He still says Suarez was ~£65m when Liverpool and the British press run with £75m. Hard to know what to believe
Angel Di Maria | £59.7M fee agreed I Maybe tomorrow...or the day after...
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He still says Suarez was ~£65m when Liverpool and the British press run with £75m. Hard to know what to believe
Would the signing of ADM be the best of this transfer season? Topping over Sanchez, Costa, Fabregas and Suarez?
Would you lot credit Ed's effort?
Would you lot credit Ed's effort?
Where's Drummer to tell us it's just PR?
You know that income and EBITDA are two very different things right?
Yup. I don't care if we needed to go up to 80m for him, we had to do all we could to get him, and the price is £54m + £10m in add ons if we win everything soon pretty much, which we won't but if we do it's mean he was more then worth it. We simply needed to buy him whatever the price IMO.
There'll be bitching about everything the club does until they start winning matches. Understandably, within reason.
This is just unbelievable. If we missed out on Di Maria the same people who are saying we spent too much would be blaming the Glazers for not spending the money. It would be Hazard all over again.
Depends if we manage to get some CM in. If we do, then I'll be more than content with what we've done in the window I guess.
Di Maria is better than those lads.
We've got money. We're spending it. I'm happy.
The only reason I'm slightly pissed off about the price is that it once again highlights Woody's awful negotiation skills. Over paying for bloody everyone!
Although, he's easily worth £20m more than Ozil, and £25m less than Bale sounds about right.
Although, he's easily worth £20m more than Ozil, and £25m less than Bale sounds about right.
Aye, it's 100% mental.
No one will care about the price when he dazzles on the field.
The Ronaldo money has been spent paying over the odds for players like Young, Jones and Valencia. Not to mention Fellaini and, to some extent, Mata.
The beauty of Di Maria is his versatility, he can play centrally and wide in the midfield, and he could play the wing-back role too 100%
We always pay way too much for the players we buy, I don't even care anymore.
Can you grow up and stop comparing a football transfer to one of the most horrendous crimes on the planet?
Would you rather less money be spent on someone who isn't as good as him? This club has bought far too many average players because we didn't want to fork out extra for a better player. A world class player is currently available, we seem to be close to signing him, and after all the moaning about Glazers not spending, people (not you directly) still find a way to moan.
Nah, not really. Even less so when you look at it over a 3 year spell.
And even if you somehow argue in muppetry he is better how much better ?
I know Ozil has been somewhat underwhelming at Arsenal but I think some of the comments about him are silly
At least if we make this signing, we can finally say Ed put his money where his mouth is at last.
If you can give yourself a tag line, please please please make it:
Hectic
Advocates mullets.
We don't sign players- " Glazers are not spending money at all"
We sign a player for 60 odd million- "Glazers, WTF?? 60m for a player??.. Seriously??.."
We sign a player for 60 odd million- "Glazers, WTF?? 60m for a player??.. Seriously??.."
Yes he is.
We moan about him trying to negotiate a lower price and say ''just pay the fecking money'' and then when we do pay the money we are pissed off.
The Caf will never change.
Guys are joking, can't you see that?Jesus, I'm not bitter at all. It's just amazing that these 'lol, he snubbed Madrid to play for us' fantasies didn't take a bit more time to pop up.
I'm sad to see him go but I said this yesterday, I hope he does well for you guys.
Agreed. Real fans were probably even more upset at him leaving and 60/70% United fans wanted to sign him despite not needing him. Same with Mata and comments regarding him using hindsight.
Now that is better than Woodward, we need a world class winger and he fits the bill . Now a CM signing will too off a very good summer in the end
Will he have to travel to Manchester to complete the deal? If so there's a good chance that could be scuppered by the imminent eruption of Bardarbunga.
Here here.
Different circumstances. For what did Luiz, James, Bale etc go?
Alright so scoring 4 goals against Norwich is a big game match winning performance while running the show in the Champions league final isn't. Very Clever.
I still wouldn't credit him that much. This is an opportunistic signing, just like Ozil, Mata etc and there was basically no competition.
I am not denying him any credit, but I am not sure if we had ADM in the radar when he gave the interview.
What? He is on a different level to the without a doubt because of everything he brings to the team. We have enough players who can score goals, we need a player who can run with the ball, dribble with it and make things happen for the other players. Di Maria is probably the best player in the world when it comes to that, and one of he hardest working stars. Absolutely worth whatever we pay.
Feel like Johnny Sack in the Sopranos when he tells Tony that his daughter's wedding cost $420K. Sack says: this is why we work hard, to spend it on things like this.
All of the running around getting commercial deals is to have the cash needed for something like this. United have the money (reported EBITDA as of March is £130M, and will go up even without CL this year) and need quality. Can't wait to see Di Maria in a United shirt.
All of the running around getting commercial deals is to have the cash needed for something like this. United have the money (reported EBITDA as of March is £130M, and will go up even without CL this year) and need quality. Can't wait to see Di Maria in a United shirt.
After all those 'Jesus Woody just throw money at wc players and they'll come' people are now moaning after Woody has finally did that, threw the money.
Some people. O tempora o mores.
Some people. O tempora o mores.
I'd rather a CEO who negotiates well to buy world class players, my worry is, we will need heavy investment next year too and whatever we spend this year will have a direct impact on our outlay next year, hence I said I'd prefer us to not overpay but I do get where you and many other posters are coming from. I think it really boils down to me not rating him half as highly as you guys do. The Di Maria i saw play plenty a year or two ago was never a match winner and the times I saw him last year, he just looked a very good player to me but let's see who's right when he starts playing for us.
Couldn't give a rat's arse about the transfer fee. He's fecking class.
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