Anthony Martial

What do think of the (supposedly) imminent signing of Anthony Martial?

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rednev said:
I'm surprised nobody's talking about how suspicious this deal is considering just how far above market value the fee actually is. We're not talking about 50% or even 100% above market value, but maybe something like 200-500% if the reported figure is correct. If this were in any other industry alarm bells would be ringing.

We have a history of dodgy/suspicious dealings in the transfer market (Bebe) and we're talking about a club owned by a dodgy Russian billionaire which is located in a microstate notorious for money laundering.

The whole thing stinks.
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So his 'market value' is £7m? If any club can sign a highly rated 19 year old from a team who doesn't want to sell for £7m then I applaud them.

I'm not saying it's a reasonable amount, but I don't think £36m is that outrageous in the current transfer market.
 
Kill 'em all said:
SSN said that the deal for Martial could rise to make him the most expensive French player to transfer clubs. :eek:
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Well Zidane moved for 75m EUR back in the days, so the French reports may have a point.

Gopher Brown said:
So his 'market value' is £7m? If any club can sign a highly rated 19 year old from a team who doesn't want to sell for £7m then I applaud them.

I'm not saying it's a reasonable amount, but I don't think £36m is that outrageous in the current transfer market.
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Carrasco moved to AtM for 20m EUR.

Apparently Martial is more highly rated, but still...
 
This kid will have to score 40 goals a season for the next ten years to even look remotely like good value. He'll need 50 a season to make this look like a good deal for us. :lol:
 
Still think we need a winger/striker if Martial signs, especially now that Hernandez has been sold and Januzaj's gone out on loan.

A bid for Berahino be nice.
 
Enigma_87 said:
Well Zidane moved for 75m EUR back in the days, so the French reports may have a point.


Carrasco moved to AtM for 20m EUR.

Apparently Martial is more highly rated, but still...
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Unless he has a Ronaldo kind of scoring record, he will be considered a flop. 20 goals a season just won't cut it.
 
Wonder if we're for more potential signs tomorrow before officially announcing the deal.
 
20 goals a season would be a good return, if it was every season. You can't complain about 20 a season. This is the real world, not Fifa or football manager.
 
Croftona7 said:
20 goals a season would be a good return, if it was every season. You can't complain about 20 a season. This is the real world, not Fifa or football manager.
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Yes. With the way football is now a striker who could guarantee you around 20 goals a season in the premier league year in year out would be well worth it in the long run, even at the crazy price estimate. If Martial can somehow come in and achieve that you can bet you wouldn't hear too many complaints around here.

Middling PL sides are beginning to splash their cash in search of strikers who can score goals in the league. I think we will see many unbelievable transfers in the coming few years.
 
RexHamilton said:
This kid will have to score 40 goals a season for the next ten years to even look remotely like good value. He'll need 50 a season to make this look like a good deal for us. :lol:
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No he won't, but he'll have to contribute heavily to any success we have in the near future...

I'd accept 39 goals per season for 9 years.
 
Maybe I'm over thinking this but this was supposed to be a Mendes deal right? So any chance he will now put a stop on this out of spite for the DDG mess up, or even more far fetched any chance we are playing Mendes on this and will pull of the deal at the last minute, I mean the fee just doesn't make sense.
 
I do not understand the expectation that this guy is going to be prolific in front of goal. He has a 1 in 5 goal scoring record for Monaco, which is not that great. Heck, Is he even going to be a striker at United?

Depay seems more likely to be our goal getter if he develops properly. My only expectation is that he becomes a more decisive version of Welbeck and hopefully, provide our attack with a proper balance that it has lacks for awhile.
 
Amadaeus said:
I do not understand the expectation that this guy is going to be prolific in front of goal. He has a 1 in 5 goal scoring record for Monaco, which is not that great. Heck, Is he even going to be a striker at United?

Depay seems more likely to be our goal getter if he develops properly. My only expectation is that he becomes a more decisive version of Welbeck and hopefully, provide our attack with a proper balance that it has lacks for awhile.
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Well I think it's the huge fee which is making most of us assume our scouts and LVG have seen something to suggest he can drastically improve. Also, he's a striker who has been played on the wing apparently.

I'm not saying he will be prolific by the way, but we're buying a striker for a huge fee. The expectation that he'll score goals is going to be there.
 
Mental fee if this goes through. I know he's highly rated but just looking at his record, you surely can't be buying someone with that record for a price like that. With that said, I haven't seen him play, but I do find it hard to believe he's worth that. There's gonna be serious pressure on him.
 
Kill 'em all said:
Unless he has a Ronaldo kind of scoring record, he will be considered a flop. 20 goals a season just won't cut it.
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How does 20 goals a season not cut it?

Other than Ronaldo/Messi/Suarez etc, how many other players have averaged 20 goals a season over a substantial period of time? City just paid 55 million for KDB and he's had what ONE great season.
 
What the fecking is happening ? If 80m deal goes through and he doesn't score 20 goals a season, Ed and LVG should be sacked and rightly so.

Surely bullshite fee even at video game level.
 
If its £36m then fine whatever. But if its true about this being potentially worth more than the ZIdane deal then there is something wrong with our club
 
Nights said:
How does 20 goals a season not cut it?

Other than Ronaldo/Messi/Suarez etc, how many other players have averaged 20 goals a season over a substantial period of time? City just paid 55 million for KDB and he's had what ONE great season.
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Suarez pretty much had 1 good & 1 great season at Pool before moving to Barca. As hard as you or me could try, you just really can't put anyone in the same category of those two, even when lowering the criteria.
 
gooDevil said:
A pound doesn't buy you what it did 15 years ago.
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Ok the Zidane deal was £46m which was 75m euro at the time. So for the marital deal to be more it has to be at least £46m which is insane (if its talking about the euro it would need to be £55m)

Not sure what you're trying to tell me here
 
MannyB said:
Feck me, people still think we're spending 80m euros (£60m) on this guy :lol:



They've brought into the 80m euro rumour...
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What other option do we have? Rooney....Fellaini....own goal?? We are desperate and I will not be surprised if we spend that much. Their is not much other quality forwards available at the moment.
 
At very least (and this is scrapping the barrel) he looks like a pacy athlete who can get away from his marker. Unlike our current front man.
 
RexHamilton said:
This kid will have to score 40 goals a season for the next ten years to even look remotely like good value. He'll need 50 a season to make this look like a good deal for us. :lol:
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Rooney has basically had 20 goals a season for 10 years and he was great value for us. Price isn't too different 11 years later. I think it's 36m and then the add on fees will be for things that if we have to pay it, then he will definitely be worth it.
 
Amadaeus said:
What other option do we have? Rooney....Fellaini....own goal?? We are desperate and I will not be surprised if we spend that much. Their is not much other quality forwards available at the moment.
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We are are not "£60m (€80m) on an unproven 18 year old" desperate... or stupid.

And their are better quality forwards who would become available if we we're to spend £60m.
 
Never heard of the kid. Hasn't had much of an impact with Monaco yet, which is concerning.
 
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Im really excited by this, simply bcause i know nothing about him. Classic united out of the blue player, heres hoping he's a instant impact henry GOAT.
 
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