I have tried so hard to steer clear from this... was inevitable when Dimarzio decided to step in.
Would be so so disappointing not getting him now.
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Would be so so disappointing not getting him now.
Aha, and they have simply come to pay homage to the Theatre of rain for this unexpected stroke of good fortune! 
Some of you guys have this special talent where you can spin a 'board is oppressing Jose' narrative from any story
As they say, you only realise how splendid something is when you’ve lived without it.
Hope so, because whether Mourinho has planned it scurrilously or not, i agree with him completely.
Starting to like them Chileans now.
Has anything happened today to warrant the 15 pages added to this thread?
Still nothing from Malcolm's mum's mutt's mate.
I don't know why people love Martial so much. We got bumped for him.
He isn't that good. Those hoping for him to become a world class player will be disappointed.
If Wenger wants him (because of his French player bias) then we should exploit it. Get rid of the dead wood and bring in a certified world class player to add to our firepower.
He is 22 and still plays like he did when he first came. No noticeable development. No consistency. Wrong attitude.
Sanchez is on the same level as Aguero, Kane, Hazard etc...
Also, he wouldn't be worth 100 mil in the current market. Noone would pay that for Martial. The max we would get is 50 mil. We can have Sanchez NOW. He can play in the Champions League, he can win games on his own, he has the work ethic, he has the quality.
Stop clinging onto the hopes of Martial becoming a world class player. He won't ever be that guy.
We should cut our losses now and get rid of him before everyone notices how average he is.
Has anything happened today to warrant the 15 pages added to this thread?
Nope.
You don't need to waste your time reading up, there's nothing, i've read through, unfortunately.
Di Marzio is obviously on the rip today. No updates. Think I’ll join him ffs
Some of you guys have this special talent where you can spin a 'board is oppressing Jose' narrative from any story
Never said that, and not spinning anything. I merely suggested Jose may be attempting to manipulate public opinion against the board in an effort to get his way. You surely can't deny he has done similar things before, so i was simply asking whether or not there is anything significant out there to suggest the board shares Jose's desire to sign Sanchez.
regardless of your thoughts on Martial, you're missing the simple fact that we don't need to include him in any deal. Arsenal are clearly willing to sell at the right price.
You can be sure that every club and agent worth their salt has an informal contact if they have a mutual interest. From what we hear and see almost all important transfers has months of preparation before they are finalized.
Sanchez contract situation was of public interest 18 month ago. I’m quite sure his agent has scanned the market from north to south the last 12 months so they had every possible options in front of them when January started.
If we sign Sanchez we will probably hear leaks that the initial contact was made months ago.
Oh dear.
Could be the case but I believe he wants City and City know it so aren't willing to pay what Arsenal want
Martial as 'dead wood' is one of the most bizarre things I've heard. Even if you don't rate him highly, it's still a weird thing to say.
Also we bought Martial for £36m with a lot of add ons and I think we have currently paid £56m for him, and that was well before transfer fees went through the roof. If you think he's worth £50m now then you really haven't got a clue! I bet you are useless with finances.
On this thread today, we learnt that:Has anything happened today to warrant the 15 pages added to this thread?
1) Someone’s probably posing as Malcom’s mum.
2) Chileans love rain. Manchester is a pilgrimage to them.
He has turned us down twice before and has opportunity to go to a better team managed by a manager he knows. I give us a very slim chance here.
Can't argue with that. Explains why shagging has now achieved unprecedented levels of splendor within my house that were simply unthinkable ten years ago.......!
Clear wum. Nothing to look at.
FA Cup?
If he wants City then he can stay until the end of the season and get his massive bonus. If he wants City so much he will sign for City.
You’re either a WUM or you simply don’t understand football.
Only has 9 goals and 8 assists this season, get rid!
Martial as 'dead wood' is one of the most bizarre things I've heard. Even if you don't rate him highly, it's still a weird thing to say.
Also we bought Martial for £36m with a lot of add ons and I think we have currently paid £56m for him, and that was well before transfer fees went through the roof. If you think he's worth £50m now then you really haven't go a clue!
I'm surprised Real Madrid are not in for him as well if i'm honest
They are having a nightmare of a season and need reinforcements
Even if the rest of your post wasn't hilariously wrong (no difference this season to last? Do you actually watch matches?), the highlighted part completely destroys your own argument. Sanchez is going for around £25-30m, so even if you're right (once again, you're not, btw) and Martial is only worth £50m, why are you so keen to throw away £20m?
Goals Arsenal Journo says his family has flown down too heathrow for his move. The Caf was confused if that actually is his family in the picture or some random south americans visiting london.
What a load of rubbish.
Did i miss some white text or something?Martial is our best attacking player and our biggest talent since ronaldo.
Please bring back the Newbie 10 like system.
clearly your opinion is in the minority.
Mourinho doesnt keep half arses, just ask Memphis. If Martial wasn't good enough he wouldn't be at the club simple. Theres a reason Arsenal fans want to replace Sanchez with Martial.
Jesus christ, you're making us newbies look like complete idiots.
50m for Martial? Are you kidding me? He's only 22, that's 5-6 years before he even hits his prime and you're already talking about cutting our losses?
Why would his family come over from Chile if he moves from London to Manchester only? And how did he find out about it? Find that weird.
Even if we assume all the tripe you’ve written is correct, why would anyone at United in their right minds move a player who is, in your own words, worth ~50 million when the other team is only looking for 30-35 million?
In a world where Lingard is having the season of his life, the writing off of Martial is so painfully backwards, it's just plain stupid.
Mate don't entertain the guy, he's just a WUM looking for attention.
Based on this post and your previous one, I'm guessing that you're an Arsenal fan? If not, then I'm not entirely sure where you're coming from when suggesting that we straight swap Sanchez for Martial. Right now, I wouldn't even straight swap Lingard for Sanchez from a financial perspective. Sanchez is simply a world class player, but only has 5/6 months left on his contract and is 29, while Martial is not quite the same level as Sanchez, but he's only 22, has been one of our best attackers this season and was bought for a fee that's now risen above £50m.
This all being said, Sanchez's current market value with only 5/6 months left on his contract is about £25/30m, while we could easily demand a total of £130/140m (including add ons) for Martial in this current market where Coutinho and Dembele went for similar amounts and Mbappe will cost near £180m. It would be incredibly stupid of us to sell Martial for less than £100m, never mind for the equivalent of about £25m (which would be a loss of about £30m on our initial investment for him).
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