Imagine Telles at the moment. He agreed to join us, he managed to persuade Porto to lower the fee for a couple of million euros only to know that United doesn't value him more then they valued Dalot.
how had he persuaded Porto to lower the fee?
such wild and unfounded speculation. You are getting yourself wound up by either believing snippets of info, or just filling in the blanks with negativity.
I get it’s a frustrating window - but this is pure drivel which just makes you wallow in a pit of negative mush.
According to many outlets Telles talked to Porto in a bid to drive the price down. Its normal for players to talk with clubs
I just don’t think it’s healthy in believing everything that we read, especially when it comes to transfer speculation.
If you were Telles, you would be informed of what’s happening. Why would you ‘show Utd the finger’ when it appears we have been negotiating for a pretty short period of time.
Of course he can potentially (and it is potentially) get a better contract as a free agent. But it’s a big risk (injury, loss of form, no interest, economic uncertainty) and also he would miss on the uplift in pay this month.
Unless your name is Messi, I imagine the vastNot saying it’s not normal to talk to your club, but the reality it we don’t know what’s going on. It’s hardly a saga, it’s been going on for a week or two.
I just don’t think it’s healthy in believing everything that we read, especially when it comes to transfer speculation.
As said it is very normal for players to talk with their club. Clubs tend to listen as no one likes an unhappy player. However there is a limit to what a player can persuade the club to do and asking the ridiculous because one can is risky. Real tried that on the DDG deal. We know how that ended
This tweet is such shite.
They lowered the price by 15 million in the last week and a half?
No chance
Looks like your math is a little shite there mate. The supposedly brought the price down 10m not 15m.
This tweet is such shite.
They lowered the price by 15 million in the last week and a half?
No chance
This tweet is such shite.
They lowered the price by 15 million in the last week and a half?
No chance
That’s not what it says. It says they’ve lowered it by 10m from 25m to 15m, which is realistic in their current situation, but we’re not even willing to pay that. We want to pay less than 10m, which is fecking stupid.
Very puzzled whenever I read people saying 'why pay any more, he can sign a pre contract in 3 months?'....
Yeah, but his contract still lasts until the end of the season...
Inter paid 20m euros for Eriksen and that was in the end of January with his contract actually expiring in 4 months time.
If the club sees there is a chance to take the price down as much as possible then they'll take that option which is what it looks like. Some people truly and simply love moaning. We're not losing anything by completing this signing on deadline day instead of now or weeks ago. We aren't desperate right now to have this Telles fellow to play as currently Shaw is fit so we could bide our time getting this deal done if that's what it takes to this deal on our terms as much as possible.
Porto are the ones in a desperate situation, not us like some want to argue(although I know why some want to perpetrate this nonsense, it's because they want to justify their reason of moaning since they can't help themselves). Porto are in desperate need of money and of they can't sell him this window then it means they're probably losing him for free in a few months. We on the other hands, while bringing in a LB would be helpful, we aren't desperate in that position unlike what some disingenuous posters want to parrot. So knowing those facts how on earth is this a bad situation for us given the closer we get to deadline day, the more desperate will Porto be.
If those reports about Porto already marking down their price off 10 millions are to be believed than the Club is doing a tremendous job during this negotiation and should be commanded for adopting this approach since it looks to be working.
Some folks need to take a break from these boards and twitter. The amount of unnecessary moaning is quite baffling.
Players are late for camps or leave camps for medicals every window
tbh on this one I can see why the club won't pay the fee, we can literally agree a contract with him and pay nothing in 3 months time
Obviously the other business we've not done I'm all aboard the hate train
We paid about £25m for Van Persie in a similar situation in 2012. Granted, that was Van Persie, but eight years have passed and the money in football has gotten far bigger. I can't see €20 million for Telles as excessive.
Sure, we can get him for free next season. It's our choice. But that means going through this entire season without him.
Would he even be first choice though? And even if the question is yes like you said he ain't RVP he's a LB and this board simply don't have the ambition and would rather play chicken with a top 4 finish and to that end I'm not sure they'd even pay market value for a Sancho with one year left on his deal let alone a LB
If we sign a LB and a winger, we will have signed 7 players in a year. 8 if Ighalo is included.
A World Class player in Thiago left Bayern Munich, a club that isn't in any financial trouble for about 25m due to him being in his final year of his contract yet people think it's sensible for the club to cough up 20 million to Porto, a club with dire financial issues for a player in his final year of his contract who isn't anywhere world class, Why?
It's either Porto lower their price this window and deal a lot closer to our terms or risk losing him for free which would quite stupid given they need any money right now. We on the other hand won't be fussed too much about missing on Telles this window and aren't as desperate as some want to believe. Prop to the club for taking advantage of the situation. When you hold all the cards you make full use of them, it'd be stupid to cave when the other party are the ones in an unfavorable situation.
Paying 20 million for him when he is in his final year of his contract, with no one else in for him would be utterly stupid. We're rightly pushing the price closer to 10 millions as it should be. Take that 10 millions or risk losing him for free, it's as simple as that.
Roma probably paying us €1m/yr for 18 years.At least we'll know tomorrow. Don't think we'd agree to pay 20m and they won't accept 10m neither. 15-16 would be a good compromise and we'd use money from Smalling sale for it.
This place is retarded, try not to find any common sense here. Most people don't have the brain capability to think of anything beyond basic maths. "Last year contract 20m expensive 15m okay 10m good see Thiago 25m so Telles only worth 10m harharhar" is basically the maximum most people here can think on this matter.I can't believe the posts saying we can wait next season to sign him on free.
The fact is we need him now to build on this season. Failure to do so would means we will put pressure on Williams and Laird to play major minutes, assuming Dalot is sold.
Also, signing him on free will cost massive wages. He's 28 next season, it would be his last big payday. And we would struggle to sell him later if he turns out to be crap.
Get him now would be the best option
