The pressure isn't on the kid, its on the club. If he does shite then the media will blame Woodward/LvG for spending so much..
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The pressure isn't on the kid, its on the club. If he does shite then the media will blame Woodward/LvG for spending so much..
Apparently Chelsea tried to sign him and were willing to match the 36m or is that more paper bull? Sunday Times said that but it's subscription protected.
A few clubs were apparently wanting to sign him. I think we'd have probably been happy to wait another season before trying to sign him but the interest from other teams forced our hand a bit to move earlier.
Castles info on Chelsea is usually spot on.
The guys isn't going to be reading the Fuardian of Mail so it doesn't matter what the write. I don't think he's going to start for a while either.
Modern science is amazing - now they can tell us exactly how much we overpaid for him 
http://www.espnfc.us/story/2599536/anthony-martial-deal-was-27-9m-too-much-for-united-study
http://www.espnfc.us/story/2599536/anthony-martial-deal-was-27-9m-too-much-for-united-study
No surprise.Modern science is amazing - now they can tell us exactly how much we overpaid for him
http://www.espnfc.us/story/2599536/anthony-martial-deal-was-27-9m-too-much-for-united-study
To be fair I think our squad is looking very good for the future, I couldn't care how much he costs. Arsenal didn't want to over pay for a Striker this season, that could cost them the championship, surely winning trophies is the most important thing for a manager and if the board are willing to back him then great. And also for the commercial development of the club winning trophies helps immensely.
If Martial becomes an important player in a squad that goes on to win the champions league then I have no complaints.
If Martial becomes an important player in a squad that goes on to win the champions league then I have no complaints.
Modern science is amazing - now they can tell us exactly how much we overpaid for him
http://www.espnfc.us/story/2599536/anthony-martial-deal-was-27-9m-too-much-for-united-study
Very interesting. It also says we over pay for Schneiderlin but Sterling was undervalued.
Is he likely to get a start tonight against Serbia?
Didn't see the match, only a summary, but UEFA.com says that he came on in the 76th minute.
(Watching the summary Griezmann is really a fine player. Would love him here. Same for Matuidi on this day.)
(Watching the summary Griezmann is really a fine player. Would love him here. Same for Matuidi on this day.)
I love how so many supporters act like bankers or stockbrokers and complain about clubs overpaying for this or that player
They even let their appreciation of the player be swayed upon by valuation factors that had little to do with him, but with his employer
What do €27.9 million mean to Mufc in the grand scheme of things? Zilch in today's market.
They even let their appreciation of the player be swayed upon by valuation factors that had little to do with him, but with his employer
What do €27.9 million mean to Mufc in the grand scheme of things? Zilch in today's market.
Hopefully LvG and the players protect him the best they can from this sort of shite because it'll only get worse. Wish MUTV would stop inviting that knobhead on their programmes as well.
They are obsessed.
The way the media are targeting the lad is starting to get pretty disgusting. You can tell they're absolutely desperate for him to fail.
Funny how they didn't target Rooney or Shaw when we payed similar prices for them...I wonder why? Oh right, because they're English
Funny how they didn't target Rooney or Shaw when we payed similar prices for them...I wonder why? Oh right, because they're English
Hasn't kicked a ball for us yet, and the media have started. Disguisting.
He'll have to live with that price tag for a long while. I'd rather he lived upto it.
If Chelsea or any other club signed him they'd be raving about him.
Markovic cost like £25m and did feck all.
Really can't wait for his debut.
Markovic cost like £25m and did feck all.
Really can't wait for his debut.
One year younger than Sterling, scored more goals per game for Monaco than Sterling did for Liverpool. Why exactly is Martial a waste of money? Beside not being English (obviously)?
Also, "INVESTIGATION EXPOSES"
Calm down, FBI.
Also, "INVESTIGATION EXPOSES"
Calm down, FBI.I assume that was the same independent report that the twunt Castles tweeted about earlier today.
It is absolute rubbish. It rates Sterling at €90m (£65m), which is madness and De Bruyne at only €48m (£35m) in comparison. It also rates Schneiderlin at only £18m (arguably in the top few midfielders in the league last year). Any football fan could tell you that Sterling is not worth that much and that De Bruyne is a more valuable player than him, even purely based on statistics.
Muller is only worth €35-38m according to their study. Cuadrado is worth more than Reus in their table too. Basically it is pure rubbish, but the tabloids will love it because they don't need to criticise the CIES (the people that undertook the report) but rather can criticise clubs, as it sells more papers.
We know we overpaid, but £11m value they give him is not going to buy you a highly rated young player nowadays.
I'm sorry but City paid £17m for Roque Santa Cruz who played around 20 games for them in 3 seasons. Liverpool paid £35 for Carroll, whilst Chelsea spent £50m on Torres, who's ability looked totally shot. And the papers are already calling Martial a 'waste of money', when he hasn't kicked a ball for us, it's so laughable the lengths they go to to have a dig at United. But this isn't grinding my gears over having a pop at United, it's at the fact they're calling Martial a waste of money, how can he be called a waste of money when he's not played a game for us yet?! I really do hope he shoves all of this back down the throats of these journalists over the next few years, the backtracking if he scores against Liverpool would be cringe worthy.
