isn't any such indication at all.
"The Belgian David Beckham"
Is he good enough? Would we even want him? He isn't exactly pulling up trees with west ham right.?
The point he is making is why would we show the world his talent and get all the big clubs offering him the world if we weren't confident of tieing him down?
I'm not worried, yet.
We played Pogba when it became apparent that there was a real danger he might be leaving, maybe we're doing the same with Januzaj? Giving him game time in an attempt at convincing him to stay? I think he's staying, but I'd quite like to hear something soon.
I reckon we're on the same page; just saying that there's nothing wrong with our being excited about him.
The fact that we let him run his contract down so that he only has a year is worrying by itself to be fair. When you have top level talents in your ranks, ones that will be ready to step up in the near future, you should try to tie them down quickly.
Woodward and co. need to make sure they don't feck around with this one. No low-ball, starting point negotiations, or any such nonsense like we witnessed in the transfer window. Get him on a fair contract, and sort this out before it threatens to become another Pogba situation.
Give him whatever he's after, it can't be more than £1m a year which is nothing for a club like United. Even if it doesn't work out and he doesn't develop as we expect him to, we're going to recoup that.
Everyone needs to stop worrying, he won't want to leave united and I especially don't see him going city.
Surely Eddie can't muck this one up too....
We are only 4 games into the season. The lad is going in the right direction.
I bet the Pogba thread is full of comments like this to be fair, we don't seem to have done a good job of getting our players tied down to new contracts in recent seasons. Hopefully there is nothing in it but with recent experience I wouldn't be overly confident.
One thing for sure if we feck this one up & he ended up at City of all places then it would be a major embarrassment.
The thing is, he's actually more likely to play more football here than at City. The only reason he would consider joining City is the money, and that would come at the expense of any loyalty he feels towards his team mates and the club. We'll sign him up on a new deal pretty soon, he won't be let to slip through the cracks, Moyes obviously rates him highly.
Most people were outraged at Pogba for daring to ask for £15k od £20k at the time, I wonder if people are going to feel the same about Januzaj if he doesn't extend his deal soonish.
Oh chill out, this thread is getting boring hearing all this nonsense. Just because Pogba left, it doesn't mean that all our youngsters will want to.
Adnan is completely different to Pogba mentality wise, it completely shows with his on field performances at every level he plays and I was saying that Pogba looked disinterested when he was playing for our reserves. I could bet my last pound that Januzaj will play for the u21s and outshine everyone else (something Pogba wasn't doing in his last year).
One thing Januzaj has that Pogba didn't is that he got to go on tour and has integrated well within the team. There's no way he would want to leave us so how about we forget about Pogba and not judge Adnan based on his standards.
The reason we wouldn't pay Pogba 15k per week was because it would set a bad precedent for a reserve team player with a high opinion of himself to get big wages just because he threatened to leave. Regardless of his potential, he hadn't done enough to merit a place in the first team squad so we couldn't justify offering him the contract he wanted under our wage structure.
Moyes will want to keep Januzaj at the club so he'll do all he can to get the lad integrated into the main side so that the money men can offer him the salary the agents are asking for. I bet Fergie wanted to do the same with Pogba, but Pogba's lack of application in the reserves meant he couldn't justify being picked for the first team and upsetting the harmony in the squad.
Unlike Pogba, Januzaj is the type of character who'll keep working hard no matter what he's asked to do. Moyes will then be able to reward him with a couple more appearances for the first XI and finally Woodward will be able to shove juicy new contract under his nose (if he hasn't already). Have faith.
Moyes will want to keep Januzaj at the club so he'll do all he can to get the lad integrated into the main side so that the money men can offer him the salary the agents are asking for. I bet Fergie wanted to do the same with Pogba, but Pogba's lack of application in the reserves meant he couldn't justify being picked for the first team and upsetting the harmony in the squad.
Unlike Pogba, Januzaj is the type of character who'll keep working hard no matter what he's asked to do. Moyes will then be able to reward him with a couple more appearances for the first XI and finally Woodward will be able to shove juicy new contract under his nose (if he hasn't already). Have faith.
Agents making mischief.
Football agents using journalists/newspapers as a tool for their clients.
Football agents using journalists/newspapers as a tool for their clients.
Exactly. City sold the best prospect they've had in a few years (Denis Suarez) to Barcelona this summer for a fairly low initial fee because they werent going to use him. So would make absolutely no sense for Januzaj to go there and be in the same boat
I don't understand all this talk about him not being quick enough to beat his man. Even if he had the pace of Valencia, it just isn't his game - his ability to get out of a tight space with a defender (or 3) around him using his neat footwork is just unlike most others, an invaluable asset. Zinedine Zidane spent 15 years putting the world's best on their backsides, & he made Adnan look like an Olympic sprinter. That said, I don't even think Januzaj is that slow - I do recall watching him on this preseason tour & I forget the game, but there was a moment where he just did a kick and run down the line & absolutely exploded past his marker. I need to see more of him admittedly as I haven't payed too much attention to his pace so far, but I think he is deceptively quick, like Van Persie, Ozil etc.
other than money there is no reason for him to join City. There are quotes from Janujaz that he sees his future at United anyways.
His quotes after the game yesterday didn't exactly portray someone who is even considering leaving, to be fair.
Such an exciting talent, hopefully this is a changing of the guard in midfield.
Well considering he has played in two matches so far and Moyes has already said that he's in the plans for this season, then I don't see him not signing a new deal. It doesn't make sense.
He wanted £30k p/w, didn't he? I think we'd have paid £15k.
Well it didn't make sense for Pogba either to leave the team with the weakest midfield among the top teams to join a team with one of the strongest. Januzaj seems different though, or so I hope, and he seems to be getting a look in the side from early on in the season, so that should ease away his fears. I just wish his contract was done and dusted, so that we could enjoy his progression without having to worry about another Pogba situation.
Januzaj seems lot more level headed and patient as compared to Pogba who used to sit with all grumpy look on bench. Januzaj is always talking about being grateful for the chances given to him and improving further. Don't remember Pogba showing similar willingness. He thought he had enough talent to be starting regularly for United and maybe had a point. Januzaj is keen on taking all the chances offered and impressing which he is doing well so far.
That all said, you never know with agents, so I hope we tie Januzaj down to long term contract soon.
That all said, you never know with agents, so I hope we tie Januzaj down to long term contract soon.
Yes. Nothing can be taken for granted. The old assumptions simply don't apply with foreign kids who have no inbred affinity with United and English football.
He needs to be given games and made part of the first team rotation. My reading is, once assured of that, he'll sign.
Provided we're not too stingy of course. Let's hope Woody learned his lesson in the summer.
If Eddy gets Januzaj to sign a new deal, along with Nani and Rooney staying, I'll say our summer business was more than decent. All the sounds coming so far from either camp seem positive so let's hope they sort this out sooner rather than later. However, a player may be a thorough professional and work hard all the time, but that doesn't mean that he'll stay loyal to his employers. His first loyalty will be to his career. He did after all leave Anderlecht to sign for us.
Losing Pogba has given everyone itchy feet. Hopefully Januzaj will sign a deal and allay fears in the next few weeks. All the noise being made from the club and Januzaj and his agent seems to suggest that a new deal isn't far off.
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