I would not say he was a waste of money as that sensationalist headline would suggest as he has not even kick a ball for United. However, it is clear to see that we were fleeced by Monaco and if we were better prepared, we could have gotten a better deal.
Nevertheless, Martial has the ability to make his price seem more acceptable, so I would suggest it will be a mistake to jump to a conclusion with him so early. We can have a better evaluation after a few years and hopefully, if he has one poor season, we will not give up so early on him, as he can still turn it around.
His performance against Serbia. He looks to have good balance and confident going forward with the ball.
Nevertheless, Martial has the ability to make his price seem more acceptable, so I would suggest it will be a mistake to jump to a conclusion with him so early. We can have a better evaluation after a few years and hopefully, if he has one poor season, we will not give up so early on him, as he can still turn it around.
His performance against Serbia. He looks to have good balance and confident going forward with the ball.
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That headline is bang out of order. Can the club show some bollicks and ban the Mirror for some time. No way they run that kind of headline when SAF was here.
I like how multifuctional he is. Playing Martial down the middle in a false striker role seems the best way to utilize his ability. I do not believe he will do well on the right because of the assumption that he will provide pace. He is better cutting inside than providing service or crosses as a right midfielder. I am also unsure about whether he will form great chemistry with Rooney as Martial is more Sturridge, than Welbeck, I would assume. Anyway, I can not wait to see him play for United and see what kind of player he develops into.
THIS JOB SUCKS is what I'll be saying about the next job I get.
Why are they so obsessed with price?
If Swansea paid £20m for Marital it would be considered a coup and they'd be praised. But it would probably stick them in a bit of debt. If United have 36m to spend, it is probably a drop in an ocean, yet we have over paid?
If Swansea paid £20m for Marital it would be considered a coup and they'd be praised. But it would probably stick them in a bit of debt. If United have 36m to spend, it is probably a drop in an ocean, yet we have over paid?
I can't believe how bad these journalists have become. Do they never learn? Is there not a slight chance he might go on to be great, like most of his coaches and teammates have said? Why would someone make such a premature and blind judgment, at the risk of looking like a total bellend in a short period of time?
I like his speed, strength and directness in those clips.
Obviously a bit raw, but that will go with time and experience.
Obviously a bit raw, but that will go with time and experience.
I love the way the media hate us.
I have absolutely no idea why anyone reads that paper. It is complete garbage. From those video's though, Martial still looks very raw. Tidy prospect though.
Because people get outraged and smash their fingers into the keyboard everywhere showing the world how outraged they are. Just ignore it.
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An important point, people shouldn't criticize the study but understand what they did, basically they looked at similar transfers in the past and added the inflation and logically Sterling is underpriced because he comes from Liverpool a rich club to City most of time these types of move are way over the market price particularly inside the english market. But Martial or De Bruyne come from league known to have reasonable prices, that's why I thought for example that Lacazette in early July would have gone for 35m€ and not 50m+ because that's the french market.
De Bruyne and Martial have been bought at prices that only correspond to the english market and therefore they are highly overpriced compared to the normal prices in their respective leagues.
De Bruyne and Martial have been bought at prices that only correspond to the english market and therefore they are highly overpriced compared to the normal prices in their respective leagues.
Oh how would I love it if he proves to be good just so we can stuff it down the throat of those 'journalists'. Martial shoul read that to motivate himself even more.. waste of money and hasn't kicked the ball for us yet....
That Mirror headline is a disgrace. Martial will be fine so long as people don't expect too much from a 19 year old in his debut season. 5-6 goals max is what I'm thinking, hopefully the same amount of assists.
The mirror answering 'how would you rate the Daily Mirror' in its sports section
To be fair, the rumour is that Spurs pulled out after they got quoted a 16m price tag in June, before he signed his new contract.
Not too sure why the paper headline offends so many people. It's not like you're the only club to get abuse. And in this situation it is warranted - you've spent one million euro for every professional appearance the boy has had before add-ons. Let's be realistic here.
I thought the rumour was that Spurs were rejected before he signed his new contract.
I don't see the problem in paying for potential. The 12m we paid for Smalling was considered terrible business at the time as he'd played more games at Maidstone than anywhere else.
If Martial becomes another Freddy Adu then by all means critique. If he becomes a Neymar then it is great business. I'd personally rather my club be one that takes the risk and fails rather than one who doesn't and fails.
I remember something like that as well. Spurs offered £20M and were rejected with the Manager responding in a press conference to make it clear that pretty much everyone at the club was up for sale except Martial, Bernardo Silva and a couple of others. Of course a huge fee and going out of the CL early changed that in the end.
Of course man. But the newspapers will always criticise when they can because it generates conversation. It happens to every team. I'm sure you know that already. If Martial turns into a world beater they look silly (some of the headlines when Arsenal signed Bergkamp were really negative - I particularly remember Stuart Pearce giving a damning condemnation), if not they scream 'we told you so.'
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